The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-19
Col. Mcclure Of Kentucky Was
Not Mu|ctsd In New York,
MET miss SMITh" AT THEATRE
Whsn He Accompanied Her Hcms a "Hu;-
band" Appeared With Dsm,naisT $4,000.
Knocked Down With a Chair.

New York. Jan ls-Col Amos Mcclure
OF Louisville, whose stopping place In
New York is the Hoffman House, is re-
ceiving the congratulations of his friends
for his fortunate escape from the wiles
and devices OF workers OF the badger
game.
The colonel had his experience with
pair of badger workers" living in West
Forty-frst street and emerged first best
from the encounter. The demand on him
was for $1,000.
Col Mcclure is massive piece of Ken
rucky statesmanship and points 10 rec-
ord OF service, in the Civil war, In the
Kentucky state senate and as national
committeeman from that state. About
four times each year the colonel deserts
the practice of law IN louisville and hies
himself to New York for business and re-
taxation The present is one of the later
occasions.
HE THOUGHT HE KNEW HER.
on the night following his arrival the
colonel VITA three friends from out OF
the city lett the Hoffman House and went
10 an up-town theatre. That was the
mild beginning of their joyousness
Seated directly behind Col. Mcclure was
"A young woman, apparently In the twen-
ties. who looked 10 him To be very at
tractive bit OF femininity and who IN re-
turn looked very much As though she
knew the colonel, but was afraid TO speak
10 him, that he might think her too for
ward.
The colonel seeing her embarrassment
broke the ice and entered into converse
tion with her.
While IL then became apparent TO each
that they had no previous acquaintance
with the other. the conviction was ike
wise forced upon them that II was time
they should be acquainted. and they ac-
cordiugly determined To retain the ac-
Quaintance so auspiciously opened.
After the performances the colonel for
sook his male companions and escorted
the lady 10 supper. Then he took her
TO her home I'm West Fortyfifth street,
between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
The colonel insists that II was still early,
and so ne accepted the invitation OF the
young woman. who said she was Miss
Smith. and entered the house 10 have a
final drink before he returned to the Hon-
man House
HE DIDN'T KNOW HER
Going to a room on the second noor,
the colonel said that the young woman
produced some wine and that, the night
being warm. he laid aside his overcoat.
He had not been there more than fifteen
minutes when, the colonel says. he was
startled by crash at the door and
Miss Smith" gave a scream and said ex-
citedly: MY husband lie has found
| U.S."
At that moment. the colonel declared,
a man came tumbling In at the door with
a money or your life sort Of an air. and
demanded that as his household has been
ruined and his domestic joys wrecked
that the colonel promptly deliver to him
the sum OF $1,000 I'm cold cash or stand the
consequences.
According TO tho tale as related by the
colonel at the Hoffman House, there was
enough sctivity at that moment TO salts
fy the most exactng.
HE KNOWS HER NOW.
The woman apparently tainted the
newcomer displayed revolver, while the
colonel. grabbing a chair from the floor
made at the so-called husband, knocked
the revolver from his hand, caught the
man with a kick that sent him to one
side and, grabbing his coat as he passed,
ran down the stairs and out on the street
before the twain i'm the second story had
an opportunity to hnd out what was hap
peuing.
Col. Mcclure says there was no attempt
20 follow him. and he made his way back
to the hotel In more or less disheyeled
condition.