New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-27
SHANGRA|ED BY 'B|eT|N'
C. S. Wharton, EX-RepreSenta-
tive, Carried to Europe.
"LOST" FOR FIVE MONTHS
Comes TO New York from Chi
cago on Hurry Call and
Winds Up with Tour.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Charlcs 5. Wharton,
OK member of Congress from the stock
yards district Is not dead. lie is not
oven married. He mas not been sick.
The former Representative is In chit
cago after five months absence that
mystdcd all his friends until to-day. tie
returned with the choicest line Of eX-
plantations that ever a man packed into
- five months hiatus. All day Mr.. Whar-
ton dealt out varied sorts of explanations
small. neat. little fvc-wOrd packages.
dono up with a smile and bow; medium
sized ZO0-word packages. with oratoricH
gestures and cigarette; large 2W0-Word
rackages. with a cigar and bottle Of
mineral water: and Presidential message
size. with a course dinner and postal
cards.
Where have you been. Charles" asked
Be, amin SlmueIs, an attorney, with
whom the former legislator occupies a
suite on the thirteenth floor of the Trib-
une Building Mr.. Samues spoke when
Mr. Wharton walked into his office in the
morning
II dropped down to New York" an
swered Mr.. Wharton. removing his hat
"Iut man alive. It doesn't take FIVE
months 10 go down TO New York and
back" said Mr.. Samuels.
Wei, I got into little poker game"
ooh. my exclaimed Mr. Samuels.
beaming. What an elegant game it must
have BEEN"
We'll, took a trip across the water"
Even that does not take more than
couple of weeks
"To tell you the truth" said Mr.. Wharf
ton. assuming an air OF frankness, Il
was sitting up with a sick friend in
Paris"
But this is only a skeletonized account
Of what actually happened to Mr. Whar-
ton. and it leaves out the most important
part Of the explanation made later in the
day.
Mr.. Wharton was Shaughaied
lie was shdnghaied by no less a person
than Big Tim" Sullivan. OF New York.
He was shanshaied on pleasure trip TO
Europe which continued three months
Here is a modification Of Mr.. Wharton s
medium-laree explanation package. with
out the cigar and the mineral water
II left Chicago about five months ago
for New York on hurry call" said Mr.
Wharton. 1T was IN connection with a
divorce case. I grabbed my brief bag
over there and the necessary papers. of
course. ] caught the Twentieth Century
Cannon Ball, landed i'm New York, cleaned
mp my case. got my fees and expenses
and then called up my old pal. big Tim
Sullivan. Mr. Wharton continued:
You've heard Of Big Tim" He is
great old scout. greatest character YOU
ever saw. Tim ana ! got 20 be aw-
fully good friends when ! was In Congress
i'm 1905 and 1906. Well. Tim and had
a few drinks. when We got up a little
poker same. We had a good game.
/ was going right back 10 Chicago after
PLAYING with Tim a couple or three
DAYS but Tim" wouldn't hear Of it. and
l. being my own boss. thought little
vacation would do me good. SO ! dollod
along with the old boy for few DAYS
longer We went up to Albany couple
OF times sauntered along the streets Of
little old New York and had good time
in general. ,..-- .,, .., -,
friends for Europe and was goinS TO