New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-25
PRICE THREE CENTS
BOTH GOING TO BREWSTERS
MIR. wAKEMAN MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE.
HE PARTS WITH $3.50 AND GETS A WORTHLESS
CHECK FOR $500.

HE PARTS WITH $2oO AND GETS WORTHLESS
CHECK FOR $500.
short, chunk,y built son of toll, with fur cap,
pair of rubber boots red face and grizzled
beard, stamped into the waiting room OF the Har
lem Railroad on Monday night just in time to mise
the last train for Brewster's whittier he wished to
co.. His name was Wakeman. and his object IN
going to Brewster's was to visit his son, farmer
near that place. The old man used somc strong
language when he found himself left in the lurch.
and asked brakeman if he could recommend him
a cheap boarding house at which to pass the night.
He advised to try modest hostelry in Forty
second-st Third-ave. Thther Mr.. Wakeman
took himself, his fur cap, his rubber boos and
$3.50 in greepbacks safely slowed away in
leathern wallet placed in an inside pocket. He
went to bed as soon as he reached the hotel placing
his wallet III der the mattress. Early yesterday
morning he rose, and as he had an hour or two to
wait before his train started he thought he would
take little walk :and see the city. He had tho
fortune to meet at the outset of his saunter gentle
manly stranger, who civilly put himself at his
services. Mr.. Wakemau gratefully accepted tho
strangers services and casually remarked that he
was on his way to Rrewster's. BY happy COIN
cidence it then appeared that the obligng stranger
was also going to Brewsters and still more happily
he was going on the same train as Mr.. Wakeman.
In fact, his wife and three children were even then
awaiting him in the Harlem Railload waiting
room. but he had time to take turn with his new
acquaintance. Did he know Mr. Wakcman,s son az
Brewstersf Why, intmately-One OF the best
friends he had IN that neighborhood. where Dy tno
way he had obtained the contract Tor the new
water-wOrks, some of the machinery for wnich Nc
was taking along with him. BY this time the paIr
had walked up Iexingtonave. as far as Forty
ninthst and were crossing Over.fhe railway O'iuyo
toward Fifth-ave. The stranger pointed out tho
Columbia school Of Mines, by some strange over,
sight. as the freight house where his machinery
was even then lying on it's way to Brewsters.
Hardly had they reached Fifthaye. before Mr..
Wakemans acquaintance was tapped on tho
shoulder by man who held a folded paper III lis
hand. . IN,
here are the adv ance freight charges Ire wafer,
works contractor scanned the bill, which amounted
to 500, said {" all right" took out his pocketoook
and handed certified check for 1900 on the Mer-
chants and Traders Bank to the freight clerk.
The clerk unfortunately had no change In hie
pocket; the contractor had nothing snaiier. nhS h
more arural than that Mr. Wakeman shonld Do
appealed tot What more natural than tlat nS
should respond by fumbling for hls wallet anu
handing it to the contractor. who OF course gave
thc certified check IN exchange! 1he contractor
took out $3.50. leaving Mr. Wakeman SlO aud inc
check for $500, and went OFT to see about MS
freight. lie asked MI. Wakeman to wait ten
and 50 is the Captain OF the Nineteenth SUP pre-
ciuct to the station house of which Nr. Wakeman
eventually found his way. After waiting all uay
the coDldng farmer went to Brewsters ny an even
ing train pensveiy remarkng, :" / Orter be Dooted'
b'goshw a,, h.u.
about cleared the depot OF these gentry, but never
thought they would try it on within bIock oi US
| hone TO run them down, bu. akeman can give
no sort of description 80 that our task Is difficult"