The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-03
"SSEIzEg..lN HIS BICYCLE.
Cyrus. .Wheelock, All: Buffalo
>:> I. Man Rounded. Up: by. a. !.
Il. Wronged Woman. II
ignoring. the Assistance of.t4ae Police.
Miss johnson. Arrests the De-. :
!. =. :. Fl. ..cetver Herself. =:


- Bl FFAIQ, y. Y. uly. 2. .lAs. Cyrus J.
.Wheeiocki. a real estate ma n ng. at 421.
Norwood aYe!rIie, was riding n: his bicycle.
aloT7.- l.. .R.chTlapa aYeuiie yesterday after.
noon he: was :oyertaken: at West Ferry:
street :by:a carriage. Within. the carriage:
: was a blonde young: w woIitan, we'll dressed
and: quite pretty: AS the door Of, the.
vehicle came; opposite the swheelnlan
;:the young. woman flung it open and
sprang out, grabbing :Wheelock about. the
neck as:she*did So. The. shock caused him
.to.lose his balance and he;:the woman and
:: the wheel fell to the. street IN a tumble.
They were quickly on. their feet.
!, Wheelock S face. was. very white. !. =
For GODS sake. Fannie, .: he. cried !.
-*'..what are You doing here?"' ~
I've ceme here after you. CyrIIs, !. the.
woman answered, determinediy: 81 want
YOU to get into: this carriage. Il We got
warrant for your arrest and you.must come
= with me to police headquarters.
:. 'fBlit .n1y--rily wheel 'stamnlered W6ee-
lock. 81 can't leave it here IN the street,:
;'@'AY:ou . must, -: said the woman firmly,
t'you won't need your wheel after: to-day,
get it QUICK She showed him. in ard
directed the. driver to proceed to head
quarters. he. hackman started along
:. Richmond: avenue and from within:
=the:carriage Came the Sounds of voices
in angry dispute. Then the driver.
heard a peeu{iar:sound such as is emitted
by a choking person. H e looked in the win
dow. then ptllled ap.his horses and jumped
to the gtqund. Pulling, open the door
= he found d*that.AN ANheeIockh had the woman hv
the.throat; She=.fas Tying. hack among the
: cushions and .gassIdpg for. breath. AT the
;. drivers Interruption Whee1eck turned as
: fhotlgh: to. punish: h<in: for. his lmperti-
ne1ce,, but 'Sc3ab:.by'' grabbed. him by tie
collar and knocked hi1n down. " Ri. " s.: +.
:: Z. : Sit down he said to the +eniraged
: Wheelock, 'eand: let the lady alone or Won
will. get thumped.''. The nallid. man
.obeHed and all was quiet until thecarrfage
arrived: at the circle: Then Wheelock
jumped out suddenly and ran i5rfskly
down Porter :ayende. The woman made
no attempt to call him back or pursue
him but said to the driver: r + :. - r.:
:. = $50 as fast as you. can to. 42t Norwood
avenue. D On arrival at Wheelocs's house
p. the woman entered and was gone about
. ten minutes. In the .neantime.fhe bicycle
had been brought up and stood in front of
the house by the sweeperman:
- Shrill sounds reached the hackman as
; he sat on: his box waiting for the return of
D.. the blonde. 1t was evident that a female
quarrel was in progress. Pretty soon q
policeman hurried up and. told the hack
man that he had been summoned to a
house in the neighborhoed. where there
wasa crazy woman. Cabby- told him to
try: AL, and in minute the policeman
was in the hall talking to the voting
woman and Mrs. Wheelock The strange
woman called him aside: and spoke:with
him a few minutes and then the officer
1ett:the house after asking her. not to make
d disturbance. =.
The young woman went: away at once.
She is Miss Fannie johnson; who has been
aresidentof the Manning apartm ent- house
at One hundred and sixteenth street and
Seventh avenue: New York City. She
came to Buffalo to revenge. herself on
WheelocK, who, she alleges, is the father
OF her two children. J. .
Miss johnson arrived in Buffalo on an
early train from New: York on Monday
morning. She was driven at; once to:police
headquarters, and asked to see. the superfn-
tendent. he: was .notin. She had a private
conference with Detective Mack, who was in
charged of the superintendent's office. She
told him that. she: was the daughter of.
respectable English parents who came to
Buffalo, ten years age. Six years ago she
met Wheelock. She was then a young
and impressionable girl, while he was
already married. The families lived not far