Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-06
LOOKING FOR MIR. MASON.
a Pile of Letters to the Man Who Offered
a Million to the Poor of Ireland.

In pigeon-hOle in the West End post
Office at Long Branch is large pile OF
letters addressed to Mr.. VIM. G.. Mason.
There are about fifty of them, and new
ones are received daily. The Western
Union Telegraph Company has an office
in the post office building. Mr.. 7. j..
Casey, the manager, has received num-
Der of dispatches addressed TO Mr.. Mason,
which he has been compelled to re-
turn to the senders. They are usu-
ally couched in strong language
and signed with Irish names. Every
day inquiries are made at both
offices as to the whereabouts OF Mr.. Ma
son. The Office of the New Jersey Tele-
phone Company, near by, is frequently en-
tered by persons who are very anxious to
find Mr.. Mason. The clerks of the West
End Hotel are questioned a dozen times a
day as to Mr.. MasOn's place Of residence,
his health, and his financial standing.
The clerks of RyersOn Il Brown are wOr-
ried by questions regarding Mr.. Mason,
and il needs but the mention of his name
to raise a howl Of anguish from the wait
ers of the hotel.
The cause of all this questioning was
the publication in the Sun on July q of
the following letter:
TO the EditOr Ofthe Sun.
SIR am worth 81, 100000. mostly in
vested in government bonds, Chicago, st.
Louis and New York first mortgages, and
a bachelor. Now ! will give ZOO, 600 to
charity as follows: 5000, 900 and $1,000
the former sum to the poor of Ireland, the
latter to the philosopher who will show
me convince me intelligently) that | am
wrong in my belief that the Irish race
from time immemOrial have been and are
to-day, when poor, SerYile, whining and
treacherOus, ready to betray or inform
ers J; when rich, the cruelest of taskmas-
tiers especially to their own race J, AFRO
CANT and Jesuitical. l give my true
name. My present residence is near
West End Hotel, in a cottage.
VIM. G. MASON.
L0nd Brunch, july II.
As far as can be ascertained no man by
the name Of William @. Mason ever Wis
tied Long Branch. The letters sent to
him are from all parts Of the country.
They have been advertised, and will in
due time sent to the Dead Letter Office at
Washington. David NJ. Hildreth, the pro-
prietOr of the West End Hotel, is the
Postmaster at the West End office. He
never heard of Mr.. Mason until he read
the letter in the Sun, and knows nothing
about him. His assistant has never seen
Mr.. Mason, but he will never forget his
name. The guests of the hotel have con-
siderable fun inquiring for Mr.. Mason.
They question the clerks of the hotel
about him, yell over the telephone
wires in frantic accents for "MasOn," and
hire small boys to 90 to the post office, the
Pennsylvania Club House, RyersOn 81
Browns office and the telegraph office to
ask for Mr.. Mason. New arrivals are in
troduced by the name of Mason, and every
pair Of fine horses that passes the hotel
are pointed out as the property Of Mr.
William G.. Mason. Conversations to the
following effect are cOmmon
Il beg your pardon" with a pleasant
smile, "but can you tell me where to find
Mr.. William G.. Ma"
g. Mr.. Mason. sir, - him.