Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-20


ORDER TO GET ''sHryE" AND SHAVE.
Policeman Eaton Of the first precinct was
standing near the corner Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 7th street about o'clock this morning,
when he was accosted by young German. who
inquired, Where does the President ive?"
Thinking the young man was q stranger
in the city and wanted to get q look at the
White House the officer directed him toward
the executive mansion.
As the stranger turned to 60 away his strange
actions excited the officers suspicious, and
calling the young man back he asked, 'fWhat
do you want to see the President for 2"
About the law" he replied.
officer.
The stranger made no reply.
DEcoYED TO THE STATION.
The officer expressed willingness to accom-
pany the young man to the White House and
the latter was only too glad to accept his serv-
ices.
Instead Of going to the executive mansion
the officer turned his steps toward the station
house. On their way along the avenue the
stranger volunteered the information that he
came here from Springfield to see the Presi
dent about United States law compelling him
to marry more than a million women. For
q, 0Oo, 900.
Why have you got to marry these women3"
inquired the officer.
Because am so good-looking," was his re-
ply:
When the officer arrived at the station the
young man gave his name as ~. A. Schach Of
all over the country"
SINGULAR STORY.
To STAR reporter he related the story Of
his troubles. He is twenty-three years old and
has been in this country for seven years. He
has spent most of his time about the cotton
mills OF Springfield Mass Every mill he
worked in he imagined that all the females at
work wanted him to marry them. In this way
he was driven from place to place and was
not permitted to work in any factory more
than three months. Finally the poor fellow
imagined that Congress passed law requiring
him to marry all the females in the Massa-
chusetts mills. When he married them he was
to receive the S2,00O00O Then his prospective
wealth gave him more trouble than his pros
pective marriages. He imagined that he was
to be the victim Of a murderous conspiracy, and
that he would be shot androbbed of his wealth.
What to do he did not know Finally
he concluded to leave the state of Massachu-
setts and seek an interview with the President.
He then discovered that the emptiness of his
purse prevented his visiting Washington and SO
he started for one of the other New England
states. He first wrote a letter from Springfield
to the President. The letter was regularly reg
istered and sent off by the postmaster at
Springfield. That letter was dated January 70,
1889. Not receiving an answer to the letter,
Schach won't to Hallowell Me-, from where, on
the 23d Of April, he addressed another letter to
President Harrison. Then he continued send
ing registered letters from time to time until
NE mad sent nearly dozen.
TRAMPING TO WASHINGTON
Not receiving reply to any of them he made
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the President. He made the start two months
ago, and last night he entered the Promised
Land. Yesterday was bad day for him, as he
was unable to obtain a meal on the road. 1t
was after shutdown when he struck the city, and
having only twenty cents in his pocket he looked
for free lodging house. Being unable to find
one he entered a box car on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad track, where his clear con.
science permitted him to spend q comfortable
night
HIS LAST DIME FOR SHINE"
This morning when he arose he went to q
barber shop, where he spent his last 20 cents
He paid 10 cents for a shave, and the last 10
cents he paid to the bootblack for "shine"
He was then ready to present himself to the
President. The backing covered the sections
OF his socks exposed by the holes in his shoes,
and he presented as neat appearance as a
person could after tramp of more than 500
miles over the muddy, dusty and sandy roads.
Having thus prepared his toilet he started out
and fell into the hands Of the police.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
The cranks have come in such large numbers
recently that the police tried to get rid of him
without any expense to the District Schach
was told that the President was at his country
home in Alexandria, and being shown how to
reach the long bridge he started down 18th
street with his official documents in his hand.
ARRESTED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
When Schach got out of sight Of the police
station he turned and made his way to the
White House, where he asked to see the Presi-
dent. He was taken in custody by policeman
Collins and taken to police headquarters and
turned over to sanitary oficer Frank who will
have him examined by the police surgeons.
Schach is now locked up at the sixth precinct
sfatinn He will nrnhahlv he SAINT ont Of fha