Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-10-19
A HAUNTED COAT.
Cu9ious Experience of the Original
"Misfit ciothier.o

"Misfit clothier."
Denis, Shea, the well-known clothier,
died at his residence on Washington
Heights. After trying his hand at vari-
Gus occupations. he finally embarked in
the mistit clothing business. His place
on Broome street is known all over the
country-its unique feature being that
most of the goods came from the shops
of the fine merchant tallors of New
York and other large cities. OF this
branch of the business Mr. Shea was
the originator, and enjoyed practically
Il monopoly.
The notion which led to the establish
ment of the misfit clothing business or
iginated In Mr. Shea's brain when he
worked In fashionable tailor shop in
Fifth avenue nearly forty years ago.
Clothes that did not I'll or were never
called for he saw lying around the place
or packed away to be sold eventually
for song The fact that the garments
were OF the highest grade of material
and workmanship, and that, neyerthe-
less, they brought smaller prices than
ordinary ready-made clothes, struck the
young man forcibly. He accumulated
little money, and with this as basis
decided to set up In business.
Mr.. Shea used 10 tell of a peculiar
experience he once had in the matter
Of cutaway coat. 1t had come from
a Fifth avenue shop, along with several
other garments that had been refused
or left unealled for, and 1t was sold to
a regular customer, who approved 1t as
an admirable fit. A week after the pur7
chase the customer came to see Mr..
Shea.
There's something the matter with
that coat, Shea"
1T looked to fl you very nicely" said
the dealer What seems to be
wrongT
Nothing that l can explain. It's a
first-elass lit, but 1t doesn't feel COM
Portable No; don't mean that 1t binds
or pinches me anywhere. 1t isn't that
Kind of uncomfortable. It's sort OF
nervous feeling as IL l didn't have any
right to the coat. 1t couldn't have been
stolen garment, could it. that got In
here by mistaken"
Not possible. Came direct from
IS"
well, just for the curiosity, I'd like
to have you find out for whom 1t was
made, and why 1t wasn't accepted. I'm
sure there's something queer about II"
Having occasion to go to 5 on
the following day, Mr.. Shea made In
auiries about the coat.
"Oh, that was made for poor ="
said the tailor. KILLED in the big rail
road accident In Buffalo the other day
That's how you came to get that, and
a particularly fine garment 1t is, too"
Yes" said Mr. Shea, 80 1t is. A
particularly fine coat"
A week later the purchaser of the
coat brought 1t to the shop.
Give me any price you like for 1t, !"
he said. II wouldn't put 1t on again
for 1000"
whats wrong with it?" asked the
dealer.
We'll Shea, you can laugh at me II
you want to, but that coats haunted"
did you ever see i, the we'll
known lawyer|
mo, but I've heard Of him often. Let
me tell you about the coat. Yester-
day evening | wore 1t, and l felt all
through the evening as II somebody
were trying to get it away from me.
After l went to bed something came
into the room and put on that coat.
When l jumped out of bed the figure
vanished away, and left the coat In Il
heap on the floor The figure was that
Of an elderly man with white mus
tache."
Every curious" said Shea. III l
were superstltious l should say that
you had seen the ghost of j, who
was killed In railroad collision last
week. As 1t IL, I'll take back the coat
yes, it was j that it was made
for-and give you another one for It..
The coat was afterward sold to a
Western man, who never reported any
pecullaritles connected with 1t,
In his business Mr.. Shea became wide
ly known, and was often asked to go In
to politics, but he steadfastly refused,
saying that his business gave him all
the exercise he needed. He died pos
sessed of considerable property.-New
York Sun.
The Funny Bone"