The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
LADY KILLER Fooled.
Mrs. Perkins Would Not Smile
Upon Young Harmyer.
He Is Charged with Plot to Abduct
Her Child.
Mrs. Edwards Beat Him with a
Poker, and He's in Jail.

For Gods sake don't kill me-" cried
Harris W. Harmyer, twenty-five years
| old, of 1862 Eighth avenue. to Mrs. Lizzie
| Edwards, OF 2s9 Bowery, who surprised
him by pulling a poker from under her
apron and striking him with it.
IN teach you, you torment, to annoy
decent people," cried Mrs. Edwards. who
was highly indignant at Harmyer for
the part he wanted her to take to get
| revenge on another woman.
1t was lucky for Harmycr that Police
man Henry Cohen, Of the Fifth street
station, was near at hand and took him
in charge.
Harmyer is a well-dressed young man
who says that he Is In the employ Of
Snow, Church q Co.. collectors. doing
business on Broadway. near Chambers
street.
Two months ago Harmyer engaged
board al HI East Twelfth street He
fell desperately In love with Mrs. Matte
Dixon Perkins. a married woman, who
was also boarding in the house, and
when she sighted him he swore that he
would be reyenged.
Madam" he said, you have wounded
my heart. ! will make YOU regret it."
He became SO annoying that Mr.. Hen
derson, the proprietor of the boarding
house. compelled him to look for other
quarters. Harmyer then played detec-
tive. He discovered that Airs. Perkins
was not living with her husband, and
that her sixteen months-old girl was
boarding with Mrs. Edwards.
Harmyer went to Mrs. Edwards and
told her that he would give her SIS If
she would help him to get revenge on
Mrs Perkins III unfolded a plot to
Mrs. Edwards which made the latter so
Indignant that she chased him out of
the house with a broom.
The next day Harmyer called again
ana begged Mrs. Edwards's pardon. He
said that he was ashamed of himself
for having insulted her the day previous
: You dd know, don't you he said. that
friends. knew him in Pit,sburs. Where s
l assisted him In many cases..
N re t nsI,,, informed Mrs. Edwards that
nave charge of the child
she is UNIT to take care Of IT,, shout
ed Harmyer. excitedly, land l want
of her hand"
Harmyer exhibited an anonymous let
Ter which was directed TO the Gerry So
would hire carriage and she could
go to the boarding house and leave the
infant with ME-. Perkins. He would then
would probably take the child away.
The woman dotes on the child. She
is fairly crazy for her. My revenge will
be sweet when | see her In misery
Mrs. Edwards Indignantly declined to
enter into the plot, and when Harmyer
tried to argue his point she seized "A glass
Of water and threw 1t over him He
made her third visit, and was again
unsuccessful in getting her to help him
to have his revenge.
Mrs. Edwards went to Mrs. Perkins
and told her of Harmyer's plot to have
her child taken away.
The two women went to Capt. Cross,
OF the Fifth street station, and com
planned of Harmyers conduct, and Capt.
Cross detailed Officer Cohen to arrest
him.
Shortly after 3 o'clock last night Har-
myer called upon Mrs. Edwards again.
Mrs. Edwards received him with a poker
and dealt him several blows on the back.
Harmyer then cried for mercy. Police
man Cohen rushed into the room and
saved him from further punishment.
In Essex Market Police Court to-day
Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Edwards and Mr..
Hendersor complained that the defend
ant had almost annoyed the life out of
insolent fellow. who farcted t.Ast he was
a lady killer She said further that he
had threatened her with all sorts of an
noyances unless she smiled upon him.
Harmyer laughed in court and said
that he had done nothing that he should
be ashamed Of.
MIR. henderson promised me so to
hay" Mrs. Perkins's child taken away"
he said, and ! was only trying to carry
out his order"
Mr.. Henderson said this statement was
false.
Justice Fetner held Harmyer for fur
thpr p<unina tiUn