New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-05
ia now serving out Ave years sentence at Sing Sing
and two unces are also in the service OF the State
AN OLD COUPLE ADRIFT IN THE STREETS.
ROMANTIC STORY TOLD BY SIDEWALK RESIDENTS
OF BLEEcKER-sT

AN OLD COUPLE ADRIFT Ih1hE STREETS
ROMANTIC STORY TOLD BY SIDEWALK RESIDENTS
OF BLEKcKER-sT
A struggling heap of poor household goods
"A worn mattrass few battered tinpans some eraoAeu
croekery and few pieces OF broken furniture-inlng
the sidewalk in front of No. 81 Bleeeker-s opposlle
Mulberryst within stones throw and IN iul view VI
the Police Central ONCE, drew passing glance ana an
occasional word OF sympathy from passersby on satu
day night On the steps from the house from "hicn c
furniture had evidently been removed cOuehed man
and woman both old and feeble. and seemingly lnseh-
sile IN what passed around them. AT the w0man's SIDE
was well-fled beer mug from which she drank al III
teryals mutterng hOarse oaihS The man seehfu suhl
in a stupor Thus they had remained on Friday, and
thus they sat ell through Saturday and past mionlgh
ynen the woman WAS forced TO seek shelter at the Me
cor Street Station House. while the returned TO MS
hard bed on the stone step. Yesterday. in sunshine
and raiD the same was presented. Inc ponce
offered TO provide home for the woman If her husband
would make a charge OF perpetual drunkenness against
her This refused they ignored the sidewalk resiaens
The vhiie-headed old man who thus sat watching
through the night was, few years ago, prosperous
Broadway hasmanufaeturer During the war he carried
on business az No 100 Broadway Later he established
a factory at No. Amiy-st and s,ill later he did
thriving business at No GA Broadway The perhdy OF
partner he claims together WITH the ncurabie intern
nefance of a wife, 70 WHOM he had been linked Tor
,enfv-six years ruiaed him. and he has since been
earning precarious living by selling hats for Ar
Walker in Thrtysevent-st, occupying back room az
No 81 Beecker-st The rent for this, be claims was
ad 10 September l. YET nevertheless, he was elected
last Friday without cause.
TIE w0mans story Is even remarkable, u true.
She claims be the only sister OF Captain Richard King
the great cattle-raser known as the eaIfe-kng OF
Texas" She says-wheneycr anything except
abuse he cOa1ed ont OF her-that sue
was the only sister of brothers. all born
in the town Of GleBOila, County Derry, Ireland.
ofthese SIX ouy Richard, the Texas mar Is now alive
About 1910 he south. after working around tie
Battery in this city, pilot boy, and began lie as
cate-ler0er on the plai0s she insists tnat Richard
changed hrs name from Kane 10 King, which be had
q serious quarrel with his uncle. Alter thirty years on
the plains he brands annually 10000 calves ami
owns the principal interest important steamship and
railroad lines Tne woman states that some time ago
her brother sent her q $50 note aud check II.
Louis bank but that by means they were lost anu
never since recovered. He husband showed yesterday
10 rep0rer photographs OF Captain King aud mis-
children, showing broad thick set man, OF decided
HbeTnan east Of countenaBce TIE story told by the
cOulle agrees in some respects with known facts.