New-York tribune., 1901-06-03


old mansion stood. had been puzzling their
brains for several days about the pot of gold
story. To show how undecided they We're the
following conversation between Mr.. Rosenberg
and Mr.. Mullen is given:
Rosenherg-I half believe those fellows cid find
something under the hearthstone.
Mullcn-Its al bluff l don't believe word of it,
Mullen-And yet there might be something Of
seem indicate that some treasure was hid there.
Rosenberg-l think We are right 10 be on the safe
harm to frighten Wygant and make him show his
Mullen-Great head. Rosenberg! You're good
raTtner Wha! say you to getting him arrested? arr
nave contract with Mr. Darcy. VINO suolet the
pl;ng down OF the house to Wygant. to the effect
value shall be discovered in said building" they
shall remain the property of Rosenberg and Mullen.
Rose1berg-We won't lose anything
wYGANT OUT FOR a DRIVE"
When news of a court summons reached the
ears of Redmond and Wygant. the difference in
the characters of the two men was at once made
manifest Wygant Immediately stopped talking
and instead harnessed his feetest horses 70 his
lightest runabout and went out for drive
That is the way his employees at the stable in
terpreted his action. Others however. who saw.
him ride out of the port in the direction of the
Belt of Orion, say that it was more than a
drive"
According TO last reports. the man with the
summons expected to catch wygant some time
this morning. when the latter reaches the south
shore.
But the rews only awakened a ieeting smile
in the lethargic features of Mr.. Redmond.
When seen by a Tribune reporter back of his
one story house in Jewett-ave. the clerk and
gold hunter was training pair of ugly looking
bulldogs 10 Tie dead" sit in a chair walk
their hind legs" and perform several other feats
of intelligence.
The jig's up remarked the dog trainer
calmly.
do you mean that this story of your finding
gold in the Hatfield house is a fake?" was
asked
That is unpleasant was the answer. "to
call it a fake 1t wasn't a fake. but a huge
joke. Wygant thought it might do the commu-
nifty good to stir it up and 1 agreed with him.
SO stirred 'em up. and did good job
too The old port has not been stirred up
since the time the pirates used to swoop down
on these shores. Lie down, girl
The last three words were addressed 70 one Of
the bulldogs, which Immediately sprawed out
the ground.
And the pot of gOld'-here the humor of the
situation so strongly appealed 70 the joker that
he broke out into a heavy laugh. which shook
his big. burly frame for several minutes. That
gold like the gold you find in your shoe
nails. 1t easy 70 start the story with few
pennies. and then IL like prairie fire. You
couldn't stop it with the whole fire department
of Manhattan. Why all this dry rot in the port
got afire with the yarn. and couldn't have
vinced them they =, lot of dumb fools if
wanted to to-day. AS for Wygant guess he's
pretty we'll frightened. They've got summons
out for him. and I understand the owners Of the
property going to force him TO cough up.
Well lot they'll get. 4 few old rusty nails
perhaps"
And the funniest thing of the whole busi-
ness. continued the clerk, II got the real treas
ure myself. and have presented it TO my most
respected friend. Nicholas Muller. It's the old
Hatfield pot that the original Hatfield ate out of
in the time OF James ii. 1 shined her all UP
bright and gave it to Nick He's already got
a great collection of antiques. and this will be a
good addition to II.
And souvenir for my own experience in
this KlOndike adventure. I've got pair of spurs.
Walt and I'll show 'em to you" The speaker
here dived into the house and reappeared with
two old rusty spurs. which looked as if they had
spent the last half century the dumps.
A BIT OF HISTORY FROM REDMOND.
IF my history serves me right" said Mr. Red
mond these the spurs which pre-
sented by Governor Dongan of Staten Island to
the first James Hatfield. Dongan was most lib
eral with the Protestants and other non-Con-
formists. and accordingly he made James III
pretty hot under the collar. James sent his
royal sheriffs after Dongan. that Dongan had
to take TO the woods These were the spurs he
used when on horseback in his flight from the /
sheriffs. Well. Hatfield was so kind to the Gov
ernor that when the Governor died he save Hat /
field these spurs. Hatfield treasured them. and /
when he was about to die he threw them down !
the chimney. that they might be preserved for I
all time 1 found them at the bottom of the /
chimney when we tore IT down last Thursday"
Here the Staten Island historian held the /
spurs UP to the light like some translucent !
gem. and then hid them away again in his /
house.
The interests of the owners are represented [
by Charles w SchutZendOrf and the summons /
which is 10 be served on Wygant Is said 10 /
have been issued in Mr.. SchutZendOrfs name. I
When word was brought 70 Mr.. SchutzendOrf 4
by Tribune reporter that Redmond had in /
his possession the original Hatneid spurs he /
said:
This Joke has gone altogether too far. The |
owners have been made TO appear fools and !
they will not stand II any longer. BY bringing 1
Wygant TO court the true facts in the case will I
be brought out. and II Wygant has these spurs (
he will have to surrender them. / also think /
that he found valuable family papers.
which he will also have TO surrender. Wygant i
Is so frightened. though. that believe he will 1
turn these articles over rather than go JAIL
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