Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
TOTALLY nEPRAyED.
The Soutof Rich Parents. Whom He Had
R0bDsd Again and Again.
New YORK Wnrl.l ~

1ne story OF the Sulelde-tOr Such II
was-is peculiar. The young man was
seen walking on the New Haven track
north oil the Wiliiamsbridge station.
When near Woodlawn cemetery, which
is not far from the depot, he stood still
aHI waited for the train. The Train
was drawn by engine No. 81, which was
in charge of Engineer Benjamin +. FGl-
Ter. He saw the man, rang the bell and
whistled down the brakes, but the young
man threw himself on the track and
was struck by tine engine and killed Mt
once. The Jimmy found in his peck
ct was broken rs if by repeated use.
The memorandum book was identified
by Mr.. Sulzberger as belonging to
Young man named George Samuels,
who had been in the employ OF the
firm until recently. Samuels was the
son OF Lehman Samuels, the slaughter
er, OF No. 7S2 First Avenue, and who
is said to be worth S500,000 George
was 23 years old, and hid one brother
and two sisters. Mr.. Samuels recog-
nized his son from the description given
Of him by the police, but would not go
70 the morgue to see him. The son, he
said, was natural born thief, and had
probably gone TO Wllliamsbridge on
Friday night 10 commit \ burglary.
Having filled, and being penniless aud
al outcast, his father supposes he COM
mitted suicide.
When George Samuels was eight
years old mis- parents lived IN Second
street. in house adjoining the Teuto-
nia savings bank. George becamean
expert pickpocket, and the hours
which his parents supposed lie was
spending in the Chrystie street school
We're passed in the Bowery with evil as
sociates, who taught him 10 steal and
trained him in the business. His father
finally had him committed to the juye-
nile asylum, took him home on prom
ise OF reform, but was compelled to
have him committed again. When he
came out the men with whom he had
allied himself got hold of him again and
kept hold Of him, and he gave himself
up, body and soul, to their profession.
Four years ago, during the Temporal
ny absence of his parents, he broke into
his fathers house, IN Fiftieth street, and
stole about $1,000 worth of silverware
and iewelry belonging to his father and
all the valuables belonging to the gov
erness. Tho property of the governess
was recovered in pawnshops, but the
rest was never traced. For that bur
glary Detective MCGOWAN, of the Nine
teenth precinct, arrested George Samu-
els. His father prosecuted. He was
tried and sent to state prison for three
years. He was one of the most retrac.
tory and obstinate inmates of the pris-
OH. After he had been at large two
weeks he went to the door of his
fathers residence in Fiftieth street aud
rang the bell. He was in rags and the
servant did not know him. His father
came to the front door and told him
that he could not enter, but the son
pleaded SO hard that the father gave in,
handed him sum of money and prom
ised to take him back after six months,
if during that time he behaved himself
and showed that he was repentant.
George promised. That same night he
spent all the money, and the next night,
after passing the whole day without
food, presented himself at the house
again and asked for his mother, and
said he was starving. She took him in
unknown. to her husband and gave him
IOOus w l1it 6llt Who III ObC wi vi thC
house, he made his way up stairs, stole
gold watch, gold sleeve buttons and
an oyercoat belonging to his father, and
valuable camel's hair shawl belong.
ing to his mother, and disappeared.
Soon after he called on Mr.. SulZberger,
friend of his father, and asked for en-
ployment. Sulzberger gave him work.
One day he was out with the collector
CT the firm in wagon. They passed
Titfany's store. SAmuels said he would
like to be alone in Tfany's store for a
couple of hours, and consulted the col
lector as to the best means ri getting
in. The collector threatened to report
his conversation to his employers, but
Samuels begged him not to do SO. He
was for Il month with Schwarzchild &
Sulzberger and stole nothing. Over a
month ago he went to Mr.. Sulzberger
and told him that he could not work
any longer, because the treatment he
had received in state prison had i'm
paired his, health. Mr.. Sulzberger was
glad to get rid Of him.
Two weeks ago yesterday Samuels
appeared again at his fathers residence.
His parents were out. He raised the
lid Of the coal hole on the sidewalk, slid
into the cellar, and from there made
his way into the upper parts of the
house. He stole large solid silver
soup dish and some spoons and wearing
apparel belonging to his mother. Since
then he has not been seen By his rela-
tiyes. They do not know where he lived.
Anuncle Of George Samuels will bury
him.