The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
BRA|NY BEGGAR IS
THIS sUAVE CENT
He Can Play Almost Any Part APP
propriate to the Touch He
Wants to Make.

as he stepped up the stoop OF million
ares home on that thoroughfare lead
ing small yellow dog.
The butler answered the bell. To
him the caller handed a card bearing
the name John Armstrong Ten Eyck."
Two minutes later the master Of the
house was confronted by tall. clean
shaven man. dressed In excellent taste
and with hair Of silvery gray.
Il am Mr.. Ten Eyck." he said. His
voice choked as he uttered the words
and tears coursed down his cheeks,
Before he began again he looked pity
ingly at his dog.
"op Verge Of Destitution."
You will please pardon my emo
ton, he continued. II must give ut
terance now to very sad story, and
my heart Is torn. | come from one
! of the foremost families In this coun-
try-my name tells you that--and |
4 am on the verge Of restitution
Years ago | was prosperous and
/ happy. I married. Two children were
born and with their coming I expert
enced all Of the delights of the COM
plete life. Suddenly. but few months
ago. lost everything. The sweet lit
tie woman who was my wife passed to
another world and my two beautiful
children, heaven bless their memories.
did not long survive her.
Misfortune was not satiated. My
few remaining shares Of stock had to
60 to pay funeral expenses and when
appealed to former friends they ex.
tended sympathy but naught else"
Again the speaker was halted by
tears and his breaking voice. He
gazed at the dog.
Your pardon. sir. | cannot master
my feelings. I look at this dumb ami
L NAL. realizing that he Is the only
friend | possess When my family
jewlery passed into the hands OF pawn
brokers and the money / received In
Il exchange had been spent. l had no.
| pet Of mine TO a dog fancier. had
about consummated the sale when
realized that he alone is my true
friend. kept him.
1T humiliates me to make this re-
quest but / must for once disregard all
Of the pride OF the long line of Ten
II Eycks. need funds to continue lifes
battle. A sum of inflnitesimal proper
tons will suffice"
1T Is indeed very sad story" CON-
meDts the listener. Here Is S."
James Forbes. In charge of the Ma
tional Association for the Prevention
Of Mendicancy and Charitable Impos-
ture at No. % East Twenty-second-st,
says John Armstrong Ten Eyck-real
name William Edgar Finlay-is the
leading mendicant Of America.
"Finlay Is known as the man with
1.-THE yellow dog, said Mr.. Forbes yes
terday. lie is about sixty years old
land lives, when in town, at Mills Hotel
mo. 3. He first broke into New York
.about ten years ago and made about
$50 a day by visiting the homes Of
|!wealthy men with his pitiful tale. We
inabbed him several times, as did the
police who had him sent away twice
for forgery and grand larceny. In
March. 1904, Finlay was arraigned by
ius before Magistrate Crane. The I'm
aposter told his story to the Judge who
was so touched that when he sen, Fin
lay to the workhouse he orderd that
The dog go with him.
Posted as Preacher, Too.
"Finlay comes from prominent FAM
lily of Saratoga, ~ Y, and Is naturally
polished. He is well educated and can
limpersonate any character he wishes
Ito assume. He used to pose as a
clergyman and many wealthy persons
will recall a visit from our friend who
declared that while officiating either
at wedding or a funeral some un-
righteous person had picked his
pockets.
HE also held himself to be an or
ganist, who. having been robbed. was
unable TO return to his home In Tren-
ton. That game was successful In
Larchmont and New Rochelle. He was
arrested at New Rochelle on one &C.
casion. but put up such strong 'blun
the police permitted him to leave
apologizing for taking him into Gus
tody.
"Between times he was Henry Clay
Garter, a southern gentleman and son
of the late Col. Henry Clay Carter Of
Richmond. lie was a genius In gen.
ealogy and could play with remarkable
ease the role OF a descendant OF the
beekmans, Livingstons, Schuylers or
Van Rensselaers. He Is now an I'M
fortunate gentleman OF letters prey
ing on authors for money to get
home
Bequar for the Love Of the Game.
Another interesting case Is that Of
'Chi Slim His real name is John
Wilson, and he comes from Chicago.
I'VE sent him TO his home few weeks
ago. suffering from tuberculosis He
cannot recover.
"Wilscn was an artist In his line
He practised mendicity for the love Of
II. Like an inventor. he planned to
perfect his methods. He Is about
thirty-five years old.
His speciality was throwing his
Joints out of position and Stimulating
locomotor ataxia. first came across
MIN several years ago at Broadway
/ and Fourteenth-st. A small boy sup
ported him as he walked along the
street. The sight of this man. with
ing. seemingly, In agony, his eyes
CLASSY, touched the hearts of women.
I who handed coins TO him.
4 81 had been on his trail for some
time and | caused his arrest. When
\ he was brought to the Mercer-st. sta
zion the sergeant refused to entertain
4 complaint and had him sent TO Belle
vuc. President Brannon Of the board
4 of trustees OF our organization CEN
1 sured me for arresting an unfortunate
I and innocent young man. When he
had been In the hospital few days
the physicians pronounced him a suf-
ferer from the disease he simulated,
and when he was snally brought be-
fore a magistrate he was discharged.
Made Big Earnings.
some months later ] got him at
4 Third-ave. and One Hundred and
/ Eighteenth-st. He was sentenced to