The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-21

Then he wrote out his personal check
for the amount asked.
The money was returned two days later.
For "A Gambling Palace.
Another time, and this was perhaps
the most striking incident of Sheedy's
career, he wanted to establish a great
gambling house ateCairo. He had a royal
palace in his mind, the rent for which
was $4,000 a year, besides which it would
be necessary for him to give two concerts
week to the arlstocracy and nobility,
and also to serve champagne free. He
had $4,000 at the time and needed more.
He went to a prominent business man in
New York and spoke of the project.
You can have $4,000 from me-" was
the quick answer. Another man added
a like sim, and the gambler went to the
Orient, with nearly $4,000 I'm gold. He
conducted the place for three years. Ev-
cry man who had befriended him got his
money back with interest, and when
sheedy closed the establishment last year
he had plenty of money. But he will not
reopen this spring He says the price
demanded for protection, even in the shad-
ows of the pyramids, is excessive.
That illustrates the confidence in which
respectable men hold him. The incident
Of the Gsinsborough portrait )hows the
other side. The painting was cut from
that time the police had never gained
trace OF It.. 1t was worth a fortune.
j. p. Morgan has offered its owners $685.
900 for It. In all these years the portrait
was lying in the false bottom of trunk
in a Chicago warehouse. The thieves
were afraid TO produce It, for that meant
instant detection, and they could not
claim the reward offered. Several months
ago one of them asked Sheedy 10 find out
how much would be given IL the picture
were returned safely. Sheedy did so
with the express understanding that no
search would ever be instituted for the
thieves. The owners sent him $4,000,
and one OF them came 20 this country.
Sheedy paid over the money, and 70 whom
he paid II or where will never be known.
A Lucky Man Is sheedy.
He also has nerve. That is illustrated
not only when he was conducting his
Hartford newspaper, but by an incident
OF his career when he was manager for
John l.. Sullivan. The latter had in mo-
ments of alcoholic enthusiasm sent sew
eral managers TO hospitals with broken
limbs and bruised bodies
Soon after Sheedy entered into busi-
ness relations with the theh champion
OF the world the giant started for the
gambler, intending to throw him out OF
a window. He never arrived, for he
found himself looking down che muzzie OF
revolver and listening to a voice say
ing coidly:
"Don't yoa try 1t on, John. You won't
be able to finish" After that Sheedy was
able to do more with the fighter than any
other man.
So that is the man whom the McCor-
micks have asked to help in restoring
their child--a man with whom the. kid
nappers, II is believed, viii willingly en-
ter into negotiations. He has accepted
the mission, and has passed his word that
he alone viii. know the secret OF the crime.
No one who has ever known him doubts
this for a moment, and he says simply:
ITS a long chance. but Pll take Il for
the sake OF the mother"
He Is waiting at the Sturtevant House.
Ia New York, TO hear from the under
word.