Park Slope / Prospect Heights Love Triangle

inpixels

Girl leaped before Train to Dodge Wife....

story on left (not top middle)

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1905-03-30/ed-1/seq-3/

inpixels

For you lazy lurkers

The evening world. (New York, N.Y.) March 30, 1905, Evening Edition

GIRL LEAPED BEFORE TRAIN TO DODGE WIFE

Mystery of the Subway Cleared by story of infatuation for Married Man

NOT SUICIDE ATTEMPT

Wife of Dr Nafis Surprised Him and Miss Stockham at Clandestine Meeting

ROMANCE OF PARK SLOPE

Wealthy Residents of the Fashionable Brooklyn Section Have Long Known of Girl’s Mad Love

A romance Involving one of the most prominent families In Prospect Heights Brooklyn and a physician known throughout the Borough ended today In Centre Street Police Court Miss Helen Stockham of No 120 Underhill avenue was arraigned for Jumping In front of a train at bridge station of the Subway to escape from the physicians wife who had come upon them during a clandestine

meeting

The physician In the case is Dr. William H Nafis of No 126 Park place Brooklyn. He Is wealthy lives In a handsome home a block away from the

girl. He Is more than six feet in height handsome and was for a number of

years the family physician and advisor Of the Stockhams

Neighbors Knew Romance

Everybody in that fashionable section of Brooklyn including Prospect place

Park place Underhill avenue and the upper part Washington avenue knew of

the romance between the married physician and the daughter of the wealthy

retired ship chandler and they also knew that the girls parents had tried

to break up the romance. Some of the curious ones dropped nnto the police court today to see Miss Stockham arraigned on a charge of attempting Suicide.

Miss Stockham was neatly gowned and pretty despite her night in a

cell at the Elizabeth street station under the chaperonage of a matron

As she was brought up before Magistrate Whitman a man who would only

say he represented her as counsel walked up put his arm around the

prisoner kissed her and said ”Never mind darling Everything

will be all right”

Magistrate Whitman asked her what she had to say to the charge of attempting suicide In the subway.

Did Not Seek Death

“I did not attempt to kill myself” “Are you sure?” asked the Court

“Yes” was the faint response.

“Did you know what you were doing?”

“Not exactly I was In a highly nervous state and somewhat hysterical

because of unforeseen circumstances.”

Give your name to the clerk you are discharged the Court said

The young woman was hurried downstairs to the basement by her father A

crowd followed. The two hurried up Franklin street toward Broadway with

the pursuers after them. These were augmented by many people who did

not know what was really going on. At Broadway the young woman and her

father boarded a southbound car.

The party with Miss Stockham left the Broadway car at Warren street

walked across City Hall Park and the Bridge. On the other side they took a

car to the rectory of the Rev. Dr. J Jacobson No 490 Pacific Street Pastor of the Evangelical Swedish Lutheran Church at Third avenue and Pacific street of which the Stockhams are members

Later Mr Jacobson came out and Invited the reporters In to meet the girls

father. The Latter said:

“I am this girl’s father Let her be known as Helen Brown. She Is a good

girl deceived by a wretch She met this man In whom I had every confidence and who gave the Idea he was going to marry her when In reality he will conspiring to ruin her When she found out he was a married man she

was almost prostituted but he insisted he would get a divorce. Last night

she learned he had no such Intention. She is still hysterical but she Is guilty

of no wrong doing and has suffered enough.”

Mother Waited for Her

While all this was taking place the girls mother Mrs Daniel J Stockham

was waiting patiently In their home for her homecoming Mrs Stockham Is a

sweet little woman of about forty five years. She is very popular In the Prospect Park set and has always devoted herself to the happiness of her two daughters and a son. The son Is married and lives at No 259 Prospect place In a flat on the third floor. He went to the Elizabeth street station to comfort his sister who had been registered on the police blotter as Helen Brown. She gave the fictitious address of No 641 De Kalb avenue Brooklyn. When her brother called he was compelled by the police to disclose his sisters Identity.

He gave her address however as the number of his own home hoping to save his parents and other sister unnecessary annoyance.

Mrs Stockham when seen at her home said:

“Dr Nafis has been our family physician but when I realized that my

daughter was infatuated with him he was no longer engaged by us.

They were seen together frequently. He not only attended my daughter but every other member of the family when any of us were sick. The girl never worked nor did she over want for anything. Her home surroundings were pleasant as possible, I don’t believe she attempted suicide she tried to escape

and that’s all.

