Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-02
HOW VAN C0TT WAS DUPED
Tramp Made Him Believe He Was Once a Dis.
tlci Attorney,
Told siddoway Tie Was nc one Time
cantor of Large nuiIding
A Growing Nuisance.

Beggars and pcddlcrs are again be-
coming a nuisance In the Joint city and
county building. Scarcely day passes
but what the various offices arr nearly
pcstcd TO death with this class % pco-
pie. one day Il Is "our war with
SPAIN next day Foxes Book OF Mar
Vrs." then tho hard luck" story
lends pay visit and thus It goes. In
going his regular rounds today a
"NcwH' reporter found an Individual
trying 10 palm on a work on the State
hHh ana game warden, the title OF
which was Angling Reduced TO a
Science and Duck Shooting Made
Easy" dersh Wells was examining
map Of the Klondlkc regions. on tho
iioor above a number OF Women were
making their troubles known to cam
missioner whitaker In the county at
turney'H office Ray Van Colt was liston-
ing To n pltiful tale from a former dis
trict attorney go Of one OF tho counties
OF Kansas. Rays heart was touched
aud 30 was his pocket. 10 the tune Of
nfty cents. This Individual nrat made
= eau on Chief Janltor Siddoway. Now,
" ihcrols one thing more than another
the genial Councilman dlsllkoH, II IL 10
waste time talking To the tramp fra
ANNNANN
81 can toil EN-; he says, before they
when the former district attorney"
called ON Mr.. Slddoway he was bury
hgutinE Out how h. could HmurrIo an
agate iron drinking cup into tho county
hilotnry'n Office without running tho
tiak uf being roprlmlndud By tho cotin-
~ commissioners Tor "oxtTavngnncs %
The fellow Informed John that nt one
tlinN he used TO be lauitor OF tho
Equitable building IN Omaha. That. OF
course was told with a view OF nwnlt-
shlnE fellow feeling IN the chiefs
breast hut u didn't work one nit
what u u YOU wnnt2" asked John In
inrtuptlug tho alleged cratwhlr omaha
lahitur IN the middle OF a funny story.
10" iellpwt face turned an colofa ~
hr hlurted out "Wel. IT'S like this,
partner ! haven't had square meal
Tor ten long days. and I've slept
on the streets FOR the pnst-." THAT
VIII do said Siddowny: "you coma
Win me IN Introduce YOU TO Chnlr-
man Whitaker OF the pauper commit
tee and V you can Impress him with
he'll do something Tor YOU"
The man said he would not go before
Whitaker Then that's all l can DO FOR
YOU said John. and the fellow walked
away crest fallen, As Janltor Siddowny,
o few seconds later was entering tho
hNHANN AAANAANN NNlANN ne MAS mot nj
the door by Ray Van Colt who asked
him u he had two hnlfs for a dollar.
John had four quarters and give them
10 Van Colt. who thereupon handed two
or them Ia the alleged ianitor. The
man was prufuse IN his thanks. but Just
us soon as he had gone out Slddowny
turned round 10 Van Colt and snid:
~ see he worked you an riEht2"
Yes" said the assistant county at
torney' with a Sigh, hos q lawyer In
rather poor circumstances, and /
thought ia help the poor fellow out"
Lawyer nddlcHtloks. He aln't no
lawyer lie told me he used TO be "A
1anltur." said Sidd0way.
Il heard him tell George Blair he was
once county clerk In one OF the Mis-
fouri counties" snid Rufus Cobb.
And l heard him tell tho elevator
thirteen years In Iowa" said Attorney
And herd I'm tell John Pike that
he was once court stenographer In
New York" said scotty Rankin
you mean that fellow who has iust
gone out?' ventured the News" re-
porter.
Yes, yes" sasped Van Colt "Tcn
met Tell met"
We'll" said the nowa-ga thorcr.'T saw
him few minutes nHo trying TO sell
Fruit Tree Inspector sorenaon some In
!
him say that for nine years he was
fruit roc Inspector of Arapahoe cOun-
~, Colorado"
"sold again" said Van Colt.
"Thc Lord lovcth a cheerful gver."
lnterposed SddOway.
yes Hc that glvcth 10 the poor
| lendeth 20 the Lord" remarked Cobb
~ fool and his money are soon
parted" added Gunter philosophical
| ly.
We'll" said Van Colt. ~ toll you
| whnts the matter l think there ought
| 10 be- an irdn-clad rule 10 prevent those
kind OF people from entering this build
/ ing"
no as do, said Ianltor Siddoway,
/ "glve 'em the marble heart that's the
way 10 keep 'em out"
And then said every man. In chorus;
Right you are, John. Wen give EN-
| the stony stare ourselves next time
The meeting then adjourned