The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-18
A Confidence Man In full Bloom.


Charles Hamitoa the St Lous delc 81 70 alias O.
Wood The manager of me Apollo sinstres siAs espan
Charles Shores o: the Kckspoo Ransevs Kansas suss
sgebt Of the PhAdelphis Xsrsas Relief Committee alias
&c &c PAID our cliy visit last seek. snd Introduced
himsed 70 the police aoi o,ners - Charles Hsmut,u,
At Loue detective, In search OF fugitive murderer
from that place
Al Interview with the shSriG and Chief OF Police, to
gsther with bis suoseque5t conduct. ssts0ed those
officers that Mr. Hamiitsn mo, sound soo-s'
In other words. that be mposior the telegraph
was u oroe put IL requs,lcn and response came osex
from the Chief q Ponce Of 81 L)uJ that Hamilton
not 10 ,er, but svnclsr orger sho wanted
there, and affecting his immediate arrest.
Nr Hamilton, IN tie mi aSume, mad rep ,nshsd his
hausud 0ranoes thIoosh the aid OF and
pcciing tienos he had maze here, aud had len for
nes beld o. .oor M Madison,
Page Beck .. once sent policeman Ca2ron 10 hadi
son, and had Hamilton Arrested and brought back TO
ths city ard on SATURDAY be vas handed over 10 Nv.
Rawlings, Chef OF Police Of st. Lous, who awaited his
arrival and BY whom taken bssE 70 81 Louis 10
a-An several charges Of swir ding and forging.
The aunk containing al, nemorandu ms and papers
and from them seems that This - Louis doscc,ive
Who was looking for uurccrsr. has been playing The
during the pest yen. Al one time be pers,ls,es ''de
tective toer n another The manager OF the "Apoo
Rsnsers Of Kspsss and ain the scc,eeised ssess Of
OF the Phladeiphs Kansas Rsdef Osmmstee In all Of
these having any eye 70 The main chance making
the OF any be did not A least Try
upise. BY enhes boroslns or begging mosey rem
them on some prcsenosL
he vs sugpioc with letters or introduction from dis
upsuished persons, vhisb we're found upon bin
when arrested, one OF which vas 70 toe rresdeut
elect James Buchanan, wko, By Hamupon's book,
had paid him Ten dollars for ihe relief OF Kan
sas he following 10 IN exact copy Of the Letter
LaScAsrER, Dec. a. is5S
Hos. JAWS BrcHASAr-Ny Dear cir 1be bearer Captain
shore Of kanss DESTROYS Of making your acquaintance.
have herricre scceded 70 his request By giving him line
" Introduction Respectfully JOur'' as sso sArpERsos.
He hes levied heavy contributions In almost every
tovn In Pennsy vana and Osio aso several Persons
10 Chicago, among vnom vas The MAJOR, who LEI him
have $50. He has lots Of oontrbuion papers, on son
Of which high 81 90 have been Paid In Cincinnati
Columbus Zanssville Ohio abd IN Novristo IN Pits
burg, ResouG Philadelphia, Lancaster and wheatiand,
&c Ptnnsy vAna, The people pad literally, vhils the
spbscrip ios pspe,s read "u at the money thus sub
saa, n sardk0 Of tneir nation or creed"
HIS trunk vas hile6 sisn pictures, and cards Of noto
rious lesd vomen toveb and co,hng &C stolen from
crefent hotels And ~ n 70 meet OIL emergencies, he
had On M image Of manAoied negro lave, In oroer
more .ciually ioocb the hearts OF hs ssu slavery
vcums
10 M Bade t5h city, he brought letter OF introduce
ton from the Secretary Of IN Insurance company In chi
csso ard reIressntrs himself being Druid and short
Of cssh, Nj BAce lent him en. he mayor OF ~ Louis
he tsve of bis e,tpecuou with the polos during tbs
Know Hohns riot 10 81 Louis some months sioce. aud
The nmense tnoru 10 que a. and The numoer OF Irhn
and Dutch be thot together viii bis abrpaihf 70 al
hi, bosied ss Of 1is ses Give srtcts'-sboui ss
beporsbe the others have sis turned ont 10 be~
10 stbd Information aboard II boat when came up %
81 Lcus. that "nsr dance" was coming OF that
nIhi THIS st'racsec he free negroes "hore hr haml'
would Then arrest them, making dollar per hesd,
and the fees, under o - Louis ordnance
1bis man vas tnce member Of he 50 Louis police,
but Iona since discharged IRON service, and has
iorttd The names q the Mayor and Chief Of Police OF 81
Louis, 70 cary on bis swipdhne scts