Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-26
HAVING A GOOD TIME.

HAVING A GOOD TIME.
The Servants of Wealthy New York
YorK Gentleman Hold High Carnival
During their Employers Absence on .
Pleasure Tour.
New YORK, August 25.-Shrieks. and
curses, and sound OF blows arose from
an aristocratic quarter OF Eighty-thrd
street early Sunday morning, and
caused the residents OF the neighbor.
hood to fly to their windows. They
saw three men emerging in rapid sue.
cession from the front yard OF one OF
the prettiest houses, hatless, shoeless,
and coatless. The house belongsto Mr..
Antonio Dalmolin, and its number is
423 East Eighty.third street
Mr. Dalmolin is a Wealthy Italian.
and member OF the well-known firm Of
W. G.. Peet Il Co. He was iound sitting
at home with a condoling friend yester-
day. The house is three stories high,
sets back from the street, with large trees
lining the walk to the stoop.The verandas
front and rear are covered with climbing
plants, in which mocking and canary
birds nestle in cages. 1t il a double
house, hall in the center, separating the
rooms on the different floors. The fur.
niture throughout had been selected
with taste, and much Oft is two or three
generations old.
Said Mr.. Dllmolin:
"It's Good Joke on Me.
but dare say two families out OF three
who are enjoying their vacation are in
the same fix. | don't mind telling the
story for their benefit. lett for the
White Mountains on June 20. Two
girls. cook and maid OF all work, re.
mained to take care of the house, and
colored bov was sent down to Monmouth
Beach. Ny wife and came back
from the mountains August LIST, but in
stead OF stopping at the house went
through to Elberon. near Long Branch,
where have cottage. came back
from Elberon and remained all the week
in town, except on Saturdays and sun.
days, which spent with my wife. Last
Saturday the boy James, who had re-
turned to the house, came 10 the store
and asked for me. After good deal OF
hesitation he said the servant
Had Been Receiving Visitors in Ny Abb
sence,
who slept in the house all night, and
made free with my choicest wines,
liquors, and cigars, to say nothing OF the
eatahles. His story amazed me. cspec.
tally when he talked OF par.
ties OF fourteen occupying my
house all night and drinking my $40
wine twenty years old. My wife's and
daughters bedrooms were made free
with, as were their dresses, etc. Con-
siderable silver was kept in the house,
and jewelry, valuable paintings and
books.
said nothing, but the more thought,
the madder ] got. went down to
Elbcron Saturday afternoon, however,
as il nothing had happened, and then
quietly took the II r. N. train back to
town. arrived at my house between
and 3 O'Clock Sunday morning.
Had Doubled Barrelsd ShotGu
with me, and as soon as James, who
opened the door, told me that three OF
the rascals were in the Souse, rushed
up stairs. Our conversation must have
walked up the cook, for as | was abOutto
kick open the door OF my wl!e's room
the cook opened it herself. ] went in and
found man hurriedly dressing him.
self. He was a coachman who had been
discharged By next door neighbor, a
short time before, for similar conduct
during his masters absence in Europe.
took him by the neck and kicked him
down stairs, where he showed fight Tor
minute, but my gun cooled him, and he
went off like q shot. | went up stairs
again and found another man hidden be-
hind the dresses in my daughter room:
He was big hurley six footer. kicked
and shocked him all the way down
stairs, hn. he made no resistance, and
went Off as 'ast as the other.
INow Thought They Were All Out,
bu; hearing noise in the bedroom, op..
posite my daughters, went in and
found a chunky fellow on the bed. lie
was, as he thought, hidden by heavy
mattress. The cur pleaded for his life
as ! prodded him down stairs with my
gun.
Mr. Dalmolin then ruefully showed
his visitors through the house. The
dining room was in confusion. Empty
bottles were strewn around the table,
the carpet was stained with wine dregs
and several OF the chairs were broken
He then led the way To the wine cellar.
They mus, have had a duplicate KEY,
said Dalmolin. mournfuliy, as he enter
ed. "Coniound the rascals,
They Were No; Satisfied With Good
ClAret,
or even Moscata, Spumante, or mychoice
champagns, Maderias, or sherrles, but
they took almost all my San Colombiano
at $40 a bottle" Dalmolin had for ten
wears been making a collection, and his
San Colombiano was only brought out
on very rare OCCASIONS The unbi1den
visitors had evidently excellent taste.
The boy James said that tie men had
been in the habit Of visiting the house
ever since the 5th OF July. A dozen
would come at a time, and the girls
brought out wine, cakes, canned fruits,
and meats and cigars.
All the vnltors Would Sleep in the
House.
On July 10 there we're fourteen. They
sang songs, drank wine, played the
pisno, and broke doxn the hammocks.
Four slept in the parlor, two in each