The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-27
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A New York Youth Goes To Coney
Island And Falls Among Thieves
ADMINISTERED HIS OWN ESTATE,
Dcwey's Relatives Arrivc-Chief OF Po-
lice May T;ctire-Wm. &. Whitney
Observation-Disclosures Man
Takes His Life.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-sDecial.-Nile
Lynch. eighteen years OF age. only son
Of Alonzo X. Lynch, a wealthy oil dealer
OF Brooklyn, had an interesting experience
al Concy Island recently. Willie had
never been 10 a place Of amusement eN-
cept with members Of his family, ana on
Saturday he determined to see something
of nfe On ,Ouey Island. He started out
In his best clothes. with a handsome goid
watch and chain which MS parents hau
given him. and seven dollars IN money. ne
arrived at the resort In due time, Dll
mad been there only a little while When
a party OF well dressed young men Iorcei
their ACQUAINTANCE upon him. They took
him 10 several places in the Bo"ery' ana
al length induced him TO take "a dfihA OF
whiskey.
IL was the first time the youth had ever
tasted liouor. The quantity given 90 him
was large and the effect almost instan-
taneous. lie has no clear recollection or
what followed until he aWoNe In a strange
room. 10 was sunday morning.
His " clothing had been removed. ana
ga its place were ragged coat and trous-
ers. Haif "a sWeater did duty for a shltt'
His shoes and stockings were gone, as
well as his underwear. Watch ana money
were missing.
He forced mis- way out. but was met by
a band OF ruhians who set upon MN anu
beat him. In passing an engine house ne
spitl n coat lying On a chair near the
door. He thought 90 hide his rags WIN
This garment ana attempted 10 SNi2e IT,,
when he was seized by a fireman ana
marched % the police station. In me
meantime his parents were hunting nlbu
and low for him. In the Raymond street
iail the youth made known his IDENTITY
and his father soon nut Ia an appearance
and took him home I'm a carriage, having
first given bail. Willie says that he VIII
20 To- the island again with his father IN
order TO find the chaps who robbed him.
4 SENSIBLE RICH MAN.
Sylvester Johnson Curtis. an old mem
her OF the New York Stock Exchange, Is
dead. aged seventy-three years. Dir.
Johnson always said that he would not
leave the bulk o. his fortune 10 he fought
over. and he kept his word. When hli
physicians. Drs. : Ormond Golden ana
Brooks Wells. told him SIX months as"
that Dice was dying from Brights disease
and would probably not live "a year, the OLD
man made "a last visit Co the Wall street
district and babe farewell TO his many
business associates. lie never Jeff home
again.
Having resigned himself 90 his fate, he
called bis wife. son and daughter 20 his
bedside. and in the presence of witnesses
parceued out $4,000 in bonds and other
securities among them. making a little
loving speech 10 each Of them as he dis
tributed the Drince.y gifts.
After this distribution be left en- estate
..f..4 90 e. Nn NtIN uHhfrh Ia dismissed OF
by viii.
The first Of Admiral Dewey's relatives
20 arrive came from Montegier, VT. the
home of the Admiral. and the party con-
sisted Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dewey, Mr..
William ~. Dewey. Alr. Joseph l.. Dewey
and Mt. and Mrs. T.. j. McCuen. thariei
Dewey is 90 brother Of the Admiral. and
the other Messrs. Dewey and Mr.. McCuen
are reghevs.
TILE FTGHT GOES ON.
Bishop P0ttcr's adnerents or the Broad
Church party In the Protestant Episcopal
church have decided 90 force the issue
with the High Church faction by renomi-
mating the present Standing Committee.
This is a direct defiance of the Bishop S
critics in tne church who made so deter
mined an opposition TO the admission of
DR.. Briggs TO- the priesthood lass spring.
II IL ANNNNHA"A NNNNN EN
very will before long retire on account of
impaired health.
A daughter has been born TO Mrs. Al
merle Hugh paget. which makes Mr..
William @. Whitney a grandfather, Mrs.
Paget being HIS eldest daughter.
SUICIDE OF a RAILROAD MAN.
Eldridge O.. Allen. who had been sue
cessi.eiy superintendent OF the OHIO Rive.
railroad. the New York and New England
railroad. the Hudson division Of the New
York Central railroad. and who for sew.
eral years was general superintendent of
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad. was found dead in bed in his room
IN the Grand Union Hotel az noon yester-
day. There was a bullet hole IN his right
temple o. beside him lay a revolver. He
appeared TO have been dead for several
hours when found.
lie left a note in%structing the landlord
10 notify Flora =. Allen. Umbridge. Mass
Thomas b. Reed has now become head
of the law firm with which be is cons
nected.
Rumor says that William T.. Wilson IS
about 10 marry a Baltimore belle. but
there IS much mystery and secrecy about