The times., 1897-06-18
HE DEMANDS BRITISH GOLD
Tough h-LOoking Crank's Cheerful
Visit to Sir Julian PauncefOte.
OsweI Arlington Imagined the
Ambassador Was Custodian OF
His Alleged Fortune.

young man about twenty-five years
| of age, OF very shabby apppearance, saun-
tered Ieisurely up the broad stone steps Of
the British Embassy, at Conn ecttcat avcnu-,
and n street, about II O'Clock yesterday
morning and rang the bell BY skil!fui
niancuvers, he managed To get by the
doorKceper ana reached the presence OF
| Secretary Towers, where he modestly asked
tG be accommodated with Il draft on the
| Bank of England for five thousand pounds
sterling
The. demand from such an ilIlooling
customer and under such Conditions fairly
caused the Diplomat to gasp for breath, but
a few moments quiet and dignified conver-
sation with the man convincedthe secretary
that his guest was crank telephone
message was sent to No. 3 precinct police
station, and the intruder was taken there
ard locked up. charged with being sus-
| picious character.
He gave his name as Osweli W. biting
ton. "a native OF Kensington, England, near
London. where he said his father had Il
large estate.
Arlington says that he arrived from
Augusta, Ga, yesterday morning, and
went directly TO the British embassy
for the purpose Of interyie wing Sir Julian
Pauncefote, relative TO coming into pos
session of his estates in England. He
claims to have written to the minister
from a town in Ohio asking him to-
attend to the matter, and expected that
portion of the money would be waiting
him upon his arrival.
Though his language was good and
he betrayed no signs OF insanity in his
conversation, yet his appearance beiied
him and his reception was not p cordial
one. His face was covered with a short
growth of beard, and he Wore only a
very much Soiled shirt through the
sleeves of which his elbows protruded,
| ragged shoes and a pair of trousers held
up by one suspender fastened with IL
nail.
As he passed by the bronze figures OF
the British lion and entered the ps:atial
halls Of lie mansion he locked very mWh
out Of place To Charles Brown, the but
Ter who answered his ring, he asked 20
see Sir Julian Pauncefote. IL was ex
planned that THIS was impossible and the
fellows manners were 50 pleasant and
laffable that after some protests he was
allowed to enter the office OF Secretary
Towers, whore he mace the request here
tofOre mentioned.
Mr.. Towers advised the man to write
TO tie Bank OF England and lay his case
before that institution. as it could not
| be haniiIed through the embassy Alb
bineton accepted the suggestion at once
and, taking up pen and PAPER, waS about
to sit down in the secretary's private
office and conduct his correspondence,
when he was informed that he had better
retire for few minutes. With this adj
vice the fellow left the mansion In the
same Gnsssuming manner in which he
had entered, and, CROSSING the street sas
for short time upon the curbing. By this
time the patrol rTocI No. had arrived
with Policeman Hart. and Arlington was
invited 10 ride to the station
Ahbin gtoa's 5 story OF himself is told in
perfectly rational andiDteresting manner
He claims that his mother died when he
was three years old. leaving a considerable
estate, to which he is the only heir His
father icing a brgadier general in the
army, then went to India to participate in
the Sepoy rebellion, and left his son in
charge Of the family of John Owens. He
claims then Go have been taken to France
andto Italy ,aRdrinallY Y brought to Ame iica,
where his name was changed and he
resided with the Owens On SiNby-third
street, aear Third avenue, New York city
he says he has learned that his father
came TO see him In his infancy and
settled upon him $45, eco, W hich he has
been cheated out of, and has never heard
from his relatives since. When ne was
fourteen years old he ran away from the
Owens. and has since lead such a dis
sipated life as TO have caused him To have
S,;l ,J,f,s
to have written the British minister about
two months ago to investigate his case.
BE will he taken to police court this