The evening world., 1908-11-24
MAN FROM HEAVEN
KEPT TENDERLO|N
AC0C WITH STUNTS
Rich Mans Son Who Stirred
Things Up Believed to Be
Mentally UnSound.
ONCE ASYLUM INNATE.
Spent Money Lavishly and
Sent Advice to Roosevelt,
Hughes and Jerome.
ONCE ASYLUM INNATE.

from heaven" as he has become known
in the Tenderoin during tie past few
weeks, is waiting quietly at the King
Edward Hotel for the arrival OF lis
father. David stafford. a wealthy S!la-
cuse merchant. who has been sent for
to take charge of his son ana place
him under restraint.
The young man is quiet and genial
and far from violent, but his conduct
for the past ten days has made mani
fest that his mental processes are In
volved in some queer kinks To-day he
telegra pied John d. Rockefeller re-
quest to visit him and take an automo-
bile ride with him. Likewise he sent a
long despatch to Frank B. Kellogg sug-
costing questions that he should put to
the Oil King.
He arrived at the King Edward two
weeks ago with several fine portman-
teau1. a quantity Of clothing and great
wad of yellow-backs He is a short
stocky little man with a square jaw,
smooth, lean cheeks and nervous, way
ering. gray eye. His features a p. gen
orally set sternly and he walks POM
pously.
Found Way to Beat Jacks.
When he registered his name, he
added. with solemn flourish, "Heav-
en-" Then as he sent his luggage UP to
his room. he said quietly to the clerk:
That's the best address I've got and
l had to go through hell to get it"
At first. Manager John Hood thought
he was wealthy young man of a
whimsical turn and an over-developed
fondness for flying about the Tender
loin In automobiles. Often. he would
have as many as eight young women
in q big touring car, and he was known
In Jacks and other resorts as The
Man From Heaven"
When asked why he always took a
carload of girls to Jacks with him. he
would reply. 1T takes four queens to
beat Jacks
When it became generally known that
he never drank anything but water and
nevertheless manifested an exhilaration
at all times that one does not custom
arily draw from soft beverages his CON
duct began to excite comment.
Then he fell into the habit of sending
kilograms to President Roosevelt, Gov
Hughes and District Attorney jerome.
That is, he wrote them out and ordered
them sent. Their astounding character
gave the operator pause. In one of his
kilograms to the President he suggested
that he take all his admirals on n
twenty-mie swim, as no admiral was
At to command a feet unless he could
swim twenty miles.
He wrote to Gov. Hughes that he
would never get to Heaven unless he
learned to ride a white horse. He in
formed the District-Attorney that il he
could win all Thomas F. Ryan's money
at dice he might then find way TO send
him TO prison.
Didn't Like the Asylum.
( A few days ago Manager Hood was
confident that young Mi Stafford was
not evenly balanced mentally, An ex
. animation OF the young mans effects
brought TO light the name of his father
and upon inquiry Mr., Hood learned
that only few weeks ago his guest had
been an inmate OF the Central Islip
Asylum
"Oh, yes, ! was there" said the man
from heaven" but I didn't like the
table They wouldn't let us eat with
our knives. You see, there was always
the mysterious John Smith, who might
tried IL and had the marks on their
throats."
When Informed that his father had
Teen sent for the young man took II
very quietly and said that he would