The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-14
HARRINGTON TROUSERS SAFE.
FOUND LEADING THE PRiIRIE
nose GRAND MARCH
With n DARK Gentleman inside, or Partly
ana n Razor In the Hip Pocket-ln'
dlanapolis Police Hunted Them Up
for the Gentleman From Indiana.


ana n Razor In the Hip Pocket-in
dlanapols Police Hunted Them u
for the Gentleman From Indiana.
Booth Harrington has got his dress
trousers back but doesn't quite know
whether to be glad or sorry over them
He left them at the Claypool Hotel Indian
apols, recently when packing in hurry
TO come to New York He discovered the
loss as soon as he got here nd wired back
TO the hotel
The manager searched the rooms, found
nothing and intimated by wire that the
author might be mistaken Nj Tarklng-
ton replied that he wasn't mistaken. Then
the house detective went for the employees.
There was bellboy in the house who
has been under suspicion Of theving Him
/ the house detective put TO the torture
| and the horrid truth came out He had
stolen Mr.. Tarkingtons trousers. BY de-
| grees, mostly the third, they wormed
! full confession out of him. He had sold the
trousers for dollar TO a dealer in second
hand clothing.
When the manager of the Claypool told
the city detectives that Mr.. Harrington.
who wrote books for living. had lost his
trousers the chief Of detectives remarked
that it wa a damn small case to beu-bother-
ing him about but when the manager said
that the gentleman was the Hon. MIR. lark-
ington. who had been elected to the Legs
lature every spare detective was assigned
to the case.
What have you done with the Hon.
Mr.. Tarkingtons pautst' said the de-
tectve sergeant steruW to the second hand
clothing man.
The clothing man remembered very well
the dress trousers marked ~. b. Tarhng-
ton. 1904 on the watch pocket Until an
hour before they had been hanging III
front Of his shop, marked a bargain for
stout gentleman. Brand new, and going
at $685. But Leszinsky, down tho street
had wanted pair 81 dress trousers 70 piece
out a suit, and had just bought them, Tho
dealer swore the detectives TO secrecy when
he admitted that tho consideration was
$l05.
The detectives pressed on to Ieszinsky. /
LeszinsiSy had lust rented his pieced-oCt |
suit He had let IL for 81 70 TO the floor /
manager Of the Prairie Rose Social Club, /
whom it fitted beautiful, and who was
going to wear it that night at the annual |
name. Leslinskv admitted after some /
prodding WAC Mr. Mason. He didn't .
know where Mr. Mason lived
What does he look lke'' inquired the |
uttttllNes,
There Mr. Lesinsty hes.tated and /
and sIde-stcpped. Finally he
said that Alr. Mason was tall, dark gentle
man. Further he would not specify.
The detectives arrived at the prize ball
Of the Prairie Rose club at sharp. They
started as they viewed the man who took
heir tickets at the door and the man who
net them and escorted them in; and ter
1hle suspicion grew in their breasts.
Gee Whatll the Hon Mr. Harrington
,ay2' exclaimed the sergeant
The prize ball was going meruiy On
within. They had just formed for the
grand march Al the head doing cake
walk steps, marched Mr. Tarnngtons
rousers, encasi part OF a tail dark gen
leman who in fact WAS several shades
,lacker than coal Behind them pranced
he entire membership of one of the most
popular cOlored clubs in Indiana.
Mr. Mason was removed from the ball
lie vas escorted TO his room and left alone
n respected solitude. Ana presently,
,ver the transom came a pair OF dress
rousers. The detectives seized them. In
he ham pocket was a razor which Mr.
Mason had forgotten to remove. and on tho
gatch pocket wa4 the legend N, b.
darlington, 1904