New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
HIS ROOTS FULL OF BONDS.
STOCKS. CHECKS AND CASH IN OTHER
PARTS OF HIS SHABBY RAlMENT.
AN ENFEEBIEp OLD MAN FOUND WANDERING IN
LOWER BROADWAY WITH SMALL FORTUNE
IN HIS POSSESSION - HAD TRAY
Filled FROM MONTGOMERY
AIA-LOcKED UP FOR
SAFE KEEPING

There will be weeping and gnashing Of teeth
I'm the ranks Of the bunco steerers Goldprick
sellers and confidence men in general when they
hear OF the grand opportunity they nave lost 10
fleece helpless old man who arrived In TINS
CITY from the South on Monday night with his
clothing filled with money, bonds and stocks
The old man wandered about the city for nearly
twenty-four hours and was finally picked up by
the poce and lodged in the Tombs for safe
Keeping
Thomas Huzzy is the old mans name. and, ac-
cording to his own story. he lives at No. ao3
Perry-st. Montgomery. Ala. He says ne IS
eighty-six years old and he looks 1t. He was
first observed early yesterday afternoon by 20
liceman McDermott, of the Old Slip statioh
whose post Is on the crossing in front or the
Equitable Building in Broadway. The old man
then sitting on the steps OF the American
Exchange National Bank, at No. rs broadway.
He had been in the bank to deposit some BOMBS
he told the officials but he failed to produce
them and went out He so feeble and his
clothing was so shabby that the bank clerks
thought he merely imagined that he had bonds
with him.
Policeman McDermott took him to the Old
Slip station. where he was searched, and the
following valuable property was brought TO
light
check Tor $1,000 IN DrexeI & Co.. Of Philadelphia
Twelve 81 900 bonds of the city Of Savannah. Ga
Four detached coupons from the bonds
s773 in money.
Certificate No 6o33s for loo Of NewYork Cen
trail Railroad stock par value 500 each.
He also had return railroad tickets TO Phila-
delphia and Montgomery. The bonds were found
snrgly tucked away in his boots, and the other
things ir different parts Of his clothing. He
had evidently forgotten where he had put them
as when he was in the bank he had sought for
them in an old wallet. which was part Of his
belongings
From the police static the old man was taken
to the Centre Street Court. where he told MaSis-
trate Cornell that he had spent Monday night IN
a boarding house in Watts-st., but he dld not
know the number. He also said that he was
widower and had relative in Brooklyn named
Mitchell He thought that he lived in Dono-
hue-st He declared that he had left Vallse
in his boarding house, and Policeman McDer-
mott was sent to find the place If possible. After
searching nearly every boarding house IN IN
Wat,s-st he finally found the valise at NO. 10,
a furnished room house kept by Mrs. Dagset
The valise was a rusty-looking. o,d-fasnlohed
affair and as il locked the police dld hot
attempt to open it, 49,, r,
and efforts viii he made to-day 10 find his
Brooklyn relative and his friends IN Monl
eomerv The police last night were much puz-
zled as To how the old man reached thls clty.
They declared that he was extremely feepie
hoth in body and mind They believed that II
was only his poverty stricken appearance 'md
saved him from robbery and possible bodily
harm. - -, ,, l.,
Montgomery. Ala Aug. 1i-Mr. Hussey -
one Of the oldest citizens Of Montgomery. he
owns valuable real estate throughout the state.
He was a shoemaker. but gave up work many
wears ago He is bachelor and lives alone
He stands well in the community.