The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-29
MRS. PLUMB IN IT
QUEER CHARGE AGAINST TIE FAM
GUS KENSAN'S WIDOW.

Phfladelphia, and VINO was
enauzh 10 believe that she coulo get
w,lIisyn x. Vanderbilt TO take imam
csaI interest in projecting peculiar
.I.o,-;ca1 invention which she had en-
$4,000 was arrested in this city for
~tr+5,,c, that she would see Mr.. Van
5e,gn4lt in his mansion, F'ifty-second
street and Fifth avenue. She had been
turned away from the door by Ernest
Flyerhardt, Mr.. Vanderbilts servant,
last night, after she said, with determln
htion: 81 have been waiting lot Two
hours, and you'd better take me to Mr..
Vanderbilt l propose to see MN before
leave the city,
The door was finally shut in theyoung
woman's face, and the bell was muffied
10 prevent further annoyance during
the night But early this morning she
was ON hand once more. Shortly after
O'Clock Everhardt heard the muftied
gong pounding away at great rate.
When he opened the door the caller OF
the night before tried to push past MIN
into the hall.
You see I'm here again" said she,
land there is not any use telling me Mr.
Vanderbilt is not at home. know that
he isl
"Au right" replied Everhardt, ''go
ETQQQQ 10 IU0 sue OOO4' W - $500
about it."
At that the woman became indignant,
I'm not a servant" she said, and L
don't propose to apply at the servants
entrance am Of as good family as
your master"
When Policeman Diehl was finally
summoned to ARREST a crazy woman
for annoying Mr.. Vanderbilt Miss
Burmeister was found still Juggling at
the door-belI. She said she represent
ed influential families in Philadelphia,
and it was nobodys business what her
errand was. So she was arrested.
Later. when arraigned before Magis-
trate Baum, in the Yorkville Police
court, she said 1t was an outrage to ar
rest her for ringing the door-bell or an
American citizen
SHE RANG THE BELL.
but why did you want to trouble
Mr.. Vanderbilt" asked the magistrate.
ct am without money" replied the
prisoner. "and knowing Mr.. Vanderbilt
to be a man of influence, determined to
call upon him and obtain a situation. L
have been the private secretary OF one
Of the wealthiest gentlemen in Phila-
delphia, and l know most Of the best
families there. / have also friends in
this city, among whom is DR.. Charles
QuinIby Of West Thirty-sixth street"
She produced a letter from the Rev.
DR.. Carter Of Philadelphia, who She
said was her pastor, in which Dr. Car
ter recommended her as a deserving
woman OF unusual ability.
81 think you're Ill, said Magistate
Baum, land I will send you to Bellevue
hospital where the doctors will examine
You. If you are all right they will no
doubt let you go at once"
Miss Burmeister became indignant,
but was sent to the hospiatl until the
doctors could determine her mental con-
dition.
While IN the Yorkville prison Miss
Burmeister wrote a dozen or fifteen let
ters 10 persons in this city and Philadel-
phta. in which she stated that she had
been kidnapped by the police and was
TO be locked UP in an insane asylum.
One Of the letters was addressed TO Mr..
Depew and the second to Bishop Pot
ter.
Among the letters written by the wo-
man was ore In which she rambmgly
alluded to Mrs. Mary Z. Plumb, a guest
of the Aldine hotel, Philadelphia, as
having exercised a mysterious infu-
ence" over her.
HER CAREER.
teIla Buumeister was for many years
stenographer in Philadelphia. having
been employed, among others, by Rev.
DR.. H. L Wayland, DR.. ]. c. Wilson,
DR.. William Pepper, Rev. Drs Dana
and MoCo0Ik, Bishop Whitaker and Rev
Dr. Mcconnell
DR.. Wayland, who employed her for
about four years, said last night that
she was a woman OF exceptional intel
ligence, but had always been of an ex-
citable and nervous temperament. She
left DR.. Wayland to take a trip TO Cal
ffornia, and subsequently, while stem
ogrspher to DR.. Pepper, she took sew
eral courses of lectures at the Woman's
Medical college, and it is believed that
that was the final cause which led to
her mind giving way for that her mind
has been affected DR.. Wayland says
there is no doubt
While with Pepper she took several
courses of lectures assidiously to the
investigation Of electricity and rarefied
air. and the great possibility Of using
the two for communicating at long dis
tanoe. She also took the ground that
rarefied air hurt people, and herself es-
pecially.
DR.. Wayland said he had never heard
her mention Mr.. Nanderbilts name.
but he was of the opinion that her ef-
forts 10 see him were 10 get him inter-
ested in her Investigations.
MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE.
The Mrs Mary r. Plumb TO whom
Miss Burmeister refers in her letter as
exercising a mysterious influence" over
her is the widow of Senator Preston B.
Plumb Of Kansas Mrs. Plumb has
lived at the Aldine during the past
winter, but left about three weeks ago
for her home in Kansas. She had a
quantity Of typewriting done at the no.
tel. and il is probable that Miss Bur
rneister did stenograp hic work for her
and met her in this way. But none of
the persons in this city who are acqu-
ainted with the young woman ever
heard Of the mysterious influence" on
Mrs Plumb's part or observed il.
Miss Burrneister's real name Is Ear
mes. but after her parents death she was
adopted BY a DR.. Burneister and took
his name. She is 81 years old, and
boarded at No. I112 Pine street when
she lived IN this city, but some time ago
went to Boston
On Monday evening she called ar the
residence of DR.. Wayland, at No 81
South Forty-seccnd street, but. resist
ing all efforts % induce 70 remain. she
returned 10 New York. She has several
sisters living in this city, and one Of
them. accompanied by a friend, left OF
Tuesday evening for New York 20 find
her. Her friends viii take advantage
OF the present opportunity 70 have her
placed under proper treatment
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