THE ONLY HONEST MAN

New Zealand Tablet, 24 September 1908, Page 37

THE ONLY HONEST MAN

Mr. Horace Goldin, the great illusionist, relates the following :— ' I was in New York when I saw a crowd standing round a street fakir. A couple of young fellows were among the ring, and I took the watch off one of them, yanked the chain, and began to edge out of the crowd. The owner of the watch spotted me, and at once gave me in charge of a policemanand as I was prepared for all this I enjoyed the walk to the police stat.on. I was there searched thoroughly, but no watch was found other than my own. The young man, however, was most sure he saw me take his watch, and he insisted that 5t must be on my person, as I had not had time id get rid of it. "Why should these men who accuse me take things off the policeman?" I said; and then asked, " Where is your badge officer ?" The policeman looked— it was gone. "I saw this man, who accuses me, has taken it," and on being searched the badge was found on him all right. I suggested that the two young men should be searched for the watch. They were but no watch was found. " Search yourself," I then remarked to the policeman. He did-the watch was in one of the inside pockets of his coat. "There," I exclaimed; "you see, I am the only honest man of the lot."'