The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-22
STUART'S LAST CONQUEST
He Is Being Sought by an Irate
Husband From New.
ark.
HIS INFLUENCE OVER WOMEN.
An Attempt to Obtain His Masonic
Papers From His Last Wife
Fails.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

908 Broadway, Nov. 81.
Mr.. Meyers of Newark came to Oakland
few days ago to look for his wife. He
had been informed that Mrs. MeJer was
intending to decamp with Cornelius
Stuart. the Englishman who has recently
figured in several scrapes and who was
claimed by two women as their husband.
Meyers supposed that his wife was on a
visit to San Francisco, but learned that she
was in Oakland and was frequent visitor
to Stuart while he was confined in the
County Jail. She and another lady were
very attentive to the prisoner, but he was
released before Meyers learned of his wife s
friend ship for the man behind the bars.
The irate husband hunted Stuart for sew
eral days in vain. Stuart had disappeared
and so had Mrs. Meyers. Mrs. Stuart and
Mr.. Meyers were brought together by
otuart's attorney, W. f. Aram, and on
comparing notes they were convinced that
they had discovered a neat little plot. 1t
was then discovered that Mrs. Stuart had
given her husband money with which to
pay his attorney, but that he had not done
so. Mrs. Stuart declared that she had lost
confidence in her husband, and Mr.. Meyers
said he did not expect to see Mrs. Meyers
again, but he would very much like an in
terview with Mr.. Stuart.
Some days ago Stuart rushed into At
torney Arams Office with check which
was thought to be bogus, and said he was
going to use it to pay man whom he had
sent to Mrs. Stuart's house to procure a
little trunk containing his Masonic papers.
This scheme did not work, for Mrs. Stuart
in the meantime had learned that she was
evidently de trop and refused to part with
anything.
Last night Mrs. Meyers coolly walked
into the attorneys office and asked If he
could tell her where Mr.. Stuart could be
found. Mr.. Aram told her she could prob
ably answer the question herself, and the
lady departed.
Stuart is q mystery to all who have had
occasion to watch his career. He pos
sesses a marked effect on middle-aged
women and seems to be able to induce
them to further all his schemes, from
mortgaging their property for his benefit
to marrying HIM. He is not an attractive
man, but for several years he has figured
in courts, but has always escaped con-
viction. His most recent affair was the al
his marriage to Mrs. Ada Moore, the lady
who is still his wife, if no one else can sub
stantiate claim to that title.
II have watched Stuart very closely"
said Mrs. Aram, wife of his attorney, to-
night, land l must admit be possesses a
remarkable fascination. | listened to him
and felt inclined to sympathize with him,
although l knew he was insincere and had
gone off without paying my husband his
fee. l do not see anything attractive
about him, but even after his disgraceful
treatment of Mrs Moore she believed in
him till Mrs. Meyers of Newark came on
the scene. Now / think she is convinced
he is worthless. If he should come back /
would not like to guess at the result. l
presume he will be heard from before long,
as man of his ways is never long in re-
tirement. 1t Will not be well for him,
though, should he meet Meyers"