Telegram-herald., 1886-07-19
A Man walks on with Another's Hai and
Causes Trouble for Bar
ber Craig.

That hat cost me IS 90 and you will
have 10 pay tor il, said Mr.. Thomas who
keeps the hotel at Cannousburg in Craig's
CanAi-st. barber shop the other day. NO;
/ don't propose 70 wear another mans hat.
| don't know whether somebody made =
mistake and took my hat or some of you
ielle-s stole it. want you to pay for it.
and pay for il now too.
Mr. Thomas had been getting shaved, and
when be went TO get his hat discovered that
IL Was gone-s0me one had taken 1t and left
another in It's place. he got terribly excited
and would listen TO nothing less than
proposition 20 pay for the missing tile. Mr..
Craig tried TO reason with him, but he would
not be comfOrted lie abused the BARRIERS
accused them of stealing the haf, and finally
proposed To nave the whole crew taken 10
Jail his brother was a caadidate for sheriff
oncel unless the matter was settled there
aud then.
You won't scare Us by that kind Of
talk, said MIR. Craig | would not mind
paying you for the bat, bat | can't afford to
pay fer all the hats that are exchanged
here. / think | know the man vino took
your hat and when be finds that ne made
mistake ne will probably bring it back. If he
don't | will speak 10 him the first time be
passes here. and know | can get your hat
back here all right. Such mistakes ire-
quently happen here. but | don't know
| that we are to blame. Oniy
yesterday man lost what he supposed was
his hat here. and while he WAS trying TO
| find out who had taken IT, another gentle
man came in from the Bridge Street House
and said he had Just had similar exper-
fence at the hotel. Ia talking about the
matter it was discovered that the man who
/ had lost his hat here had himself exchan sed
| hats AT the hOtel. aud somebody had played
the same trick on him here. Ii was three
| or four DAYS before the three bats found their
owners, but there was no trouble about
the matter. Now, if you don't want TO
wear this hat, | will get you one which you
can wear Until yours is brought back, but
can't pay You for your hat
well, If YOU don't want 10 pay me 50,
give me $50, s2-s dollar and a half, said
Mr. Thomas. bat Mr.. Craig declined 10 pay,
and Mr.. Thomas left the shop. exclaiming:
Tn sue you. I'll sue YOU. You'll pay tor
this
He went into a neighboring store and
paid dollar for a substitute for the three
/ dollar hat and then went 70 Justice West
falls office and began suit against Mr.. Craig
for the value Of the lost hat.
The summons was put into the
hands of Constable Chamberlain,
VINO, after serving II. called MI Dfalg INTO
a back room and told him that il Was a
small matter, which 1t would be better 10
| settle before further costs were made. i
have lived in Grand Rapids too long to be
| bulidozed. said Mr.. Craig. and the con-
stable departed.
A few hours after Mr. Thomas left the
| shop, the gentleman whose carelessness
caused all the trouble passed the shop. He
had not discovered his mistake, but did so
when asked 10 examine his hat. The hats were
very much alike in appearance. Mr.. Thomas
being less valuable than the other Neither
vas worth more than $50. The careless
gentleman was glad TO get his hat back
again. and Mr. Thomas hat awaits the order
of the owner at the shop. The summons
against Mr. Craig is returnabie next Wednes-
day, July 21 II is understood that Mr..
Thomas has engaged lawyer, and expects
to get satisfaction for his trouble and annoy
snce He will probably be satisfied when
he pays his lawyer