The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-01
STEPPED in CRIME.

Sharp and Desperate Game-A Swindler and
BiEamIst on His Travels-The Moral Young
HIan Whe Gives Away Sunday School
Books.
There is now in Moyamensing one individual
who, if all that is said against him be true, is
villain of the deepest dye. About ten days ago
Mayor Fox was in the receipt of telegram from
Messrs. James Mcdowell & Co., of Little Rock,
Arkansas, requesting him to cause to be arrested
one l.. w. Hardwicke, who was represented as
on a wedding tour in this city, and promising
his Honor that requisition would be forth
coming in few days. The duty of hunting up
the fugitive was given to Officer George X.
Mcguire, and that official began a diligent
search. A few days ago, Officer Mcguire was
called upon by lawyer of this city, and re-
quested to arrest, as the lawyer said, man by
the name of l.. w. Hardwicke, who had swim
died him out of a sum of money. Here were two
charges against the same man, and the desire,
on the part of Mcguire, to capture Hardwlcke
naturally increased. The lawyer and the officer
went to work, and 1t was not long before their
efforts were successful. Hardwicke was arragned
before Alderman McColgan, and will have
further hearing tomorrow.
The commencement of the career of HaTdwicke
as far as is known at present, was some time in
the beginning of the month of January, when he
was passenger on a train going from Memphis
to jackson, Tennessee. While on the cars he
made the acquaintance of an estimable young
lady. He is a very fluent persuasive young
man, and can personate gentleman to perfec-
tion. He used all his arts, and finally succeeded,
by the aid of string of lies into persuading her
that he was OF no ordinary pattern; that he was
wealthy, and of distinguished connections ETC.
etc. On the arrival of the train at jackson, the
residence of the lady, whose name was a Miss
Galloway, Hardwicke, by an ingenious pretense,
was invited to her home. He was introduced to
the family and stopped in the house consider
able time, Mr.. Galloway harboring him on the
suppostion that he was a relative. Hardwieke
while there conducted himself with courtesy; he
spent money freely, talked like book, quoted
moral philosophy, gave away books to
the children of the Sunday-school, represented
that he did an immense business in Little Rock
and that he had large consignments of cotton in
Memphis, etc. He had now secured the affec-
tions of the lady. He proposed, was accepted;
they were married and started on their marriage
tour for this city, where the former Miss Gallo
way has relatives living Hardwicke fourished
for a time as hugely here as he did in jackson,
but becoming short of funds he resumed the
practice of his profession. From q lawyer, a
relative of the bride, he received $3.50 in cash,
being the amount of draft on the First National
Bank of Lynchburg, Virginia. The draft was
returned protested, and instantly the suspicious
of the attorney-at-laW were aroused. Hard Wicke
was arrested, as before stated, and has been
committed for a further hearing. He PLAYED a
sharp and desperate game wherever he went,
and many charges are standing against him. 1t
is said that he has wife and two children living
in Keokuk, Iowa, and another wife under the
name of Bailey residing at present in Western
Virginia. There are now requisitions from the
Governors of both Maryland and Virginia, and
he will have an exceedingly hard time of it
before he leaves the clutches of the various
officials.