The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-03
CRANK AT DALY'S THEATRE
HR WANTED $4,000 FOR HIS AIR.
COOLING INVENTION.

He was InveiGled to the Tenderloin Police
Station on tho Pretonco That Mr.. Daily
Kept His Money There - Committed
Later for Examination ne to His Sanity.
Shortly before noon yesterday a man Of
muscular build. carrying n small black bag
In ono hand and q plaid shawl and an UNI
brella IN tho other. presented himself at the
stage door of Days Theatre on West Twenty
ninth street. He told Doorkeeper Owens
that he wanted to see Mr.. Daily. He gave him
q card bearing the name OF q. 8. Merwin.
The card was carried to Mr.. DAILY, who re-
ferred his caller to Business Manager Richard
Dorney.
Manager Dorney's ONCE is In the front Of
the building. with an entrance on Broadway.
just south Of the main entrance to the thea
ire. Thither the man went. and. after send
ing In his card, he was shown before Mr..
Dorney. Manager Dorney was seated at his
desk. with a pile Of money and checks, con-
shutting the days deposit. before him. His
visitor planked himself In a chair near him
and said:
well. I'm here at last"
What can 1 do for your" asked Mr.. Dornoy.
We'll. 1 called about that scheme Of ours
What scheme2" asked the manager.
THAT scheme Of mine to cool hot air. It's
q great thing. 1 can change the temperature
from % to IS degrees. But I've got to have
Nhohoys L Wuhb GOWN. lWO tuOubuuu uOl-
lars will be enough to get IL in working order
and we want the other $1,000 on hand. It's
q great thing and there is q lot Of money in It
for you and l."
The man ratified on ut this rate and Man
aEer Dorney was fairly alarmed when the
man paused for breath. The black bag was
on top Of the safe near. by. and, as the man
"HoW.. Just Ta /? a minute niny y said. Manager
porney hastily. as he gently pushed his visitor
II want that money" said the man. How
much have you got there in front of your
tbe sThe aSd is t6 01ly a nS e0 Sads Of 81 hundred Tn" d, dpll tSs
:ssnS ysa around to IT the bank and e the
Good !. exclaimed: the stranger. That's
4 clerk was called and ordered audibly 10
take the man. around TO the bank. and get him
$1,000, and, IN q whisper. 2 lead him to the
Wsn PICKED up bis traps and started away.
Menager Dornev followed at 9 DISTANCE.
station the stranger asked II 1t wasn't a poilco
Yes" said the clerk. that's whore Mr..
heIi" said tho man With a ohuefis.
men SnG and in reiieve ed y Tf lis S trapS. TSe 81 Bia6S2 Pf bag
vas opened, and, to Manager Do5nsy's relief
ssI6se 81 1So he bad s%f R RsYRsssn' on la the SarG and t saiS
nc llNeQ ~ 90 NQl6K0- BLTGONS NOW I1aN0us
Conn: He stopped while in this city at the
The police concluded be- was insane. and
they hailed him to the West Fifty fourth Street
3bSaliGSS; m Court . T,heTe Magistrate M 81 PoSl &C commit nj ".
sanity.
When searched at the station. MerXin had
only so cents and q recelpted bill from the Hol-
land House. In one of his pockets was o tele-
graph blank on which was written:.
MANHATTAN BEACH. Aug. 81.
I have pluofod for you the last rosebud Of the
summer. MiEpAh. GAruB.
G, s.'Merwin registered at the Holland House
on Thursda y. morning. He paid his bill yester-
day morning and departed:
Me MTT H 4 shio e son Of SGT TSeod 2;mef :. Se E:
win Of % College street, this city. a wealthy
EsstdiEed dry goods peEchant Re was up to
3 MeEwin q ohicagS, but IL heath. mental
business. He Is now employed % q clherk In
a9d ohilS: A,brothsr i syyer q NSw YorAE:
iEiyss # 90 $lnoy s.Ssss; YSSS$Gf IN .;, $;
into any trouble In New, York. BE said that
his son was In New York on Q weeks vaca-
tion.