The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-27
ACTS LIKE A.LUNATIC,
MoEvers Baysrd Brown Said to
Be Growing Insane
Lives on His Yacht and Whips His
Crew Like Children. 90
His Cousin, william Bayard Cutting,
Doubts the Story.

Mr. William Bayaras Cutting read with
considerable interest a story published
this mS.etag to the effect that his first
cousin. McEvers Bayard Brown, has
heen disporting himself like mailman
nm board his yacht. the Valfreyia, at
anchor in the harbor of Brightlingsea,
n tishing village on the Essex coast of
England, az the mouth of the River
Golne.
For nearly Ave years MIR. Brown has
lived on his yacht, never moving 1t from
its anchorage. He has always had 1t
manned 10y u large crew, including
clutain, two deck officers. three engi-
neers, a carpenter, four stewards, three
cooks and doctor all of which in
yolved AN expenditure OF about one thou
sand dollars week.
According to the narrative which SO
interested Mr.. William Bayard Cutting,
this force of employees has been con-
slderably diminished because of the Pc
GUITAR methods Of discipline resorted to
by Mr.. Brown.
1t is said that when a member of the
crew had in any way given Mr.. Brown
otense real or imaginary, he did not
proceed to summon The man to his
pr. sence. lie waited until the victim
was nicely In bed, and then suddenly
udSne1 upon MIN Win SUCK, DelaDOT-
Ing him until weary of the work. when
h. would bolt out Of The cabin without
saying a word. At other times loung-
lug carelessly into the 10 castle, he would
lite the men to have a glass of ale
with him and after he friendly glass
had passed round he would suddenly set
10 work with mis- cudsel and lay about
him until they howled with fear and
pain Second engineers were his special
victims, and many time has Mr.
Brown enjoyed the sport of armins him
self with the cooks poker and hunting
The second" round the vessel. The
wise men OH the Vaifreyia locked and
barricaded themselves in their cabins.
Ar Evening World" reporter saw Mr..
Nassau street. this morning. He was
carefully reading the article in question,
aud in answer to the reporters ques-
tons said:
YOU can understand how distasteful
It is TO discuss ones private affairs for
publication In newspaper, but In this
instance. suppose, l must accord you
Pr interview, however reluctantly. MIR.
Brown is my first cousin. Indeed, l may
ray, we have been like brothers. / know
that he has been living on his yacht at
years. and the fact that not a wheel of
the yacht has been turned during that
time would cause people to regard him
as eccentric.
He is fory-two years of age, of a
rather dark complexion, and although
not tall, is stoutly built. Upon the
death OF his rather, Mr.. SpeerS Brown,
about eight years ago, he went to Eu-
rope, and there chartered yacht in
which he made an extended cruise Ia
the far East. He subsequently pur-
chased the yacht called the Lady Tor
1rida. which he sold to member of
the royal family of Russia.
After that he returned to New York,
but did not remain here long, return
ing to England, where he purchased the
Nalfreyia, and has remained on board
her evei since.
Il have frequently received letters
stated clearly, and they demonstrate
that he has a keen sense of business.
He IS a man who never spends the in
come of his fortune, the greater part
of which was derived from the late
Robert Bayard. who was his as well as
my grandfather.
Il know that he took a strong fancy
to the locality of Brightiingsea. and has
become greatly interested In the village,
~nera he bought several acres of land
and converted II into a park, which he
gave to the people. He also contributed
literally towards the maintenance oil
the church there. and In other ways has
benefited the place. His desire for traVe
has been probably caused by the fact
that he was. an only son and had nc
nearer relatives than cousins he Is
not college graduate and never studied
law.
II never knew that he had any senti
ment but love for his native country
IL he has been guilty of the acts men
toned in newspapers, he certainly mus
be Of unsound mind: but l have never