The sun., 1878-09-29
THE MYSTERY or rBE GESTEEL TRAMP.
Several Advertisements that Probably Puz-
1Ied Recent Newspaper Readers.

Several Advertisements that Probably Puz-
,ied Recent Newspaper Readers.
In Tuesday mornings newspaper were
three Advertisements. one after the other each
addressed to Genteel Tramp" The first
read:
CENTrEL TRAMP Will PLEASE LEAVE FRocK
a. SVa, ] nu Nsrt & M''h M fed ning A. 72
The maker said. at 1872 Sixth avenue. that he
held S2j in greenbacks. received from his Gus
TONER for the clothes. should they be returned
to the store by the genteel tramp The GUS
toner who had had the goods stolen this
month. had originally paid him s75 for the entire
suit. The coat and vest were directed to be re-
turned to the store. The tradcsman said that
the coat and vest had not come in but when they
did como he would give them n close examina-
tion to be sure that they were the stolen goods.
The owner was Major a. 7. Green of the Scpa-
rate Troop Of Cavalry in Thirteenth street.
Major Green. who Is hearty bluff old Union
soldier. said that he had advertised as follows
on Monday:
CCE REWARD and no questions asked for any infor
No 10 West 18Th 81
An answer came on the same day In an envelope
with the Government stamp on II. such as are
bought at the Post Ofico for two cents written
in exceedingly fine chiroEraphy asking where
the coat and vest should be delivered request
ing a reply by the public print and signed with
the pseudonym Gentee Tramp" The Major
was angry at the thought that the thief should
have been tramp: Why" he said. this is
the first summer in ten years that and my
wife stayed at home all summer and took no
vacation. all Just because the times arc so hard
for the poor tramps. We thought we'd stay at
homo "a "a % An n
the poor. Almost every morning have gone
down to the corner bakery and bought
over half-u-dozen fresh loaves OF hread. TO
feed TO tramps who might call My
wife always takes them into the basement aud
lays out the food on y big chest by the door. The
burenu from which the frock coat and the vest
were stolen were ut the top Of the basement
stairs in back room. There were valuable
gold watch and chain. some money. and many
clothes were missed hut nothing else was
taken. None of our servants are for moment
To De- SUSPECTED. III ono Of those tramps did get
up stairs in y moment when we were not look
ing and did steal this coat and vest"-the
MAJORS brow grow very black and his voice de.
scended 20 cultural oninousness as he added
- then III never feed another id trampl
IN put up placard on my front gate. No more
The MAJOR added that he had not seen nor
heard OF the gsnteel tramp since Tuesdays
advertisement WAS answered.
The second advertisement had no signature.
II read.
GESrEEL TRAMP DELIVER GOODS ALL RIGHT At
U
In Mondays newspaper II was noticed that
Mr. Horton. the lee cream man. at 3O5 Fourth
avenue. had offered sl00 reward for some
late robbery In his store. Suspecting that
the personal notice above had been published
5y Mr.. H9rtoni the reporter called on that gen
temun. Mr. Horton was posting his books in
the midst OF clatter Of ice cream spoons by
heated customers. He was alert in an instant
when he was asked whether he had published
the notice asking the gentcel tramp to deliver
goods ana y get money next day any time.
SHeeurely" He eyed the reporter suspiciously:
' sePS qmT Ta' Mr. Hofion HSSS5fr bars nHi ni@ SS
did think it queer that you should have known
| anything about it, This property that want
,,s WAS some me Persd9nal Iewelry. worn by my late
dren II has not 80 much value In itself rs II
has associations that make II dear to me. sup
he nnery back unler those circumstances was
H. would giys $500 for the arrest and convie.
Advertisement. 1t was strangely like that which
MAJOR A. T. Green had Received ON the same
signed Genteel Tramp" in quotation marks
Mr., Horton has heard nothing from the mys-
The third advertisement was:
GENIEkL TRAMPr,sio for Gin and railroad com.
In Monday's newspaper was an offer OF $40
reward for the return of n serpentne breustpin
stolen on Saturday evening last. The thief
was asked to- coulmunlcNr through Post Office
box 2i2j. The Post ONCE box had evidently
conveyed a letter from genteel tramp also re-
qacstug an answer IN the next day : news
paper. The owner OF . 1875 the SUPERINTENDENT
I IN the Post OAice said last evening. had ~
questrd that his name should not be given to
any one ASKING for It. The three advertise
/ mcnis addressed ~ Genteel Tramp" have re-
/ mglncd unanswerel by him.
one who was nni an advertiser, but who had
/ n"sh. WAS Mrs Peek. who Keeps a boarding
nONse IN Cranberry street on the Heights
/ Brooklyn. She says that on Wednesday of last
week a seedly dressed young man OF medium
] size. buShlul IN address, called at her house TO
! reply, as lie said 70 her advertisement nor a
/ room o. let He wanted room for himself and
a friend. The friend. he said. was studying to
/ DIX. A. he talked he continually held his
straw hat partly before his face, He had been
/ lett alone in the parlOr before Mrs. Peck came
I 10 see MIN. and on the table We're some valuable
/ books In declining to see the room offered he
! said that he and his friend would cal again on
/ saturday. saturday came. but neither the
! caller nor the alleged theological student. 4
| letter did come on Tuesday last however. as
/ follows:
How much you Will return ofthe four book
taken from Your pariur last saturday Answer in per.
/ souals 10 GLNrLtL TRAMP
Hsrhi lers0nal GKStEEL TRAMP
Mrs. Peck found only two books missing.
There may be two more. she says but not to
her or her boarders' knowledge. The young
man had. she adds. light hair and eyes. and u
Light mOAstache. The m issing books We're
Bryants Poems and m English version OF
Dies Irp" Mrs Peck did not answer the
letter Of Genteel Tramp"