Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-04-11 | Page 2 | Beggar's Wedding Gift

BEGGARS WEDDING GIFT Makes His Daughter a Present of Two Thousand Dollars New York April TcnderJioartcd persons In the Harlem police court were shocked when Francisco Gorgla an aged shrivelled and miserablelooking Italian organgrinder was lined 5 for begging The whitehaired old man looked appealingly about the room and from long habit put his hand out but quickly recovering himself and glancing uneasily at the magistrate he brought forth Or grimy old bag and counted out pennies nickels dimes and quarters until he had paldhls fine Then he paUl 5 also in small change to his lawyer By this time a crowd was about him To the astonishment the court attaches at-taches and dismay of thoso who had sympathized with him he produced a package containing 3150 in bills and a bank book on tho Bank of Rome Italy showing he had 12000 on deposit there Gorgla who is CO says he will retire from business He thinks a man should retire at CO The beggar also volunteered the Information that he recently re-cently gavchls daughter 2000 as a wedding wed-ding present t