The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-31
ARRESTED IN woMAN,s CLOTHES
Strange Man Who was Terrorizing Chill
dren Is Captured.

ureh h taptureu
Clifton Heights, Pa, Oct. 3o-A sem
sational capture was made here last
night, when Edward Stillwagen, an en-
gineer, was arrested, clad in fashionable
female attire. 1t was the elimination
'of peculiar mystery that has puzzled
this town for two years. He is the
famous CLOAK man." was has terror
lied women and children so long. a
feature Of the case is that Stil1wagen
says he dressed in wOman's clothes in
order to run down his wife's alleged adj
mirer. A great crowd followed him TO
the station house and the angry citizens
wanted to mob the gayly ROBBED indi-
vidual
For several weeks a mysterious figure
has been moving about the darker
streets of this place. Formerly this
strange and unknown person wore a
long cloak. and 'le was generally known
as the CLOAK man
Stillwagen is a man about 50 years OF
age. and came here from Manayunk.
Philadelphia. Until the Grady shoddy
mills shut down recently he was engin-
eer at that place. He lives alone in Up
per Darby about a mile from Clifton.
Three years ago he separated from his
wife.
Last night boy rushed breathless in
to Officer Longen's Office and said that
the cloak man" was on Baltimore ave
nue.. near the trolley depot. The officer
lost no time in getting his eye on the
terror Of the town.
Madam. he said. as he addressed the
gayly attired stranger, Il would like to
speak to you a moment. Come with
me UP the street"
What do you want with me?" was
fhsAT -ersalx- in rsaf he~
II see you are the person have been
looking for said Officer Longer.
The stranger went along without re-
sistanoe and without uttering word on
the road to Squire Bowers office
When taken into the Justices office il
was found that a rare capture had been
effected The prisoner wore a complete
outfit Of womans dress. even to under
clothing. eorsats and long stockings. He
Wore fancy slippers. was powdered and
perfumed and carried a dainty handker-
chief. gloves and ladies' leather peck
edbook The outer dress was Of fancy
beaded silk. with big pulled sleeves on
TIE prisoners head was a wig OF fash
ionable shape and very blonde. and a
fancy comb held II down. The hat was
az dark straw. brightly trimmed with
big fea Tiers.
All the clothing was bright and new.
and the underclCthirg was of SpOtleSs
white and newly Hundred
officer longer saw that the prisoner
wore wig and without much parely
he seized il. The disguise had been
complete. and the officer nearly collap-
SD when he beheld before him a man
he knew. He gazed in amszement
Il Think I know YOU he then said.
rs not your name SILVIA gen ="
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you" was thu reply.
To further questioning StiIlwaeea
said he rad bought the outfit Of Phil
sdelphia pawnshCp recently. He had
lately discarded the long black cloak
which gave him his name. The reason
he gave for wearing the women's under
clothing was that II was more comfort
sble and natural than his male attire
would be under silk gown. The man
is clean-Sllaven. and il his makeup ne
would pass almost anywhere for wo-
man. HIS voice. however, gave him
away.
Stillwagen told the officer who cap
tured him that hSs object in wearing f.
male clothing was 70 run down the man
who. he claimed, was paying attentions
70 his VIE. TIE man I have been
booking for" said S;iIlwegen. lis a tan
man. with biack uustache. hare
been hunting him FOR two years II
ever I stch him there viii be trouble
When caught Was on my Way 70 bah
x I-a1sGewas. where expected A last
n find my man
Se1fwseen's wife Is described as
small wc--sn OF - years Of more. She
has heen ses7 here very seldom since ui-e
separation.
= man has for two years been sen
frequently on the dark streets. dressed
n wc-ne-'s cso.nsng- he would bump
q scsiast people n The dark. generally
E-oren. hut sometimes men and boys
snd then stare al them WITH a glsrfrc
lceS- i they asked him w.st he wasn't
ea he would make no reply. but hasten
E~sy
Wen The officer Ted S;iHHrsgsn - The
locS-..r saSr night ne was felloWe5 by 2
crcsrd - several hundred people. Ts1sT
cried XIII him. hang him AMI sew
e-sl young men carried rope. Let Is
have hin said one os tafI. and ne
K7ls s-.ghfen xo-nsa any iooSsr." The