The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
Howard VI. Ream Tells His Life
Story to a Reporter.
LOST Two FORTUNES ALREADY
And Has High Hopes OF Gaining Thiro
Says His Yacht VIII Yet Be Buiit
with Another Mans monsy-Grsdm-
ated with Honors From Two CoIlsgss.

BosTcN. Dec. S.-Baron Muucbsuscn.
the somewhat noted prevaricator who
created O stir on earth years ago. has
modern rival, who, in a number OF lines
on large stories, could give the falsifier OF
ancient times long start and then beat
him under the wire.
His name is Howard Wade Ream, and
he spent last night in the Suffolk county
Jail down on Charles street.
He doesn't tell tales of riding "a two
legged horse to drinking fountain aud
hasty flights up unclimbable precipices,
but at the same time, with the aid OF
practical raconteur, he bad recounted
tales of wealth, position and deeds which
would make Munchausen, IL he were in
Boston today, purple with rage, green
with envy and black with despair.
Mr.. Ream has recently achieved noto-
riety in Boston, New York and New Eng
land by ordering a S150,000 steam yacht
from the Herreshoff Manufacturing COM
pany of Bristol, II. l., when he didn't
have much more than S5.37 to pay for II.
Since then Mr.. Ream has had number
of columns of newspaper space devoted TO
him, and then, as il to accentuate the fact
that he is a lively young man, he got into
trouble in this city night before last and
brought up in a police station, from
which he was
Transpianted to the Tombs,
and Yesterday to the Charles street jail.
He is held under bonds OF $500 for trial
this morning, being charged with the lar
ceny OF a watch Wednesday night.
or course, he says be Is innocent; that
he is the victim of his OWE misfortune end
good nature simply, and, of course, that
he will get out of the inconvenience with
out any trouble.
But Mr.. Ream's record is being looked
ND, and IL the numerous stories printed
about him are found TO be true IL is not
unlikely that he will find 1t more difficult
to walk on brick sidewalk without a
guard than he imagines.
He does not deny having been unfortu-
nate enough in Chicago to be sentenced to
jail, but he insists that that, too, was a
mistake, and that he was put there as
result OF malicious persecution.
Until now the greatest offence charged
against Mr.. Ream seems TO be practically
travelling on his shape without money"
So far as known, the charge OF larceny
made yesterday against him is the worst
accusation yet; at other times he has been
simply accused of being vagrant and
beating board bills.
But in many ways the man has charm
ing manner; an air Of thinking himself
very handsome, accomplished fellow, who
ought not to be compelled to work, and
who does not intend to il he can help it.
This, in conjunction with his marvellous
tales, has generally impressed his hearers
--often, too, those who simply saw him
with the idea that he was really what he
pretends to be-and that includes almost
everything short OF royalty. Ream is
rather q handsome Fellow.
That Yacht Of His.
When asked about the yacht he ordered
of the Herreshoffs he said: swell, sir,
that yacht will be built all right, sir;
mind what / tell you. II the HERES
hoffs do not want to build it, there are
plenty of others who will. Why, all this
talk about it being hoax is the veriest
nonsense. 1t is to be built, and it will be
the finest vessel of the kind in these waters.
] know what am talking about, and
many other persons do not. | say that
boat will be constructed for me, and / am
not joking about it.
"Now, will tell you about the inside OF
that matter. The boat is to be built for
me and owned by me, and yet
Another Mans Money
will be used TO pay for IL. But cannot
tell you who the man Is. Iknow him, and
he is backing me, and / am positive he Is
all right.
ait is just here: He has recently failed
and IL his creditors should happen to
learn that he was after a yacht like the
one ordered from the Herreshoffs, they
would be down on him in a minute and
take everything they didn't get when his
concern went 10 smash.
"Do you see now why / am compelled
to refuse TO give his name? II would
not do. am willing to su5er TO
save him from trouble, as I know
he will stand by me, and that the
boat will be constructed. Why,
man, am just as sure about that craft "a
am standing and talking with you"
"Thcn the scheme Is for you TO have the
yacht built in your name, and when ii is
finished turn IL over 10 hlmsn
"No, the best part OF il is that the yacht
will still be mine. or course ] shall be
compelled 10 take him wherever he desires
20 go In IL, but II will bc considered mine
and will have everything to say about IL.
Don't you understand that he can never
claim IL for fear that his creditors would
take II away from him? But he must
hsveythe yacht, and he Is going to get IL.
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