Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-25

He Was Well Received. and Took the
Local wheeimen completely Into Camp
Had a splendid Time Until He Was
Taken Sick and Sent TO the Hospital
Then Game Exposure and He confessed.
"First Lieutenant Wise Of the Ninth
Infantry, u. s. A." who chuckled In
his sleeve Thursday at the way he had
imposed on the newspapers of this city,
is grand flake" There "a "a Lieut.
Wise, but he is second lieutopant.
| The fellow who claimed t6'bc testing
wheels for the United States govern-
ment is none other than. Edward Has,
brook of Brooklyn, N. Y. H6 is "a
years of age and is law student. At
one time he was stationed at Fort Il, ID.
Smith, Dakota, and having the uniform
on hand be started out on his wheel
wearing 1t, evidently for the purposetof
imposing on the credulity Of the wheel
men of the country. At different, placss'
he gave different names. In Philadel.
phia he gave the name of White, and it
is not kncwn low many ether dlsguises
ne has assumed since he left his home
in Brooklyn.
TOLD STRAIGHT STORY.
He was met Thursday morning at the
rooms of the WILMINGTON. Bicycle Club,
and he told such Straightforward tale.
and that in the presence Of member
who was befriending him, that the
reporter naturally thought be was
straight. He was questioned, and every
thing seemed to tally with his original
statement, except that he did not seem
to be very well posted on the several
makes of wheels. And the fact that he
was changing his wheel every 100 miles
looked rather "tishy."
RuMoRs BEGAN TO FLOAT.
The fellow talked so nicely that there
seemed to he no doubt that he was an
agent Of "Uncle Sam" and the reporters
took 1t without much hesitation. AT
night, however, there were some bad
rumors about First Lieutenant WISE"
He had been taken in charge by mem
bers OF the bicycle club, and he did not
seem to have any hesitancy in allowing
them to spend their money on him.
WAS ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.
Wednesday night and Thursday he
was cared for by the boys, who thought
he was waiting for orders from the
Washington authorities" He had
glorious time at their expense Thursday,
and in the evening was invited to join an
opera party at Union Park. II Is need
less to say that he accepted the invita-.
ton, and he proved TO be quite an at
traction at the park. He was introduced
TO many people, who seemed TO feel
highly honored at being in the company
of one of "Uncle Sans" lieutenants. 1t
was gay night for Hasbrook.
THE CHANGE CAME.
But change came. He had proba-
bly, been living little higher than he
was accustomed to, and late in the even
ing he was taken violently ill with
disrrh@a. He was removed to the
Delaware Hospital.
A WARMING RECEIVED.
Lieutenant Frier, U. S. A., military
instructor at Delaware College, read the
story in the papers Thursday, and he
was at once suspicious of the fellow.
He communicated with Police Captain
Kane on Friday. telling the captain
that he knew Lieut.. Wise who is a
second lieutenant stationed at Madison
Barracks, at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y.
Lieut.. Wise graduated from West Point
last year.
MADE A CONFESSION.
AS soon as Captain Kane was &C.
quainted with Lieut.. Friers suspicious,
he paid visit 70 the Delaware Hospital
and compelled the sick man to divulge
his secret. Hasbrook is 40 dangerously
i'll that he was afraid not 10 TELL
straight story, which agrees with what
is stated above.
DEPARTURE OF HAsBRooK.
Hasbrook left the hospital Friday
afternoon. He was sent home by friends
with whom he left his wheel as securitys,