The New York herald., 1870-11-24
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A EOLD IaIPOS TOR AND FOIGER.
How Flo Moves from Place to Place-Diness
Travels, Acc.s Mt the Expensc OF the North-
ern Central Railway.

How Ho MOVES from klnc0 10 fiac0-UtHcSs
Travels, Acc.s Mt the Exponsc oi the NORTH
ern Central Railway.
From the Harrisburg tPa) telegraph
THE GAYEsT LOTHARIO
now travelling, and one OF the bodest OF impostor1
1. Kime tho gentlemanly conductor OF the Northern
Central Railway. This ccunterfeit J. L. Kline, IN
stead Of attending srcy 70 some %
free over the dlerent railroads By the use OF coun
teeit letters false conductors checks and the most
cunning falsehoOds HIS field Ia no small one either.
II once certain great and good dvine's parish was
the world, this mans scene OF operations. on the
surround the Western Continent he has travelled
FROM PORTLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO
all the compliments that could we'll have been be-
slowed on an equally prominent railroad man. Yet
this individual. SO far as known, was never CON.
part owner or even employs. glance for few
moments at his manGuvres may bo Of interest; and
in order that We may 40 the moro intelligentiy
brief description OF his person may not be out Of
place here. He is represented as being man about
forty-1ve years OF age, about tive feet nine inches
high. gray eyes, Rraytsh hair, dark complexion. no
beard, weighs about 1870 pounds, is fast and Of
Kline, but that he is q passenger conductor on the
Northern Central Railway Of ssxteen years. stand
been of the line Of the Northern Central Railway
this year.
the Northern Central Railway Company had Of the
mouth Hotel, Portland, Me-, dated the oath OF Au-
Wheeler, % wrote tSstD tie manner @ OF 0'S his guest
'caused some doubt in his mind whether he was the
as Mr. kline been this way .his sS season M aasins;
III so ell right; Il not y s wen that you should
USES CONDUCTORS CHECKS.
The ticket enclosed is an imitation OF O conduc-
printing being on green card board Of the usual
SIZE, purporting to have been issued by ~. L. Kne
Conductor, Northern Central Railway" Any ono
acquainted with the road on examining ono OF these
cards would at once have perceived that there was
on 1enSs T. as s n .nssS
with final "h," and ''selinsgrove' reads Selma
Mr.. Lotharts, however, made short stay on ths
Atlantic coast, and before the proprietor OF tho
Falmouth could be notified Of the real character OF
ateiy booked himself as
THROUGH PASSENGER,
for when the next Information came to the company
and back njoyng the richest OF easts and dances at
different points on his journey. gotten up Ia honor
Ureat ss rawavs All Of these he aoubess dgned
BY his presence and graced with many startling
adventures and amusing incidents on road that he
probably never travelled over In his life.
Emboldened bylhs successes, he goes from place to
and With brazenness never surpassed in his pecn-
liar line ltenders his counterfeit conductors cnecks
in return for hotel bills But TINS y not aIsne cur
His continued successes increase his assurance mat
all Is going WELL and win nscessary continue 70 60
well. With these thoughts In MS MIND "a ne some
where picked up female. wnom ne immediatey
made
This information leaked out to the ears OF railroad
oficals in about this fashionOn the 81st Of Octo-
er the q nv s1e G M
vandalia Terre Haute and, Indianapolis lRailroadl
sends . letter to r. Chandler, General Passenger
Agent Of theft. Louis Vandalia. Terre Hauteu and
Indianapolis Railroad, enclosing trip pass over the
road, which had plainly been altered; adding the
pass pass was evidently given 70 J. 1. Kline alone I'M
derstand from the Conductor that the lady accom-
panying Mr.. Kline was not his wife; but as she nad
no and the weather was very Oad ne
AN EXPLANATION WANTED.
Whereupon Mr.. r. Chandler writes e. = Young,
General Passenger Agent Northern Central Railway.
enclosing the foregoing letter, pass and all ana APP
sHs ns IN nv e. M ss Kline
letters showing him to be conductor on your roed.
ne ne. nsi s Se ey en- sss
q; matter and let me know W. now the
heard whether the result OF the investigation, and
the outlook to enr people was satisfactory TO- ths
LEAVES HIS TRAVELLING COMPANION.
Mr.. Loshario soon after the little journey With hs
was about all he could safely look nfter: hence
there Is very little mystery connected with Wnat
follows: we give events briefly u -.
On che 29th OF October the wife OF the bona Hd6
conductor, who resides at Baltimore, received 2
telegram from 81 Lous, directed to her husband, I'm
care OF the superintendent" reading in this way:
'Why don't Jon send money? Can't leavelsill yon
and Charles srreets.n The husband was taking care
OF his train up the road at the n1e; bul on ms re
nrn the mysterious telearam was soon Sa ~
the satisfaction Of all interested Brlumofes"S
STILL AT LARGE.
Several other ssives have bsen receved ~ d.ps ~
rent persons relative 10 the impostDr course tno
letters he has forged his trip TO Montreal, CANADA
some time ago &c: but as II was tnongnt pest nos
10 nve thcm publcity at this time, we withhold tho
nuh,icaton OF anything further, until Mr. Lothario.
who was az large by last adyicss is securely I'M
nr tne troublo ana vexation they1have been put tn
by the course Of the bogus retired conducty oi six,
compsnies have been onlcialy informed OF his ope.
ratons by A. r. Eiskc, General superintendent ana
/ H. L. On Barry Assistant superintendent OF nG ,