New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1925, Page 10

“Diamond D,” Hero of West, Once Made Maidens of New Britain Sigh As Dr. Tanner, He Had Office Here, and Made All the (xay Young Blades Jealous ‘ There men who have fond are many New Britain memories days in their adolescent youth when imagination sallied forth to conquer unknown seas or else carried the dreamer out into the wild and wooly west where dauntless settlers repuised the merclless savage: hard viding cowboys tamed their bucking broncos and spent their lelsure in pursuing the rustlers: re glow- ing tales were born of the riders the Pony Express battling bands of outlaws and where ti shooter, handla notched, reigr preme, But no tales of the West carried #0 much glamor, no hooks of leroes read than Kk, whose d Insplred , readers were more widely of “Diamond Dic bravery and valor less legions of you of the “dime novels” and spurred thelr imaginations to thoughts of life of reckless abandon. Recently, the original character arourd whom the tales of the West were written, the one and only “Diamond Dick,” has been found after 30 years away from the light of the public ey He is living in Norfolk, Nebraska, and is Dr, Rich- ard Tanner, purye of medicines which will cure any and all ail- ments, I8 of count- “Diamond Dick” He Was and As He Is Today of | rainet | | monster, | There are people In New who remember “Diamond Diek” once Hardware City with Such is the ci “Digmond Dick" hero of ountless tales of the pony express, ! Diamond Dick,” the hero of count- less legions of small boys, was once | v resident of this ety and the tals of his stay is roc a today by those who were in thelr youth at the time and respectfully ad- | mired the dashing westerner with iis locks of halr and his sparkling collection of ¢ comparatively Britain, however, | ver knew that graced the | presence, fow | his the nonds. | Jlamond Dick,” or Dr. Richard | Fanner as lie was even then known, was in New Dritain about 45 years 150, He opencd an office in Hanna's block on Main street and set himself up a vender of patent medicines, good for any and all ills, His trade was not so boun- tiful, but nevertheless, his coterle of ulmirers included all the women | folk of the then small town and canged many of the young swains of day, driven by the green-eyed to fmnitate his ways and Iress, | He received his nickname because | of the brilliant display of sparkling | stones with which he adorned him- | leelf. 1lis fingers were covered with rings containing diamonds and his fancy vest was studded with the precious gems. In the words of {one of the damsels who accorded Iim worship in those days: “He | was covered with diamonds and so was called ‘Diamond Dick.’ " Before coming to New Britain, “Diamond Dick,” 1t 13 sald, was a | daring rider of the pony express in the far west. His duties consisted of riding the wild trails of the |town uccorded | during his stay [ western states with valuable cargo | | | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, on a trusty pony and faithful six- shooter ever “ready” to combat the bold and bad bandits who were on the lookout for a chance to stage a holdup I'rom his tender years, “Diamond Dick’ had known the feel of a horn saddle and the pull of a halr trig- ger. Almost from infancy he was taught to ride and shoot. e was a dashing, handsome boy wijh a fearlcss mien and a ready (ongue and what could fit him more than the fob of riding the pony express. ales ho told traveling along the mountuinous tralls with a package of gold or a sheat of bills; of an | ambush by “Dead Eye Red” and and; of a perilous ride through a hall of bullets until safety was | reached, New Britain's First Shiek But in New Britain, his greatest | problem wus to handle the adulation which the romantic maidens of the him in as diplo- matic a manner as possible. In the | words of one of the girls who re- members vividly “Diamond . Diek” in New Britain, “All the girls were crazy about him. He wore his hair down over his shoulders, groomed it always slick and fine and its natural permanent wave added a dash of the cavalier (o his looks that attracted the maldens like a magnet. His halr was jet black and he wore a goatee and a curly moustache Lvidently “Diamond Dick” the Beau Brummel of the day, cording to the local woman's story. s to clofhes, he was one of the t dressed men I have ever seen in New Britain, He wore a cut- away coat with wide white lapels and a white vest. Always he had on a white shirt, collar and necktie, His trousers were the last word in | tailoring for the day and his shoes were of the finest leather and shined | to perfection. | yean “But, 1 think,” she continued, | 5 “that it was his large, wide brimmed | hat, that gave him his courtly look. He certainly was a handsome man.” the greetings of the evening, & malden lost her heart to mond Dick," But the romance and glamor of “Dinmond Dick" attracted not alone the damsecls of the times, The men liked his Jooks and tried to lmitate him, Nod long after he had arrived in New Britain, other large hats ap- pearcd on the streets and closely cropped male locks were allowed to Brow, Wherever he went, “Dia- mond Dick" was not alone but al- waye had a guthering of swaggering youths about him, He could not have been than 25 years old when he M city and at the age tales of herolsm in the west took ready root. 'The length of his stay In this city has not been definitely fixed, but when he left, it is known that although there were many broken hearts, ha took no New Britain girl as Mrs, Richard Tan- ner with him “Diamond Dick's" pleture pearcd in the | “Herald” with the Many “Dia- more was in his ap- recently announcement that he had been discovered after 30 years in the Neb utown. People in this eity who remembered him, knew nim immediately from his picture and thus this is unfolded, TEACHERS EET FOR CONVENTIONS Sessions Today at Hartlond, New Haven, Norwich Wi vow Ifaven, Oct, 23 (A—The 79th fall meeting of the Connecti- Teachers association are being held today at Gridgeport Haven, Hartford and Norwich., At He used to stand on the street [Bridgeport and Hartford general cornere and when some shy dameel |meetings are being held during the would pass by, he would sweep off |morning with section meetings dor- his hat, circle It almost to the |ivg the afternoon. At Norwich and ground and with a bow copied after [New Haven the program is reversed, the knights of old, would extend the section mectings being scheduled New when the | OCTOBER 23, ———— for the morning and general meet- Ings for the afternoon, Virtually the same program Is be- Ing carrled out at each of the gen- eral meetings which open with Imusic. At New Haven and Bridge- | port, high school orchestras furnish this part of the program. Report | of the annual meeting of the nation- al cducatlon assoctation at Indlana- .yml\‘x tollows, | The address at | New Haven Is belng given by Alfred |1 rns, princlpal ef Phillips | Acaderny, and over Massachusetts | he Soul of Edu- | cation.” Frederick C. Ferry, presi- dent of Hamilton college, Clinton, N. . 18 to speak on “The Changing caly of American Education” at | Hartford and Norwich. | The section meetings are divided | | Bridgeport and into the high school section elemen- tary school section and rural school | section, arious courses in the separate sections are discussed be- fore groups of teachers speclalizing lin the respeetive subjects. The annual report of the corres- [ ponding secretary shows that here |are 8,954 members of the assocla- [tion. Of this number 8007 are | women and §ST men, The total {membership for 1923-24 was 8,644 | showing a gain this year over last {of 340, During 192 there were | 8,948 public school t the repart says. imounted to $4.93 50 last year. | necticut | T | I 11 Baltimore Girls Report Clothes Slashed Tal Md., Oct. 23 (P—Re- yorts by 11 young woemn that their lothing had been slashed while | viding on crowded street cars caused nore, police today to hegin a search for |the perpetrator of the alleged at- | tacks. \ | Al of the victims reported that |the gashes were about seven inches in length and sharply edged, al- though In only one or two instances Ihad their skin been pierced. Plain clothes men have been stationed on o number of cars and the United Railways company today offered a | $300 veward for apprehension of the ! stasher, MEN! COME TO TH'S SALE SNOW and COLD ON THE WAY BUY YOUR SUITS AND OVERCOATS HERE TOMOIRROW! e i e TR ‘ J. D. 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