Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-17
WAS HIS WAY.
IsfdOr SnItxstein Gives Way to Alleged
Foreign Customs.

Mrs. William F. Daniels, wife of the pri-
vate secretary of Vice President Steven
son, had a singular experience At her
hcme On Providence street, Brookland,
Thursday, but instead of getting fright
ened and hiding she went out and made
complaint, which caused the arrest of a
peddler who had figured in the singular
transaction at her front door, Her atten-
ton was first attracted to the door by
hearing what sounded like the clicking
of the lock, and, looking through the glass
panel of the door, she saw the man in a
STOPPING position. Then the door opened
and the mans head entered.
do you want to buy any eyeglasse %
he asked, "or any clocks to repair?"
Mrs Daniels told him she wanted moth
ing in his line and the pedder pick up
his goods and departed Across the street
to the residence of Mrs. Stalee the man
walked and Mrs. Daniels, who had sus-
pected him of wrong intentions, watched
him.
When he reached the house of her neigh
Dor Mrs. Daniels noticed him engaged in
what looked like taking a screw from the
bell facing. and she then examined her
door only to find that one screw had been
taken from the brass facing of the lock.
she called over to Mrs. Stalee when the
latter appeared at the door and told her
of the mans conduct. He then put a
screw in the bell facing and returned to
MIS-. DANIELS mouse ana put IN the screw.
Only His Way.
An cutlery was made, and Sergt. Slattery
arrested the peddler, who gave his name as
Isidor Saltzstein. charge of suspicion
was preferred against him and he was tried
in the Police Court yesterday. Mrs. Daniels
and Mrs. Stalee told of the mans queer
conduct, and Sergt. Sattery produced a
small instrument, not unlike a key, which
might easily be used as a screwdriver
The defendant in his own behalf denied
that he took the screws out of the lock or
bell.
His son appeared in his fathers behalf
and told the court that his father had the
ways of his country about him, and per-
haps these ladies thought his conduct was
peculiar.
IF he were to see a man with a loose
button on his coat" said the son, "he would
stop him and tell him about it,
Customs Differ.
''Then." said the court, why did he not
ring the door bell and tell of the screw be-
ing out. Some time ago there was a man
in court who sold some wares to a lady and
then kissed her. That he said, was the
way the Russians have of expressing graf
itude for a sale, but such a way of express
ing gratitude in this country will not be per
United. 1t may be the custom in Russia
but is certainly not the custom here
The defendants son said he could get a
number of good citizens to give evidence Of
the good reputation of his father. He said,
however, that he had never noticed any
thing peculiar in his conduct. He has been
in this country six years and lives at "a II
street northeast.
Mr.. Darlington argued the case for the
defendant but Judge Miller said he could
not understand why the defendant should
have done such thing as this. The matter,
he said was hard for him to understand.
He thought ii case where the defendant
should give bond. The court fixed the bond
at 800 or 80 days on the farm. He gave
the bond.
Judge Miler's house at Takoma has been
visited in this same way by some one dur
ing the past few days and the screws re-
moved.