The evening times., 1896-09-24

New York, Sept. 25.-HaIf way down the
cllff OF the Palisades. where the trolley
ROAD makes iIs big horseshoe curve in West
hoDoken. Is "A little rock cave. Underbrush
screens II from sight from aiovc ami below
rev people wander about the cliffs there,
because the place is haunt for tough char
| acJers
| mat Is why. for two months and half
herman, who has turned his back on ,iy-
ii'Id'ioh. was able to inhabit the cave with.
out Being discovered The hali- wild man
mas been brought back forcibly Il. ciriiza-
| tioh py the police by way of the county jai;
| WheIc iic Is now imprisoned. What niau-
| heF OF nian lie is. ana why he chose the life
| Oh in animal, are secrets which he preserves
| Dy surly reiusals to discuss them
fefiodIcaliy the police OF the West Ho-
ookeh station take a trip about the cliffs
III search of disorderly characters and gangs
| OF petty thieves who hide their plunder
| theIe. In many such excursions made this
summer they must have passed very near tn.
| ihouth OF The hernlit's cave. hut they did not
discover II until Friday. and then only by
accident.
Policemen Mccartney aud Suhr. in citi.
| zen clothes. were or cliff-searching es-
| peuition. under command of Sergt Usher
| ana had Reached place on The slope at tile
loot OF fuilon street. rear which they had
arrested two petty thieves a few days tc-
| fore, when McCartney's attention was at
tracted by number of bones lying on n flat
| table rock below. Near the bones was a
| quantity OF watermelon rind and on a bush
near by hung the remains of what appeared
| 10 be cat or rabbit.
| STRANGE ABIDING PLACE.
Mccartney called his fellow officer. and
they clanibcred down to the tabie-rock,
where they found themselves at the en-
trance TO small rock cave. Inside the
| cave sat man smoking. They took one
| look at him, and then retreated several
PAGES, holding their noses, because the
| odor which came from the cave was ex-
treniely unpleasant When they had reached
spot where fresh air was procuraDle Nc
| Car,ney called:
Come out of there. We want to talk
TO you"
There was no answer or movement from
the cave. Taking a lUngful OF air apiece,
the policemen went quite near To the en-
trance and looked in.
SittIug cross-!egged on the floor OF the
individual either of them had ever bchcld
lie was very large and powerfully built
His age seemed to lie between forty and
| hi'y years, although it was difficult 10
gness because of the dirt which eucrusted
his features. His hair hung around his
shoulders and patTiarchal beard spread
| its profusiOn over his chest Both hair and
beard were indescrihably matted.
He
| opeGwork shoes, and an army overcoat
full of tears. Another coat was spread
across his knees. and he was making an
| attempt at mending 1T with Il coarse needle
threaded with small twine.
what are you doing in here?'' asked
Mccartney.
A grunt was the only reply
| ''l"u'li have to give an account Of your
sclf putin sHhr, the other officer. You've
got DO right here"
II got right to live" snid the mon in a
| deep, husk yvujce and with German II cccnt.
JAILED AS a VAC.
NOtknowing exactly villa 20 do 70. there
| was no evidence Of wrongdmng they called
| Sergt. Usher, who was at the top of tEe
| eff Consultation between the three end
I'd in decision that on the following day
| they would return with patrol wagon.
| ''lf you're not ont OF here by Tomorrow"
| they said on leaving, you'll lie taken to
| the station.''
You take nIe and III show you what |
did TO them IN California" threatened the
| hermit
Because Of the repeated threat the no
| licencn returned on Saturday with the
| expectation Of having trouble withthc man
| Nothing Of the sort oo cured. On being told
| that he must go to the station he got I'D
| anc put ON three coats without saying
word. Then he took a vilIainous-l ooking
| pipe from his mouth, cmptied it, dropped 1t
in his pocket, and stepped out into the air
| 4 haven't done anything, but I'll GO
he said, ''ahd III fix you later
How long have you lived here?" it,
| quired Mccartney, wishing TO take advar-
tage of his talkativcDses.
IAN summer
| How have you lved?''
'.How do the rabbits lvc?'' counter
| questioned the man.
You haven't eaten grass for a living
have your asked the policeman.
1--WE picked up my bread in the streets .
And milk, too" asked Mccartney.
| pointing to the several battered milk cans
| TELLS HIS CAREER.
The patrol wagon carried him to the sta
| tion-house, wherehe was squestioned further.
| He could not be made to look his ques-
TONERS in the face, bat kept his eyes rowing
| ainessly about the room, from corner 10
corner of the ceiling. After some pcrsua-
sion he said his name was Paul Carl
Seilel, and his age forty years.
a.! used to live about ten miles from San
| Francisco,N said he, land I've been liv-
| ing in my cave since the st of July. It's
the most comfortable place l found any
where: cool in summer. and / thought it
| would be warm in winter. / was going
| to stay there all winter. 1 used to be n
barber once. l Travelled all the way from
| California walking and catching rides on
| trans.'
.'Why did you leave California; asked
the policeman, but the queer stranger only
| shook his head. ~9
Equally unsuccessful were questions about
his family and friends, and whether he had
| had any great trouble. He would give no
| inkling as to the reason for bis taking up
| his wild existence! On account of his ap
| pearance the trolley car officials refused
| to permit the police to take him to court
| in a ca. SO he WAS driven there in a patrol
| wagon.
So remarkable was his appearance that
| pedestrians stopped and stared at him as
he went by, and MANY followed the wagon.
As there was no other charge to be made
against him he was charged with vagrancy
| and sentenced to the county jail for thirty
davs The first feature Of lis spntenc,, will