New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-09
Travelling on His shape.

The Boston Herald, of the thirty first
r,ltimo. reports shape, check and fraud
case as follows;
A genuine, nobby, finely dressed and
regular blase of a young man, whose real
name is John c. Fredricson, OF stockholm,
Sweden, had reserved seat among the
greasy old benches of the judicial parquet
This morning, where, after listening to the
interesting exercises connected with the
disnosition of first class common drunk
prosecution, he was introduced to the court
as Axel Won Berg, of st. Petersberg, alias
Atbe Baron" and alias John ID. Predecessor,
of Stockholm, his real name Alter TINS
formal introduction, during which the
baron made a most imposing appearance
in his new and nobby attire, the clerk In
formed him that he had been sent lcr aC
tbe instance of Officer Bennett, OF the
fourth station, to answer as best he could
TO a complaint based upon the provisions OF
a law enacted to protect inn-holders from
beinp defrauded by their guests, who may
he disposed to procure food and entertain
ment without paying for the same.
This done the court was further inform
ed that the Baron had been guest at the
st. James Hotel for period of three days,
where he was accommodated with parior,
bedroom and bathroom, where he was
wined and dined till his bill flor three days.
amounted to Sis, which is not paid yet.
He had no answer to make to this charge,
no more than if he had been dumb instead
of being the master of several languages;
and as the case was beyond the jurisdiction
ofthis court he was held in the sum OF five
hundred dollars for trial at the Superior
Court on the first Monday in June. In this
connection lit may also be added that some
weeks ago the Baron put, up at the st,
Nicholas Hotel, in New York, where he re-
NAMED for thirteen days, running up bill
for wine, hacks, cigars, meals and at the
bar of only $3.50 so, which he neglected TO
liquidate on leaving that palatial tavern.
While in New York he also planted flour
ishing little woodbine in the large tailoring
establishment of Messrs. Hatfield 81 Son, on
Broadway, where he obtained, without
money, but considerable cheek, new raj
ment, valued at 5000.
He also talked himself into the good
graces of Senator Knowlton while on
steamer from New Orleans, and beat him
out of $50. And while at Washington he
also had an interview with the Swedish
Minister, and took him down for $50 more.
He has been in America for some eight
months, and has visited most of the large
cities from New Orleans to Quebec, spend
ing money very freely for wine and women,
he having $4,000 of his own money when
reaching our shores, as he says. His 'lay,"
or game according to the testimony of De-
tective Officer Kealy, of the st. Nicholas
Hotel, has been to make the acquaintance
of prominent men on his travels, which his
good address enabled him to do, and then
to stop at the same hotel with them, and to
use them for reference; and he has been
very successful at his little game. Officer
Kealy, of New York, started out after him
a few days ago on the strength of tele-
gram sent him by Officer Bennett, of this
city, and on arriving here, and meeting
Officer Bennett the two made tour of the
hotels, and at la st fell upon ''the Baron at
the st. James, as above reported. Thu
ends the first court chapter in the career OF
this wild and reckless young blood.