The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-03
MRS. HARRELl DEAD? NAY.
But There Was q Funeral, and Her
Husband Was Eagerly Looked
For as a MOurner.
WAS TOLD HIS WIFE WAS DEAD.
Had He Appeared to Weep Over Her Bier
She Would Have Served Him with
Certain Legal Papers

Mrs. John n. Harrell lives at No. 226
Ninth street. Brooklyn. The Importance
of this brief statement in connection with
the facts that are about to be unfolded
will make itself very apparent as the
story proceeds.
For three days last week there was
Grape on the front door OF the liarrcll
residence. and It was said that Mrs
lIarrell was dead. on Saturday "A body
was taken from the house and buried In
Calvary.
John n. Harrel did not attend the
funeral. 1t had been hoped that he would
see fit to pay this last tribute of respect
II the woman who bore his name, even
though proceedings looking to IA divorce
had for some time been pending between
them. But he stayed away. The excuse
that he did not know of his wifes death
can hardly be raised in mis- defense, for
letters containing the sad announcement
had been sent to several addresses where
II was known he IL I'm the habit OF re-
ceiving his mail. The Grape tiuttered on
the front door IN Ninth street from
Wednesday till Saturday. and every ring
of the doorbell was answered by the
mistress of the house in eager expectan-
cy that the visitor would prove to be MIR.
Harrell
Now, however, the Grape has been re-
moved. the body of the dead woman rests
quietly in Calvary and all hope of Mr.
Harrelrs calling 10 abandoned.
The person most grievously disappoint-
ed by this heartless conduct OF the hus-
band is Mrs. John N. Harrell, who, as
before announced Elves at No. 226 Ninth
street, Brooklyn"
She was looking uncommonly pretty,
was Mrs. Harrell when seen by World
reporter yesterday afternoon.
at was too bad my husband didn't
come to my funeral wasn't IT." she
said, with IA beaming smile. you see"
she continued. Il have something that
am very anxious to give him. II Is in the
form of document. and 1t came from u
lawyers Office, and you don't know how
much relieved ] would be II could put II
into his hand. think II | could do SO, he
IS a week support to which ! am en-
titled by an order of Court. He would
have to do so. you know, because my
brother Is II deputy sheriff, ard II I could
would do the rest.
No" continued the lady. who is n
handsome brunette, II am not dead. nor
said I was dead; in fact with n laugh,
~ don't see how / could, do you? oh,
yes! There was funeral from here
yesterday. 1t was the funeral of Mrs
Christensen, who was "a tenant of my
| mothers and lived on the top floor OF our
| house. When the Grape was put on the
| door for this lady some of the neighbors
| took II into their heads that had died
| The thought then flashed into my mind
| Suppose l We're dead: would my hus-
| band come to the funeral? / have been
| trying to serve him with certain papers
| for a long time. Then ! laughed right
| out at the idea of his coming to my
funeral and finding me In the parlor with
| the legal documents in my hand. The
| idea took such possession OF me that |
| determined to be to all ntents and pur-
poses a departed spirit.
| 81 kept in my room and let the ru-
| NOR spread that | was. as they say,
| no more Certain OF my friends car
| ried the conspiracy still further by send
| ing word of my death to Mr.. Harrell,
or at least to places where IL was pre-
sumed he would get II. but the plan
failed. He did not come. and now am
alive again"
The matrimonial relations of the Har-
rells are said to be very much mixed
The husband brought a suit against his
wife last June, but in August Chief-Jus-
tice McAdam granted "A stay to the de
PENDANT on the ground that Mr. Harrell
was in contempt of the court on the
ground of having ignored an order pre-
viously made that he should pay his
wife 81 per week. Since then Mrs. Har-
rell has been looking In vain for her
husband.