The sun., 1903-05-16
DOGGED THE NEWBOLD EDGARS
LOvESICK ARMENIAN TRAILED
THEN FROM FLORIDA.

First Saw Mrs. Edgar ana Her DauSnters
At Southern Resort. where He Was q
Pcdlcr- Bombarded Them With Let.
tiers and Called Last Night to We'd.
The hons of Newbold Edgar at 2s East
Thirty-ninth street was invaded by an
unwelcome visitor yesterday afternoon.
and the man is now In Bellevue undergoing
observation as to his sanity. The visitor
Is an Armenian, and the police have his
name as Dombane Kurrain. Mr. Edgar
and his family have been annoyed by him
for many weeks.
Mrs. Edgar and her two young daughters
went TO st. Augustine, Fla, last winter.
They stayed there two months, and on the
streets first saw Kurrain. He was a street
pedler selling burnt-wood pictures The
first time he laid eyes on Mrs. Edgar and
her daughters he seemed attracted to them.
Neither Mrs. Edgar nor her children ever
spoke to the man, and when she noticed
what effect her presence and that of her
children had had on him she began to avoid
him.
The Armenian learned where Mrs. Edgar
was staying and began to write letters.
Sometimes the lettcrs were addressed to
the young Mrs Edgar" and again to Miss
Edgar" The writer was always respectful
but each letter told Of his undying love.
Finally Mrs Edgar complained to the police
and the letters stopped.
Six weeks ago Mrs. Edgar and her children
returned to their home in this city few
days after their retur n o letter was received
from Kurrain and tins was only the starter
of a delugc Of correspondence, OFTEN
three or four letters would come in day
Kurrain in selling his wares travelled to
the various Southern resorts and letters
came from every pl ace he visited. Each
told in extravagant terms Of his great love
and went into details Of the writer's life
and personal affairs. The Armenian told
in detail Of what he did. one day writing
that he had ad a soft boiled egg for break
fast
Mr.. Edgar finally placed the matter be-
fore a lawyer. kurrain never made any
threats, so he couldn't be arrested on
criminal charge. 1t was finally decided
that he was a crank, and so long as he con-
fined his annoyance to letter writing. to
let him alone. Kurrain's last letter
he said he would soon be in this city:
He arrived here on Tuesday night and
made tracks for Mr. Edgars house; He
hung around outside the house until late
at night, he was TeCOSIllItu, Out 40 Ao
was orderly he was not molested.
He appeared early on Wednesday after
noon and managed to get into the house;
He rang the bell and a servant admitted
him TO- the hall. Mr.. Edgar w was soI1o. not a. at
home, but his wife ordered e tne sha Ga,'er sr 10
moned a detective by telephone. The de,
tective fired the intruder out and ordered
him away. He disappeared until the de-
tective was out of sight. Then ne re.
turned and stayed on the stoop until la'e al
xAte yesterday afternoon Kurrain re-
turned again. In his two former visits
he had been dressed quietly in dark clothes.
When he apIs.rsdd !t ysstsrdas sha three he S pm,,
ton white vest. His ehiny shirt bosom
contained three big imitation pearls On
his hands were white silk gloves, and his
trousers were well rolled at the bottom.
sho wing haring red socks. A felt hat com
pleted his attire.
He marched up the stoop as bold as could
be and rang the bell. The butler who an
swered the door when he called before was
not presents and woman ns sefvan' vaa ,p bpehhen he
and demanded to see Miss Edgar. The
servant asked him his business.
why, don't you know said the saa;nn man
day Tell Miss Edgar she undepstahas hS mo
to walk into the parlor. He pumped down
in the easiest chair and proceeded TO make
himself at home. The servant hurried to
her mistress ami told OF the strange visitor.
in a room. Mr.. Edgar was in another
part of the house and he was notified. he
sent a servant out by the basement door Tor
a policeman.
Policeman Shelley Of the Tenderloln
station came and found the Armenian
tanning himself with a silk andkerchief.
Shelley asked the man what he was doing
there. He declared 1t was his wedding day
and the woman he was going to marry was
in the house.
out of the house, but Mr.. Edgar told him
he did not want any fuss and the man must
| be taken away as quietly as possible. SO
the Tenderlon station was asked TO seno
over the patrol wagon. Policeman ROCK,
we'll came with it and he and Shelley led
Kurrain from the house DE would not
leave Of his own accord.
He was taken to the police station In the
patrol wagon and Mr.. Edgar followed along
,, In an automobile. There Mr.. Edgar asked
to have the man held. kurrain ,;s sald ne ne
the last three days at the Putnam House
The blotter charged him with forcing
an entrance into oomplaiuant's house and
declaring his love for the complainant's
daughter, and refusing to leave when
Kurrain said in the police station that
he loved Mr. Edgars daughter. Soon after
he was made prisoner he was on MS way
to Bellevue. r,
-The man is a crank sad Mrs Edgar
last night nnd hf
and his deluge Of letters made US nervous.
Neither I nor my children ever spo ke TO
the man and can't understand his actions y