New-York tribune., 1910-11-24

ser., with whom Lewis had lived fol
Na,LS years at No S6s Second avenue
III. C-s' dno tnat while Lewis was with
lier he nad often spoken of Cal
thai Aao displayed some needleworl
! "e said was done by the Frencbran.
leaving the home of the C,ritchlevs
He"is went to Garden Civ vrbar. ta 80
at the Garden City Hotel. and where
met Thomas G Pryor. = waiter and
his work ar the hotel eot ernnloo-
h with Captain Cutting whose rwo
1oNs Lewis looked after DURING 4ba s,,r,-
This was the last time that +hA
.ss man worked as waiter. After
He Seems TO have followed m 2 nen-
it Ior making an easy living and stick
money. u he- LoI cli'ii
Together in West $50 Street.
ana Caller We're the two on whom
1Nis pressed his society most earnestly.
Lewis came back from Garden city
was living with Mrs Mar, Kennv
'oS West 116th street and Lewis
eQoent caller on the young french
4 al mat place Later they went 20 I've
iel at the home Of Mrs. Emil Alex
at NO 14o West ed street. and II
lhat Caller was PROBABLY killed
ano put IN the trunk
r'enchnan had been ii partnership
'4l iiie protner Rene in the ivory business
est coast cf Africa, bur they had
iieo' and Albert came TO America.
ne sun kept an interest in the bust
ness ana received money from his brother
0"i llIle 10 time IN the summer Of 1902
MIS- Alexander went 10 Jersey to stay
curing the
Caliler n the apartment
Caller and his brother becsme reconcfled
ABOUT that time. and IN June. 1902. the
tTenchman showed a friend in this cirv
oraft Tor $1,000 and tickets on one Of the
french steamers for France That was the
last ms friends here saw Of him He went
70 the apartment of Mrs Alexander. and
soon a1terward Lewis shipped the trunk
containing the body to his friends. the
Meashers. who were then living at No
54S West z7th street
Brother Searches for Caller.
Rene Caller came to this oo-,rtrv = short
time afterward 10 look for his brother. He
applied TO the French consul for assistance /
and stayed here for about a week The pc /
ice were asked tC help on the search, but /
nothing was accomplished az that time /
When Lewis was asked what had become !
Of his friend Caller, he said that the /
artist had inherited some money and gone (
back TO France
Pryor. Lewiss other friend, whom he /
with more than the cIoseness Of .
: brother, did not inherit any money and is .
still alive. But he had his experiences with /
Lewis on e smaller scale. He SAID yester-
lay:
Lewis was z slick artist. I never hunted
E7-1- he o-1
ooled ne so completely that I was always
glad TO see him Ny friends told ne 70
watch out for him. that he was a snake in
he grass. Ny sister told n1e that. too But
would not believe them. He robbed ne.
and I couldn't believe il. He robbed one Of
nv friends at the same time. and 7 couldn't
believe il Il was not until after he robbed
another OF NY friends that began 70 have
~ eyes opened. and even then I found II
lard to believe 7 guess I was lucky 20 get
~ as easy as 7 did
Lewis always dressed fine and had lot
u extensive clothes I had 8 Tuxedo coat
90, you know, and when I would take
lay of and We would GO out together and
would put on my Tuxedo, Lewis would +
-ome around with his fine clothes on and
= would always have something 70 tell M
y 70 show ne how TO fix nv clothes I'D
nd how 70 wear them and he in the latest .
ryie. !
Lewis Followed Easy Life. II
7 never knew him to work as : waiter
frer that summer in Garden City IN 1895
Is was always telling ne that 7 was fool !
sh 20 work and asking me why I didn't -
top work and live easy. like him I was
! Canada in 1893 but when : came back
ere Lewis looked ne Up and he was al
7ayE coming TO see me
He knew I was an easy mark. He didn' Il
y TO borrow any money from ne but he T