New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
JIMMIE REVELS
7 WEEKS ON Sl1
Temptation Took Broom
from Porter and Put
$500 in His Pocket.
MILES OF SPREE
LEFT ONLY $3.50
Stripped of Wealth. He Sleeps
Content on Husks After
Some Time"

His lifelong dream OF some day hav-
ing a Dig bankroll suddenly realized
ard swiftly shattered. Jimmy Cannon,
erstwhile observation-disclosures porter
at St Vincent's Hospital. slept last
night in the husks OF the Tombs. His
fortnight of riotous living that cost
him 81 was ended.
Il was December ! that temptation
assailed Jimmy. II was pay day, but
his pocket was empty. Jimmy was
sweeping
"Wiu you please sweep out ny Of
fee? D" the Mother Superior Of the hos
pital asked.
Jimmy would. The Mother Superior
left the room 20 make tour OF nspec-
ton. One Of the doors of the big safe
was swung open. Disclosed 10 Jimmy's
view was a long brown envelope. The
flap was turned in. and carelessly stick
ing out w6s-a 500 bill.
Jimmy gasped, ard then tiptoed over
20 The safe. IL was sure enough
money. A closer view disclosed nine
others Of Uncle Sans bills like the
one Jimmy noticed. Jimmy backed
away. His lips we're dry. He piled
the broom vigorously and then stopped.
why not" whispered something in
Jimmy's e. And he again tiptoed 10
the safe His fingers shook as they
closed over the edge Of the bill stick
ing out Of the envelope and his fore
head was damp as re transferred the
bsnknote, crushed into ball, 20 the
pocket Of his overalls.
He took up the sweeping again. But
the little voice whispered. What good
is one? Wright Is well be killed for
sheep as a lamb" and Jimmy, with
glance about, tiptoed 20 the safe for
second time. His trembling fingers had
difficulty in separating the outside
crisp bill from the others, but he hna!-
IL succeeded, and another ball Of cur
rency joined No. in Jimmy's oyera!ls
pocket.
Jimmy had swept out half the Office
when the little voice began again: mo
oneIl ever miss another" and Jimmy
made q third trip. And then he made
a fourth, both times gingerly sepsrst-
ing bill from the others.
After the fourth trip Jimmy sudden
IL was seized with panic. lie dropped
his broom, grabbed his oveTcoat and
u
Gee. IL was great" Jimmy told De-
tective John B. Bottle of Headquar-
tiers in Philadelphia. -Four hundred
real dollars and II didn't make as much
Of roll as the ten iron men | work
month for. headed right for the
ferry and just caught train for
Newark.
81 got the bills changed in different
banks. | didn't have anything bigger
than p So note and, believe ne, Il made
a roll. SO the wise guys wouldn't get
il | put il in different pockets and
then | started. III bet hit every gin
mill in the burg. ] vas there. Give
us the best in the house. I'd say and
chuck a half dollar on the bar.
"Whewl I had an awful head the
next morning, but ! stuck around.
There wasn't much doing after the
third day so I heads for Philadelphia.
That's some burg. let me tell you. This
stuff about Philiy being a slow town
is all bunk, all bunk. -,
well, ] got stewed and they pinche1
ne. Some wise guy there makes my
name and says Pm wanted and they
tip you of"
Detective Bottle says that Jimmy
looked the part Of riotous liver and
he gave up hope OF getting the money
hack. The stay in the Philadelphia
I enderloin had Melted some wise crook
& bundle cf money, Bottle thought.
"How much did these wise guys
leave you ?" the detective asked.
Before Jimmy. could say anything,
the patrolman who arrested him
ch!med in:
81 don't know how much he got
away with in New York. But when
got him there WAS money sticking out
Of every pocket. We counted $3.50 in
bills. all under s. each
Bottle didn't believe il until he
counted the money, and then thinking
that perhaps the accepted reputation
Of Philadelphia being the sleepy city"
was justified. he turned to Jimmy
with:
Eyes, old top, you must have had
some time on eleven bucks in fourteen
days"
Jimmy didn't fight extradition and
he will plead guilty this morning when
arraigned on a charge Of grand lar
ceny. he says.