Show SOLD P PATENTS WORTH MILLIONS FOR DRINK Inventor of High Wheel Bicycle Brought to Dregs of Degradation by Thirst for Whisky CHICAGO Dec 10 A tO A man who had sold patents worth millions of dollars for Cor a t glass of or whisky stood in the dock of the Maxwell Street Police court and told how the genius of at misfortune had pursued him until he Is now a a. common dl accused of or petty pett thievery thle Pat Patson on was the Inventor of the old wheel high l ble bicycle the first chain bicycle and the thelIn link b belt lt chain and more than twenty other alua valuable le patents have been taken out by him and sold for Corn or a song At one time the prisoner had 1200 0 men working for him Justi Justice e Sabath and spectators were deep deeply affected b by his St or The Inventor hac haq been arrested for stealing some cloaks gloves slaves and other articles valued at nt 50 10 from the home of B. B F. F Hales the millionaire elevator manufacturer Whisky has been the ruin of or my m life he said Through It I have lost many marty fortunes m my home m my friends and almost my life liCe I have also been the victim o of some m mysterious Ill fortune at every turn Both my lego lege ore arc almost useless as 18 the result of oC street car accidents Not many years ars ago he said I r had 1200 men working under me I In- In the first bicycle ever cr built the built the old high wheel and Gormully Jeffery have hoe become millionaires from the sale Some of my patents I have sold for tor a glass ass of whisk whisky Op Oft I hearing e the recital of ot Patson's ml misfortune tort Mr Hales asked the court to tobe tobe be bc lenient with the prisoner It was finally decided to dismiss s the case and make an nn effort to put Patson on his feet reet again |