New-York tribune., 1899-07-27
WRONG MAN IDENTIFIED.
>,ocvorr DROPS" CASE AT THE LONG
each HOTEL CAUSES ANNOYANCE
TO A BROOKLYN ClTlzEl

,ooch n Y. July @-There was an en-
D"ss,ns case OF mistaken identity here YESTERDAY
p,,g Paul T. Kenny, well known resiuen' Vi
sn'yr sVel. was the victim. The guests are now IN
Bs - laugh at the affair. but Mr.. Kenny natu-
e.. feels put out over IT. but no more 30 '""'
TO-" D,ck proprietor OF the hotel
A. T. u.a ,in,e there have been petty roboerles
FO .ho botel and at the Inn and other places
aoOu a. one Beach The work appeared TO be that
oarefui hotel sneak thief Mr.. DICK mao oeeH
u ~ worked up over the affair. ana hao haue
nh Nothing rewarded him. ana c'ose "a'oi
was kept ,,, .r v,bo &c
-, a. the hotel fell a victim TO more serious
- ~ work than anything that had oeen oohe
y,ore He is said 10 have been dosed with stupely-
a-i,k and had his wallet taken from him he
'.r,bA5 his experience in such way as 70 sho"
~, he had taken knockout drops. lie gave
s description OF the man with whom he had been
gu, The description was a clear one, and
- ordinary circumstances in a limited numoer
'. .oonle would have pointed directly 10 the right
"a, In this case, however II led TO mistake.
T,s,e were two men AT the hotel whom the de-
.,,ntion fitted to a greater or less degree one OF
go was Mr. Kenny and the other man who
W, the hotel on Tuesday morning, forgetting MT
nck saws. 10 pay his bill This man was known as
q z Merrill
Yesterday Mr. Kenny absent on business IN
prooklyn. and his double had disappeared without
saving where he was going or when he was com
,rg back Meanwhile the experience OF Mr.. WheeI-
.r became known. The employees Of the hotel were
sesrchng for Merrill. Last evening about DUSK
ana NJ them met Mr. Kenny the beach and
,od him he was wanted at the hotel Inc EN-
Moves had been instructed to have Merrill visit
Mr. Dick in his Office when they saw him. The
man nistook Mr Kenny for Mr.. Merrill ana went
with him 10 the hotel. On the veranda they met
NJ Wheeler and the emplOye asked aloud IL thls
vas The man who had given the knockout drops;
~ Wheeler's sight was not good in the half
iigbt and he Identified Mr.. Kenny as the man.
There was lot Of excitement for what had nap
nened 10 Mr.. Wheeler had become pretty generalIy
lust then Mr. Cox. leader OF the hotel orches-
,ra stepped up and told Mr. Wheeler that he was
mistaken and that Mr Kenny was not the man
with whom he had been. Mr.. Cox had seen MI.
Wheeler and Merrill together. -,
An officer had been summoned TO arrest MT.
Kennv and this would have occurred ha6 not Mr..
DICK reached the scene, and. realizing az once lhe
mistake began explanations and apologies
He told the whole story, ana assured every one
that his emplote had made grave mistake, ana
that Mir Kenny was not the man, and that IL was
hs double This was easily understood by all, as
the likeness between the men had been comment.
ed on freely in the dining room, where tney had
been placed at the same table; - -,..,..,
Mr. Wheeler also admitted that he was mistaken.
Mr. kenny however, greatly enraged at being
mistaken for a thief although he aosoVes MI.
Dick from any blame . - .s
II has been found that prescription was torsed
on the drug store Of the hotel The Initials OF the
hotcl physician were used, but he did not write
the prescription.