The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-09
DAnEE AND COZ. DIBBELL
They Were london Chum-, but Irs VILLAS.
and Col. Dibber In New York.

ana tOi. DtbbeU IN New York.
The main points OF interest about the man
who has been known herenbouts for some
months past as Robert Williams. and to whom
The Sun yesterday restored the surname
Davey. are now the social and business sides
Of his life in this city. and also the identity
Of Col. FitzhuGh Dibbell. the American capt.
tallst." whose name has been associated with
that Of Davey in London and Chicago. II was
learned yesterday by a Sun reporter that Dib-
bell Ia not myth. but q reality. and that he
has played larger part than has been sus-
pected In the affairs that have interested the
English promoter"
Davey got here from Chicago on Feb % last,
and put uD at the Hotel Brunswick. He was
unknown and knew nobody. lie lived quietly
at the hotel until March 10. when he went to
Philadelphia. Baltimore. and Washington on
very important business as he said at the
hotel. Ile turned up again at the Hotel Castle
ton New Brighton. s. l., on April 80. and re-
manned until May 4.when he went again to the
brunswick and stayed two days Then he
went to Boston. He got back to the Castieton
June II. and two days later was Joined by
Dibbell. Together they remained until July 9.
whom Davey moved backed to tho Brunswick.
and Dibbell went to the Brevoort House. Dib-
bell was at tho Brevoort until Sept. 8, and
Davey at the Brunswick until his arrest on
Nov. 20.
At the Castleton. Davey registered as "R.
Williams, London" and at the brunswick as
"R. Williams England" Dlbbell registered
st tho Castleton as coming from Worcester.
%he the the two men occnpsd
rooms near together. and aiterward. in this
S Ss =. s0P RS Brn ys!S at the Bre
1t is sat that Dibbell introduced Davey to
the men Of prominence no got to know. Dayey
others he maintained the customary insuiar
reserve. and was sometimes even arrogant. 1t
men. He seems to have been planning a stroke
OF magnificent proportions. the friends he was
ma MAKING being merely tSr the purpose Of paving
At the Brunswick Davey lived modestly He
mad an inexpensive room and ate but few meals
in the house At the Union League Club. when
he was there on his two weeks ticket. he 10
way. yicariously. Ho invited many men to
dinner but. II is alleged, the invitations were
lie had some checks and drafts cashed there
occasionally by the members: some certainly.
twas in the Brunswick parlors that Dayey
had successes Of another kind. He was looked
up to as something out OF the ordinary by the
talking; and it is said he talked we'll, He told
ferring the lobbes and the taproom to the
s msn Of and hS
once he wanted to read them a five.act play
that a friend Of his had written As It was
That play illustrates Dayey's prompt CATCH
Ing ut opportunities. He learned that one OF
his new found friends had dramatic aspira-
tons. He sought him out and told him that he
tDaveyl could have plays produced without
any trouble at all. The Ms. of a play was put
into his hands. and the next day he had a
cablegram from the dramatic aspirant, saying
that the play would be brought out In London
whenever Dayey gave the word. The cable
gram. 1t is said purported to come from the
manager Of the Drury Lane Theatre. The
play Is still In the hands OF it's author