The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-14
TEDDY And HISDIAMONDS
How Hs Picked Them Up and Finally
Got Picked Up Himself.
re C~s FiGare ~ .Ashbary l'srk ssssl
Landed In Ray yms~nd street Jstl.
ssrossklyn-Hia Fair Admir-
~PH Dsshcart~nesa.

NEW YoRK, Sept. 13.-Tesiely sichafrus.
who yenr or two since cut such high
figure In San Francisco ss'ciety circles, is
I'm more trotble, his present atislress hs'inG
Raymond street Jail, Brooklyn. During
the past few months Tctltly has been ~
great favoritc down at Ashl,airy Park. He
flung his money around with the muniti-
cence of u rajal, and his royal rscklcsss-
ness was u constant theme. of gossip, when
the 'scansl,,is of the day lecanie thread
hare. II ever N man flew high, that man
was Teddy Schaff,is. Nothing WAS ton
good for him, and very little that WAS to
be found AT Ashbury Park was good
enough. Married women ran after him.
while coy maisic,s smiled sly encourage
mcnt to- the great catch of the season.
Thcrs. weren't many gucsts at the hotel
when he arrived and he was soon AN i,,l-
mitted leader of tine hotel social circles.
He told amusing stories of his expert
cnces and before long cverytsbtIy knew
this salient features of his career.
His parents are honorable and respect
csl citizens of Brooklyn, and tor many
years his father was a wholesale jcwelcr
ON 2 largc scale. ie.miy Ven, = wS-t ,n,, ~,,.
stanford. and for a while, hc says, pur-
chased stock for sStanforsi's famous l'alo
Alto ranch. He then owned n ranch hirIi-
self i'm California. until his horse WAS at
tackled l,y pinkcyc, the. stallion for which
he had refused 5000. and many other val
uiBlc animals died suddenly and lH Iiiaiiy
sold the place.
In SAN Fr,nci-..o he lived forsn lime.
at the Palace Hotel and at Baldwins, and
he met leading society people: He fr-
alis.rtly drove. "a fo,ir-iii-ilaud from San
Francisco to Floods Palace in San M,rto.
From California lac drifted tn IcNas. AZ
of wonder. When the appeared in full even
ing dress two large gems sparkle.i in his
shirt bosom over black silk sash which
he wore i'm lieu of wai>tcoat, and Ia"
always had more than one diamond ring
on his fingers. His collection of scarf-pin-
was simply nagnifiscnt.
When tEe girls tea.etl for look AT
them hc would take ribbon from his
pocket and unfold il Ia make n display.
Pinned in II were horss'slltbeS. crs.,s'cnts.
crosses and all sorts Of ornaments. 'aci,
one representing "a considerable sum al
money; M many M OF them , not OF h;s w"rsn f;r ',i- -
and he couidn't ref,,ss,. the request.
There Wa. .carcciy !, day that one Of th..
local pa,s.srfttsin't lnve sossss- account of
the fs.stivities in which lie took the lead.
guests AT dinner, then a driving cxpe-
dition, then a row OH the lake, with a c1i-
lation "a ftcrwartis. He was constantly
always made a point of losing. Among
young girls he was considerssl the most
available OF bsa1x. ne n"d n;. y" dude, .n.,
he was especially opposed tn g,sinhlinE.
He seemed devoted. up to the very last
visit he made to the park. tn the pretty
| daughters of former delegate to CON
gress from western territory and hs'
made plans for taking boxes at the opcrs,
and tleatcr for their benefit during the
winter. They all thought me must be rich
from his circlcssucss i'm throwing around
money.
He constantly had new jewels to show.
~ liked this stone SO l picked IL up, lac
would remark as he exhibited his latest
acquisition. IL was n four carat solitaire
diamond ring that he last spoke about IN,
this way. Ii appears that hc really did
''pick up" some of his jewels, and that lie
rested while taking "a ring from the store
of Henry J. Bridges, on Fulton street,
Brooklyn. last week, and hc will te ar
raignet in the police court this morning.
Tctltly's name in full is Theodore Cecil
Sclaltlis. and he is Al member of DIR. Tai
snact.'s church,.