The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
DROVE HIM INTO BEGGARY.
THE HARD FATE THAT PURSUED
TOUkS WILLIAM TUTTLE.

HIS Father Died and the Little Ho Len
Was Lest. Hts slater Wa. Abducted.
snd Hts Mother aud Other Slater Were
Lort-Spe.t Hts Money and Time Look
Tag Cor Then. aud FinsiIy Had TO BEG.
1t isn't often that n prisoner in n police court
gets Off by telling a tale of woe. and not once In
q thousand times does this happen II the man 10
arrested for begging. but tho exception hap
pened yesterday in n case at jefferson Market
Court. The prisoner, William futile. a youth
OF 10. had been arrested on Saturday night at
Twenty-seventh street and Fifth avenue for
begging from passers-by. Hayes of tho West
Thirtieth street station. who made the arrest,
noticed that the young man did not chase up
those whom he accosted with the importunate
persistence of the PROFESSIONAL also that.
though plainly dressed, his clothing was neat
and his general appearance clearly. But the
law makes no distinction 10 the matter OF per-
sonal appearance, and young Tuttle was locked
up. When arraigncd In court no said to Magis-
trate Simms:
81 had neither work nor money. and there
vas nobody TO help me. l was hungry and dos-
perate. l have q mother and sister somewhere,
but ! don't know whore they are"
you have no right to beg on the public
streets" said tho Magistrate. There are char
liable organizations Tor tho needy. and you
should have applied to them. 1 will commit
you"
Here tho policeman broke In, and. saying
something In n low tone to the Magistrate.
handed him q clipping from a newspaper of last
month. II was tho brief story of the ruin and
dislntegration Of n family through no fault Of
their own. u story OF financial roverses after the
death of the father. followed by bitter poverty.
then OF tho shame OF one OF the daughters. and
finally Of the disappearance OF the mother and
the other girl. leaving tho son. who had been do
tnp hIa h~st o., thar 1ha mama ~ th.
family was Tuttlc. From time TO timo the
Magistrate, as he road. glanced at the prisoner,
who stood with hi. eyes cast down.
Are you tho William futile of this story ?"
the Magistrate finally asked.
Yes" said tho prisoner.
is this story true ~
Every word Of it,
Have you no idea where your mother and
sister are?"
said the priHoner. and then. leaning his head
over on the rail-. he burst into tears. II lost
my place because Of staying away to look
continued. rs soon rs he could control his voice.
and haven't been able 10 lind work but Friday
! got a half promise of work on Monday. and
all l wanted to do was to get enough TO live on
through Saturday and Sunday. That's how l
am very sorry for YOU" said Magistrate
Simms' and IN discharso you. Ny advice TO
iasiion ,f FOR AID I'd" u 1pR'S monday." 'A"'''aO'' organ
futile tried to thank the Maglstrate, but broke
down again ma was led into the back room
nNs tAeyso
showed the reporters the newspaper clipping
which had secured the prisoners discharge. IL
told how the olerr futile, n manufacturer, liv-
ing in Holyoko. Mass, had died leaving \ com
Portable fortunes; how the money. through mis-
management or woi Sc. had dwindled away un-
I'll tho widow had found herself almost dosti-
tuto, with u son and two daughters To support.
Poorer aud poorer they grew. until finally they
came To this city n few months ago aud the son
Eot. work In one OF tho dry goods stores, where
he later got employ inent for his ourtecn-year-
Old sister: BESSIE, n mature and rather pretty
girl. On their wages tho family managed to live.
A man named tisherbiock had made their
acquaintance and had taken a great fancy to
the older girl, a fancy in which neither her
brother nor mother suspected any harm. Ono
day last month Fl .herOlork TOOK Bessie out 10
luneh, and they never camo back. Young Tut
tie spent q week trying to track them. and by
tho loss or his weeks wages was unable to pay
the rent. His mother. taking the younger girl.
Oracle. applied to tho superintendent OF the
Poor and WAS sent to the Temporary Home for
grief. The young man went to see his mother
and sister every day until, after about ten days.
ported to tho police. but they found no trace Of
the missing pair. Tuttlo has not seen them
since Such WAS The course OF events which
drove him to begging ON the streets.
As no sat In the back room the boy look cd rs
II he hadn't eaton anything Tor days. Some ono
up again. Then tho reporters and court officers
made a small collection OF coins and handed
over about 81 to Tuttle. At INST he refused TO
take 1t; then he wanted to take only "A dollar of
II, but was finally prevailed upon TO take the
whole sum, on his own condition that IL was to
ho regarded as n loan. lie left court with
minute directions to the nearest restaurant
shortly af'.r 1uttle's HrrNtgument and dis
charge n prisoner who called himself John
Smith. AMI who had witno stG with interest tho
progress. OF the Gaze, decided 10 profit thereby
ana work tho - !npatEv dodge" IN his own be-
half. Smith HAD followed Loretta Mcclure. q
shop girl Twins nj O82 second avenue. as she
was go!ag up sixth avenue saturday evening.
the girl. after vHiuly trying To- shake oil her
pursurr, turned on him and GCmandrd:
What are you following me for?"
What do YOU .'pose ~ retorted the man,
adding "a vile epithet.
Miss McGuire called n policeman and had him
arrested. When he was Arraigned ana Mngis-
trate Slnms asked him what he had To say he
bcCsn TO shuttle.
Leave me go home. Judge" he raid in heart
broken tones. IL have u respectable wife and
family. Leave mo 20 back to them with the
little I've lett in my pockets"
This little proved TO be- one cigar stump and
ten cents. John smith" WAS scat to tho work
house for one month.