The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-20
VYLES LIVELY CAPERS.
| CHARLES w. HILLS SUCCESSOR
MAKES THINGS HUM.

INV ne AeC ana + FASCINATED u IGlCn
New Yorker at Paris Hotel-His
Doings Here.
Savannah seems to be a kind of Jonah
for the Mutual Life and Maturity Associa-
ton Of Washington, d. c. The company's
agents here mature early, and if it be true
that whom the gods love die young, then
they are dearly loved for their official lives
are short.
They bloom and blossom and come to full
fruitage in few weeks, and they pass out
into vast area of illimtable vastness; they
are seen no more at the desk and they
carry off the key of the office at an expense
Of 75c. to the landlord; they are missed at
the breakfast table of the confding land
lady with board bills unpaid; "a room for
rent" is hung out where they last roomed
and the almond-eyed Chinaman wanders
about from his laundry to the vacant office
of the departed insurance agent in a search
for Mclean man who no play for washee
Shirtee. He slay he CLONE alice samee
Satlerdly nightee." Thus runs the world
away.
Three weeks ago Charles w. Hill repre-
resented the Life and Maturity Association
OF Washington in Savannah. The patient
reader of Sholes' new city directory, when
he advances as far as page 224 will find Mr.
HIPS name in black-faced type. 1t will
direct him, as it did the MORNING NEWS re-
porter to No. 200 South Broad street, where
Mr.. Hill left his wife and children and an
unpaid board bill of $50.
Before Hill left Savannah, which he did
between two days, he had discovered man
who answers to the name of George j. Vyle,
and introduced him to the unsuspecting
landlady about Feb 81, as a charming
boarder.
STRUCK THE CITY WITH wHIRL.
Mr.. Vyle also succeeded to the
insurance agency, and on Friday
morning last he was intro
duced through the advertising columns of
the MORNING NEWS by Dr. p. S. Riddelle
medical director of the Insurance company
as polite gentleman" with authority to
collect advance premiums.
The news columns of the MORNING
NEWS of the same date con-
tanned an account of Mr.. Vyle's system of
celebrating his connection with the insur
ance interests of Savannah He started
out the night previous to paint the town
brilliant carmine, and at midnight was
locked up at the barracks with bay win
dow over his left eye as a result of an as
Sault upon the officer and gentlemen who
removed him from the door of a private
residence on York street, where he was an
unbidden guest. The sum of his fines in
the Mayors Court Friday morning was
S35 He came up to the editorial rooms of
the MORNING NEWS shortly after, and with
the grace and pOlteness of a Chesterfield,
and in the mellifluous langTaaA of the
English tongue with n touch { - g German
lingering about it, begged that no further
mention should be made of his episode of
the Mayors Court
The MORNING NEWS could not afford to
suppress so gross an indignity which had
been put upon a respectable and peaceable
citizen, and the facts appeared. This pub
lication has led to a partial revealment
of the career of George j. Vyle, for on
that day Mr.. w. H. Elton, of the Liver
pool, London and Globe Insurance Com
pany. 45 William street, New York, wired
their representatives here as follows:
If man called George Vyle, German, calls
upon you making any representations as to his
connection with this company, please regard
him as an impostor.
On the next day another telegram was
received, saying: HE is rogue, and may
victimize people. The police ought to
watch him"
NOT OF THE DOVE FAMILY.
The London, Liverpool and Globe folks
at New York say that about a month ago
Vyle called on them, representing that he
was a nephew of Mr.. Dove, one of the
directors of that company residing at Liver
pool, and solicited employment. His an
Swers TO precautionary questions were quite
satisfying but they felt it undesirable to do
anything until they had communicated with
Mr.. Dove by cable. Fearing discovery as
the result of such action, Vyle evidently
| felt it desirable to leave New York
Mr. Dove was caDled and replied that he
knew nothing of the man. AS he had made
| i l.
| office Mr.. Eaton, who is the resident mana
ger there, said he was unable to have him
punished"
Mr. Eaton says that Vyle knew a great
deal about the company and its operations
on the other side of the Atlantic, the names
of its managers and its principal officers.
He thought it not unlikely that he might in
some way attack the pockets of the Savan-
nah officials or do something prejudicia
to the company. Mr.. Eaton also advised
arrest and punishment if Vyle did anything
that would warrant action, to avoid any
| performances likely to cause injury or en-
barrassment to the company. He thought.
too, that it would be desirable to know
when Vyle left the city and if possible to
ascertain his point of destination.
| The Savannah agency had been pre-
viously visited by Vyle, who represented
himself as nephew of Mr.. John Dove, of
Liverpool, but made no demand for money,
saving he was here as the agent of the
Washington Life and Assurance Company.
TAKES IN A NEW YORKER.
Mr. Reynolds, of So Greenwich street,
New York, met the polished stranger in
Europe, and he rapidly ingratiated himself
into the favor of the New Yorker.
Mr. Reynolds says that while travelling
! in Europe last summer, ard when between
Cologne and Paris, he met a man who gave
his name as George J. Vyle. He found Mr.
| Vyle an accomplished man and an agree
| able companion. During the trip Vyle said
he was going to Paris too, and recommended
a hotel at which they put up for a day or
two Mr.. Vyle spoke French fluently was
useful as an interpreter, and was 50 gener-
ally useful and urbane that when Mr.
Reynolds left Paris he told Vyle he felt very
grateful to him, and if lie should ever come
to New York he would be glad to recipro-
cate the attention shown him.
A few weeks after Mr.. Reynolds return
TO New York he was quite surprised to see
Mr.. Vyle walk into his store and inform
| him that he had concluded to come TO New
| York and avail himself of Mr. Reynolds
| offer to be of service TO him. Mr.. Reynolds
| gave him temporary situation in his Office
awaiting a moro suitable one that he hoped
he might get.
| BECOMES AN INSURANCE MAN.
After Vyle had been in Mr. Reynolds en-
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