All the family Shocked

To Be Continued....

inpixels

no feedback? Guess I won't post the text of the rest of the article.

:-k

whynot_31

It happened in 1905.

Maybe everyone had already heard about it?

inpixels

i'll consider that feedback.

8-[

inpixels

It happened in 1905.

Subway story 1905 vs. Subway Story 2011

http://gawker.com/5800433/berserk-naked-racist-wig+out-marks-another-day-on-the-nyc-subways

whynot_31

I wish we could determine trends from isolated data points.

That would be excellent.

inpixels

whynot_31 said:

That would be excellent.

Flashing appears to have become commonplace slightly after 1905

But Hanky Panky & Streaking didn't pick up until the 1970s

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=flasher,streaker,+hanky+panky&year_start=1880&year_end=2008&corpus=0&smoothing=3

:jocolor:

whynot_31

Therefore, life is getting better every year?

or worse?

inpixels

whynot_31 said:

Therefore, life is getting better every year?

or worse?

http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com

:-({|=

whynot_31

these people say our happiness (or misery....) will be over on May 21st! Only 11 days until judgement day!

http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/may21/

I saw their ad on the subway. It must be true

inpixels

I saw their ad on the subway. It must be true

X-Day is usually in July

:ncool:

whynot_31

Time for REM

inpixels

Well at least we'll get a text from Mayor Bloomberg before it happens

http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2011a/pr146-11.html

text ringtone?

http://magluby.com/remmidi/iteotwaw.mid

whynot_31

I totally agree, that is the right ringtone for Bloomberg's text.

We should also provide a classic Smiths video for those who always think the glass is half empty.

It is only right.

inpixels

as promised...

hear the news that my daughter had attempted suicide In the Subway. She

Is a girl of highly nervous temperament and Dr Nafis attended her. If she met the doctor by appointment I am sure that It was only because of a girlish Infatuation for a big handsome professional man We do not propose to try this case In the newspapers. I think that my husband and my son are

amply able to take care of my daughters case. My husband was In court today to take care of our daughter We have lived here a long time and very one

knows us. My daughter has several man friends. She may Just have met

the physician by accident this time at least and then when his wife appeared

on the scene she became frightened and not knowing which way to run Jumped

down on the tracks.

We don’t care to tell the detail of the case. The whole matter has been

exploited enough in the newspapers already. My husband has sufficient means

to care for all of the wants of his Children and we may need to send the girl for a long trip abroad.

Dr Nafis Not at Home

From the Stockham home the reporter went to Dr Nafis’ house In Park place

a block away. The doctor has a large practice and the house that he and his

wife live In Is probably worth $40,000. It Is handsomely furnished. Some of

the doctors patients are among the wealthiest residents of that section of

Brooklyn. After repeatedly ringing the doorbell a colored maid came to the door.

“Is the doctor in?” was asked .

“No” was the answer with a broad grin accompanying It.”He wont be In

today. He is out of town”

“Is Mrs. Nafis In?”

“No she has gone to visit relatives” also accompanied by a broad grin.

Just then one of the physicians patients appeared and the same answer

was given to him. He went to a drug store at the corner and called up the

doctor. The answer was Just the same.

whynot_31

(^^^ poor confused, love struck, woman ^^^)

But I still have questions about this whole Judgement Day thing.

If (as predicted), Judgement Day occurs on May 21st, will I still be able to enjoy this awesome sounding

food

truck rally

at GAP

on May 22nd?

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/19/24_foodtruckrally_2011_5_13_bk.html

inpixels

Do you think Cazwell will be there?

whynot_31

sadly, I do think Cazwell will be there. As per his video, he seems to only like ice cream trucks and this event only mentions a large number of food trucks.

....however, before you become depressed and start listening to the Smiths, I DO predict that the Kimchi Taco Truck will make an appearance.

P.S. In case you lost track, theres only 9 more days until judgement day

inpixels

I saw their ad on the subway. It must be true

World will end on May 21 says ex-MTA worker Robert Fitzpatrick, who's putting money where mouth is

His doomsday warning has appeared on 1,000 placards on subway cars, at a cost of $90,000, and at bus shelters around the city, for $50,000 more

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/05/12/2011-05-12_world_will_end_on_may_21_says_exmta_worker_robert_fitzpatrick_whos_putting_money.html#ixzz1MFF7Td64

:geek: