The sun., 1903-03-27
OUINTARD PLEES is CAUGHT.
LEAVES MISS BRADLEY BEHIND
-SkIFF FOUND EMPTY.
Sheriff Tries TO Arrest the Man infatuated
With the well.OH Stamford Grille
Picked Up, Filled With Water
Quintard Caught Later at Port Chester

Quintard Caught Later at Port Chester
Greenwich, Conn, March 2e.-Whether
Charles q. Quintard was drowned to-day
while making his escape In ten-foot skin
from officers Of Connecticut, who were
armed with warrants for his arrest on the
charge OF abandonment OF his wife and
improper living with Alice Bradley. or
whether he was able to make landing at
Riverside or Sound Beach and thus escape.
was not known here until midnight. when
1t was learned that he had been arrested
by officers from Stamford at Port Chester,
N. Y. The skin In which he rowed away
was picked up, full OF water OF the River
side Yacht Club house and is now moored
at the dock Of p. I. Palmer's motor works
at Cos Cob. Quintard told the officer
who arrested him that he had not been
in danger Of drowning.
This Is another chapter In the now Famous
troubles Of the Quintards and Mrs Bradley.
Mrs. Quintard. who is the daughter Of Capt
Burley OF Sound Beach, has suit pending
in the Greenwich Borough Court, charging
her husband with non-support. She also
has sued Miss Bradley, who is worth $50 600.
for alternating her husbands affections.
The latest charge was presented by Prose-
cutting Attorney Carter Of Stamford. Mrs.
Quintard representing that her husband
had abandoned her and was living unlaw-
fully with Miss Bradley in house in North
Stamford.
the North Stamford house to secure EVIL
dence and this morning Constables Schliet-
wig and Oefnger Of Stamford followed the
l. L. II IL n~l.
Cos Cob. It had been rimored for several
days that Quintard was getting q yacht
ready at the boat works and was preparing
to elope with Miss Bradley to-day. The
two were to 60 cruising, 10 1t was said. as
Miss Bradley's health was delicate because
Of tho recent troubles.
Arriving at Palmer's this morning at 10
O'Clock the two inspected the boat, which
was not quite completed. 1t is a 35-footer
and has two fve-horse -power engines,
by means Of which IL is expected her speed
will be eight. miles an hour.
While they were there the constables
appeared and told Quintard that he was
undsr arrest naming the charge. Quin-
tard objected, saying that the Stamford
constables had no Jurisdiction in Greeh-
wich and then asked permission TO tele-
phone to his lawyer, Edwin Scofeld. in
Stamford He said he would appear In
Stamford this afternoon at o'clock to
answer the complaint.
The constables were powerless and tele-
phoned the situation 70 Attorney Carter.
He was told to get Sheriff Ritch Of Green
wich to make the arrest and not to -tr,ist
puintafd's word. The Sheriff drove TO the
mill. As he alighted Quintard was observed
on the boat which Icy out on the mud about
600 feet away. feeling OF the varnish. In
an instant Quintsrd stepped down and into
a little skih and with few strokes he was
out in the middle Of the stream. He weighs
a couple Of hundred pounds and has spent
most Of his. life near the water. Conse-
quently he pulled q good stroke.
Good day he called to the Sheriff
who arrived at the waite re- edge when he
was several rods away. The Sheriff tried
to get another row boat. but there was none
He offered s5 for the Use Of a launch. but
there was none there excepting a tender
belonging ;c.r Fieischmann and she was
useless.
Quintard had previously had a hurried
conversation with Miss Bradley. and she
drove o6 In the direction Of Stamford after
provisions for the boat. Mr. Benedict's
carriage was near by. and in this messen-
ger hurried To tell the constai,les who were
waiting In the postroad a half mile away
20 60 TO Riverside. across the channel from
Cos Cob. and head on the boatInan.
The const sbles and the Sheriff then
started q race on la nd with the man ON the
sod pse ssy hs, apsvs 70 EssIas s Inside, Md M
Schumacher. j. kennedy Tod and other
New Yorkers have thcir res,denoes. and
from ihese points they could see the boat
man IN his skin working h ard To keep his
fost arg hi Ia . heavy northwest wind
npI.ar-d that he was about 70 land. bu,
he pulled On and shortly sf,sr di~appcared
from view.
Quinisrd I~f, IN. Cos Cob dock al .?
o'e.uck snd ~ . O'Clock was still rowing.
Miss Bradley droy. "a stamford and puT-
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