The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-12-10

WHO are III favor OF "rnS rule appear TO
be opposed to it.
IMPoRrASr ARREST OF SUPPOSED FoR.
Clifton Friday, about noon, a tall man, wei
dressed. with q dark mustache, walked into
the Doylestown Bank, Pa, and presented a
certified check at tho counter for IS, 600, made
in Philadelphia, and signed by Chas. II. Car
penter. lie also presented letter Of recon-
mendation signed by Shoemaker & Co., of
Philadelphia. The check he wanted to de-
post, and wished from time to time to draw
on the account. Mr. J. J. Brock, the cashier,
said he would take q little time to see that it
was all right and the man presenting it, said
livery wc | will take walk around town
and call in about an hour" Mr.. Brock
telegraphed TO Shoemaker & Co., and received
for answer that the recommendation was not
good Mr.. Brock then walked ont for the
purpose Of finding the gentleman but was
unable to do SO. lie and Col. Miller then
went to the livery stables and found that no
conveyance had been hired. They then took
the train towards Philadelphia, and finding
he was not in that they returned in the up
train to Doylestown. r. in,aasT
Messengers were then sent to Lambertyille.
who, upon inquiry found that the two per-
sons, one Of them answering the description
had passed along on the road, passing through
Centreville in the direction of Lambertville.
A dispatch was forwarded to Mayor Briest
of Ticnton. who Immediately started to inter-
cept the Belviderc train due here little after
six o'clock. When the officers reached the
Warren street station the train was already
There They jumped aboard, and at once
learned from the conductor that only two men
got OH the train at I.ambertville. They were
pointed out, one Of theti answered the dcs- j
cription. Nothing was said however until
they reached the Clinton street depot, when
two men walked over to the Philadelphia side
Mayor Briest told the man described by the
dispatch that he was under arrest. lilo wan-
ted to know the cause. lie was taken into
the ticket Office, where the dispatch was road
to him.
The description was accurate, except the
iovercoat. 1t was thought he might have ex-
changed with the other man. He denied the
charge cmphaticslly, and said lie did not want
to be detained. -sysHaat tiae
lie was then brought down to the p,lice
station, and the Cashier at Doylestown was
teiegraphcd for. They answered that they
would be in Trenton at ten o'clock. The
stranger thought the description Of him came
from Lambcrtyille, and made the remark that
they mnst have a pretty set of officers at
L La as they might have arrested him
there, as he was in that place some time be-
iofe the cars started.
AT tho police station he was in excellent
huhor' ana passed the time IN telling stories
and III keeping the police in a roar OF laugh
ter. He told them that he was Snowman,
and that he had been in Trenton once before
with Haverly's Minstrels. lie was rather
genial man, and appeared very much like a
Snowman.
The train from Lambcrtville arrived at 0:40,
and with it Mr.. Brock, the Cashier Of the
Doylestown Bank and Col Miller, Of Doyles-
town. The moment Mr.. Brock laid eyes up
ON him he said he was the man, and that the
only difference was in the overcoat, He CON-
menccd conversation with him.
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