New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
AN illustration of the way the

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~ alien is absorbed in this home of
"A the square deal, suppose we re-
view briefly a representative case-that
of one Richard Pierre. He has told his
story in the form of an affidavit. Omit
ting redundant that's and thcrefores, Rich
ards account OF how we took him in ~
as follows
About Thanksgiving time he came TO
New York City from Saskatoon SasKat'h-
evan. Canada. having purchased ran
road and steamship ticket from the cana
dian Pacific Railroad with the intention
Of sailing for France on the steamship Id
Lorraine on December :.
He arrived at the Grand Central sta
ton early on a bright and peaceful sun
dav morning Richard, too, was calm
re was i'm tune with the church bells. lie
arrived al 7:26 o'clock and walked along
the streets without incident that even
Samuel Pepys would think worthy of no.
ation i'm his diary until shortly after the
hour Of noon.
Richard was in aga street. between Lex
inston and Fourth avenues, when he was
accostcd by Il young man twenty-seVen
to thirty years old five feet seven inches
tall. narrowly and nervously constructed
clean shaver, wearing a dark suit ana
cap but no overcoat
Richard had once been warned against
dark man" but he forgot His senses
never open To suspicion, were lulled 10y
the odor of sanctity of the wOrshippers
homeward bound
The dark man showed him a bill marked
fifty" and asked Richard to change 1t
for him. Richard followed his first i'm
pulse and refused. Although truthful by
nature. Richard told the man that he had
no money The man followed him up
Fifth avenue and asked the stranger from
Saskatoon To give him as much money
as ne had He did not become unpleasant
in his manner-just told him to give it to
him.
EASILY PARTED FROM HIS MONEY.
In 42d street, in front of the New York
Public Library. on that peaceful Sunday
morning, still bathed by that odor or
sanctity and against the whispered ad-
vices of his guardian angel, Richard gave
the slim, dark man $50 in 81 and 81 Cana
dian and American bills. In return there
for the man gave Richard a bill marked
$50. issued by the Merchants and Plant
ers' Bank of Georgia, and dated July B.
1856. All this happened in the hour be
tween noon and p. m.
Richard returned to the railroad station
then. and did not tempt fate again until
$50 O'Clock. The thought Of finding some
place to sleep influenced him to inquire at
the corner of a negro in uniform for the
address Of some Belgian people with whom
he could stay for the night. The negro
gave him an envelope marked ocean TRAY
oilers Transfer Company, No. 1873 Tenth
avenue" and asked Richard for % cents,
saving that this was his fee for the infor-
nation. 1t was an odd sum, but the negro
probably had personal use for the . cents,
intending TO give the rest TO the transfer
company or some worthy charity.
Richard paid 80 cents and was thereupon
placed by the negro in a crosstown car IN
42d street. He went to the ocean Travel
iers' Transfer Company" but they sent him
20 Keller's Hotel. No. 3Sj West street. where
he was asked 81 50 a day for board and
lodging. He went uptown again, however,
and entered a restaurant in that same dear
old 42d street. He presented TO the cashier
OF the restaurant the $50 bill TO be changed
hut was told that the bill was no good.