Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-03
SAID HE WAS A POLO PLAYER.
Made Many Acquaintances Who Be
 lieved His Story.

lieved His Story.
 There wandered into Waterbury q few days ago, stranger to most peo- pie in the city, but a person who soon ingratiated himself into the good graces of some of the people, who would be glad to just now know his where abouts. It seems that when this chap landed here, he at once made himself known to several people as former polo player. He knew all the polo players, to be sure. that have played in this league and in other leagues. He claimed that he had played with Doe and the rest of that bunch in sew eral places and he said his name was Lord. There was polo player of that name, and some of the people he in- troduced himself to, knew of that fact and therefore they gave him the credit of telling the truth. He was broke, and dead broke at that, and he intro duced himself to Manager George B. Harrington, but the latter was too busy looking after his baseball inter- ests and did not give him much at tention. He was a pretty slick talker and had some glib stories which he rattled off whenever he found ready listener.
 He finally journeyed down to Rush ton place and there he introduced him. self to Mrs Jane Rushton. This intro duction was a novel one, and while there may have been some resemblance to the truth in the story he told, he certainly left bad impression in the Rushton home since he departed. He told Mrs Rushton that he had just come from England few weeks ago and that on the boat from Fall River he was robbed of his money and other effects. He walked all the way from Boston and came to Waterbury on purpose to see Mrs Rushton, as he knew her brother in England and brought messages from him. His story was plausible, because he described Mrs Rushton's brother and he told her some things that must have come from him whether directly or indirectly. At any rate he satisfied Mrs Rushton that he had sustained the loss he told of, that he was hard up and that he had walk ed from Boston. He presented the ap- pearance of q man that was very tired and footsore and Mrs Rushton, out of respect to her brother. decided to har- Dor him for a few days. She promised to do even more, but her kindness re- ceived rude shock. Lord, as he call de himself, said that he desired to get to Johnstown, New York, where, he said, he had a position waiting for him. In the event of him not being able to secure that position. he was going to return to England with the first money he could get. Mrs Rushton told him that when he got rested, she would give him $1O to help him on his jour- ney, and he was profuse in his thanks. He became as one of the family, out of regard for the friendship he claim ed to hold with the brother of Mrs Rushton in England. He was shelter ed and fed and taken around riding by Harry Pritchard, the grandson of Mrs Rushton, who is employed by Hurley x Mulcahey, the bottlers. Har- " Pritchard used to call for him every morning about 6 o'clock, to go out with him on the team delivering goods.
 He was not trusted by all of the family for one at least of the household was suspicious of him and kept a pretty close watch on him. That watch was not close enough, however. for on Tuesday morning when Harry Pritch- ard called for him to take his morning ride, Lord excused himself, by saying that he was not feeling well, and would remain home that morning. Sometime after 6 o'clock Tuesday morning Mrs Rushton had occasion to look for her pocketbook, which she had left on the kitchen shelf, the night before and she found it missing. In the pocketbook was some $34 and several receipts, which were valuable to her. Becoming at once suspicious she went to her strange boarder's room and she found the bird had flown. He had left be- hind him in his flight, his vest and necktie and these he can have if he will but send his address. Of course it is impossible to say for a certainty that Lord took the money, but as both disappeared about the same time it is pretty good betting that if Lord was arrested and tried on the charge of taking the purse and it's contents he would be convicted. However, he has gone and he may be now in Johnstown or he may be on his way to England Suffice it to say that Mrs Rushton will remember him and she will also be careful of the next stranger to whom she will play the part of the Good Samaritan.