New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
A BEGGARS DOUBLE LIFE.
MAKING GOOD LIVING FOR YEARS IN CON.
TENpT1BIE AND DECHvING WAY.

MAKING A GOOD LIVING FOR YEARS i' SON'
rEMpTIBLE AND DEcEvING WAY.
Robert w. Hebbard the special officer of the Charity
Organization Society, in speaking Of the case OF hs.
Solomon who was arrested, cOnvicted ana senrnoou
70 ax months, tmprisonment as professional beggar
few days ago. said: have never, in my ten years
experience In this position, known Of such a remark
able case OF double life as that Of this young man.
We have been looking for this man for years during
the last eight years he has been leading donoiS
llfe moving in a circle Of respectable people "ho oo
lleved him to be all that his manner and appearance
indicated, and at the same time procuring MS hnls
by system of begging which, for its clever conc'p.
tion and thorough carrying out. equals anything y"
the kind have ever known
Since March 81, 1884 the officers OF the Chanty
Organization Society had been on the lookout ior
boy who went by the name of Max salomoh' ana wa"
had been going around among wealthy ana epAHaop
Inclined people presenting begging letters whioh No
said were written By his father One OF these ie'-
ters, the general style Of which VIII doubuess ~
recognized by many readers, is given here
Dear SIR: As necessity once more compels me 70
call upon you for assistance, and as II IS no" HoC
nearly year that have been coninea 70 my naHSe aus
thing toward the support OF my Iarge idiliy ~ rbo
the liberty of sending you this letter oy my G son ~ vsry
is also al present out of employment, .S am l 10 20
destitute circumstances. The last time az po. ,L,, ~
you for aid you kindly helped me ana nope aS1 am n,
time TO meet with your kind approval, as ! a, aaa r.
great need Thanking you very much for me paSs'
remain yours truly, hH-'Ni
43O East Seventy -fourth-st
No bread in the house.
Letters moro or less like the one above duooed nsa
been left at tho houses Of large number Oh ~on
known people in the fashionable part OF ou,tb smT
Repeated visits No. 49O East sds nv fbs
be address given in tho letters. were Mele ~ he
officers, but no trace of tho writer 80 oou" and
found. lie had never hyea r 'net0 of him.
The boy would present the letters at the houses; az
dressing the owners by nsmo, and SAYING hs satbep
letters had been given him to deliver oy hiS 10 4,
fact remarkably intelligent undersEeo % "a oisessine
cast of countenance decenuy dressed, ana posscssns
gon september So,a added Mr. Hibbsrd. 81 re.
ceived a telegram requesting me TO cal cary nss'
morning at branch Office In tlry ,nin,h ~. 80
and SAYING that nsn had applied for sa ,sr,b AZ u
St. where he had received 81, and had promised ~
return the next morning. went 10 the house, ana
found welldressed youth. aoogt twen' .nso S' anS
old 1 was sure Of my man. He was % pegglhs' and Sno
1 arrested him. lie said his father had be,n pro,
fessiona beggar and that when ne was WS ppy Is p
father died he went into the business for himself ana
lad been at Il continually for the last rev years.
making with little trouble, az least - day.
The day after the arrest. two men, one OF whoiu
has an office within stones throw of The Tribune
Building called 10 see u.s., ana wanled 10 Sh1T WY WI,
their friend Mr. Saomon had been arrested lie SAD
thar some eight years ago his family had oe
come interested in young Solomon, and had given him
room In the He had soon arerwad Obtained me
place of messenger at the oIooA E1cnsnso anu WI. .h
record we had Of Solomon the two gentlemen were ut
terly astounded and said they had not believed 10
possible for man % lead sIch M . me OF aGpaT
aar ~ tLe Exchange We found further" added
Mr. Hebbard, " that young salomon had become some,
Snsneector Of elections IN the With District. He
was appointed to the place through the influence Of
County Clerk Reilly"