The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-17

New York, I'm told. Why, in 1870 my
uncle-good a business man as there was
in Baltimore-came up here, and inside Of
three days he had bag Of sawdust, thres
worthless checks, and a roll of confeder-
ate bills, and was out s756 besides losing
about $500 of rings and scarfpins and
such. Yes, sir, New Yorks a bad place
for man with money"
AND all you plumbers are rich, aren't
your asked the reporter Enormously.
HIM. Well-er-we have that reputa-
ton, you know. That's the trouble. I
suppose all the crooks in New York ara
on our track. They read in the papers
that there's to be a convention of mas
ter plumbers, and they say: Here's our
chance. Here's a gang of men that are
Just overlooking with money tell you,
sir l haven't been easy since 1 got here,
and there's others that's worse than me-
We plumbers amt so rich, either, when
you get right down to facts. Not 80 ter
rlble rich, that is spose there's master
plumbers here that don't make more n
five or six thousand a year only they
wouldn't say so. Talking about crooks.
though, you see that tall, gray-haired
man over there? Go over and talk Ia
him."
us he a crook?" asked the reporter.
Hes master plumber sir, and ona
OF the leading lights Of this convention.
Ask him about his experiences"
The man Indicated did not upon the re-
porter's approach exercise any of the
signs Of trepldation which had distin-
guished the southerner. Instead he shook
himself out as II In preparation for trou-
bic. The reporter, stopping, hailed him
from afar of and announced himself.
Reporter, hey?" said the westerner.
well, you don't look like thief, but you
can't tell here. I've heard of their tricks.
fNd1 IL
ing young chap as ever l saw stopped md
outside of the hotel. Had on good
clothes and swell hat and pulled out a
good watch as he came. Says he:
Pardon me, but could you give me the
timer"
II knew what he wanted in a minute. I
squared or, and says You blim-blam-
slam horse thief says. You git, or III
punch you so fun Of holes the wind won't
stop when IL gifts to you, 1 says.
well, you ought to have seen the stare
on that chap. He looked me all over, Then
he says: Wen Of all the blasted idiotsl
Where'd you come from, Kansas? How
d'you 'spose he was onto that? BY tho
way I wish you'd tell me II Broadway IS
safe after dark. I'm told you're all right
as long as you stick TO Broadway"
The reporter assured him that an able
bodied man, well armed and with no jew
WY III sight, coulu walk on BToduWag
with moderate safely as late as 10 o'clock
p. m. He seemed relieved at learning this.
For the most part the plumbers hnd
safety In numbers, and they were TO %
found around town yesterday in groups %
from three 20 n dozen. All the afternoon
and evening they kept coming, and tha
big safe kept filling up with assorted jew
elry IL there are any crooks on the track
OF the plumbers Il would pay them best
TO hold up the hotel.
To-day aud tomorrow the plumbers will
hold their convention. and on Friday they
viii go to Far Rockaway as the guests on
the New York branch. The proceeding!
yesterday were confined TO greetings ana
a prolonged meeting Of the executive COM
mittee BY midnight nearly all Of the ~
delegates were IN New York.