New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
POLICE MEET MANCHESTER
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vrss -rzsur 10 convince ne 70 his way OF think
ing. se was trying 10 tip me CT 20 say that the
r,olice were here as q matter of courtesy Tne
sforv ssoaf the receiving of the isttsr from
person who thought might be rotten eggec on
rry srrfwsl here IL the true reason for the ap-
p-arancs 81 the Detectives here
AZ 1880 O'Clock the Duke and Duchess, and
fhe other members Of the party, sat down to
dinner. TIE detectives left the hotel about 10
O'Clock IT was SAID that they were 70 be re-
fssvsd hv Other o1icsTs and that the Duke and
Duchess are 70 he guarded until they leave the
cfty on wednesday
nftle after midnight the Duke again came
downstairs having heard that exaggerated re-
ports had been spread regarding the presence
~ the detectives He made the following state
merit. I understand that an anonymous letter
was sent stating that would be rotten egged- l
don't know why any one should rotten egg me-
They might rotten egg Lord Roberts in this
country on account Of their Boer sympathy. but
with il is quite different matter. They tel
me nat two Of the detectives who were at the
pier have gone away. and that others have
taken their places 7 90 not understand the
necessity of watching me IN this hotel AL night
Perhaps your Chief Of Detectives McClusky
does. and II 50. ne ought 10 explain 20 me"
The Duke seemed much annoyed. and had the
telephone boy call up Police Headquarters IN an
eIoTt to ger Captain McClusky. Failing in this
Mr Zimmerman who had Joined the Duke. left
the hoisl saying he would find McClusky- He
ala not succeed. and went 10 the Lotos Club for
the night
The Duke then retired 10 his rooms
Captain McClusky who could not be found
earlier in the evening. was seen at II o'clock, al
Broadway and Forty -sec5nd-st In reply 70 the
question why the detectives had watched the
Duke and Duchess SO carefully, he said I
thought that the law might be violated
he was then asked II the report as 10 the re-
eeipt ot an anonymous letter were true.
An anonymous letter may have been sent 10
ar. Zimmerman" he answered. and Nj ziHl-
mernan may have handed il 10 ne"
CORDIAL N HIS GREETINGS
The Duke was cordial in his greetings 10 The
newspaper men who went down 10 meet him
AIr Zimmerman who was n the best Of spirits.
introduced them 10 MS son-in-law and his
daughter by name The Duke wore a heavy
fur Ine6 overcoat. with a wide asrraki4an ooi-
lar and a brown golf can. The Duchess, hand
some yong woman was dressed in = neatly
htting gown of black. A white lace collarette
waH fastened about her shoulders
The Duke was first asked about the @Syage.
He said that although the first few Gays were
&C rough that the steamer had been delayed a
few hours he and the Duchess had missed no
meals an6 were able 70 be on deck nearly every
day
II response 70 query as 10 his plans while in
America he said. We have no plans. What
ever Mr. Zimmerman says goes"
Commenting on The discovery by the Duchess's
maid of The bejewelled purse Of Mrs. Fannie
Ward Lewis. he said. she found the purse
IN the gardens Of Mrs Brown Potter. and took
81 with her Mrs LeWis's card was in the purse
And the mSid reported 70 me what she hso
found ! had her wire Mrs Lewis that the
purse had been found and. understanding that
there was q reward offered, 10 claim the re-
ward"
Then. shaking hands with some q the news
paper men and sayfhs thHt as he had had ex-
perisnce as newspaper man. he could synpa-
thize with them, he turned away
THE BRIDAL TRIP
NJ Zinmermsn's plans for the bridal trip OF
the Duke and Duchess are as follows: The entire
party viii leave NeN-Eork Wednesday over the
Erie Railroad in Mr. Zsrnnermans private car
Upon their a-rival al lima Ohio special train
VIII take them over the Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad 10 Cincinnati. where
the courle win sueud q week 81 M thinner
mans home reception VIII be given f0r them.
From Cincinnati they WlL 90 10 Birmingham
Ala. AND thence 10 NEtChsZ. where the Duke
VII visit his grandmother. Mrs. Antonio
1Tnag1- They VIII then 90 10 New-Orleans. El
FasO. Los Angeles. san Francisco. salt Lake
City. Denver sn6 back 10 Chicago. After q
visit % Cincinnati the Duke and Duchess viii
The trip VIII occupy about six weeks.