The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
BRO0MSTICK FOR HIS RIVAL.
VILLAGE MERCHANT TELES OF
HIS LIES ROMANCE.
Asked His Clerk 10 sign CIVIL Mar
riage with TIlm--When Younger Rival
Came He Suspected McsMerHsm and
Sought TO Break the Spell with Club.

Sought to Break tho Spell with Club
WATERLOO, N. Y, July u.--Charles F.
Fornsworth, merchant of this village,
has made public statement OF the reasons
which induced him to club Harry Palmer
the other day. Mr.. Farnsworth has been
arrested for the assault.
Palmer and Miss Daisy Stanton were sit
ting on the front piazza of Miss Stantons
home when man. with a mask drawn
over his face, climbed over the veranda
rail and attacked Palmer with club, beat
ing him into acknowledgements. The masked
man turned out to be Farnsworth. Miss
Stanton has been employed in Farnsworth's
store. She is pretty.
Mr.. Farnsworth has admitted the assault
on Palmer in a public statement. He
says he dubbed Palmer because the latter
came between him and the girl he loved.
Two years ago. Miss Stanton and l
agreed before God, whom believe to be a
higher minister than any here below"
said Mr. Farnsworth, ito become husband
and wife, and just as soon as things would
turn themselves 80 that We could bring
both families together we would have
public wedding to satisfy the public. We
agreed to let Daisy have certain liberties
in regard to her intercourse with the public
under certain restrictions, which have in
writing signed by both of us.
ave we're happy until June s. when this
man Palmer came into our lives. She told
me the next morning that after left her
at the corner he met her and walked home
with her. He was a friend of hers in
Seneca Falls, she said.
But he came to see her on the 8th, 10th,
18th, 18th and l4th of the month. l spoke
to nor about it. She said it was all tight
az she was never alone with him, her mother
being always with them and she just went
to the door when he left. 40 let it go"
Mr.. Farnsworth says he kept tabs
on Palmer, and that Palmer visited Miss
81, 20. as, 20 and %. Farnsworth thought
these attentions were too ardent, and he
Eeproached her.
[aShe said he would only come Sunday
nights if l didn't want it, says Farms
worth. Il agreed to that. But she hadn't
boon in the store more than half an hour
when she said she had to go down to the
lake with some things for the cottage, and
that Mr.. Palmer was going along
Il saw then that he was obtaining con.
troll over her, and told her so, but she said
she would give him up when told her to-
l told her he could go with her to the lake
il she would tell him Of our engagement
She agreed.
-She wanted to telephone him, but told
her she had better write, as | wanted to see
the lines in writing She wrote, commencing
My dear friend and ending Sincerely
yours / told her that was too familiar,
so she changed il to Yours very truly
His reply, commenced Dear Daisy'
and ended Yours, as ever, Harry. She
olr 7 ri I auil ~
her: .r,,
Little girl, this man ia getting q stronger
hold Oh you than you are AWARE oil, and fSar
you are playing with fire.
Here Farnsworth says that Miss Stanton
cried when he chided her. He then de-
and wrote out the following letter, which
he ordered her to copy on the typewriter
and send to Palmer:
Mr.. Palmer: | have changed my mind
about going to the lake Tonight and also ]
do not want you 70 call on me ,e or come TO see
DAISY B. STANTON
Continuing, Mr.. Farnsworth says that
when he showed the letter to her she turned
very white, and seemed much affected
She went into the back room, and when
he went In there abe was crying.
She pleaded to be allowed to see Palmer
that night She promised Farnsworth
she would be back from the lake at 9:23
o'clock that night. Farnsworth watched,
and it was 1888 when she arrived and Palmer
didn't leave her house until after midnight.
Il went home, knowing she was deceiv-
ing me-" said Farnsworth II prayed to
God most OF the night to help me l was
unable to sleep, had not slept an hour at
a time for over two weeks nor had eaten
much. Had lost twenty pounds in little
over two weeks.
Il prayed for God to help her, for could
see she needed His help, being fully in this
mans power. Ibid not blame her, as could
see that his mesmeric power was stronger
over her than Gods or mine
After | had stopped praying | saw a
paper over in the corner and | thought
might find in it something had not read.
The first thing I saw was the new Legal
Civil Law NJ lrriage, from which the thought
came to me that il she would sign that she
earnest, and thus break the spell.
Farnsworth says the girl fbbed to him
the next morning about the trip to the
lake. He showed her a blank civil mar
rage contract. She said she would be
pleased to sign il and did so, He continu ed:
Il told her, My little one, If there is any
thing you have not told me truthfully, 90
SO now and will overlook it, and we will
20 back to the good old times, but sine
said she had nothing more TO tell This
convinced me | would have 10 catch her
ut something she had promised not to do,
in order TO prove things wrong"
Sunday night, July S, came. The mer-
chant went To church. thinking that he
might see Palmer and Miss Stanton here.
But Mrs. Stanton came alone, and this
decided him He would turn detective,
and see what was going on,
Knowing they would he on the stoop.
said he, II thought how to work il by means
Of disguise. Irealized that he was younger
than l, and that l ought to have something
70 as 10 even II up some.
Finding an old broom Isawed out n piece
of the handle about fourteen inches long.
thinking that could hit him on his hand
and wrists and break his guard If necessary
so az to hit him with my right Putting
on a pair Of whiskers ard q wig. went over
could hear them talking
Il had to kct p pretty quiet To hear what
they sad 1t was about 1910 when the end
came Ills words had burned my brain,
What would any married man have done,
for abe was my wife?
~ crawled ont, and taking the broomstick
in my left hand, tried 10 get up the stocp
but the hammock prevented me. A piece
Of wire netting ard their feet prevented
me getting near his face quick enough
to rse my hands.
Hearing me he started up, and reached
over and hit him with the stick Ee put
his hands up over his head and started to
get out on the other side Of the hammock.
! changed the stick TO my right hand,
grasped him by the arm and hit him three
times. He got under the hammock, no I
could not hit him with my fist She was