New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-19
A STRANGE EPISODE. OF THE JARRETT
ST4GE.
From Chambers's Journal.

Among the fIequenters Of the canteen behind TIA
scenes There figured an American, who, Judging oy
the lavish way he spent LIS money, might wen haNo
been taken for millionaire. This man generally had
on his fingers fewer than six magnificent dlaInOnu
rings and OF these rings could nave cost less
than 900 He used TO make his appearance almost
night at the time the corps de ballet upopea OIL
dancers were Constantly RECALLED by him With the bsI
champagne, at 81 the bottle Inc way tlat aeFi ~
girls language caution He gave costly bTeaGass
public gardens, and lived like lord az the ltns1
hsIa Hotel lie had jewelry enough to stock sh2R,
and many of the girls received some very co ~
trinkes from his hands lie used 70 hand away N -
yaaees with pr inc .c ar eg sv s somens &
his hands. All this sort OF thing tailed exactly VIII
POPULAR @ Of PU mors oaed about G the hall respecting &
position and riches Of the American Prince a. X,
ballet girls fec%eG G1S s from vvaS others si
ynch-owner fiom Texas while others Were sure th'l
81 a was Vs. sess Himself said d. nothing about his ante
cedcnts he loft f" the almighty dollar 70 tel Us owl
in the Ahambra cantcen; and as time passed, aud thi
man kept coming and going his face became ilnliiIr
with The msnaSer, tho late Mr. Frederick strange,
Mr. steegs maintained close intimacy. and one mSAs
ne op Se as s fa S STRANGE the most Splendid place
of amusement 10 be anywhere, ana, as an AMER.
citizen he was sorry hey Sa9 @S p1S6s % s he
went on TO say. would certainly prove good paving
concern conducted on the same lines a as the L2nd S
business to study the management: In so doing. ne
had spent his money freely that did not mater ia
cent he had an object in view which would repay nm
every dollar He proposed 70 himself 70 erect IN tl,
city of New-Yor a large and paatia building. TO ba
money would DO required he had enough and to
spare one favor he begged Of the AlhambTs directors
permission to recruit his stan among the mino c.
members Of the Alhambra company. No objection lection
raised to this proposal ana whsn u was 2Sys
were greatly excited. Mr. steggs lost no time IN
making his arrangements and nesotlations were q,
fho
the Atlantic in the same vessel what 100 DaIot grs
time the place building never seemed 10
be thought Of However, We All oeneVe y, , NE
ofacais r stcgS5 had engaged and Of course had to
give up tho place held under the Alhsmbra directors
Sa s% as before T Re'% e Sa the pl
sumptuous breakfast at tho Cafe de PETope; me
s ssS u lad taken berhs for ali on board cuna
screw steamer and he had spared no money In making
Everything F vent on all right during the voyage
though noticed with surprise that the American had
wScn T' We arrived at sandy Hook steges went on
shore to secure he said, LODGINGS for Eli Of us at
the Metropolitan and ather hotels. All that day we
waited for message from him. but none came. Tho
next morning several of us landed and made our way
and dismay, we learned that person Of the namo
of scggs staying there, nor did the hotel people
Vessel in hopes Mr. stegg would return but he never
came back Here we were in strange country, and
E for Mr. uS stesss he Could Rot be found for the
ballet ladies were Infatuated especially the fine
young woman who was TO have been the premiers
danseuse.' Mr.. steggs had made love TO his grace
full dancer. and had promised to marry her
Mademoiselle Blank as Prospective wife OF million.
alre had given herself airs, and had made herself
dsagreeable to the humber members Of the company
Her modification all the more intense. The greater
part of these women were sent back to England
NV the Consul Some OF the men also returned. some
OF us including Mademosele Blank determined 10 stay
In New York. This lady at obtained an engage
nert at NblOs Garden in the spectacle Of The BeH
Crooks (afterward produced at the Alhambral. Inc
writer obtained employment on the press.
one bitter cold night IN the succeeding winter VIZ
passing through Of Che streets at no great disas
from the Bowery when my attention was drawn 10 ING
painful spectacle-alas as common now N New i9r1
the police station for nights shelter ] 90 not De
leye have ever seen such mob OF wretehed ob,ecu
as wrs gathered there that night one man IN PCT
tirular was most pable object he was dresser 10
ehw rag held together number Of pieces OF strng
This mans face seemed familiar TO me bnt when hnI
where I had seen him could not remember looHed
nj him few moments before recognized him ne Wn W..
none other than the qu0ndam millionaire sl@s w.
steers called him out OF the rank ana asker MN
how he had come down so low. HIS story WIS
Strange one lie had two years before inherited 80
oo1 heoynestbad by an uncle who had been merchant
in San Francisco. Unused 70 the contNhi .,S n
money. he had placed his fortune IN 1ana,
ia bcgan n round Of dissipation IN the Saloon.
GU Newy Work From the Empire CITY ne paSSrd
over 90 10 paris and afterward came 10 London; IN
tbese three capitals this madman had acyaW az.
con,n,ishad the feat OF sQuandering 1891 N
eighteen months. When we arrived IN New , hos =.
SiIas W. Stecgs had lost all: He landea WIN 20
in his pocket beyond that small sum nc had ho' 'o''