The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-30
GEO, LAWS CHECK BOOK.
EvER OPEN TO HIS FRIENDS IN
SARATOGA.
Tho Great Haul Made by the Commit
tee Attending Him in Diamonds and
Ready Cash.

The Great maui Made Oy tne SolnLnlt-
+ee Attending Him in Diamonds and
Ready Cash
From the New York Times.
SARATOGA, Aug. 27.-George Law, who
% ore of the best known men about town
!, New York, and who is said to have an
income of 500, 900 year, has had very
oxtraordinary experience with his sporting
friands in Saratoga. Almost everybody in
Now York knows that Mr.. Law, although
interested In extensive business enterprises,
has q great liking for the society of horse
men. pugilists, and gentlemen who have a
lfnack of turning cards to their own adj
vantage. At irregular periods Of the year
he cives some of them an opportunity for
ontertaiume It of the costliest kind to him
self He has just closed a prolonged session
With them. and in certain circles he is the
orlv subject of Importance under discus
sion
last wears performances, in which dia.
,,ond necklace worth 800 900 was involved,
and which ended in fight among few of
Iis admirers and others, made him much
talked of here This year his arrival was
nromptly telegraphed to New York, and
daveral of the men who know when TO APP
nroach him hurried to Saratoga. He was
prelcomed bv Col Thomas p. Ochiltree, who
had watchful eye over him, and who
acted as his escort. 1t is reported that for
these services the flery-headed ex-congress-
man from Texas received the magnifi-
cent sum Of $4,000 Col Ochiltree
. .5.a res results Of the races and
was somewhat impecunious when Mr. Law
arrived. The colonel explained the condi-
tion of his financial affairs, ard Mr.. Law
drew forth his check book and made the
colonel happy. But the colonel was not
banpy when such distinguished gentlemen
as Jerry Dunn, the horseman of Chicago
and New York; Col. Patrick Duffy, the
borseman Of New Orleans; Col. Pat Sheedy,
formerly manager for John L. Sullivan;
John Halleck of Boston; Joseph Coburn the
Saunders, ex-pugilist of New York; Capt.
NcCue, small fry lobbyist, of Albany, and
handsome Dan Murphy of Boston. formed
themselves into a committee of re-
ceDtion and proposed to accompany Mr..
Law in his rambles through the village.
The colonel, it is said, undertook to warn
Mr. Law that he would be in very bad COM
many if he should travel with the committee.
He even insiuuated that certain members
of the committee would bleed him. To this
Mr.. Law is said to have replied: what
have YOU been doing yourselfT Col. Ochil-
tree was very sad. He was made still more
1nournful when small army of creditors,
hearing OF his prosperous condition, bounced
down upon him. One of these creditors,
who met him in the Saratoga club house,
threatened to brain him with heavy cane,
and might have made a wreck of the gallant
colonel had not Col. Pat Sheedy interfered.
The committee succeeded in tearing Mr..
Law away from Col. Ochiltree and took
him everywhere. frequently members of
the committee found themselves "a trifie
short" of money, although they had no oc
casion to use any while with him. His
handy check book met their appeals, when
ever and wherever made. Champagne was
es free as water so far as they were con
cerned. Mr.sLaw had rooms at the Grand
Union hotel, but did not waste much time
in them. Whenever he did sleep, the COM
mittee. which constantly added to its num-
Der, stood guard in the corridors or In the
entrances of the hotel and awaited his
awakening. One of the committee
said to-day that there was no dust upon Mr..
LAWS coat while the committee was around.
The members stood close to him, patted
him on the back, picked imaginary specks
of dust from his shoulders, and agreed with
him in everything When he said that he
was the only man John L. Sullivan was
afraid of. the committeeman said that they
had heard Mr.. Sullivan say as much. One
member of the committee, who looked like
a tramp when he arrived in Saratoga, said
that he had been eating feathers until Mr..
Law came to town. He was soon arrayed
in splendid raiment aud instead of eating
feathers partook of the real birds
On Saturday night Mr.. Law was with the
committee in the barroom of the Grand
Union hotel and the corks were flying from
BOTTLES of champagne. The members of
the committee were agreeable to everything
he said and he observed a pal full lack of
iewelry among them. He sent for Jacob
Dreicer, the proprietor Of the jewelry
store in the Grand Union hotel and ex-
planned the sad condition of affairs among
the committeeman. Mr.. Dreicer thereupon
removed section of his jewelry store into
the barroom, and Mr.. Law told the COM
mltteemen to make their selections. Hand
some Dan Murphy chose beautiful solitaire
diamond ring valued at $500; Jerry Dunn
took a ring set with rubles and diamonds,
valued at $3.50; Joseph Coburn selected a
solitaire diamond ring, valued at $3.50;
Johnny Saunders chose a ring set with
rubies, sapphires and diamonds, valued at
$3.50; John Hallecks choice was ring set
with turquoise and diamonds, valued al
$40O, w lIllam tracey seiecIou u uldHlOuu
ring valued at $500. Capt. McCue was
lucky enough to secure two diamond rings
and $500 in money.
Then Mr.. Law, not seeing anything upon
the trays which he thought would strike
the fancies of Col. Patrick Duffy and Col.
Pat Sheedy, took from his pocket pair of
diamond earrings valued at $1,000. He
offered one of the earrings to Col. Duffy
and the other to Col Sheedy. To Mr..
Laws astonishment the colonies declined to
accept the earrings. Mr.. Law footed up
the bill and paid it. Then several members
of the committee borrowed money from
Mr.. Law, and called for champagne, which
Mr.. Law paid for. All day yesterday and
TODAY the committeeman have been feast
ing like lords. They have found frequent
occasions to display their glittering fingers,
and have been often asked: "What time is
it by your diamond ringp
There is naturally a bitter feeling be
tween members of the committee and Col
Ocbiltree. One member said that Col.
Ochiltree was so hard up that he would
have tried to borrow money from an
Indian cigar sign before George Law ar
rived. Jerry Dunn was especially pleased
over the fact that side securing diamond
ring. Mr.. Law gave him his diamond collar
button, worth 1000. Capt. McCue, who
is something Of lobbyist at Albany, wa
the first to discover to-day that Mr.. Law
had been spirited away from the Grand
Union hotel. The captain had just been
shaved, and had offered a one-hundred-
dollar bank note TO the barber saying
take your money of that; it is the
smallest | haVen The captain il the mem