Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1912 — GAVE AWAY STAGE MONEY [ARTICLE]

GAVE AWAY STAGE MONEY

Property Man, of Burlesque Company Startles Bowery by Generosity and Suffers Broken Nose. New York. —William Klosterman, property man for the Cherry Hili Burlesque company, now playing in Jersey City, decided when the ghost walked for him he would come over to New York and blow off all the boys. As one preparation he wrapped a real 120 bill around a big bundle of stage -money and then ambled from saloon to saloon in New York buying for every one in the house. At two o’clock in the morning Policeman Kirk of the Mulberry street station, was told that a Rockefeller was giving aw’ay money at Houston street and the Bowery. The cop Investigated and found that Klostefman, who had been giving away the stage money, had fallen down an areaway and In spite of a broken nose had gone peacefully to sleep. The cop locked him up and arraigned him In the Tombs police court. "Suppose that had been good money * you were giving away,” said Magistrate Herbert, “think of what it would have meant to you. You were so drunk you would just as likely have given away good money.” “Believe me, judge,” said Klosterman, “isl had that much In real money I would be staying at home minding it If you ever catch me drunk again you can send me up for life.” ‘ “I guess the broken nose is punishment enough for you,” said the magistrate. “Discharged with reprimand."