Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-26
From the Raleigh Register.
EXPLOITS OF A SWINDIER

There arrived in this place one day week before last
man OF genteel appearance, who stopped the Var
brough House and registered his &C c. Fraser
New Kent, Va" lie did not bring any baggage with
him, but protested TO be in mOmenary expectation of
~ arrival by Express No baggage arriving for two or
three DAYS and not paving his bill at the Yarbrough
House he was Informed thst he his quarters
He accordingly moved to of our other hotels and
before he left the city had up small bills all three
OF ths Hotels in our city. He of insinuatinr
address, and could ring in" with almost ANYBODY Dur.
ing his soJourn in our city he borrowed small sums
from several bought suit of clothes on credit from
Messrs- kosenthal j Poole, and ordered and had
cut fine suit at Mr.. Thomas Caan's tailoring estab.
Shment gentleman who had seen the rascal 10 Char.
lotte county Va some time in March last aud there
learnt something of his character cautioned several of
our citizens against him. and this coming TO his cars he
armed himself with bludgeon and taking with him two
or three otser men into whose friendship he had inga-
uated himself started out III pursuit of the gentleman
who had exposed him The gentleman hearing that he was
being sought after by the scamp and apprehendng that 20
desperate villain might attempt to assaSsnate him
night ne TOOK t2H fe" TIt6fek hes" Complaint uSob
condition he would leave the city forthwith So he left
the city the day. going in the direction of Hcnder
son. This Wednesday last liz was fortunate for
INN that he left so OPPORTUNITY, for Saturday gen.
ieInan Captain George W. Edmonds arriving here in
search OF him. IL that he had been operating in
Wilmington more extensively than he did here There he
represented himself as Robt f. Harvey and professed
TO be the son OF Mr. Harvey President of the Richmond
and Danvile Railroad In Wilmington we learn from,
capt Edmonds, he put up at the Carolina Hotel and
registered his name as Robt. f. Harvey, of Richmond
A a.
tel on his arrival there and seeing him apparently am
lar with everybody about the hotel being stranger him
self supposed that Frazer alias Harvey was well known
to the community aud that he a wealthy Young man
from the liberal manner in which he treated to cham
payne, &c. Frazer alias Harvey was not not long IN
introducing himself TO the Captain and soon after doing
80 asked loan Of ten dollars which the Captain LEI him
have. Shortly after Frazer asked the Captain to take
walk with him and taking Capt. f.. Messrs Hines a
Dom!ers tailoring establishment showed him fine suit
OF clothes he having made and generously recon.
mendng the tailor advised the Captain to give them an
order himself The Captain accordingly gave them an
order for vest.
To make long story short the consumnate rascal
succeeded in bleeding the hearted and unsus.
pectng sailor Captain the tune Of about 500 and
then gave him the slip When the Captain found he had
vanished he went in every direction pursuit Of him 20
Weldon, Newburn, &c., and finally came 10 Raleigh
where he learned that he had probably gone to Hender
son The undaunted Captain pursued him thence and
found him in the Hotel but he could Law hands on
him, the willy imposter dared through the back door
and escaped his pur-uer. While in Wilmington we learn
he forged check Mr. Fremont the Superintendent Of
the Wilmington aud Weldon Railroad but the broker 70
whom be presented IT, suspccng il not genuine re.
fused 20 cash t.
We understand that this man Frazer ALA, Harvey
has captivating address, dresses we'll and but for Nj,
lnsuherable impotence would pas for a gentleman lie
u something OF musician, and good cOnversttiona.t.
processes to have been lieutenant in the navy and
takes great pleasure in showing bullet hole In his right
arm and his right left side which he SAYS he
received 10 some engagement. lie j. about five feet
eleven inches ia height Of complexion aud generally
keeps his face clean shaved