Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-23
HUNGRY JOE'S GAY HEIR.
A DAINTY DUDE WHO CARRIES
ACLAW IN HIS GLOVE.


Tie Personnel ofthe Editor of Naught
Town TOpics-The Keenes in Bette
Fortuna Pathetic story of a Brigh
Young Virginian's Metsorie Flash.
NEW YORK, May 2l.--Au aristocratic
looking young man of perhaps IS years
with a clean shaven face, rather sallOW
in tint, but clear cut in outline, stopped
IN front OF the Union League Club on Fifti
avenue yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock and took silver cigarette cast
rom his pocket. The case WAS enameled
and beautifully decorated. At rough
guess 1t was probably worth $40. The
young man pulled cigarette from one
end of the box, struck match dalntly
on the other. restored the box 10 his peck
ct and sauutered carelessly on bis way up
Fifth avenue. There was not more cor
rectly attired mar on parade Than he.
His gloves were Of delicate shade of
brown, apparently seamless and perfectly
lifting. They matched the color OF BIS
tie, Of his hat and of his over CATERS. HIS
boots were small and well fitting aud his
clothes of the palpable correct English
fashion. He wore white walstcoat gust
visible where his coat was cut away in
the front. lis head hung forward slig hby
and he was The picture Of slightly dis
sipated but thoroughly proper young CLUB
man pulling himself along Fifth avenue
for his daily constitutional. He paid no
attention as all to his surroundings, ana
vet he was on the hunt II ever man was.
This gentleman "a the legitimate success
sor of New York's former pet division
Hungry Joe. When Joe was sent to Sing
Sing tor a term of seven years it was sup
posed that the bunco steering industry
had received decided check. But Hun
CRY Joe has been succeeded by much
ADLER man. The correctly attired saun-
terer on ruth avenue yesterday was Mr..
hid Miller, by all Odds the most preten-
tious of the street swlndlers OF New \ Crk.
He is a quiet. thoughtful and well eau
Gated man, and he is by no means hail
fellow well met with the crooks as Hun
cry Joe was. When he needs the services
of his brother professionals Mr.. Kid Mil
Ger sends for them and gives them a small
share in the proceeds of his schemes. He
is about the only man 10 the bunco fra
ternity who has been able to successfully
touch up New Workers as well as country
visitors. By an accident | learned the
other day through a real estate agent
with whom l am acquainted that Miller
has handsome apartments in West Twen-
tv-eghth street, where he lives in bache-
Tor splendOrs. He is unquestionablv a
man of taste as well as of admirable pres
ence. and it is curious that he does not
strike for something higher than buncO
steering. Still, it is apparently very profit
able to MIN and he keeps out OF trouble
with remarkable skill.
MR.. PAUL NJ. POTTER, WHOSE MANY
ALIASES
and remarkable exploits in this country
have been duly set forth in the papers, is
very well known among the newspaper
men in New York. Most of them became
acquainted with him when he was dra-
matte critic of the Herald, and know moth
ing of his previous history of which so
much has been said Of late. Potter in
trOduced English journalism o. tho style
best illustrated by London Truth and the
London World into New York. His little
paper Town Topics has been a thorn in
the side Of society ever since he took hold
oft. He has attacked society people in
the most reckless manner, following the
lead of London Truth in every lue of his
paper. do not mean the LOndon Truth
OF today, but Truth in its early numbers,
when it kept all London gOssiping from
one weeks eud to the other. Potter is
pronouncedly English, hut he has made
New York his adopted home and has FREE
quentlY said that be would never care to
leave America. He is a man of ripe schol-
arship and brilliant attainments, has
dozen languages at his tongues end. has
been all over the world, evidently enjoys
the benefit of classical education, and
his age is any where from 30 to 40 years.
He has beardless face and thick masses
OF Ir0n-grav nair. One might take HIM
for an Italian until he speaks, and then
he betrays his nationality by broad Eng
lish accent. In attire he is rather given
TO French fashions, wearing very low col
lars, trousers With big buttons aud mon
strous cuffs. He writes forcibly and
brightly.
Young FOXhall Keene is gaining almost
as much fame on the turf as the beautiful
winner of the Derby that bore bis name.
The fortunes of the keenes are looking
up. The father who came here from Calf
fornia with 81 900, 900 to break Jay Gould
lost everything he had in the Walt street
maelstrom, and moved quietly down to
Long Island, where he could live at a
small outlay and indulge his son and him.
self in their fondness for horse flesh. Mr..
Keene's nerve does not seem to have been
Impaired in the least by his reyerses. His
operations are as courageous as when he
was backed by millions. He takes appall-
ing risks and he seems to be once more
the favorite of fortune. for success is al
ready browning his efforts. He belongs
% the old school of Wall street specula-
tors who believe in gambling boldly and
without fear, rather than The later breed
VINO hesitate 10 invest largely unless
there is a big chance of gain. Young
Keene is the champion rider among GEN.
tlemen Jockeys Of New York, and his
father is once more being talked about on
Wall street.
THE FATE or YOUNG MAN WHO DIED
In Bellevue is an illustration of the ca
reers of many bright bows who DRIFT from
country villages % New York. and enter
helists in the race for fame and fortune.
This young man wa, born In Fncastle. a
mountain town i'm BotetOurt county. Va.
He learned the printing business there.
A smarter boy never entered the city. He
had good common school education and
he had improved IL wonderfully while in
the country printing office. In the field
OF general literature he was thoroughly
at home. The news of the day vas AL.
ways AT his fingers ends, He was bril-
liant conversation aiist. handsome in face
and figure. aud he dressed plain, but in
good taste. he came here an honest
bard-wOrking country boy. Everything
here was new 10 him. A splendid type
setter, he made plenty Of money. lie av-
eraged from S2j 70 $3j, by working four
nights on morning newspaper. II was
more than ne could make in a mouth in
Fincastle. Dazed by the CLEAN OF city
life he was gradually drawn INTO its yor-
tex. He became "A mob. The odd three
nights Of the week he devoted to making
himself man about town Within "A