Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-08
HIDES HIM IN
HER WARDROBE

LONDON, Aug. 8.-An unusual love
story concerning a Spaniard who was
smuggled into England and hidden fol
three weeks, mostly in wardrobe
by the object of his affections, was
unfolded at the Old Bailey yesterday
Joaquin Rodrigo Perez, student
the man in question, was indicted be-
fore Justice Darling for "feloniously
drawing the trigger of loaded pistol
and attempting to discharge the same
! at Arthur Ernest Weech with intent
to murder him.
The romantic story, as told by j. p
! oliver, wLo prosecuted, revealed many
| points of interest.
Mr.. Weech, he said, is an engineer,
and the son of a civil servant. His
sister had acted as ladys maid to a
countess in Spain, where she made
the acquaintance of Perez.
As the result of that acquaintance
ship she got into trouble, left her
EMPLOYMENT, and came home to her
fathers house at Wimbledon:
After she had been at home for
three weeks a child was born on May
Fl. A nurse was hurriedly sent for,
and while she was attending to the
girl she went to the wardrobe to get
something. On opening the door to
her establishment she found man
there. The man was Perez.
The father was called and took the
man downstairs and the son pushed
him out of the house and shut the
door. Later in the day Mr.. Weech
saw Perez standing at the corner at
Pelham road, Wimbledon.
Spaniard Draws Revolver.
Perez spoke to him in Spanish and
scratched his face and kicked him,
and Mr.. Weech struck him. There
upon the Spaniard drew a revolver
and pulled the trigger.
Mr.. Weech lodged and bolted down
the road. He met a policeman and
told him what had happened, and the
constable spoke to Perez and asked
him what he had got in his pocket.
His reply was: me shoot, me
Shoot" so the policeman took pos
session of the revolver and locked the
Spaniard up, and on examination 1t
was found that the weapon was de-
fective. In statement to the police
Perez said:
81 met the girl in Spain and fol-
lowed her to England. l have been
with her for the past three weeks at
her fathers house.
Il came over with the idea of learn
ing the language and then going to
Spain again. l have written to my
father for Is pounds to pay the double
passage"
There was no doubt, said counsel,
that the man had been staying at the
fathers house for three weeks.
The father had noticed a great deal
of food was being consumed, and as
he and his son were away all day there
was no doubt the prisoner was there,
and that when the father and son re-
turned he retired to the girls bed
room and was there kept in hiding.
Expect to Marry Later.
Answering the Judge, Mr.. Oliver said
he was told that the girl was going
to marry the Spaniard.
Perez, through the interpreter, said
he had to consult with his father about
the matter and that there was ques'
ton of his completing his career as
mining engineer for two years.
IF he is to complete his student
ship" explained the Interpreter, "he
cannot marry for two years. He has
two more years to study to complete
his course of engineering and he Will
not be in a position before that time.
IF his father would permit him to
take up some other work, whereby he
could keep himself, he would be pre-
pared to marry"
BY the judges orders the girl, a
rather pretty young woman, was con-
Quoted to his lordsip's room. AS she
passed the dock she smiled at the
prisoner.
After speaking to the girl in his
room, the Judge said she had told him
she was fond of the prisoner, and that
:e intended to marry her, but that he
could not possibly do it If he was to
60 on with his studentship.
But he was ready to take up an
other career if his father would allow
him. She thought his father would
consent to that, and they would then
get married.
The case was adjourned until the
next sessions. and the girl was
granted permission to see the pr1s-
oner.