The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-05
A BABY SHGW" MANS FLIGHT.
THE MANAGER AND MONEY or NEW
dRkS ENHTBTTION MISSING
Walking on with the Contents OF the Money
Drnwer-uow Ferd n. Porter Han u
baby Show-Enoush Len to Hwy Prizes.

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baby Show-Enoush Len to Hwy Prizes.
News of the whereabouts Of Fcrd. r.
Porter. the manager Of tho Newark bnby show
would be very thankfully received in Newark
He was in the box Office at Park Hall at o'clock
on Monday afternoon. selling tickets. There
was great confusion among them others. nurses
and babies in the hall ut that time on ac-
count Of mismanngement in seating the OK
hibitors. Babies were screaming and kicking
and running to and fro the mothers were half
frantic in their search for the wandering little
ones. and the ushers were unabloto keep order.
Onchalf of the mothers were inquring for Mr.
Porter. and he was bcscgcd at the box Office by
scores Of women. by the ushcrs. and BY num-
Der of creditors. He told the latter that their
bills would be paid Mt g., o'clock in the even
ing. and he asked Mrs. Brothington. who keeps
the lunch counter. to quiet the women and chill
drcn. Visitors were pouring into the hall in
steady stream. and money WIS accommodating in
the box office. At half past o'clock Mr.. Porter
asked young man To- act as cashier until he
~, his supper. He took about $40 from the
cash drawer and left the hall.
AT o'clock one woman missed her sealskin
several babies caps were missing from the
dressing ROOM whore the goods had been pilcd
up without being checked or watched. Again
Mr.. Porter was sought. Tut he could not be
found The mothers began t. g2 away with
tlclf DhleS, anu NJ - CLOCK tut nail was de-
serted. Porter was still absent The Rev. Will
liam /. Smith. his assistant. and the ushcrs.
AMI other employees assembled IN the business
Office. aud men Were sent Ia search Of the man
agcr. Eleven O'Clock cane bat no Mr.. Porter.
The hall was then closed. ant 1t began to bc
feared that Mr.. Porter had run away. Mrs,
Irnthington got pny for her lunch ont Of the
s45 taken in after Porter LETT tho box Office. She
Where i Nir Portcr?" WIS still the anxious
question IN Park Hall yesterday morning. No.
body could answer it,, Nobody know whore he
boarded, but everybody believed that he had
run awaiy. # II o'clock conl1rcn,c ,YaS held
81 Park Hal Nv the proprietor. Dr. !. VI, Ward.
,r, M'rrtt Nnil, proprietor 81 the MornDg
HtgtNtr. Cul. Elwnrds and other gentlemen.
y reporter for THE SuN was present. II WIS
concluded that Porter had run away with the
first days receipts II was resolved to continue
the. snow. to pay the debts out II the proceeds.
ana To- pur ,husc priD's with whatever balance
WIS lett. The mothers and nurses wore MOI 10
b" told ot F"rterH disappearance. and nothing
was 90 hr said about H. lost It might inJurc tho
afternoons receipts. which II was expected
80 tickets lnd been sold IN three hours on
Monday at rnoon Col l. lwards was detailed
To -cat the mothers and children, and to keep
order when the show WIS opened.
Mrs. Thcndorc l.. Runyon. vile 81 the Chan
crNor OF New Jersey when she learned 81
iott"rS DISAPPEARANCE. drove to Park Hall and
t. the newspaper Offices in search OF inlorma-
ton about him. Porter had circulated II re-
port that she was to be- President of tlc com
m'ucr 10 award nriLes. and that she would bc
AS strd hy Mrs. TIp!llowcll Mrs. DIR. Taft. and
Other wealthy ladies Of Newark; To reporter
y
the statement that would he Pres idnni Of tho
Committee ON Award. Mr.. Porter had no au-
thOr.ty ~ tell such thing. Several weeks age
hr ralu =! upon me lidy nanaEor r. OF thr Homo
for ~" Frivn Hess. and proposed to give u show
Tor the bcn'ilt ui the Home. We had accepted
other entertainments. AMI W. Thought it would
!. we'll Z" accept his onrr. part ularly ~ Mr.
