The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-28
MAN, 1O7, TELLS OF
SEEING NAPOLEON
Alexander Herriott is in Good Health
and Wants To See More Of World
Smokes and Drinks.

NEW YORK. June 2S.--In the city
COURT, lonkers, there came down the
aisle an old man He looked about
Is or so. He was, III fact, lo'. ne
was short and walked with slight
stoop of the shoulders. He carried
light cane. not strong enough To be
much more than an ornament. his
face was ruddy and there was plenty
OF animation in his unspectacled eyes.
On his cheeks and under his chin ne
wore curly white wniskers, such as
usually decorate old prints OF seafar-
ing men.
When he came to the judges bench
he stopped, drew himself erect. ana
gave the table before him three sharp
raps with his stick, saying In voice
thick with rage:
Il am Alexander Herriott, OF No
9S Garden-st.. Judge Bealle. | may
I N"t107 years old. but | am az good as
ever. | made my own money, and
could make more now II | wanted II,
and think | am entitled to take care
| OF It,"
The Judge questioned the old man,
! and found out that his daughter, Mrs.
| Daniel Levack, thinking him incapable
of, taking care OF his $4,000 savings,
had taken away his bank book, and
the old man wanted summons for
| her.
Promises to Investigate.
Judge Bealle said he thought man
SO able TO speak for himself should
be able TO manage his money and
that he would look into the matter.
iThe old man went back to his arm
chair In his daughters house. and
there later on, while he smoked pipe
and drank beer, he talked about MIN
self. He put down his newspaper and
| told how he had seen Napoleon.
| Prince Albert and Lincoln. and how
as an English sailor he had visited
every part Of the world.
Il don't take any stock In these
haalth schemes" he said. Il smoke
! as many pipes as like and drink &c
much beer as | want. and | eat lot
too. Why, when was a hoy in Ber-
wick. Scotland, | knew a man who
was l25 years old. Is years older than
am now I've got some time before
me and want TO go back home again
want To see my old school friends
and my little farm out there, but MY
laughter doesn't want me TO GO
Here he pulled on his pipe.
IL was adventurous as lad, ne
went on, "and ran away 10 sea-ship-
ped on big square-rigger. | saw Cal
.utta and Bombay, Australia and Am
erica Twice we were chased by
French men-of- war I remember. Tho
ID man slapped his leg and chuckled.
His Glimpse Of Napoleon.
"Then after the wars"-here he
leaned forward and forgot TO smoke
we put into the Island OF st.
Helena once TO take on water. and
.wo of my mates and | wanted to see
Napoleon We got leave from the
saptain and went TO a place where We
heard he generally came.
After awhile four men came riding
along. three in uniform and one. a
nice-looking little fat man. in broad
felt hat and ordinary clothes-but he
wore his gray oyercoat was Ma
poleon They all stopped near us and
looked out to sea for while. He
looked like a nice man.
II sailed TO Bombay, Calcutta. and
Australia, and then | got married In
London--that was about the time OF
the marriage OF Prince Albert and
Queen Victoria. saw them drive
through the streets together and
waved my hat | came TO America
cause my girl wouldn't let me go TO
sea again.
Fl voted first for Lincoln and have
voted for every Republican president
since Lincoln was a grand man. a
big man" Here the old sailor held
an his arm as high as he could II
saw him riding in Washington once
with his big black high hat, a funny
looking man. but a grand one
Mrs. Levack, the old mans daugh-
ter. who is very kind 10 him, says
she would not dare TO let her father
20 abroad alone, and she has no one
to send with him. She says, too, that
men he meets in his frequent wander
ings aboue the streets--for he is a
great walker-take advantage OF his
|~ge to get money from him. and that
is why she wants to keep his money
for HIM
Three weeks ago one OF the Yonk-
ers Judges said she was quite right in
doing II.