Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
A HARMLESS CRANK.
Nathan SCHUYLER, Ropdout, n. n, Az.
plIcant for ONCE, Arrested IN
Albany On suspicion.
ms Police Fear lie is Second ooweau,
hut it Appears That 10 a only
HAIR witted 1mbeciie.

koSpouT, N. ", July 20. Nathan
Schuyler, the young man arrested hy the
Albany police yesterday for fear that he
might bea possible Gulteau, is real.
dent Of Rondou,, and can best be dc.
Scribed by the Scotch phrase, can limo
cent" In Rondout he has always been
looked upon Az a harmless crank aud has
served as butt Tor practical lokers
When Cleveland was elected president
Schuyler wrote TO him asking Tor posi-
ton as postmaster at Ron.
.dout. Mr.. Freeman has copy OF
this letter. which IA a literary
curiosity. Schuyler is a Hebrew. Every
week or SO he proposes marriage 10 Young
ladies' His tactics are amusing but do
not brighten anybody. Two or three
years ago he wrote doggcrCl poetry, and
when he could raise the money 10 buy
stationery and stamps sent verses "a
prominent men along the Hudson river.
occasionally kind-henrted merchants gave
him old stock 80 peddle on the streets
when tho postal Inspectors were inspect
ing Rondont postotllco two weeks ago
Joker induced Schuyler TO call on the OF.
hclals and demand that the postoillco be
turned over 20 him, He has always
spoken enthusiastically about the presi-
dent aud there seems no doubt that he
went 10 Albany to ask President Cleveland
Tor a position. Schuyler never retail.
ates even when guyed numerically
by small boys, He was never known to
carry weapon, and Is looked upon with
compassion.
Schyler's letters TO the president were
written at Rondout Y. M. G.. A. rooms
He asked Secretary A, II. wilcox Tor a
sheet OF paper, which was given, and two
hours later handed the letter of which
this il verbatim copy.
To Mr., Wilcox, Rondout, November 2,
1885, Ills highest excellency TO the
highest respects 60 Hon. Grover Clove.
land, president United States America.
Whereas the citizens VI the city OF Kings
ton can recommend Nathan Schyler, an
honest, Intelligent and upright young man,
has been citizen OF the city OF Kingston
for the past twenty-seyen years. Nathan
| Schuyler was born In the city of Kingston
In the county Of Ulster, Ia tho state OF
New York. We can recommend Nathan
SCHUYLER, who Is capable of holding Gee
over political passion under govern
ment employ. Whereas, Nathan SCHUYLER
OF the CITY OF Kingston IL looking for
| position IN government employ, tina
Rondout postofllce assistant postmaste
Rondout pony. hope do all you can IL
my favor as TO give position of som,
kind TO make an honest living / dom
all | could In Hon. Grover Cleyolan,
favor, introduced your name when yoi
was a candidate for president TO Tn
public at public meeting in tn
city Now York, In state N, Y So an
entltled 70 hold political position of som
kind under government employ So
will end my kind letter and send my 10
CARDS % Hon. Grover Cleveland Writ
me an answer upon this important lette
az quick M possible reman yours re
spectfully Nathan SCHUYLER.
Schuyler asked Wilcox to send this 10
} him, but he declined SCHUYLER felt quit
sure that the president would reply IN
stanuy, In addressing the enveiop
SCHUYLER put the word "impersonaln o
1t because he said that was good idea