The daily gazette., 1883-05-16
"BARDwELL sLoTE" swINDLED.
how the Distinguished Member from
Oshkosh was Taken In" by . Bogus
Relief Fund Agent.

Oshkosh" Was Taken tn" Dy Bogus
Relief Fund Agent.
N. Y. Sum-
Mr.. W. J. Florence, the actor, was in a
state OF wild excitement last night. He was
found in his rooms in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York, by a SsfR reporter to
whom he said: "Sit down and I'll tell you
| all about it. Last Monday 1 was here in
this room, everything torn up, trunks open,
| les and ish-lines strung around, when a
gentlsma who wished to see me was ar
nounced. His card had the name OF King
on it. g. r. or y. B. King, don't remem
Der W hich, and be said he was reporter
from the Brooklyn Eagle, and Lat Mr.. Kin
sella would like to know something about
| NV last season. aud what | expected
to do this summer, and so on. l told him
IL was hardly in shape to talk to
him, but since he had come be should not
90 awav without anything. So We chatted
away quite while about what I'd done,
and about theatrical matters in general.
Finally said it was singular that as often
as had PLAYED in rooklyn had never met
Mr.. Kinseila. He said il was singular, for
he had often heard his chief speak of me in
the highest terms. He asked me if | knew
| tnat Kinsela had obtained control of the
| Union Argus, and | said I'd seen something
| Of 1t in the papers, and that | thought he'd
have his hands full TO manage two evening
papers Then he asked me if | had not played
Tor the benefit of the Ohio relief funds.
said had and he asked II l had also played
for the Indian sufferers. told him ! had
rot, and that supposed the money from
the benefit had gone into a generel fund for
| all the distressed Then he said that many
families living outside the regular channels
| through which the funds were distributed
mad never been reached, and were in great
distress The Eagle had taken the matter
UP, aud, in an unosteutatious manner, was
raising the fund for the aid OF the people.
Here he drew Out paper headed Eagle
Relief Fund for Indiana Sufferers from the
Z Floods
at contained a number Of signatures OF
people in our PROFESSIONALISM. Langtry,
Nary Anderson, Mr.. John Mccullough, and
otbers-W HON | know very we'll. ! am ac-
{ uuainted with some of the signatures, and
am bound to say that the writing was a
very good imitation, If, indeed, 1t was not
genuine. wouldn't he surprised il he'd
.windled them too The amounts ranged
from SIS TO SlO0. He said the Eagle Was
very oud OF that particular list, repre-
. senting as it did the generosity OF the pro
iession 1t was the intention Of Mr.. KIN.
selIa 10 have that list Of autographs
framed
: Mr.. Florence had talked along soberly
{ and earnestly till he came 10 that. but here
/ he stopped and laughed heartily. He
was such plausible talker that l took it all
in. WAS greatly surprised to set
: the name OF Mccullough | didni
t know he was in town, bu the fellow toll
: me he bad just seen Mr.. Mccullough
who had arrived that morning. The enc
Of II was | put down my name, and
saving, All right, Old boy, here you are,
handed him I check Tor SIS He stayed a
, litIle longer, ard then, thanking me 10 the
name of the Eag,. bowed himself out. In
a short time started out 10 hunt up Nc.
Cullough. As passed through the Office
the cashier called me, and tossin
down the check said: i suppose thats al
right. Mr.. Florence The moment l saw
: the check | knew | was swiudled.
:, THAT isn't all, said Mrs. Florence. Fl
: never told me anything about il. To-nigh
when there was rap at the door, and an
4 swered it myself. there stood man wh
u wanted to know ii Mr. Florence was in.
told him that Mr.. Florence had Just gone out
= He said he Was from the press. ] said
- wondered thai he aad not met Mr.. Floreue
le on the way up. He said that he did nC
in come up the main stairway. Then he s4.
IL he saw Mr.. Florence in the ottic
. tut he did not ike to disturb hin
as be was talking TO a friend A
Ae this time he had peen edgiug towar
rs the door 1 was here the other day
Ct ne salQs 'uOn I you remember me
or from the Eagle. You see what Mr. Florens
:. did for US. Here he brought out a pap
with some business on # about Indiana u
II lerers. There was Bnly's name as natural .
~ life. looked al il, aud handed il back
~ him. Now, won't YOU put your name dow
,er also, Mrs Florence: he asked. said, 'Ye
- must excuse me; / never sign auythir
without consulting nv husband So
lie started away. and then came back al
wanted 10 wait in our rarlor till Mr. FIc
itv ence returned. When | declined
H.. insisted, bur when called |
:. maid be went away very quickly
ie- ITO think that I should have miss
1iy him" said Mr. Florence. excitediy. "Wh
IS hadn't more than reached the sidewas
10 He must have seen me leave, And | W
-, back IN hall au hour, but no one seen hil
=. I'd have given another SIS TO have c4ug
ais him here
Is King Is described as a man of 35 YEA
aw with smooth, round face, rotuud form,
.et medium hight, and fairly well dressed.
tyctiveS are looking for him.
las That Husband of Mine
~ Is three times the man h wa before he |
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