The evening world., 1909-01-22
PECLECCED MAN
. FINDS AN AFFINITY,
BUT LOSES HER
ChaSes Heyrnan to Street and
Follows in Corset and
Petticoat.
THEN POLICE GET HER.
Peddler, Disconsolate Over
Wreck of Day-Old Romance,
Knows Only Her Name.
THEN POLICE GET HER.

and Heyman is so depressed over 1t tina
he will refrain from prosecuting bushes.
at his usual stand. Twenty third stree
and Fifth avenue, until the force OF tn,
blow Is lightened.
1t Is necessary to get at Heyman's ro
nance in roundabout way by telling o.
an occurrence In sixth avenue, between
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets
on the beat Of Policeman Lawrence
Naughton. This policeman, saunter!nl
down the avenue to-day. saw a grea
crowd standing in front Of the estab
lishment of Nine. Mendes at No. 4sl
Nine. Mendes buys and sells female ap
parel.
What Drew Crowd.
Forcing his way through the crowd
Naughton saw a young woman stand
Ing In the hallway alongside the en-.
trance to Nine. Mendes's store Tho
young woman was remarkable pretty
but her beauty had not drawn the
crowd, II was the way she was dressed
She wore fllmy chemise, corset, q
pink flannel petticoat reaching to hel
knees and pair Of black stockings ant
shoes, Only those and nothing more
She stood with her arms hanging by hei
sides, gazing fxedly at an Il" pillar
Naughton thought at first that Nine
Mendes was putting out some sort Of a
daring advertisement. He walked ur
10 the young woman and questioned her
She gave no indication OF having heard
him. He touched her arm and she
looked at him with eyes that bore a
strange expression.
1t occurred to Naughton that he ough,
to lock up this peculiar young person
and he told her so. She continued tc
gaze at the IL" pillar,
Naughton then took her by the hant
and she obedlently followed him TO the
West Thirteth street statiun-house Il
was an embarrassed cop. indeed, tina
walked up Sixth avenue leading by tn,
hand beautiful young woman who's,
most apparent apparel consisted OF q
corset and petticoat.
Like One In Trance.
At the station house the young woman
acted as though she were In a trance
An ambulance was summoned and she
was conveyed to New Bellevue Hos
pital, where the psychopathic ward ex.
perts said she was suffering from the
effects OF a hemorrhage OF the brain.
Policeman Naughton, after seeing
his peculiar prisoner safely in tn,
hospital, returned to No. i9l Sixth
avenue, to Investigate. He found the
upper floors OF the building are rented
out as furnished rooms. In one OF
these rooms he discovered little
bald-headed man with wooden les
sitting on bed gazing disconsolately
at pile of female wearing apparel OF
the floor.
And here Is where Harry Heymar
and his romance come into the story
For the baldheaded man with tn,
wooden leg was none other than Harr!
Heyman, And this is the tale he told
Yesterday afternoon. having beer
blessed with good run of business il
the lead pencil line. he concluded t,
take walk down Broadway. He walked
as far as Union Square, where he sa
on bench to rest. Seated right across
from him on another bench was II rich
ly dressed young woman with short
brown curly hair,
She smiled at Heyman and Heymar
smiled at her, although he was indeed
amazed that so beauteous creatur,
should deign to notice him. After 1T
tie time he got UP ana stumped ovel
to the woman on the opposite seat
She smiled a welcome and they en-
gagged In conversation.
Found His Affinity.
"she was me affinity" Ieyman tolC
Naughton the cop. Il asked her il
she wasn't and she said she was.
love right there. | asked her If she'c
marry me, and she said she would
but It was too late to get license.
but she said that wouldn't make an!
difference. So we married ourselve
right there in Union Square by holdin!
hands and promising to stick to eacl
other. She told ME her name was Belii
Thompson and she had been sick In {
hospital and they had cut OFF her hair.
''lvhen we had married ourselves w
came up here and | rented furnished
room for $50 week, | went out an,
bought some delicatessen things for din
ner and we were very happy. My new
affinity she talked all night and SOM
people In the next room raised the devi
about II.
ABOUT o'clock this morning sh
was standing looking out OF the window
when she began to pull at her hair an,
say My God, my God, my God a.
fast as she could. Then she wake,
around the room with her eyes rolling
She looked fierce. talked to- her an,
she started at me and | was afraid o
her. SO | straps on me wooden lie,
Hard Luck, Indeed.
II stood around outside for a coupl
Of hours and she didn't come out so
thought I'd go down and sell fey
pencils and maybe she'd go to slice
and wake up all right But when
come. back I find her clothes piled N
ON the. floor and they tell me She
been plnched.
There's me luck, pick me atm
lily. the prett!est woman svar talke
TO and she said she loved me. Befor
] have chance to get acquainted wit
her they take her away to a hospita
and tell me she's crazy. 1t was to-
good to be true with me, but ri neye
get over the cruel blow"
Naughton carefully examined the out
er clothing left behind by the youn
woman. There were no marks upo
them by which they could be traced
The only clue to her Identity Is tn
name. Bella Thomp son. which she gav
20 Harry Heyman.