The evening world., 1894-07-21
LADY KILLER Fooled.
Mrs. Perkins Would Not Smile
Upon Young Harmyer.
He Is Charged with a 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 year.
old. of 1862 Eighth avenue, to Mrs. Lizzi,
Edwards. of 2s9 Bowery. who surprised
him by pulling poker from under he
apron and striking him with 1t.
III teach you, you torment. to ammo,
decent people" cried Mrs. Edwards. who
/ was highly indignant at Harmyer. fol
the part he wanted her to take to gel
revenge on another woman.
1t was lucky for Harmyer that Police
man Henry Cohen, of the Fifth stree,
station. was near at hand and took him
In charge.
| Harmyer is a wel-dressed young mar
who says that he Is in the employ OF
Snow. Church & Co.. collectors. doing
| business on Broadway, near Chambers
| street.
Two months ago Harmyer engaged
board at al East Twelfth street. He
| fell desperately in love with Mrs. Matte
Dixon Perkins, married woman, who
was also boarding in the house. and
when she sighted him he swore that he
would be revenged.
Madam" ne said. you have wounded
my, heart. will make you regret it,"
lie became so annoying that MIR. Hen
derson, the proprietor of the boarding
house, compelled him to look for other
quarters. Harmyer, then played detec-
was not living with her husband, and
that her sixteen months-old girl was
boarding with Mrs. Edwards.
told her, that. he would give her SIS if
she would help him to get revenge on
Mrs. Perkins. He unfolded plot to
Mrs. Edwards which made the latter so
ion m ah Oh, LII,
the house with a broom.
me next day Harmyer. called again
a a,, begged Mrs. Edwards's pardon. He
SAID that he vas ashamed OF himself
You know, don't you" he said, that
am connected with the Parkhurst So
rsSds cTR Knew Wshart ii 4Ga are 6sp
l assisted him in many cases"
lie then informed Mrs. Edwards that
Mrs. Perkins was an unfit woman TO
have charge Of the child.
ed Harmyer, excitedly, land | want
your assistance to help me to take it out
Harmyer exhibited an anonymous let
ter. which was directed to the Gerry So
ciety., He told Mrs. Edwards that he
would hire carriage and she could
sc. to the boarding house and leave the
infant with Mrs. Perkins. He would then
send the letter to the Gerry Society. who
would probably take the child away
i ne WoHltn uOteS on the cnllu. Sne
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 glass
OF water and threw 1t over him. He
made her a 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 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.
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..
Henderson complained that the defend
ant had almost annoyed the life out of
them. Mrs. Perkins said that he was an
insolent fellow who fancied t.Hlt he was
a lady-killer. She said further that he
had threatened her with all sorts of an
Harmyer laughed in court and said
that he had done nothing that he should
be ashamed Of.
MIR. Henderson promised me so to
have Mrs. Perkinss child taken away"
out his ORDER
Mr.. Henderson said this statement was
false
Justice Feitner held Harmyer for fur
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