New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-22

called IN the sergeant on the desk here iast
night and asked him If I had made any ar
rests in the case. He said he would Ike ="
know. because he did not wish 10 keep his men
out i'm Broadway In the rain. That's the HIM.
hey?
1T had 20 inform, Titus about the address on
Che trunk that went TO Chicago. That was all
nv work The rules of the department prevent
q precinct commander from communicating
with outside officials. Titus says that he gave
Chief Donovan certain information. nave the
chiefs word for il that Titus gave him no in
formation i was a detective before Titus went
on the force and 1 don't think il is up to me to
accent any pointers from him on how 10 run my
Job"
A most surprising thing is that the police or
-he Grand and Lee ayes. police stations have
no recollection OF meeting man in their pre-
cincts either on Saturday yesterday, whose
actions were suspicious. And, moreover, a man
who did many remarkably peculiar deeds, ana
who reserrlbled in appearance Young. The man
was only few moments in front of the Lee-ave
station. and ii is thought his identity would
soon have been discovered If he had waited
there just a little longer. for in a short while
the night patrol would have gone TO the station
20 report before going home
The man is thought 10 have been IN the neigh
borhood Of Broadway and Roebling-st- from
about 2 p. n. on Saturday until he Jumped on
Che Nostrand-ave. The day man at the
Glenwood House. which has rooms for ABOUT
three hundred men. IS r. Leach. and the night
man Is A p. Mead. About o'clock Saturday
afternoon Leach saw a man walking up ana
down in front of the lodging house. The man
several times started to open the door Leading
to the place and then drew hack and hurried
up the street. He finally plucked up enough
courage 20 enter the house and ask for a ROOM
DoDGER LOOKED LIKE YOUNG
He was so nervous that his hands tremhled
and his head twitched. Leach thought the man
had been drinking and that alcoholism was the
cause Of his condition The man wore a bIack
derby hat which did not seem TO fit him well.
and dark suit. His collar, which was what Is
called a turn over" was badly soiled- He said
he wanted a room. He put 50-cent piece on
she cash desk and received % cents change ana
a key for Room No. %. In answer 10 questions
about himself he said his name was Robert
Lee that his age thrty-two. and that ne
was born IN Brooklyn. The law regarding reg
istration books at lodging houses is that the
rierk who assigns guest TO a room must set
forth In the register a description of the per
eon Leach wrote in the book the name given
by Lee:
Height about 5 feet inches. weight about
aa25. mustache dark"
Room No. % is about ten feet from the desk
The man who said he was Lee started to go
ispstairs. Leach called TO him TO say that his
ieoom was on the ground floor
OH replied Lee. Il have not got my specs
,with me-"
He was then shown TO his room. One OF the
clerks Of the house is H. B. La Rue Soon
latter Lee retired he passed Lees room and saw
him lying undressed on the bed. the door being
'e5ar Lee had left word be called at 6 p. m
TAT 6 o'clock Mead relieved Leach. and the first
thing Mead did after reporting for duty was to
KNOCK on Lees door. Lee rose quickly and
soon left the house.
II am sure Young and the man who came
TO this house yesterday afternoon were one and
the same man. said Mr.. Leach TO Tribune
reporter yesterday. IF he was not. he looks
iexactly like Young, and might easily be taken
lfor Young. 1 never Young. I am only
comparing the appearance of the man with
photographs of Young printed in the news
paper His hat much the worse for wear
I first suspected that the accused man had been
G. guest Of the hotel at about o'clock
this morning. I happened then to read a
description of Young and a photo
graph Of him. and the appearance of the
TWO men strikingly alike that 1 spoke to
some persons in the house about it. Later I
was told that the who to this house
Saturday afternoon. or one just like him,
created rumpus in front of Mr.. Loves house
this morning, and that the police were trying to
find where ne went, and that they thought he
was Young
William Walsh, the bartender, had inter
esting experience with the supposed to be
Young. works in the Lenox Hotel, which is at
the northeast corner of Floebling-st. and Broad
way. George Snyder is the proprietor of the
5.otel, and Brewer q Co. of the lodging house
The lodging house adjoins the hotel on the east.
Walsh's account of his meeting with the sup
posed Young is as follows:
THREATENED To SHOOT WALSH.
Il was passing Mrs. Loves house about
O'Clock this morning, when l saw Mr.. Love and
another man lift over the railing in front
OF Mr. Loves house. The man the grass
plat, and they were trying 10 get him away
from the house He had been trying to get into
the basement windows. He was an excellent
actor. He made believe he was drunk and very
sorunk at that. He talked like man who had
f. been a long dehauch- 1 heard him say It's
shame 10 treat this way. I'm no porch
climber. Mr. Love got the man over the rail-
ing and left him standing In the street Mr.
Love then went into the house"
i walking with Mr.. Nicholson at the
time. When a short distance from the house the
man stopped making Zigzag movements on the
street and began 10 walk as well as sober
man. His curious antics aroused nv suspicions
( AT first really thought he drunk but I did
not hold this opinion long. When he walked
like a sober man / suspected he was crook and
was not bent bout doing any good work
AIEVED