Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-02

compensated him pretty literally, they had
become stale to most OF the habitues OF the
capital who finally tired Of their repetition
HIS FAvoRITE STAINING GRouNp
OF late years was in front of the National and
Metropolitan hotels. Occasionally he would
hobbie up the avenue to willard's, but he could
generally be found around the hotels first
named, leaning on his cane or sitting on a dry
goods box, pu fling cigar, and gazing listlessly
old times before the war, when public men, he
said, were more liberal than now. "The old
sef,' he said, "were liberal, whole-souled
fellows, and never wanted for chips The new
set are good enough in their way; but thew are
too id economical"
BEAg NEVER DRANK
latterly, but when solicited would saw, aI,l
take cigar" or If he did not want to smoke.
he would say, al don't drink; but I'll take the
price of drink, If you have no objection"
For two or three years past he took his meals at
Leonard & Russells marble saloon. and the
proprietors bear testimony that he always paid
TOR everything he got He was very regular,
ate generally, making his meal come to about
twenty-five cents. Sometimes his bill would be
forty or fifty cents, when he would tender
quarter as usual, which would be accepted with
out any comment. He was very misery in his
habits, never being known to treat any one in
his life, and it is reported had quite
a handsome sum on deposit at Riggs & Co.'s
Dank. he was arrested q few years since as
vagrant, but convinced the court that he had
money ON deposit at the Bank of Washington,
and was released. He subsequently, 1t is said
HOW A WOMAN SLAPPED HIS FACE.
It's said that several years ago Beau lived on
improper intimacy with a coored woman. Be
this as II may. he was standing in front of the
Kirkwood House one day few years before the
war, when two col0red girls, one a mulatto
came down the Avenue. The bright one on
nearing the place where Bean was standing
made a dash at him, and knocking his hat OFF
slapped his face. Beau made no attempt at
resistance, but, hobbling after his hat, which
was lying in the gutter, he shook his cane at the
C0lOreu girl, eXClaimiuQ. Never mind
give you HI when get you home o-night!"
This scene was witnessed by large number of
dent.
STEADY CONTRIBUTORS.
1t Is said that for several years past Beau has
been the monthly recipient Of certain sums
being Mr.. W. W. Corcoran. Beau was recently
heard to inquire when Mr.. Corcoran would
return from the springs, remarking that che
never married, and up to the time Of his death
was probably about 62 or So years of age.
After his death this morning the Sisters at the
hospital called on Mr.. Burgdorf, the under
taker, to make the interment, and he promptly
furnished plain neat coffin, in which the re-
mains were placed. and they were taken to the
burial burial ground attached to the aimshouse, and
party called at the hospital, and asked to see
Col. "Beau" Hickman, and receiving answer
that he had died few hours before turned on
his heel and left, apparently fearful of being
asked TO contribute towards giving him q re-
spectacle funeral. With this exception no one
called at the hospital to see him or was present
at the interment except the undertaker's as
sistants
"NEvRR RIGHT IN HIS HEAD"
An old acquaintance of Beau's said last night,
81 never believed that Beau was right In his
head. At any rate there was nothing positively
bad in his character. He would beat, but still
IN many respects he was honest. He never bor-
rowed money; he received it as a gratuty and
not as loan. There are many men in the
world who have done more harm than poor
Beau Hickman"
mo further seek his merits to disclose,
Nor draw his frailties from their dread abode"