The morning times., 1896-06-19

Richard Burroughs OF Norbeck, Mont
gomery county, Nd, has sold farm
products in Center Market for twenty-five
years, but yesterday morning he had his
first experience with real green goods"
Mr.. Burroughs has been in the habit OF
coming to Center Market every Thursday
morning to sell his garden truck. Once
week he has left the green fields and
shimmering brooks and trod the hard white
streets or the city. II lie had prOfited
by his visits he would not have grasped
the glad hand OF the stranger which was
extended to him yesterday morning and
would have thought twice before he took
q drink with this unknown man who in
quired so particularly after the folks in
Norbeck.
Not being aware OF the ways Of the city
Mr.. Burroughs did grasp the hand and
take the drunk, but he knows better now.
SAME OLD INTRODUCTION.
His troubles began at an early hour yes
terday. 1t was Just 8 O'Clock when he
walked into the American House at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue with q
basket OF beans. A welldressed man sat
at one of the little round tables eating
an early breakfast. As Mr.. Burroughs
approached him he arose with q smile OF
welcome and said:
why, Mr.. Burroughs, don't you know
me? How are ull the folks up at Nor
beck? 1 haven't been there for SO long
I'm afraid they have forgotten allaboutme."
Mr.. Burroughs was very sorry TO say he
had forgotten the young man, but when he
came to THINK of it his face did look familiar
OF course the young man oblig1ngly ex-
planned who he was and how he came to
know Mt. Burroughs, whom he hadn't seen
since he was a little tot.
Then he asked Mr.. Burroughs to come and
have u drink. Mr.. Burroughs said he would
have a little beer, as the young man was
sonice as to pay forit. When they had taken
their drink the stranger said he would go
and get shaved and meet his new friend In
the market later in the day. Mr.. Burroughs
said he would feed his horse and arrange
his stall in the meantime.
In two hours the young man came back
with cab and proposition to buy more
beer. Mr.. Burroughs, like Barkis, was will
ing, and after BLOWN & the foam from several
large stems, the pair went for a drive in
the strangers cab.
THEY GO FOR A DRIVE.
They drove across Long Bridge and on
into the wilds of Virginia in the direction OF
Four-mile Run. At this point Mr. Burroughs
said he thought another glass OF beer would
be just about the thing. The stranger re-
Piled that they could not get any beer, but
that he had some very fine old whisky which
he would be delighted to share with the
friend of his boyhOod.
Mr.. Burroughs took very small drink
and handed back the bottle.
Here his story ends. He told the police
that he could remember nothing after he
took the drink until they found him lying
under the bushes on the banks of Four Mile
Run. Mr. Burroughs friends about the
market had noticed him drive away with
the good-looking stranger early in the morn
ing. When noon came and he had not re-
turned and the vegetables had begun to
wilt on the starN,. they became anxious and
reported the matter to Detective Sutton of
the First precinct.
LOCATED THE CABMAN.
The detective Immediately started out
on hunt for the cabman. He at last found
him in the person Of Peter Maginnis. Peter
told what he knew of the case and said he
had brought the stranger back to the city
and left him on the Avenue. The cabby
added that 1.-The old fellow was too drunk
to get in, so we left him lynn under the
trees"
Detective Sutton also learned that a
suspicious locking man had been seen on
the Avenue near Four-and-a-half street
offering to sell a watch. The officer went
to Bernstine's pawn shop and caught his
man Just on the point of leaving. At the
First precinct station the stranger gave
his name as Matthew F. Merrigan Of Eng
land.
He said lie was a gentleman of leisure
and was travelling through the country. and
spoke OF his arrest as an outrage. When
searched. the officers found upon him
four.ouDce bottle partly filled with chloral
and flask OF whisky. which they are con-
fident contains quantity of the same drug.
Sergt. Acton and Detective Sutton then
drove in the patrol wagon to Four.Mile- Run
and found Burroughs. He was aroused with
difficulty and seemed stupid and daZed.
BURROUGHS KNEW HIS MAN.
When brought before the prisoner at the
station. he at once exclaimed, "YOung
man. We shouldn't have gin me thatar stuff.
1t cum neigh KILN me-"
Merrigan denied ever having seen Bur-
roughs before. and said he must be crazy.
Burroughs. who was suffering from the
effects of the drug. was sent to Emergency
Hospital. where he was treated and
placed in a ward. He told tue Officers
he had been robbed of 81 2 in oIe.Iollar bills.
a silver watch. valued at So, and bis hat.
He identified tile watch taken from Merri.
gan. and also stated that the hat the man
wore when captured belonged to him.
Detective Sutton said last night that
was a well.xnown crook. and
had been arrested in this city before for
playing n similar game on farmer. He was
at one time clown in a circus. and had
the reputation of being a ringer" for
,hell-game workers.
He is known in Philadelphia as Fred.
Mason. and also assumes the name of
Happy Jack" Lawson.