The New York herald., 1877-09-02
CAREER OF A SWINDLER.
ARREST IN LOUISVILLE OF E. HOLIDAY, WHOSE
OFFENCES ARE LEaIoN-soME OF HIS OPERA

ARREST IN LOUISVILLE OF E. HOLIDAY, WHOSE
OFFENCES ARE LEaIoN-soME OF HIS OPERA
TIoNs IN BROOKLYN.
Detective Gichrist OF Louisville, arrested on the
25th ult a man, whose career IN swndling has been
most notorious and whose victims to be found IN
many parts of the country. He gave his Will
liam Baldwin, but has also been known by the cog.
nomens of J. E. Roberts, W. +. WooIs L. Gardner,
W. Harrison and Z. Holiday. The last is supposed to
be his right name. He has loug been wanted for
swudling operations carried on in Baltimore Lock
port Louisville, Brooklyn and New York. When ar
rested there found in his possession numerous
fraudulent bonds cages, bills of sale, quantity
of stolen property, some law books, five hundred
dollar ten per cent bond of the Washington Mining
Company, aud several letters from female acquaint-
ance in San Francisco, signed "Berence"
Hobdly is "a smooth-shaven man, about thirty EIGHT
years OF age, and IN his manners appears be any
tnins but business According 10 his own &c.
count he "a native oi England. 1t Is thought that he
has engaged ior many years in smuggling goods
between New York and England. He turns be
character Of considerable importance, his presence
being desired many courts oi justice in the coun-
try, according 10 discoveries which have been made
since his arrest Last Monday ne was put under s5UO
bail to answer the charge against hin, anu, Dens
abc 10 furnish that amount, Was sent 10 jail
at Louisville. The particular offence ior which he
lie agreed with Mr. James Hollis for the SUN OF slO
procure "a loan of S20c; The latter bcsItated and
HOLIDAY lowered MS prlce TO 50. Hollis became sus-
pIcious aud caused Ibis arrest Detective GcnrIsL
who arrested him, soon suspected that the man
the notorious swindler whom SO many officers were
looking iVr, ana soon verified bls surmses Besides
the articles already mentioned there were found in
trunk gold nunting-case walch and cnain ol her
Jeweiry, supposed nave been stolen from parties IN
Madison aveuuc.
HISTORY.
From papers which tns mcthodical swinder
hfr, MIN
traced. IL appears that during the war oi the rebel.
lion he was lieutenant Ia the Seventh ONO Voup-
tecrs. Alter the War he scttied III Baltimore, en-
gaging IN the rea estate business. From some news-
paper paragraphs IN his possession learned that
IN 1874 he appeared on the Trial OF the ianous Mrs
Arlington, VINO had been arrested ior Keeping hous,
ame, aud testified as to her good character. Tho
woman acquitted ana she seems u have renem-
Dered his services to her ny Keeping very IN.
innate relations with hun when together and
Maintaining constant correspondence when
separated. She IS believed to be identical
with the "Berenice," whose signature Is appended
to some Of the letters found on Houdys person. In
April, 1874. he was indicted by the Grand Jury OF
New YORK ior passing forged checks on his patrons,
bus acquitted for lack of evidence Mrs Arlington
also TO New YORK and was accused Of tnell. but
escaped CONVICTION. rnen the pair separated, Mrs.
Ar ngtoa going TO San Francisco. In oi her et-
ters HoDuay, dated July IL, she says:'I tnink of
saiiipg here the ist Of August Tor New York,
thence tor Europe Many things have been lost,
but mv nonor remains uusucd. / shall regret Il
very much # miss you ia New YORK. ! have dia-
mond pm tnat cost ~, 900 which have guarded aud
nursed and dreamed about whcn had nothing else
IL meet you 1t is yours" There other
letters hed With the most tender expressions OF
dearmenL
BROOKLYN DoIsGs
About year ago HooGay went TO the residence Of
Mrs James, al No. los Washington avenue, BROOKLYN
aud represented himself To be rich lawyer IRON Sau
Francsco say ing that he intended aUsh oflice
on Fulton avenue he gave the name OF william Bald
win and hired rooms ol Mrs. James. Ailcr th:s lie
published All advertsement tue papers, stating hat
he had 50 900 10 loan good security IN small sums.
giving mis- address at Mrs. james, The plan OF his
operations was simple but euective When any one
came 10 borrow OF min he hrst demanded Ice
Of so TO Investigate and search the title
report on the mortgages which were offered
him security. Thcn lie would pretend tuat
there some difficulty with the titles ana would
demand counsel fees " pay Tor setting them He
put oil his victims In TINS way from time 10
lime, until he had swndled many people he
could and then he suddenly departed leev ny u note
saying that be had gone TO Jersey business and
would returu--a promise which 1t need scarcely
be said never kept The day before he
rlt, Mrs James feeling ILL., he advised ncr
to 10 TO Coucy Island for the day, and
while sho was thus absent helped himself