The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-24

Several Legislators Have Eenembrances
in the shspe OF I. o. U's-A Draft for
Board Bill which Was Worthless.
COLUMBIA. March 19.-During tie
session OF the Legislature well
dressed man, apparently about 40
years old, came to Columbia and reg
istered at the Grand Central. He mad
dark hair, sprinkled with grey, whis-
kers OF the same kind, which he part
ed in the middle, wore glasses, and on
first sight had quite distinguished
appearance about MIN. His autograph
on the hotel register alleged that his
name was Golp. Mr.. Golp seemed to
nave money, in fact he did, for he
smoked good cigars and wined and
dined himself sum ptuously, both atths
hotel and restaurants in the city.
That is, ne did it for while, but be.
fore he left he wasn't quite so swell,
though he tried his best to keep up ap-
pearances on the small amounts he
had borrowed from con6ding new
made friends. They and the hotel
! would like to renew acquaintance
| with Mr.. Golp for a brief moment,
long enough at least to introduce him
| to some policeman or other officer G.
of the law whom he failed to meet
| during his sojourn here. Mr.. Golp
went away leaving sad remembrance.
es, a tTo weeks unpaid board dill and
sundry small amounts ne had ''touch
ed" various people for, he forgot to
return.
AS the gentleman had apparently
nothing to 90 bu! loaf around and en-
Joy himself, it soon became noised
about among legislators that he was a
man OF wealth and position. Mr..
Golp helped along this delusion by
telling about the conidentialrelations
which existed between himself aud
George W. Vanderbilt and let out q
gentle hint hatthe millionaire's purse
strings were right in his hands. H
spoke knowingly OF the wonders OF
Vanderbilt's palace at Asheville, and
his description Of ths luxurious furc-
ishings and equipment Of the mansion
and the lavish way in which money
had besn spent on it, made his hear.
ers' eyes bulge out in amazemsnt and
| they held their mouths open in utter
astonishment, for his auditors, as a
rule, counted themselves mighty
lucky to have three or four room,
common, ordinary plank house in
which to live and rear their families.
Having thus established himself as
being about the only pebble lying
about on the beach, Mr.. Golp proceed
ed to inforn everybody who cared to
listen that he was in Columbia for
recreation and that one OF his princl-
pal ways of getting little change out
of the monotony Of living was to
write Tor the newspapers. Hs repre-
sentei two or three big Northern pa
pers and several European journals,
he said, though as far as anybody can
remem Der he never happened to men-
! tion the name OF any Of them. In tbs
excess OF his confidence he informed
people about the hotel lobby that he
mad been an officer in the German
army, cavalry service, and spoke very
intelIigently and correctly, it is said,
about the Emperor's war machine.
That he spoke with a German accent
lent some color to his statemsEss IN stiaas -
| those who didn't suspect him OF bsiug
a sharper.
Finally he became very intimate
with legislators aud others about the
hotel. It was Hello, Jim" or "aow
is it, old man2" with his new made
| friends, in a very short time. His
| familiarity at last becama UNDESIRABLE
| to some legislators, and they ''called
| him down." Some remarks he made
to others, with no intention of Of
| Tending anybody, caused them, how
ever, to threaten to knock his head OF.
Little things like that didn't phase
him bit, and he continued to walk
into members rooms and engage in
their conversations often to their dis.
gust and late into the night, but they
were too considerate to ask him out.
It was during these meetings that ne
touched" several members for small
amounts, explaining that he had ne
elected to draw enough out Of the
bank during the day to last him. If
all he got this way was aggregated
into single sum it would not amount
to much, but it was not his fault.
Legislators don't carry wads OF green
backs around with them at any time,
but to the extent Of their ability ne
got them. He told them what great
, Legislature South Carolina had, and
. how he was going to write glow
ing accounts Of it in those domes-
tic and foreign journals he represent
ed. This was a bait he threw out in
order to catch suckers but few bit,
and those who did have several weeks
: since realized that they had been
duped.
Golp stayed around Columbia sons
Time after the Legislature adjourned,
and finally left, supposedly for Ash,
, vile. He owed two weeks board and
/ gave draft on the Battery Bank at
AshevilIe for the amount. It was re-
turned as no good, and since that
time an effort has been made to locate
, Mr. GoIp. He was heard Of in several
towns in the upper part OF the State,
but before he could be arrested he had
{ skipped, for he is very slick fellow,
5 and will not come back to Columbia
if he can help it.-Register.
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