Porter said $500 would not be- At anyoXucGso-
that b" would make all the arrauge mrUf- and
give the profits To the Home. | did think II
strange that "a young man without m'aLs could
To- p" rhariail as To Work for nothing. Suisse
BE- lIHH H. H.l N
a. award prz -. hut nsd.' no de- 'ided answer.
lio asked other ladies. consulted Wlth tho
LADY, mtntsor- of tue Homeland We a.. SIDED to
To- TINT effect To- Mr.. rort,ron Inst Friday. H.,
hal no right t. Use my name lie i Visionary
Young man. tut not u shrrwi fraud. or ho
wou.l have waited until be- lut more money
u sail he expected To- iako ia s2piQ tine first
day. IL has probably gunr Tor good.
F"rd X. Porter is about 2d years ~ age tall.
n persua-iv" talkyr. and he looks like a then-
logi'nl student. He arrived in Newark about
year nEl. and WAS "n -Ag i as u reporter for the
REGISTER. In n month h. wis ambitious II run
ninE the editorial and business, departments.
and gave plenty II gralultOus advice 10 the city
editor. lie told IT his rich relations IN Chicago
~. Louis. and other cities. md profcss"d to he
On inuniai" terms with Gov rutherford ".
Hayes, GOV Moves. t.l-rH-sn.Nn Garfield.
Mrs. g. I. Stewart. Tia" Hon. john Norrls~. "
9nd oih'r motel l"nr,". II" .uited T." bic
fellow reporters numbgr ot lc.ters from Tho
aloVc-nau"i persons, Il WIS aitorwlrd dis
Covered that he wrote thc tiers himself
sion over the Centre! iiailroad Of New Jersey To-
Long Branch in aid of the Home Tor III,
FRI. ndl--.. lie advertised II freely. although
cursion the railroad nuihoriii,s refused 10
NOV" ia" cars out Of the broad street depot un-
& they were paid for. and they took the money
~ last as the tickets were sold The excursion
WIS a success. and six similar ones had ALWAYS
failed previously. Porter ostahiishrda rcluta-
tlon A. manager. Nothing Wus realized ior
the Home however although all debts W ~
paid.
Three weeks ago Porter snid that he was soon
ffili
show, without n dollar in his pocket. but. as in
IN" Long Branch excursion speculation. he
used his newspaper position 20 help him along.
lie had trans parcnciCs placed on several street
corners advertising the show. and he had men
parading the streets with otncr transparcncie-
IL" owes the Register s4l for liant bills TO
other persons he owes $3.50. lie advertised thar
nhoui siolworth Of prizes would be awarded at
the clos" Of the BABY show. Over 800 children
were entered. AMI the exhibitors came from
E.zi1bctii, Orange. Springfield. aud other towns.
day: That show Will bc a success and will
nays all the sredl The lady magascrs u H.
take TIE proceeds. hut they leave me alone to
take the rcsp9nsihili'y Of failurr.
He owes Mrs. Smalls on Mulberry street
near Market street. 40 for board. He ran IN
bills az saloons, and pawncd his vest in one
pla 90 for cigars.
Al O'clock yesterday afternoon the baby
show was opened under the new management,
and Col. Edwards had everything in linr order
in short time. Up 10 + I. NJ. tn" hall was
were on exhibition. Tho succss Of tn show
appears To hc assured. It.will be opened at 10
o'clock to-day and closed at 4 o'clock The
Committee on Awards will select the prizs
babies ut noon. One OF the managers said to
the reporter.
W. will have enough money to pay all debts
and ~ award the prizes notwithstanding pOr-
t,r'S action We were determined TINT no con-
ndrncc operator should cheat the mothers of
Newark aud vicinity. Porter got away with
something over 500. but he will be surprised
when he lrarns that the show is Il success lie
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New YorL's Baby Show.