New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
{. WINTHROP SARGENT
CLASSY NAVAL RECRUIT
Breezes Up to Office in Taxi and
FIips Chauffeur
$40 Note.
SAYS He Is HARVARD MAN
Also Member Of Prominent New
York Family and Former
Observation-Disclosures
Not Verified.
SAYS He Is HARVARD MAN
[Bv TeIeeranh 10 The Trthure. ]


Chicago. Oct. 14.-Eppes Winthrop
Sargent, who says he was graduated from
Harvard in 1901 and claims to be mem
Der of a prominent New York family,
enlisted yesterday a a Chicago United
States naval recruiting station. To-day
after an all night ride TO Philadelphia
he began his duties as an ordinary sea
man in the navy.
Sargent, who is thirty-fOur years old
breezed up before the recruiting station
al No. $50 South Clark street yesterday
in a chUgging taxicab, Tipped the driver
a yellow $50 bill tipped him literally and
entered the building. He mounted TO the
office of Captain w. Bracket. who gave
out the story to-day. Sergeant l. E.
Reesor met him at the captains door.
Morning. sergeant" said Sargent Il
wish TO enlist"
Reesor looked ar the applicant. attired
in a faultlessly fitting. ultra fashionable
suit of clothes. gray silk gloves and
beaver hat. In his hand he carried a
gold topped walking stick and also held
a leather leash, at the end of which
struggled two dogs, one a Boston terrier,
the other q French bull. For a moment
the sergeant was staggered.
"All right, sir" said Reesor at last.
Strip"
The applicant disrobed, went through
a rigorous physical examination and
passed well above the average. Then he
went before the captain. filled out the
&c crn
Captain Bracket he began, I wish
to enlist as an ordinary seaman, that
may eventually get a commission in the
navy. I have a letter of recommends
ton from Senator Hale. of Maine and
he exhibited q letter, but before 1 can
take the examination for a commission
1 must be enlisted in the navy as an
ordinary seaman. Tell me. frankly, do
YOU think I can pass the examination
I am j Harvard graduate and have
worked as a civil engineer"
u think you'll pass, all right" said
Captain Bracket, looking the ''ordi-
nary" over.
His case is unique" declared Captain
Prackett to-day. He has money and
apparently everything a young fellow
could wish. But he has the naval bee
And here's another unique feature
the captain continued. He took eight
cents which We give the enlisted men as
srreetcar fare and transfer money When
they arrive in Philadelphia. 1t will pay
his way from the station to the par
racks. but he paid his own Pullman rare
and maid TO have his dogs taken care Of
in the baggage car. He also paid the
Pullman fare for two other men who
enlisted Yesterday. While in Chicago ne
was put up at the University Club.
IF he dies while he is still an ordinary
seaman his next of kin beneficiary will
receive SIS a month for six months. less
the funeral expenses. 1 don't think my
sister will particularly need the money
he laughed to me as he filled that part
Of his record slip, but she may as Wei,
get il as any one He said that he naa
ee~,-ed in the list New York Regiment
as an adjutant and that he had received
bIs honora bic discharge from Governor
Hughes
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Poston oct. 14-Harvard catalogues
give no such name as Eppes winthrop
sargent. nor does The Harvard Grim
son" know him. il was asserted to-
night.
Cautain Carleton Greene, adjutant or
the list Regiment, y. g. n Y. who
was one Of the officers present at the
hoard of officers meeting last night at
the armory. said, after passing the
name "Eppes Winthrop Sergeant TO the
officers present for Identification that
they all agreed not only tnat no man OF
hat name had ever been adjutant, but
that had never even been member Of
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