The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-07
CLAsS|F|E BRIDE
D|sA PPO|NTs
AGED sutton
ANCIENT MARINER WELLS BUNco
AND WANTS PRESENTS AND
MONEY BACK FROM MRS. AL.
LEN OF HOSPITAL FAME.

Never again will Fred b. Nicoll. a
former lake captain now In his 73d
year. put his faith in matrimonial
advertisement.
Mr.. Nicoll lost his wife In 1890. Last
March he inserted an advertisement
in local paper for housekeeper,
object. matrimony. He received nine
replies. Among them was one from
Mrs. Mary Allen. who keeps ly.
ingin hospital at No. 33 Lincoln-ave.
She Is a widow OF about so years
The ancient mariner carefully scrut.
inized all the replies and finally Sc,
lected that OF Mrs. Allen as being
the Snost promising. Then, sprucing
up In his Sunday clothes, he lost no
time In calling on her and making
her acquaintance. The first impress
sion was most agreeable, and he came
away satisfied that he had made a
wise selection, he says. He called
many times after that and II was
finally arranged that they were to be
married July 6.
Il was stuck on her all right" said
Nicoll in relating his sad story in po-
lice headquarters. Tuesday morning
She said she wanted to be dressed
in brand new garments from top to
toe on our wedding day. so gave her
$40 to buy an outfit. | gave here q
diamond engagement ring that cost
SOS and a gold watch with her ini-
tails engraved on It that I paid $50
for And once. when | called there
and found her standing on q chair
and fussing around a leaky roof. and
| says to her. Here, why don't you
get a man to fix that Then | gave
her $40 on the spot to pay for the
Job.
Everything went along all right till
one day last week when called TO see
how the wedding preparations were
coming on and was told that Mrs.
Allen had gone to Toronto. Saturday
| called again. thinking that she must
surely be back as we were TO be mar
ried Monday. And what do you think
they told me? They said she had
married another man and had gone
to Europe on her wedding tour. That
made me pretty mad and decided
to tell the police all about II. That's
why am here"
Nicol was satisfied that the story
of the European trip was blum and
the police agreed with him. Tues
day morning Capt. Mcdonnell sent
word to Mrs. Aliens institution that
she was wanted at the detective bur
eau and she responded to the sum.
mons Her aged ex-suitor was waiting
ing when she came in and she greet
ed him with an Icy stare.
In the presence OF several detec-
tives, the pair had 1t out" Mrs.
Allen finally offered to return the
watch and diamond ring and produced
them.
Nicol carefully examined the ring
and. declaring II was a phony substi-
tute, spurned both the stone and the
watch
IL want everything or nothing" In
sisted the old man. Il want the dia-
mond | gave you and | want the $50
too"
He lies. He lies" cried Mrs. AL.
len. stamping her foot angrily. He
never gave me any money"
Now, now. now, don't say that"
put In Nicoll, In great agitation.
Hell take that watch and ring or
nothing at ALL" said the woman to
Detective Bert High. utterly ignoring
the old mans presence. But Nicoll
refused to touch the things and Mrs.
Allen replaced them In her handbag.
AS negotiations seemed to be closed
for the present the woman and her
attorney, whom she brought along,
stalked out OF the ONCE. Looking ut.
terly bewildered, her late sutton
watched her depart and then followed
slowly after, saying he would come
back later. He Is considering wheth-
er TO accept the watch and ring and
call II square. or whether to 60 to
law TO recover the money which he
claims TO have parted with.
Ncoll Is employed as nightwatch-
man for the Robert Brass Manufac.
turing Co.. at Fort and Morrell-sts..
and lives close by.