The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-21
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Charles Wagner and Son, George,
Tell Sad Story Of Mans
Inhun1anity.
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THREE EARNED as CTS. "A DAY
Had Been Promised Good Wages
by Agent Of South Carolina
Oyster Packer.

After having tramped many weary
mile and undergone ali sorts Of hard
ships, Charles Wagner, sixty-seven
years old, and his son, George Wagner,
a you'll, OF eighteen. arrived yesterday
| In Richmond, and were quartercd at
the headquarters OF the Associated
Charities. BY rail-, by water and ufoot
the two had journeyed all the way
from Button, s. c., where. according
to the old mans story, they had been
enticed by a Baltimorcan named George
Salteshnck, agent for George Thunder-
Dol, an oyster packer of Button, on
the representation that they were to
receive good wages for their work.
With them Wagner took his twenty
year-old daughter, Jessie. Salteshacker
promised that the old man should re-
cefve $3.50 a day as checker; George.
81 q day, and the girl $3.50 day.
They arrived safely, and were i1nme-
oysters. From 5 o'clock In the morn
ing until q o'clock at night they,
labored. and when they came out the
old man was given check for cents.
AZ Cents for Three.
Whats this for?" he asked.
For your days work." was the re-
ply. And that was all hc got. Threats,
persuasion. pleadings all were una
vailing. Eight cents was all that nc
Dor. George came out with check
for Is cents. the girl with 70 cents.
They had 43 cents among them.
Look here. I'm an American citi-
zen, not a Polack. DO you expect us
to live on 43 cents day." The em-
ployer didn't care whether they lived
on that or less. Finally he was per-
they bought flour and groceries. The
bread from the flour resolved itself
into something slightly harder than a
brick bat, and they ate 1t. with bitter
tears. For three weeks they worked
like this. and at last. seeing that there
was no chance of lettering their posi-
ton. decided to take leave of Thunder-
Dol and his Polacks.
The plant was situated on sort OF
peninsula in. a river'just below Savan-
nah. Ga. They managed to get away,
and walked seventeen miles to place
called Hardy's, where n kindhearted
railroad man took them in, fed them.
and gave them a little money as they
Jared forth again the following morn
Ing. Picking up such odd Jobs as chari-
table people were minded to give them,
to another. the father and son finally
landing in Richmond The girl found
a position in Savannah. and she stayed
behind.
Sorry He Left Baltimore.
Wagner is from Baltimore. whare he'll
has lived all his life. BY trade he is a
cgarmaker, and has been employed
with August Minken, OF Baltimore. for
twelve years. Speaking Of his family.
he said:t"I have ten head OF children.
and nine head of grandchildren. Two
of my boys are musicianers in churches
in Baltimore and the others work out
in different places.
II would never have left home ex-
cept for the big offer Salteshacker|
gave me. I'm sorry now that 1 left.
and I'll never leave again.
He said that he had been most gem
erously treated by the Southern peo-
pie. and that he would never forget
the unfaillng Kindness with which he
had everywhere been helped.
His home is at No. 1915 Allesanne
Street. Baltimore. AS Confederate
soldier he fought three months under
General jackson. and was then dis
abled.
DR.. Buchanan will care for the two
and send them on to their home.