Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-09
BLIGHTED HIS LIFE:
One Crooked Act Drove a Cincinnati
Attorney to Poverty.
DISAPPEARED FOR MANY YEARS,
To Be Found at Last in Charitable Home
in the Queen City.
EVENTRUL CAREER AFTER HIS FLIGHT
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
CINCINNATI, Oct. s-Fifteen years ago
there resided in this city bright real estate
attorney named Charles Cist He was then
the foremost title examiner in the city;
charged for searching titles what he pleased
and got it. He was bachelor and sup
ported his mother. Then there was no such
thing as abstract companys, but the bust
ness fell exclusively to the lawyers.
Cist one day went crooked. Old Jacob
Seasongood he made pay for his property
twice over. A number of people were de-
frauded, and he went to where no one could
tell. Some said he went to Australia,
others said he was in the far West. He had
been in his prime successful at money
making, and was the warm friend of ex-
President Hayes. He has marched arm-in-
arm in many Republican parades with him.
He was tall and commanding figure, dark
mustache and beard and altogether hand
some man. Governor Hoadley was friend
of his. His disappearance of course created
no end of talk, and from that day to- this
the mystery of his disappearance was un-
solved.
A BROKEN DOWN WRECK.
Now at the Old Mems and Women's
Home there is an old man with white hair,
beard and mustaehe, with trembling hands
and quiet ways. He has been there since
July'2 last. When they went around to
take the names of the voters he refused to
give his, as he said ,he did not wish to be
known. The man is Charles Cist. How he
came to the Home is quite story.
Last year Judge Hoadley was at Detroit
trying some important railroad litigation,
and during his stay there he recognized the
friend of his boyhood. He found that he
was worthy object for the Old Mems
Home and asked him if he would accept the
offer. Tears came to the old mans eyes
and he said he would gratefully accept the
offer if he would not be troubled. Cover
nor Hoadley said he thought that it could
be arranged aud consulted with Mr.. Scar
borough and Mr. Groesbeck, and the offer
was made to get the old man, now 60 years
of age, and he came to the Home on the day
above named.
IST'SEvENTFUL LIFE.
His life since his was away has heen an
,eventful one. He has not been in Chicago,
as stated, during the entire time. When he
left here he went to New York City, where
he remained until his funds ran out. There
he sought copying and title searching, but
found that this couldn't be obtained unless
he had political influence. Then he drifted
to the West and at Det t-oit recollected that
he had a friend named Jenckes, who was
Consul at Windsor. To him he went and
the old cronies talked over the days of their
boyhood,
Jenckes was making 81. 900 year and was
glad to have his best friend with him. At
last the Michigan politicians began to look
with wistful eyes toward the Windsor con-
sulship, and Mr.. Cist said that he was an
old friend of President Hayes; had been
raised as boy with him; that if he would
pay the way. to Fremont, Ohio, where he
saw by the papers President Hayes then,
was, he would go and use his influence to
retain his friend. The offer was gladly re-
ceived and Cist went to Fremont! He saw
the President, who. recollected the friend of
his boyhood, and said while the matter was
one that belonged to the Secretary of States
Office, yet when he went back he would do
what he couTd-for Jenckes.
JENcKEs' GETS THE OFFICE.
In few days after Hayes returned Mr..
Jenckes' appointment came. Then, one :.
good turn deserving another, Jenckes,
who had the appointment of his agents, at
once made Cist Government agent at Am
hurst, where the fees were only $500. Cist
went to work with vigor and built the
office up so that it was worth $1,000. Cist
held it until the day of Garfeld's death.
Shortly after this Cist was on the world
again.
He went to Detroit and managed to live
by copying and title-searching. He had
made some good friends, so that ne was
able to earn living. When Governor
Hoadley saw him he was really an object of
charity Cist will not be disturbed by his
creditors, for there is very little left to him
self but spending money and enough to
i L. Il
have been to see him and they are rich and
prominent men, They.have promised him
work, which he is amply eontented to do,
and he has already been searching a title,
which he will finish in few days and it
will give him a smart lift.