The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-18
A COL DARNHD FOOL.
He Came from Bangor and
Blew in $500 Seeing
the Elephant.

Devil take this place; devil take the
rascals into whose clutches l tumbled,
and the devil take me if ever get into
such a scrape againl What kind of peo-
pie live in this section, anyhow9n
Such were the exclamations OF Mr..
Thomas A. Donahue, tall, angular,
well dressed and rather prepossessing
young man, from Bangor, Me-, when APP
proached by reporter Of The JERSEY
CITY NEWS after the adjournment OF JUS
tlce Stilsing's court this morning.
Mr.. Donahue had appeared in the court
to complain against Thomas A Grant, an
engineer employed at the Belleville
water works, another tolerably well
dressed but half intoxicated young man,
who was arraigned on charge OF larceny
from the person.
81 deny the charge, said the prisoner
emphaticaliy, but with stupid look that
led the Judge to order the court officer to
take the prisoner back to the prisoners
room, as ne was in no condition to be ex-
amined.
Mr. Donahue told this story to the re-
porter after the adjournment of court.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
'"That man has robbed me of nearly
$500, and diamond ring that cost me
$400 in solid cash. He would have had
my gold watch and bank book, too, had L
not smelt rat, and given them to the ex-
press agent at the depot, and asked HIM
as a personal favor to forward them to
my bankers in Bangor. Now, | don't
want this thing all written up in the
newspapers. Gosh, Pm nervous. This is
the goi darndest town l ever struck. /
came down from Maine to Boston to pur-
chase stock OF go0ds--by the way this
will tell you who am--and Mr.. Donahue
hou lad + bor ~ hi q hr0lyr1 darhu fll
white satin lining of which was inscribed
in gilt letter, ST. ID. Fullen 81 Co., cor.
State and Exchange streets, Bangor, Me-,
dealers in clothing and gents furnishing
goods"
"f'm the sco. in that firm and we do an
extensive business. If that man had got
hold of my check book I'd have been in
the soup. 1t contained two checks"
"For how much?" asked the reporter.
well, way up in the PICTURES" re-
sponded the complainant with shake OF
his head.
train, but subsequently. contradlcted
the statement and said he met him in a
bar room, but could not locate the place
of meeting.
VERY FOOLISH, INDEED.
II very foolishly pulled out q roll OF
notes, some eight hundred odd dollars,
and ordered beer Put that in your
said Grant. Devil take him. Well, we
grew quite friendly, and he wanted to
take me out to--let's Belle-Belle-
vile, think they can Tits the water
works or something and 1, like gol
darned simpleton, agreed. We Went out
to inspect the water works. There we
met Tom Somebody can't recall his
name. devil take him too--he's rather
smooth faced fellow, with a light
iileslssta.cHe, and he's got $50 Of my
money. Well, we drank and drank,
paying for it all the time. Grant wanted
of the sights with hin. And like another
gol darned fool-I went with him. On
my way back missed my diamond ring,
and, drunk as / was, half suspected it
had been stolen. Then persuaded my
self had lost it. Any how / smelt rat.
We had an engagement to meet Tom
last night So left my bank book and
directions to forward them to my bank
ers, the Eastman Trust and Banking
Company Grant tried to persuade me
out of my notion to do so. But gave
him the slip for few moments. Then
he tried to persuade me to telegraph un-
der a fictitious name that was dead and
money was needed to defray the expenses
of sending my body home. To tell the
truth, | was SO drunk don't know
whether did or no.
'Anyhow, Grant persuaded me to ac-
company him over TO New York. Where
on Gods earth we went to don't know.
have only an indistinct recollection OF a
negro wench and her efforts to persuade
me to let her take care of my money"
Where were you arrested asked the
reporter.
II don't know anything about this gol
darned place. Here's the officer. He can
tell you the rest.
THE ARREST.
Policeman Wphlleben came up at this
moment and repeated the story he told
the judge of the arrest of both men at
eight o'clock this morning at The corner
of Barrow street and Newark avenue,
just outside of McGinnis' saloon. He
found the two wrangling over some bills.
Donahue held $40 bill in his hand and
said to the policeman, "This man has
taken all of $500 except this bill, and now
he's trying to get this. u Grant held a few
dollar bills in his hand and claimed that
he was merely obliging Il stranger who
had accosted him and asked for change
of the "X'.
Grant when searched had but SO and
and some silver change in his pockets
GRATIS EXPLANATION.
Grant says he met Donahue in saloon.
Donahue was somewhat .'boozed" and,
somewhat elaborate display of his cola
town. He consented, but first advised
him to forward his valuables to his home,
which was done, and the express agent
gave Donahue receipt, which ii Dona-
hue yet possesses it, will relieve him
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