The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-23
CRANK CALLS ON MAGISTRATE
WANTS 4 WRIT TO COMPEL EDNA
MAY TO MARRY HIM.
Magistrate Sends for Policcm en- II efore
They Arrive. the Crank Higgins 10 Fol.
low the Magistrate Around the Room
and Demand the Issue OF the writ

While Police Magistrate Higginbotham
was entertaining a party OF friends az din
ner in his home at col Bushwick avenue,
Brooklyn, last night, the front door
bell was violently ring and when a maid
answered it she found we'll dressed man
about 80 years old on the stoop. He had
on a silk hat, she noticed, and he wore
side whiskers,
She asked him his business and he in
formed her that be must sec the Magistrate
at once on a matter of the greatest inn
portance He was shown into the parlor,
and the maid sent word 10 Magistrate Zig
ginbotham. The Magistrate excused him
self from his guests and went up to see the
visitor. The stranger greeted him cor
daily and then said
My name is Mr. Farnsworth and I am
from London. | want you TO issue writ
compelling Edna May the actress now
playing in this city. to fulfil an agreement
she made with me in London to become my
wife. also want another writ restraining
her from appearing on the stage.
The Ma gistrate asked the man II Miss
May had personally promised to marry
him, to which he replied
No, not personally, but through an
intimate TREND
II became evident o the Magistrate that
he had "A demented man to deal with, and he
asked Farnsworth how and where he had
met the act ross.
Il was a salesman in fine art establish
ment IL London" said the visitor. and met
Miss May there while she was purchasing
some pic; ire. for her apartments | fell
desperately IN love with her and through
a mutual friend obtained an Introduction
1t was then that told her how l loved nor
and she promised to become my wife after
she had secured n divorce from her hus band,
Fred Titus Recently | learned of her
securing divorce, and ten days ago left
London. Before doing SO ] cabled TO Miss
May, telling her of my intentions, but re-
ceived no reply Thinking that the cable
message had miscarried, | took the first
steamer and landed in New York last week.
| discovered that she was in Boston but
learning that she was to return to New
York / decided to wait
How did you come to call on me?' in
CURED the Magistrate.
Il was advised by the police to see a
Magistrate replied the man, and crossing
the Williamsburg bridge to-day | stopped
at police station and they gave me your
address
Magistrate Higginbotham decided 20
notify the police at once as the visitor
was becoming greatly excited Excusing
himself the Magistrate went to his tele-
phone in the hall and called up Police Head
quarters The Hamburg avenue police
station was communicated with and two
policemen we're sent in all haste to the
Magistrate's home Before they got there
the stranger was following the Magistrate
around the room and demanding TO know
IL the writ- would be issued. Meanwhile
the Magistrate was trying to calm the man
until the police appeared The visitor
finally shouted out that he would take the
Laws into his own hand and he rushed out
of the house, He was last seen running IN
the direction Of BuShwick avenue After
ward a general alarm for the arrest Of the
man was sent out