St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
PLUGGED THE KEYHOLE
A Delinquent Guest at the
Ryan, Refused a Change OF
Linen,
Started on a Spree West and
Wound Up In New
York.
Taxpayers Protest Against
Increasing Salaries OF
Officials.
Summary of a Days Doings
in the City Of the
Saints.

LIB. Pickhardt, was robbed of his
clothing at the Sturtevant house i'll New
York, Saturday morning, and when in
terrogated claimed st. Paul as place
of residence. Friday, Pickhardt, while
wandering about the streets of Gotham,
picked up stranger, and the pair made
a tour of the town. So az eeable did
the stranger become that Pickhardt in
invited him to share his room at
the hotel, and, On awakening
on Saturday morning, the host
found that his guest had arisen
and carried with him $50 in money, a
check for $50, baggage checks and a
gold watch. When questioned by the
management of the hotel Pickhardt said
he was the son of a wealthy Sanity City
man.
Pickhardt is not resident of this
city, but lives in the town which
brought him before the public.
During the early part of the winter he
was in this city, and was familiar fig
ure about the Ryan hotel. He is de-
cided type of blonde, and his clear COM
pleXion was brought into relief by
blonde muStache and g0atee,
THE HIRsUTE AGREEMENTS
of his rather plain face. Tall and stoop-
shouldered he would go to the counter
an infinite number of times each day to
ask for letters. Pickhardt was a hard
but quiet drinker, and made no trouble,
nor was he demonstrative when in his
cups. One of the Ryan clerks said yes
terday she always had quiet still on,
but unless engaged in conversation with
him he would be mistaken for first
class temperance orator"
A Well-khown man about town, who
occupies prominent position in rail
way circles, met Pickhardt in the bar
one evening, and as both had been drink
ing, the former endeavored to make fun
of his companion. His bump of levity
was diminished when he received
challenge to fight duel. AS conse-
quence of this misunderstanding, mu-
tual explanations followed. and the men
who had made fun of Pickhardt's &C.
centric actions respected his courage
thereafter.
Pickhardt came to the hotel Dec. 6,
and had with him an ordinary-sized
trunk and valise, and stated that he was
the accredited representative of his
merchant in New York, having branch
house at Chicago. He had been in the
hotel a few days when he stated that he
was going to Helena to establish a
branch house. Soon after he showed
letter from his fathers manager stating
that, in the writer's opinion, the venture
would not prove a profitable one. and
so it was given up. The hotel people
SENT HIM HIS BILL
at the end of the first week. but received
no substantial token of good will in re-
turn. Several guests of the house, how
ever, knew of his fathers firm person.
ally, or by his reputation. and travelling
men substantiated the solyency of the
young mans senior.
At the end of the second week 1t was
learned that Picllhardt'S father was in
Europe, and it was suspected that he
had sent his son to the Northwest in
hope of making something of him. The
hotel people now became clamOrouS for
their money, but were put off from day
to day on one preteXt or another. The
object of their tender solicitation con-
tinued to take life easy, and rarely left
the hotel, making no attempt to trans
act business.
Pickhardt went to his room the even
ing of Jan. 5, but found that the key
hole had been plugged, and he fastened
TO the Office for an explanation.
"YOu cannot have your room until
you pay us $l20 which you owe for the
past months board" was the reply.
The recreant then announced that he
had spent all his ready cash FOR ticket
to Chicago, and intended leaving for
that city that evening. His pleas to be
allowed to get a change of clothing were
refused, land he was obliged to forego the
pleasure of change of linen. He left
for the Garden City without baggage or
money, and his luggage is still stored
at the hotel pending the payment of his
bill. The theory advanced by the hotel
people is that while in Chicago he was
furnished money and wearing apparel
by the powers that be in the Chicago
branch house. He went to New York.
where he fell into the hands of the
PhilIstines and was Shorn Of his purple,
fine linen aud shekelS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Sanitary and Education i:Matters
Discussed.
At the meeting of the chamber of
commerce yesterday morning the COM
mittee on health and sanitation, through