The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-06
The Swindler of the School Teachers.
ACCOUNT OF HIS ARREST AT wAsHINGTOS-INTE.
RESTING PARTICULARS ETC,

From the Washington Star, September 81
Yesterday our readers Of q heartless
swndle practiced upon number Of young ladies' in New
YORK city by person who called himself H. j. johnson.
OF e G. Williams Geographic despatch from the New
York express agency to the Office here directing the
agent TO retain possession Of trunks which had been
sent was followed by despatch to Captain Goddard di
Tecung the arrest OF the person who should for them
Plans Immediately to secure the person
without exciting any outside curiosity which might result
On their defea and Lieutenant McHenry detailed for
their execution BY failure Of the trains to connect the
express crates arrived here ahead the ON
wednesday on Thursday the trunks were demanded bv
person, put ne was requested to call next morning
me crates had not been opened In the meantime officer
Handy, disguised as countryman laid in wait all day
yesterday for the person indicated by the desnaeb In
FORMATION mad been received which led to the belief ha,
she mdivldua stopped at the house Of Mr.. White
undertaker, near the express Office late IN the after
noon officer Handy him approach Mr. Whi,o,s md ~
nedatey went % inc mouse and entered unceremonous
3y into conversation with Mr. White who was astonished
at his apparent ignorance; and then turning To he f
soner began TO speak Of fashions folks in this cv
The prisoner was not anxious to converse and
rather sharply WHO you sirf The countryman coo
replied, Nobody but police officer" just then Ieni
McHenry made his appearance and remarked ~ have
warrant you sir The thing was out: and sharncr
sharp he was, discovered that he was trapped Tho
officers took his baggage and himself to the Central Cnard
house, where the Chief of Police held preliminary exam
nation.
Mr. johnson is a keen looking fellow about five feet
eight inches in height has brown hair and side whisker
and haze eyes well could discover by gas light
and his voice remarkably effemnac In reply to the
questions Of Capt Goddard he denied that he by the
name of Frank Leslie, but admitted the name of il p
Leshei admitted registering his name as John
son sn, at the hotels; says he knows nothing OF
Williams denies having had the number OF ladies tran
business with mentioned in the papers (dfteen)
ea eight his baggage consisted OF two carpet bags
~ OF which large number Of letters hav
ing reference to the advertisement for youg ladies' TO ac
in were discovered, together with several sealed
tuo KEYS fone i Henry Johnson Hainesville Ala )"
Nonc IRON the other brass) numbered respec-
,b Mo nd % On the brass plates attached certificate
mens Upon searching his NJ Various otheI docu-
pona s sean %Ss Uaa lGps Upon Of
Cantain Goddard telegranheJ jan ior further hearing
York uqurng the charge and received in reply ~ view
He has committed grand larceny and Is no.,sa,.
We can send him to State prison. ''i''us s"indier
D. CARPENTER Dep. sup,.
Some time ago he employed in tho Coca
h DOM OF the Patent Office aborer He cara
fro IN Illinois originally. During the exam,na,inn
seve raj instances Of operations upon our citizens
were mentioned as performed by him while uv
ing in Washington. He became acquainted with and
married young lady named Hinton, who boards in the
family Of NJ White, where he stopped the time Of the
arrest He sys be 10 not afraid 10 go back to New York