The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18
SISTER
EXPOSED
HIS FAKE.
Polaskoskl, Who Claimed to
Be Deaf and Dumb, Has
Been falgning,

There IS one smart young fellow in this
town-st least he was smart until this
morning, when his clever scheme 20 en-
list sympathy and aid fell through.
AS a malingerer he was star success
He fooled the police, the overseer OF the
lie put up a story which was a jim
dandy. and he hung TO II so closely that
he couldn't be tripped. and he was not
until his youngest sister got after him.
Paul Polaskoski, as he called him
self, showed mp at the Fourth police sta
tion, early in January. claiming To be
unable TO speak or TO hear.
He was taken 10 the poor department,
where Mr.. Cummings treated him kindly
and then sent him out
Paul drifted back to the Fourth station
and was again sent TO the poor depart
ment and after considerable of contor-
ton act, placed himself IN a rscumbent
position and gave Mr.. Cummings 10 un-
derstand that only when he assumed that
grapevine twist was he able TO articulate
or 90 hear the slightest sound.
Mr. Cummings tried 10 catch the boy
of his guard by shouting when Paul did
not see him, but the lad was yell-proof
and never moved hair
Last Friday noon Samuel Benjamin
called at the poor department and Paul
did his little bow-knot grapevine trick
and was ready 10 be pumped
Paul said that he was an orphan and
was born In this city.
lie gave his age as 16. said that his
father left him 500, OF which he had eX-
pended $500 for treatment at a hospital.
lie further said that while working in
a mill at Riverpoint shuttle few from
a loom, striking him upon the head and
causing his present physical disturbance.
Now IL so happened that a woman tramp
was brought TO Mr.. Cummings office
She belonged in Warren, and as soon as
Paul saw her he recognized her by signs
which did not escape Mr., Cummings
watchful eyes
Paul went with her, but he professed not
70 know anybody there and was brought
back
In the meantime two physicians had
worked over the singularly afflicted lad
and said that I'm time Paul would reg6in
his normal condition and they guessed
right the very first time.
This morning Tilly Mussiel, IL years old,
called at the poor department. TO see MI
Cummings.
She had vital interest i'm the poor boy
and she hauled him over the Goals 10
beat the band
Finally she made IL so hot for Paul
that, when sitting bold-upright. he eX-
claimed: Get away and that winded
him.
Paul IS the l9-year-old brother OF Tilly
II and Sophia Musiel. 20 years old.
He never was injured. lie never had
$500 lie never was i'm a hospital. He new
err was deaf or dumb and he was born in
Poland, arriving in this country few
months ago.
The two younger Musiels obtained
work at Riverpoint, and the Oldest one
at Warren.
Paul became lazy and was discharged
from the mill for poor weaving.
Tilly supported him for few weeks,
and when ne refused 10 brace UP and 20
10 work she slapped his face
Paul threatened to get even with Til
~, and the latter, 20 patch up AFFAIRS,
gave him So and escorted him 10 this city,
believing he would go straight 90 Warren.
Instead he conceived the dummy fake
and played his first cards, and SO efec-
tlaIly at the fourth police station that
the officers made his visit pleasant one.
When he forgot himself and spoke this
morning he caved in and admitted the
whole fake.
Then MIR Cummings had Paul trans
ferred 10 a cell at the Central station,
and tomorrow morning Paul Will be
brought before Judge Sweetland on the
charge Of vagrancy and VIII be sent 10
the state farm.