The Detroit times., 1909-03-22
WALKING ARSENAL
WOULD KILL GIRL
AND SELF
ARMED TO TEETH, MAN GOES
CUNNING FOR SWEETHEART ON
STONY isLANo-pETRoIT Po-
LICE LOCK HIM UP.

Fairly bristling with instruments OF
death, including an immense S8-calibre
revolver, dirk OF ODD design. and u
big knife. TO say nothing of 50 pounds
OF revolver ammunition. and a liberal
supply OF cyanide OF potassium in
both liquid and powder form. II. A.
Trevelyan. n former lieutenant In the
British army. was arrested. Saturday
morning. by Detectives Mccarthy and
Kunkel. He was just entering his
room at Nc. 142 Howard-st, after walk
Ing all night ON railroad tracks,
bridges. and on country roads near
Trenton. following his confessed at
tempt TO murder his sweetheart, Mel
lie Tucker, on Stony Island. Trevel-
yam struggled TO get possession OF
some OF his weapons when the officers
pabbed him. but they had been warned.
and each seized an arm and chung TO
II. while they emptied MS pockets OF
their assortment OF death producers.
Trevelyan has admitted that he in
tended TO murder Miss Tucker and Kill
himself. He was thwarted by the
timely interference OF Ferryman Mar
tin and some Stony Island residents.
who heard the girl scream when
Trevelyan drew his revolver. They
oyerpowered Trevelyan, and dragged
the girl TO safety. He fed, but the
Detroit police were notified 10 watch
for him.
The attempted crime was the climax
to a romance which started three
years ago In the little work-a-day set
Element OF Neebish. where Trevelyan
and Miss fuckers father were botn
employed on the New Neebish chan
mel, In connection with the 500 locks.
Trevelyan went TO work there three
years ago. A soldier OF fortune, his
love was OF the impetuous kind that
swept all before 1t. He was 81 years
old. the girl only 20, but he won her
be thought. AT any rate. he says they
were secretly engaged. Then the con
tracing firm OF Grant, Smith a. Co..
by which Trevelyan was employed,
left NeebIsh, and Treyelyan came to
Stony Island last June. The girl and
her father followed In December. The
firm had new contract here. But
Trevelyan says, the girl had grown
cold.
Friday night" he said. Il resolved
TO make her explain. Ii she wouldn
| went prepared To make good JOB
of IT, Yes, | would have killed both
her ana MyselI. riIst NtHS !"
Crosse lie. where her sister Is work
ing for the Van Tuyls. The sister
sent for Nellie met Nellie near the
ferry. | asked her to explain. She
coldly refused TO say anything TO me.
and gave me TO understand that every
thing was of | pulled my revolver;
she screamed. and the ferryman rush.
ed In. other people came too, ana
don't know what happened after that
/ founa myself walking the tracks
near Trenton. | had intended going 70
Trenton and taking the car In here.
But walked around out there all
night. took the car In the morning
and was walking 10 my rooming house
when the detectives got me-
Treyelyan carried cards. reading
Lieut. n. A. J. Trevelyan. Command.
ing First Gun Squadron, Imperial
Light Horse Fort Livingstone,
Kabingas. British Central Africa
He said he was stationed there eight
wears ago. and that he was a veteran
of the Boer war, getting his commits
sion on account OF his knowledge OF
machine guns.
In Treyelyan's pockets were FOUND
two watches. one OF which had been
reputed as stolen from A. A Swartout,
in whose home Trevelyan roomed.