The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-03
DREYFUs' DRoLLERIEs
he Played Wichita, Had Good Time, and LET
Mourned by Several

A week or so ago one Dreyfus, represent
ing himself as the part proprietor of one of
the largest butcher supply houses of st.
Louis, struck the Carey and put up in the
highest price apartments of that palatial
hostelry. For an hour or two the proprie-
tors and clerks looked upon him as an
European prince, or a count at the very
least, travelling incoguito. He wanted
everything brought to his room, usually
considered delicacy for member of the
blood royal. and boy was kept busy for
two whole days rustling bottled goods for
him and taking care of the dead soldiers"
when they were emptied. 1t was con-
tinual jingle of bell ringing for forty eight
hours, and when he didn't want cham
payne he wanted cigarettes, or matches,
or fan, or lunch, or anything else, SO long
as it cost money and gave him the
appearance of being blood. When he
came to the Office he smiled and smiled
like the proverbial basket OF chips. He
was very familiar and called everybody by
his front name, from Mr.. Slough himself
down TO the bootblack in the basement.
One morning bright and early he met Mr..
him and exchanging the compliments of
the day, he presented a check for S25 to
him and requested some cash for it. Mr..
Slough smelt mouse at obce and in his
usual pleasant way informed him that he
was not negotiating checks at present,
whereupon be went to the Hellars on
North Main street. who willingly became
his bankers for the occasion. He returned
to the hotel and resumed his princely life,
but Mr.. Slough, having by this time lost
faith in princely appearances. boned him
for his hotel bill. He tried hard to post
pone the settlement of such vulgar
thing as BIZ A but MIR. Slough insisted
and finally gto all his money. which lacked
some dollars of being sufficient.
In this cruel and cold and bitter world
when man begins to fall he usually
comes down like thousand of brick, and
Mr.. Dreyfus was 10 exception to the rule.
Instead of sleeping at the hotel the next
night he courted Morpheus in more
humble habitation, and even there be got
into trouble. By some hocus pocus or
the gold watch and chain of
woman took its fight from her pocket to
his and next day she raised a hula baloo
about 1t that reached to the ears of the
police. He was Swallowed and tracked for
several hours by the Metropolitan sleuths
and was finally located with tie gold
watch and chain, the disappearance of
which cost the fair lady who wore it next
TO her heart Niagara of tears, for it con-
tanned lock of the hair of a lover who is
now supposed to be a very fine .harpist in
The happy hunting grounds. When the
police nabbed him he put on his most in
nocent looks, and couldn't for the life of
him tell by what particular virtues of the
magician he could have obtained
,he gold watch and chain. He made
some very plausible excuses and apologies
md surrendered them to the police who,
II turn. restored them to their rightful
owner who received her gold watch and
,hain with manifestations of great delight
md a never failing desire to put the ac-
,ent on the gold" OF course the check
he gave Hellars went to protest. Now
hen it is about time to give somebody else |
chance to be heard in this story and the |
hutchinson News may continue to tell the |
,ood people how he was nipped by Sheriff |
lipp who has the general reputation of be- |
ng a nipper from Nippersville. The News |
avs:
Do you know me? do not. I am the |
herif of Cowley county and you are my
ian, said j. b, Nipp, as he put his left
and on the shoulder of S. Dreyfus, and in
be right held his 44-calibre, and said:
don't move a peg" and Dreyfus the
orger and highflyer, was under arrest
his scene was enacted on the depot plat
a / ,appa1 at n ntplOcl- Sharif MINI |
ad warrant for Dreyfus, and learning
hat his man was at Dodge City, telephon
TO the authorities there and had an ar
est made, but subsequent events proved
i'm to be the wrong man.
How the sheriff dropped onto the right
IAN was as follows: Dreyfus has worked
he Santa Fe as far as Sterling, where he
las first seen by Mr.: c. II. Rowe of this
lty, who spotted him, his actions being
eculiar sensational and suspicious. This
-as last Tuesday. The next time Rowe
aw Dreyfus was at Larned, where he
ointed him out to Mr.. Nipp who fell in
Ompany with Mr.. Rowe on his way TO
lodge City. Mr.. Rowe described the man
1 an unmistakable manner, and insisted
nat he was at Larned; the sheriff insist
lg that the man he wanted was at Dodge
eing held for his arrival When the train
No 5-pulled In at Larned, Rowe said
, Nipp: There's your manF' and some
ody on the platform confirmed the state
tent, and just as Dreyfus stepped onto
le train the sheriff proceeded as above
,ated. Dreyfus was taken to the hotel
nd chained to the bedstead until o'clock
thursday morning, when he was taken
'st on the Missouri Pacific to Winfield.
The prisoner was we'll dressed, hand
'mely dressed, and more than that, SEN
Itionally dressed, and a fine converse
onalist. He registered at Larned, as j.
White. and perhaps as a different char
ter at different hotels. When the train
llled out of Sterling Tuesday he was |
en- to make approaches to handsome ,
Id well dressed lady, and she repulsed
IN. AT Larned he made a mash OH a
dy and secured fine diamond ring to
ear to kinsley. After his arrest the 4
ny WAS returned to the lady.
He was searched by Sheriff Nipp, but no
oney was found, and it is supposed that T
had money concealed in his umbrella !
5 least none could be found on his pei.
n. He either did not have any
oney or had it hid away where l
could not be found. This he I
as slick enough to do. When taken to
e Missouri Pacific train the next moring =
fought desperately, and the assistance :,
two or three men was called into reQuis-
on in order to get him aboard.
Had it not been for MIR. Rowe the proba- e
lities are that Mr.. Mp would not have I
cured his man at all. Mr.. Rowe would q
AXE a pretty good detective from the
rewd manner in which he assisted in the
prehension of this noted and highly Z
nsational character.
He didn't succeed in working anybody O
Larned except the Lady from whom he c
t the diamond ring, and this was safe
returned The next time the public |
ars from Mr.. Dreyfus he will probably
in the penitentiary.
VAL BLATZ COMING.
Yesterday Henry Schnitzler Received a | a