The evening world., 1909-01-13
Three Amateur Detectives
Say They Saw O'Connor
a-4- Embrace Her. -s2lg
DIVORCE FOR HUSBAND
Hearts Of Rockaway Beach
Girls a-Flutter After Beau
tiful Policeman Appeared.

The patrolman Adonis OF Rockaway
| Beach, +. l.. A. O'Connor filled one OF
the thrilling roles in the domestic rrag.
edy of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip W, Meyer
which terminated to-day In the ST..
preme Court, Brooklyn. In an interloc.
utory decree Of divorce granted to the
husband, Justice Maddox granted the
decree to MrIMeyer.
The defendant, Mrs. Margaret NJ
Meyer, Is a stunning looking woman
dark, handsome, shapely. Mr.. Meyer
* cigar manufacturer and wealthy
He had fine summer home on Remscr
avenue. Rockaway Beach and in the
winter lived at No. sos Broadway
| Brooklyn. He married his comely wife
six years ago, and they have a it'll,
girl, Jessie, aged four,
The Adonis Appears,
. Neighbors and relatives considered
the Meyers supremely happy until the
baneful shadow or the patrolmar
Adonis darkened the threshold OF their
home. +. L. A. OConnor was men,
toned in the divorce proceedings as a
man OF surprising beauty. The un.
/ happy husbands lawyer. waxing elo-
quent, referred to OConnor as the
most pulchritudinous cop on the force
He is tall and graceful as Apollo. stal.
wart- shoudered as Ajax, wears a neat
No. shoe, has a delicately shaped head
and classic features
1t was only last summer that this
patrolman Adonis went on the Rock
| away Beach beat. Day by day, It was
rumored along the sands, brittle fem-
nine hearts could be heard cracking,
swapping and rending wherever F. l.. A.
O'Connor distributed his Jovan glances.
The hearts OF nursery maids and second
girls simply shTivelled up and exploded
In little puffs Of dust, and few OF the
mistresses could bear the sight OF such
male elegance without some sort OF car.
dlac futter.
And alas, 1t was alleged and proved
to the satisfaction OF Justice Maddox,
Mrs. Meyer became hopelessly sm!tten.
Early last summer her husband noticed
that every time +. l.. A. O'Connor
passed the porch, gracefully Tipping his
baton about on his thumb. Mrs. Meyer
trembled. turned pale, flushed and al
together became exceedingly agitated.
Met Him on His Beat.
Presently 1t came to the ears OF the
wife was meeting the patrolman Adonis
at odd corners along his beat; also that
she had been seen strolling along the
sands with Conner on certain moon
light nights when Meyer was at his
lodge.
The young woman denied emphatlcally
that she had become victim of the
beautiful policeman's fascinating wiles,
declaring that she only met him casually
as she walked about and spoke to him
casually. as all the other ladies along
the beach did.
Despite these denials the husband
suspicious grew, and he engaged the
services OF three Brooklyn amateur de.
tectives-Jacob Merz, of No 1899 Greene
avenue; Charles Hickman. OF No. 95a
Broadway, and Ebert r. Bailey, OF No
223 Linden street. Merz. Hickman and
Bailey We're charged to keep vigllant
watch on thepatrolman Adonis and Mrs.
Meyer throughout tile evening and night
OF Aus. q which was one OF Mr.. Meyers
important lodge nights.
The three amateur detectives scooped
out ambuscades In the sand along
O'Connor's beat, levelled their blnocu-
lars and waited. About 10 o'clock they
saw Mrs. Meyer skip lightly across
several lawns and gain the porch Of a
dance hall. Then O'COnnor was sighted
in the middle distance marching slowly
down upon the dance hall The comely
matron tiuttered out to meet him.
Detectives Took Notes.
All three amateur detectives began TO
take notes chen, and II was upon their
notes that Justice Maddox granted the
interlOcutory decree.
First they jotted down sundry hugs
and kisses, but strain their ears as
they would they could not get the CON
versation that passed between the
couple. In the course OF an hour thcv
had jottcd down sufficient for purposes
Of n divorce suit