The Detroit times., 1909-03-20
WALKING ARSENAL
WOULD KILL GIRL
AND SELF
ARMED TO TEETH, MAN GOES
CUNNING FOR sWEETHEART ON
STONY lsLAND-pETRoIT Po-
LICE LOCK HIM UP.

Fairly bristling with Instruments of
death. including an immense 38-calibre
revolver. q dirk Of odd design. and a
big knife, TO say nothing of so pounds
or revolver ammunition. and q liberal
supply OF cyanide OF potassium In
both liquid and powder form. II. A j
Trevelyan. a former lieutenant In the
British army, was arrested, Saturday
morning. by Detectives Mccarthy and
kunkel. He was just entering his
room at Nc. LAP 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
nabbed him, but they had been warned,
and each seized an arm and chung to
1t. while they emptied mis- 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
overpowered Trevelyan. and dragged
the girl TO safety. He fed, but the
Detroit police were notified to watch
for him.
The attempted crime was the climax
to 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 II. He was 80 years
old. the girl only 20, but he won her
he thought. At any rate, he says they
were secretly engaged. Then the con
tracing firm OF Grant, Smith Il Co.
by which Trevelyan was employed
left Neebish, and Trevelyan came tc
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. II resolves
ts make her explain. II she wouldn't
I went prepared to make a good jot
Of It, Yes. would have killed both
her and myself First went 70
Crosse lie, where her sister is work
Ing for the Van Tuyls. The sister
sent for Nellie. | met Nellie near the
ferry. l asked her to explain. She
coldly refused to say anything to me,
and gave me to understand that every
thing was or l pulled my revolver;
she screamed. and the ferryman rush
ed In. Other people came too, and |
don't know what happened after that.
found myself walking the tracks
near Trenton. I had intended going to
Trenton and taking the car In here.
But | walked around out there all
night. took the car In the morning
and was walking to my rooming house
when the detectives got me.
Trevelyan carried cards, reading
Lieut. Fl. A. j. Trevelyan. Command.
ing First Gun Squadron, Imperial
Light Horse. Fort Livingstone,
Kabingas, British Central Africa"
He said he was stationed there eight
years ago, and that he was veteran
OF the Boer war, getting his commits
sion on account Of his knowledge OF
machine guns.
In Trevelyan's pockets were FOUND
two watches, one OF which had been
reputed as stolen from A. A. Swartout,
In whoss home Trevelyan roomed.