The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02
RETRAYING A FRIEND.
Robbery in Pages Hotel-0n His Way Home
The Savings OF Year-A peuniless Stran-
ger-Where the Confidence
Men Congregats.

On saturday night last man named John Craig,
accompanied by friend who registered his name AZ
Higgins put up at q hotel on the corner OF West
and Spring streets, which IS known as Pages motel.
This man was on his way to Glasgow from Callior-
Ma, and had upon his person ut the time Of his land
Ing In this city the savings OF year. While on the
passage from California TO New York he made
the acquaintance OF the man Higgins, who called
himself Marian, on board the Ship and the two soon
BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS.
Higgins being man OF nsinuating manner ana
attractive address, quickly wOrmed himtelf into
the confidence OF Craig, wno being entirely inno-
cent OF the real character OF his qu0ndam friend,
gave him an exact history OF his life, dOings ana
prospects. Mr.. higgins became interested III the
tale; but his solicitude had an object. and
that was to aud the real amount OF specie
on the person OF the adverturer. This im-
p0rtant Information came out In due course.
ana Hlgsins at once began to plan In his own mind
the easiest means oil becoming proprietor Of his
friends fortune. To steal 1t on board the ship
would be an undertaking Involving considerable
personal danger, besides which there was certainty
of discovery. But to do
THE SANE AMIcABLE OFFICE
Cor the possessor or the wealth snore was ali en-
tirey diterent afrar. anu might be carried out
with different results. on shore, then, Hig-
gins decided the little AFFAIR should come OIL,
suspeotnR Craig up 70 the vSry moment OF Their
arrival at hotel. Even then he did not his
at enlion Tor some hours: m fact until his friend
performed the last kindly office Tor MIN, and relieved
him OF 500 IN gold and 81 IN greenbacks. When the
TWO got to the hotel they spent the evening to-
geLher very pleasantly, but somehow before Craig
went to bed he lost his friend. STILL knowlne ne
to the room prepared Tor ms reception anu tum0ed
comfortably
INTO THB ARMS OF MORPHEUS.
n np0 IN.
gins returned 10 the hotel and went up to the room
Craig was sleeping In. he remained there about an
hour and then went down to the bdrrOOm and said
to the man IN charge OF the place that he did not
like the mousse and he would go to some DINER. Upon
his charge and Higgins went away Craig woke up
In the morning aud found that ne nad been robbed.
and saw Detective TilIy. went with INN to the hotel
but no trace OF the missing Higgins could be found.
Mr.. lilly Is slll looking Tor hun. ana as There is
SUFFICIENT evidence TO snow that ne Is still III the
city there Il little doubt tnat he Will be
IN SAFE HANDS
before many hours. The hotel In which this affair
occurred Is situated IN place where there Is large
innux OF strangers, ana the gen,,s homo known as
coincidence men, frequent the place extensively.
Detective Tilly had a case OF a similar nature to
TINS some two months ago. On that occasion The
man mad lost $1,000 He went to tne detective
Irving, who sent Mr. Lily 10 work the matter up.
The detective could gain no information from the
authorizes OF the hotel OH his first VISIT but OH the
second the bag containing The $1,000 was mlracu.
lousy found, with all the other property belonging
10 Inc guest except pistol. Ibis satisIeu inc
guest, ana 10 further trouble was made ABOUT the
affair at the time,
ANOTHER MONEY TRANSACTION
took place on Sunday night either In front OF tins
hotel or within ITS limits. In this case, however, the
captain OF police IN the precinct was notified and
the man was taken TO the station because he
was drank, and his money was taken care Of and
restored 10 him in the morning. Tne proprietor OF
this trouble ONE house y an AsseMblyman elect on
III" re.oln P,atlorn, ana II reform Is measurable by
the philosophy that ouget TO be applied to charity,
It would be just as well to put It into practice. OF
course 0r Page Is not responsible Tor the act OF
scoundrel who robs poor man OF the savings
which he meant to take to his home across the
ocean, but ne certainly ought to have something tt
say about the GLASS Oh men tnat lounge ABOUT nn
| moment TO perform the same service Tor strange
| that Higgins did for his friend.