Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-09-04
A QUEER CLIENT.
Practical Common sense Man Suddenly De-
yelOping Amazing Freaks.

trouble with a Staten island nOtel-
keeper, had called to his relief, was
Ira ID. Warren. The colonel fancied
that a great many people were earn
estly engaged in doing HIM serious
injury, and had intrusted variety OF
litigation to Mr. Warren, Clark Bell,
Roscoe Conkling, Lucas l.. Van Allen,
and others. In regard to this remark
able case of dementia, Mr.. Warren,
said:
"The case of Col. Rogers is nothing
to the extraordinary insanity that be-
fell client of mine some years ago.
He came of a fine family, and was
well known about town. He was quite
as much my friend as my client
knew him and all his family intimate
ly. His affairs had been in my hands
nearly twenty years, and during all
that while knew him as one of the
most practical, common-sense men l
had ever met. Indeed, he was the
embodiment of vigorous and robust
manhood.
Zone day he came into my Office and
told me he had contracted to purchase
ten houses. | thought | knew his
financial condition almost to dollar,
and was surprised at the announce
ment, for | did not see how in the
world he could carry it out. He spoke
very decisively, however, and as he
did not seem disposed to confide his
plan to me | assumed that he had got
hold of some money somehow or other,
and knew what he was about. He
wanted me to search the titles of the
property that he intended to buy, and
| aI hn ln
office at noon the next day to sign the
agreement Of purchase. Sure enough,
at noon, they were on hand, and ac
cording to his instructions | drew up
the papers for both of the contracting
parties to sign. Then to my infinite
astonishment, he said he was going to
pay 50, 600 down on the bargain.
"'This is absurd, | said. 1T will
take me week 70 look up those titles,
and these people are strangers. to us.
What If the titles are not goodP
40 never mind that, he answered,
indif1erently; they're all right Be-
sides, have plenty of money, lots of
it, oceans, more than | know what to
do with. Pay up, pay up
81 knew that this was all nonsense,
but supposed that he had his reasons
for wishing to impress the men with
his presumed wealth, SO l SAID no
more but reluctantly gave them his
check. A day or SO afterward he re-
returned and SAID briskly, Warren, do
you want to make fortune?'
"'How?' l asked.
"I'll let you into it, he said. Il
have arranged to buy all the lots in
Central park from Fifth avenue to
Eighth avenue up Seventeen street,
and I'm going to erect building on
them thirty stories high.
II looked intently at him as he
made this bewildering proposition.
His face was. as straight and as seri-
Gus as if he were considering to buy
n simple building lot in Harlem. /
was forced to believe that he was Sc
rious, and, consequently, that his
mind was disturbed SO | answered
that | thought well of his plan, and
would see what money could raise to
carry it out, But Just now,' | added,
I'm little short, ana should like to
borrow few thousands of you. How
much have you on handP'
"'Half a million, he answered as
coollY as could be. | knew we'll
enough what he had, and asked for
$4,000. This, | knew, would not
leave him more than 500 in cash. He
gave me his check and left the Office,
and within five minutes | had it certi-
fled and secure. l then wrote his
wife, and her reply was convincing
that he was clearly insane, his mania
being that he was immensely ly rich. A
day or two later he came into my Of
flee in company with another man
whom | recognized as q picture-deal-
er. Then, for the first time. | saw