The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-07
DYE WANT MICKEY FREE?
SURE, IT'S NAVY a DAT SINCE HE
JUMPED MS LAST HURDLE.

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Hes Under the sod Thcse Twenty veara-oh.
hut He Was tho Creature
YES His h"nl Name was Hnrrlott-
jumped ana walked ana Ldred RSnt Free.
This letter, written on the official note paper
OF the Farmers and Landowners Insurance
Company Of Edinburgh. Scotland. was recoi we'd
by Comptroller Palmer OF Brooklyn yesterday
and referred to the Police superintendent
DEAR SIR, have b,eu asked to write for inform,.
tion concerning one man named Robert Marriott.
professional name Mickey Free. last heard OF at No.
brooklyn; name of the cottage. Beware OF the Dogs.
His daughter here Is in very direst circumstance, a
widow. residing in lodgings at Ell king street. pres.
ton. England She informs me he was engaged in tho
money for saving some eminent g~entleman's li,e.
Her name ia Narv eaton. an, inform, M. I, ,ho ,
co, = .o,,i an,n,orUs.n, .no I'M, ~. su.. u "
s' any "ouu employment she WIZ DC sure to pay
your charges or borrow same to defray your expenses
II you will kindly inform her whether her father 10
you WI, greatly 0'''so her' / remain sir, you're
po,or, u,-r,o,t ,ro. ,,o,r,,,, .,,.,-
iooert harrio.V mot Marriott. or Mickey
Free was one of tho best known characters in
now ~ no. hns hoon so ou, u, 10 NOT Known thore
Son and two daughters are still living there ere but
they are not in IA condition to be of any essist.
ance to their sister financially. '" "''''
Mickey Free achieved n%otoriety moro than
forty wears APO. He had inst como from Ir.,,,a
,,i,h III. ,o;na o,i.a ,-;,h ..s.,,.. -. -"
win az VEINS hiieo WIZ sporting oiood, ana
he undertook to walk 900 miles in 1000 con.
s~ccutivc hours. He attempted the task at the
oIo ihatcheu cottage "arueh In MOTIFS street.
which was then the favorito resort for pleasure
seekers in Jersey CITY.
N,;o,or - ~ ... q, ooo 49,. 4.
nlickey won Tue wager Sl'ooo, out IL was
said afterward-and some people believe Ia
this day-that his wife belped hin To do tn,
80, -, ~.
Trick. IL was said mat IN the early hours or the
thinncd out Mrs uarriot, donned "Nickev,s"
yraiting suit ,vhirh rnnsistad nr,ncin,iy %,
American and irish eegs and waiEed around
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m ~ II as RIM, ~ ssooSTniot "itn Z o nanu.
ne VIZ q JoNiai' IoIiieAihS CIV" ni"ass
rrShS W IT,; eohs OF hnO "a Ky ny
. party % Renlal sPlri!s IN q .ave5n wnere tho
n4mnnE ooSi az n,e II enHStie Huent,y.
III ~ ne 1S.tI.s III no no ~
ooIiReG 10 apan10h n5hietic sPoIss ~ earneu .
ooay WHO might need ms services; .., =, r,,o.
MICKEY rec at.aiaea dgrea. deai OF MORO.
rely a. one Inns os ae.lsinR ana puttlng IN
oPerntioha surewI pan 20 aSolu Tue paSmens