The Detroit times., 1909-12-02
HANDS OUTs1G rips
To BELtbOYS
AND bARKEEPS
Henry c. 0stermann, Memphis Mil
lionaire With Slathers of Money,
Cuts Wide Swath In the
Burns Hotel.
Tears Up Bunch of Bills In Cash
Register and Replaces Them
From His Wad


Guarded by detectives. who were on
hand merely TO see that no harm
came 10 him, Henry C. Ostermann.
millionaire freight car manufacturer
of Chicago and Memphis. blazed MS
way through dignified old Detroit.
Tuesday. leaving a glitterinS raii of
wealth in his wake II was simply
his way OF celebrating The closing 81
a big deal and several people have
reason TO wish that he would come to
Detroit on such a mission oftener
Mr.. Ostermann struck town TWO
days ago in company with his friend.
Thomas CavaHIUgh7 utsu Of 'a4st,T
He had money 10 spend aud he lost
no time in spending H. Wherever he
went he seemed TO exude money, And
though his hand was in his pocket
almost constantly there was no APP
preciable affect on the source of sup
ply.
Starting out Tuesday morning he
cashed a 81 900 bill AT the cashier $
window IN the Pontchartrain. where he
is staying and slipped the cashier a
S. bill for his trouble Then he en-.
gagged a taxi and in due time struck
the Burns hotel
There were eight men in the bar
room when the man with the roll APP
peared.
champagne for Everybody
champagne for everybody ordered
Mr.. Ostermann, and eight quarts were
placed before the astonished patrons
while the visitor handed over $50
bill and told the bartender to keep the
change.
That was the beginning Of round
OF stunts which lasted until well into
the night. A patron came In. laid
one-case note on the bar and ordered
a drink for himself and friend. To
his utter amazement. the strange.
walked up. grabbed the bill from the
bar and tore IL into small bits. The
patrons first impulse was TO take
fall out OF the man for his presump-
ton, but Ostermann calmly reached
into his jeans. pulled out a wad OK
bills that would choke a horse. peeled
of a 500 yellowback and likewise tore
Il UP.
Then. with as much nonchalance a
though il were blank paper he had
torn up he threw the pieces on the
floor with an expression OF ennui. and
ordered a bottle of champagne for the
patron
A bell boy came in. looking for
guest, and almost tainted when Oster-
mann pinned a $40 bill on his coat and
told him To beat it," Other bell boys
suddenly discovered that they had a
mission in the bar. and they were re-
wsrded in like manner. -
Reaching over the bar Mr.. Ostermann
pulled a $50 note through the button
hole in the lapel of the bartender coat
and tied il in neat bow
A patron was smoking a cigar. The
man from Chicago evidently did not
like the brand. for he snatched the
cigar from the smokers lips and
threw IL on the floor Before the man
could protest. Ostermann led him 70
the cigar stand and replaced the brok-
en- cigar with the best in the case.
He rendered a So bill in payment and
carelessly told the cigar clerk 10
take the change home 70 the babies.
Rev. Ed. Collins Gets Some.
The Rev. Edward Collins was pres.
ented with pair OF yeiiOw-backs md
small change, all aggregating about
SAC.
A ragged newsboy happened in with
bundle of 'papes' Cstermann
bought them all for a s. bill and,
when the hoy said that his mother
was Iii. a $50 bill followed the fver.
Mary Miller. "tus gum woman, a
familiar figure throughout the down
town district. put in a timely appear
ance and was a beneficiary OF Mr.. Os-
termanns good will to the ex:ent OF
So
A white haired old man was mace
to stand in a corner while the advance
representative of Santa Claus stuffed
a $50 bin in each Of his four vest
pockets.
Tears up creenbacks.
But the crcwning feat Of all. and
by far me most spectacular. came
when the human Christmas tree step
ped behind the bar, took a small bale
OF greenbacks from the cash register
and tore them mp into small pieces
before the very eyes OF Boniface
Burns. Then. turning 10 the latter.
he calmly asked what the damage was
Jimmy" estimated the amount. well
over 800. and Ostermann replaced
the mutilated- currency with brand
new DIS HUH u1lutiNo uIloNCNFH
package. which he produced from an
inside coat pocket
In this manner, il is estimated. he
Chicago visitor relieved himself OF
close TO 81 900 during the day and
tales OF his generosity were the talk
of the town, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Osternann is head Of the Oster.
mann Manufacturing Co, of Chicago.
and has large interest In the Mem
phis Car Co. OF Memphis. Tenn lie
has gained quite reputation as a
spender Quite recently he attracted
some notoriety by spending S2s 900 IN
one day in walla Walla, Wash.
Deshler-Bronson Go a Draw
BOSTON. Dec. 1.-The claims OF
Dave Deshler of Boston and RAY
Bronson of Indianapolis. for a fight