The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-13
He Is all Kinds of a Rich
Man by Turns.
Thinks He Can Change His
Personality at Will.
Excessive Cigarette Smoking Gives
a Boy Queer Ideas.

Excessive cigarette smoking is the cause
for the insane condition OF Howard Gold
waith the l9-year-old son OF a butter and
eggs dealer in Fulton Market, New York.
His hallucination is a pleasing one, how
ever, as he imagipes that by pure Will
power he can transform himself into any
prominent millionaire and enjoy the large
income of that person. He was arraigned
in Center street court Wednesday by
Policeman Andesner Of the Oak street
station. He had no hat. shirt or hose.
His trousers were torn, and bis coat was
80 ragged that he could with difficulty
keep it on his shoulders. Only stretch
OF tho Imagination could designate two
dilapidated pieces Of leather as shoes. He
had one copper cont In his pocket.
What is your name!" asked Clerk
Williamson, who prepared the papers.
Howard Gould, promptly replied
Goldwaith.
"why, thought you were in Europe"
said Williamson, Stimulating surprise.
"well, was there, )" replied Goldwaith,
but 1 came back to look aftor new
yacht"
Williamson handed him the formal ex-
animation papers to sign and Goldwaith
affixed his signature rs William n. Van.
derbilt Williamson asked how no could
b. Vanderbilt and Gould at the Same
time
"You see, - said Goldwaith. "I have
made q wonderful discovery. i was
Howard Gould two minutes ago. but now
/ am William h. Vanderbilt. IL you
knew those persons when they were on
earth you would sec the difference in my
looks You see, put all OF those million
aires out Of the way, and have 10 appear
for them occasionally, as their complete
disappearance would cause commotion.
That's where my discovery comes in. BY
will power am able to change my form,
features, voice. manners, and even cloth
ing. Nov. watch Inc, and will become
Russell Sage. You will see that i grow
much elder and thinner and wear poorer
clothes than 60 rs Vanderbilt
Goldwaith hugged himself and wriRgled
about for n minute as IL in pain. Then
le Strengthened up and exclaimed trium-
pnantly that he was Russell Sage. He
vas then led before Magistrate Hedges.
What's your manner" asked the magis.
trate.
"Well, mister. replied Goldwaith, I've
been Howard Gould, William h. Wander
.ilt, and Russell Sage since I've been
here. Now am j. Pierpont Morgan. IL
you want TO go West III give you pass
on my railroads. Wait n minute. Watch
me closelw Now. you see 1 am William
Rockefeller. don like to stay this way
very long. II had my colonel's uniform
l would transform myself into John Jacob
Astor. So just to show you that am no
fake. i will now become Chauncey Depew
md make you a speech.
While Goldwaith was talking Policeman
Andesner explained TO Magistrate Hedges
that Goldwaith would not live at home,
nor would he wear any decent clothes that
his father would give him. Andesner said
that for week he had been stealing from
he stands in Fulton Market upsetting
the market customers and SMASHING
baskets. BY swift running he had man
.ged to escape arrest until Tuesday night
Magistrate Hedges committed Goldwaith
% the insane pavilion at Bellevue Hos
vital for observation. Goldwaith willingly
vent with the policeman until he saw tht
prison bars in the passageway In the
tom ns and then he stopped.
$50 you're going To lock me up" said
ne "Well. I'll fool you. Wait just % minute.
DO you SOC now what I've doncY I'm
Dick Croker now, and you can lock m6
up il you want to, for I'll get out anyway
On account of my pull.