The New York herald., 1872-09-19

"A Bogus ePolitical Editor'' of the Herald
ON His Travels-He Visits the Quaker
City, Succeeds in Borrowing Fifteen
Dollars and Decamps for Buffalo.
~ PHILADELPHIA Sept. 1e. 1872
This city has been visited within a week by q
ecalawag designating himself 'the political editor
OF the HERALD" and the manner in which he worked
his cards is worthy the emulation OF the best Of his
class. About ten days ago the scamp entered the
ONCE OF the Item, an afternoon paper published
here, and proceeded to ingratiate himself into the
ceeded so far that the obliging editor
OF the Item helped him to get up
long letter on the political situation
here, and allowed him the tree use OF his office
he was c0nvefsant with the workings of the
HERALD Office and claimed acquaintanceship with
number OF your editors, and in his way of putting
It, was the 'righthand man of the editor" Never
for moment supposing that any one would dare
to operate as this fellow did, under the very shadow
OF the HERALD office as it were, Mr.. Fitzgerald took
him on his own representations and treated him
ike prince. He loaned him money from time to
time, took him to his house, and patronized him
Freely In every respect. But the perfection OF
imppdence seems to have been reached by the poll
tica editor; for, taking advantage OF the freedom
OF the Item office, he secured q letter head and
wrote himself a long letter abusive OF Dr. Paine,
who, 1t will be remembered figured prominently
in the Evans rauds. To this letter he signed Fitz-
gerald's name, and proceeded to Pane's residence
to interview hun on the subject OF these frauds
Paine has occupied rather unenviable prom
nence the past few months on account of his
alleged connection with the Evans matter, and fre.
quent meeting with reporters and frauds repre-
senting themselves as such has taught him to dis
tinguish between the two. In slang parlance
Paine dropped to" the fraud at once, and, eXcus.
Ing himself on some slight pretext went
TO the Continental Hotel and telegraphed to the
HERALD office asking. II the man. Hayes,
as he represented himself, had been sent from the
Office to interview him. Your answer to the tele-
gram settled the matter at once. Hayes suspi-
cions were aroused, and he did not return again.
DIR. Paine describes him as man OF about twenty
seven years OF age, blue eyes, blonde complexion
light side whiskers just starting and small
gOatee. He is spare built and nervous in his de-
pertinent. He is armed with plentiful supply of
railroad passes and credentials ~. Having ex-
hausted himself In this city he left and was heard
from at Buffalo, N. Y, few days ago, where he
turned up with woman and some money. He
deposited, it is said, six 800 counterfeit
notes In the Office Of q hotel there "for safe
Keeping" and desiring to air himself In
q drive on Delaware avenue in that city, pro-
ceeded to "work" livery-stable keeper. His bland
and reassuring manner had the desired effect He
thought he would draw draft on New York and so
far overcame the scruples OF the livery man as to
induce him to endorse the draft-"just to show
that you know me-" The endorsement made the
draft good and he got the money II the draft was
drawn on your office you have doubtless heard Of it
ere this.
He is said to be on the wing still, cleaning DO.
litical news for the HERALD" and will doubtless
continue to do so until brought to grass by an
Officer.