The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26

Nothing but Two Sandwiches to Eat In Eighs
DaSs-A Psintui story.

About o'clock Yesterday. Silas Farmer
reported NJ Police I"adqunrtrrs TINT mau had
bc, stealing books at the Young Mons Chris
tan Assassination Rooms. ana was ID thui moment
srr'n.ly 'nnyihs ms us IN rrirwphi strg't
gentleman to the nlac" spoken oi. wren inc
thief was pointed out 10y Nc. Farmer. The de-
rctive took him t. i'W,Iun -rrs' where he SAID
h., nane was Charles wilson.
Inquiry ms 10 his antecricns dsrloscs the
facts THAI be- TX 81 year- ODD; TINT he was FOR
number 81 years employed by "a t.a house in
OF 300 year. lac came To the United states IN
1874 md nt once settled In Detroit His first
u'a'" of cmIlnym''i was ut \. W. toplunds
store. in the kussrl II luse block. whore the
Bazaar now Is. When that situation failed him
he engaged ~ -ait suau for Samuel Il. BltcNpn,
flcrchnnt tailor with whom lr remained until
Nav .. 1877. since that tlmr, accord ne IT, MS
own 4, 'ount. " lson has been out of employ
nlcnt. ana he ass'rtc'i % reporter OF the free
Press. y, stcrduy that he hal eaten nothing but
Two ,sludwirh"s N ciglt dnls.,
What induced YOU 10 stcul those boOksF in
To- tc Iii YOU tie honest truth. he rcplcl." II
was very hungry; | won't into the Y. VI. c. A.
huildng aud smelled thc food cooking in the
restaurant. and it seemed ~ II | must have
s1m,thins to- rat The result vas that ,oo<
two books. NJ have dpi.o under exactly similar
Do you mean TO say that YOU have stolen
books at other times ~ the same placer in
quir'd An on 900 present.
It's too true. | realize my position fully;
hut II docs seem to me- that Their" ought To be-
some more humane method of punishment than
the Il sgrnce of iunrI sontnnnt ~ n rof4mOn
irlon. I Nnow-l admit am guilty OF stealing;
! am also guilty Oi hunger. To cure eeNil /
applied another. aud lou soc NE where am.
% Have YOU tried To g,t work.
Indeed I have triNd.' 10" ans wered They
say thers's plnuD' NJ vork .nthr country among
the farmers. have travelled days and rlay- ON
foot in thr last month trying to get work 90 the
fields bat the farmers ,rther do not want To
Lr" labor or they think | ruu't work | am
willing 10 t. anything. bat God knows man
can starye.'
Have YOU no friends 70 whom you coeld
Apply Tor TEMPORARY help
None n,arer than fnsnnd wrote TO ny
sister T.ek age. AMI "Npef very soon - re-
crlNe a remittance uf go
But what TALL you DO in the moan timc?"
60 to prison, suppose he gloomily re-
We'll" SAID bv-' ,nder your story il GER
tanN most piiitu. un d, but your runicSs,on ot
soy raj TIA - AS rather hlas COR you So Tar
as the lgne OF lenieney 10 tins Police Court Is
concerned
Il am only too well aware ~ H. But have
rcs lived Ia state he simple fncts | Sas ~
| should he uu hctt't ~ tomorrow. probably.
even If had not been detected 30
" How many books did you takcf'
" thinA ABOUT ten lu all
What did YOU de- with th"mf'
sod them at q secondhand book store"
Al / realized on the whole lot was ;i.5j.'
Wilson is IN Intelligent man. saws h. received
rEo "a education IN fr siuni (which Is vrohahly
tru"l. and di -lte his -lulns appear an b" ia
ratncr an engaging Young man. II Il charged
rr'-ei, ml~ior,nncs. lut his fa,e h.tray- no
-ii'nr 20 hDid drink "a. AMI hc himself declares
thU N' =. N'r Wlr "a .ruuk.ri
liz Was drraisn"d beef re Justice Gu"nthor at
thu p,lt'r Court saturday aft"ruuon ou rnurg,
/ oi -Inrl" larceny. H. pleaded guilty. amt toli
10 brief the story ut -tfuptttinn. Mr.. Farmer.
inc nnipainAnt. sand As hAd no wish fp pr"ss
I II was NrrN Tor IN" Unfortunate PRISONER. lut
hHi -fs'nH almost n'.H"--liy io max" an eN-
ample. a- ,uo Nsrahea ui tnr a-~u. iutiun We're
pra.r.rIy az nc mercy of tAe strangers who