The evening world., 1894-09-27

giving him a knocker-out, when he
anyhow"
These are but few of the remarks
passed about the round table in the back
OF the saloon last Monday night, They
Will at least go to establish the character
OF the place. The woman, Maggie" who
has charge OF the chambermaids, told the
reporter story that was in itself sensa-
qualify II.
Her first story was that Gift arrived
at the Van Dyke House on Saturday,
a drink. took a room. and a short time
afterwards. the woman, May Woods,
was sent up. to him in his room. The
latter went down stairs again in a few
Sl4 and said.
He has got a big roll upstairs"
From that moment, according to Mag
was stupifed. Last Sunday, according
TO her story. cliffs room on the second
floor was broken into. He then had room
| Of the place; Eddy. the night clerk, and
big John" who cleans up about the
| place. forced the entrance. Against his
protest the weakened Gift was forced
downstairs and put in room 20.
| Flynn, according to "Maggie's" first
story. wanted to put the man in room,
to which access might be had by fire
l
ed that she was the only one who had
given Gift a particle of food during the
three weeks. which she did in the shape
of an occasional glass of milk or plate
of soup from the free-lunch counter. She
added that when Flynn found this out he
said that she would have to attend to her
own business, and not OF give him any
more food.
"He is not paying for it." was Flynn's
comment according to the story;
| Yet whiskey was supplied to Gift at
all hours Of the day or night. Just as
| he needed It.
A word in passing will perhaps serve
more than anything else, to demonstrate
the character Of the d Van d. hDyke yonriuto, m9iHse.
Flynn. -.
The latter, it must not be forgotten,
is a politician of the Tammany Hall
stripe, and a friend of Police Justice
One of the transient guests Of the
hotel was robbed OF his overcoat at z
o'clock YESTERDAY morning, NM ooat Ihe ond ,d'ea n
policeman was appealed to. The latter
refused at first to make the arrest as
1t was off his beat. Later, however,
Police Court. later in the day, however,
the man was discharged;
Gifts story is remarkable in many
nothing else. "The Evening World" is
satisfied. II It has called the attention
of the police to the place 1t will have ac-
| COmDllSneU SOlnetIlls Bltdtti olilis
salesman, and belongs to a good family
in Philadelphia. He spoke long, and
today to an He WIFI Fscover so at
least the Bellevue Hospital physicians
say. He is only just recovering his
reason.
He denies in the most positive manner
that he ever signed an order for WOO
that is, he has no recollection of having
ever done so. That in itself is evidence
three weeks. He says he came or
from Philadelphia with something over
5000 and went down to the races. There
hsrdrsd he made be ,sid. Considerable sum-Severa
hqnarsu' Years age R sa'i he had known Enos Run
yon, the broker, who was member o
ater hs rI s ot now Mersn out Of the hRunSSaf
business, however, and is Tax Receive
for Newark, N. J. Cleft. on returnin,
from the race track, tried to FIN, nm,
him. In this he failed.
II kqnow I had a lot OF money" III
said to-day, land that did deposit som'
of 1t somewhere. Who gqot 1t I canno
II d not Eemsmber having been Be ,bs in ss th
two weeks Is perfect blank to me.
guess / succeeded" he added bitterly.
When told that his brother am
brother-in-law had come on from Phiia
delphia, he was startled. He said he di,
not wish them to see him in his presen
pitiable condition.
He denies the stories told about tn
woman.
Inspector Mclaughlin had no othe
; alternative than to allow the night cler
and the two women to be released thi
morning The legal evidence was no
suRcient to hold them on.
1t was stated to-day that watcf
which Gift was known to have had J
= his possession on entering the Van Dyk
, House, Is missing.