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. Harinyer twenty-five years
cid Of 562 Eighth avenue. TO Mrs. Lizzie
Edwards, CT SO Bowery. who surprised
INN By pulling poker from under her
apron and striking him with it.
"rIl teach you, you torment. 10 annoy
decent people," cried Mrs. Edwards who
was highly indignant AT lIarmyer Tor
The part he wanted her TO take to get
revenge on another woman.
1t was lucky for tlarnS err that Police
man Henry Cohen. of the Fitch street
station. was near at hand and took him
In charge.
iarmyer is II Wel-dressed young man
who says that he is III the employ OF
SNOW, Church x Co., collectors, doing
A business on Broadway. near Chambers
Vstrect.
Two months ago lIarmyer engaged
joard at al East Twelfth street. He
oil desperately ia low: with Mrs Matte
/ Dixon Perkins. a married woman, who
yas also boarding in the house. and
When she sighted him he swurc that he
would be revenScd.
"Aladam," ne ,ain, you have wounded
my heart. I will make YOU regret IT."
lie became so annoying that Mr. Hen
derson, the proprietor OF the boarding
quarters. EIarmyer then played detec-
live He discovered tuSt Mrs. Perkins
was not living N1th her husband, anu
that her siXteen-month.3-o old girl was
boarding with Mrs. Edwards.
llarmSer, went to Mrs. Edwards and
told her, thai, he .~ou ii give her So if
sne would help him to get reveng, on
Mrs. Perkins. He untolded plot to
Mrs. Edwards which made the latter SO
indignant that she chased him out of
the house with a broun,
.ls..s
and begged Mrs. Edwards's pardon. lie
said that he was ashamed of himself
for having insulted her de- day previous
You know, don't you" he said that
cletv" Capt. Wishart and I arc great
+ friends. knew him III iittsbnrg. where
as ,hsl, h ,n in mary case. tia,
Mrs. Perkins was ~, nnnt woman to
have charge of the child.
she b Is unit to take care OF it,, shout
your assistancc to help me TO take 1t cut
Of her hand"
Harmyer exhibited an anon, nous let
ter. which was dire,'tcd TO the Gerry So
ciety. He told MrY. Edwards that he
would hire d carriage and she could
30. to the boarding house lni leave the
send the letter to the Gerry society, VINO
would probably take the chile away.
The womali dotes on nc child, s7e
+ sMds erf h for e seF her NJ ye1E wi"
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Mrs. Edwards Indignantly declined 10
enter into the plot. and when lfarmyer
tried to argue his point she seized d sla IS
of water and threw 1t over him lie
made her Il 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.
Il The two women went to Capt Cross
of the Fifth street station. and com
planned of iiarmyer'S conduct. and Capt
Cross detailed Officer Cohen to arres,
him.
Shortly after o'clock last night Har.
myer called upon Mrs. Edwards again
Mrs. Edwards received him with poker
and dealt him several blows on the back
Harmyer then cried for mercy. Police.
man Cohen rushed into the room and
"a we'd him from further punishment
In Essex Market Police Court tu-day
Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Edwards and Mr.
Hende, son complained that The defend
ant had almost annoyed the life out OF
hem. Mrs. Perkins said that he was An
iRsolent fellow, who fancied tin,t lie was
lady killer. She said further that he
had threatened her with all sorts of an
n0yances unless she smiled upon him.
that he had done nothing that he should
be ashamed of.
Mr.. Henderson promised me sl0 tc
have Mrs. Perkins's child taken away
out his order
Mr.. Henderson said this statement wa:
false.
Justice Feitner held Harmyer for fur.
ther examination.