The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-16
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An Accomplished Tnpos.er and
RwfnstfeE.
on tbe 4ts, OIL October man drove up 10
the Mansion Honse, In this city, IN O hanu-
sntne buggy. with fine, large bay horse,
and Followed by a small black dog. and re-
ris,ereJ C.. w. Williams and wife, Falrfn&
county, Va. Heintrodneed himself as Gene,
raj Williams, Of New Orleans, and an oia
friend Of the proprietcfs whom ne haa
knowE FOR years. Ho wanted a good room,
suid Inc expected to be with the proprietor
for q month or more. proiessed TO be the
owner OF farm In Fairfax county, aug d
cousin OF DR.. Ira Williams, OF that county.
His object In coming to Alexandra was 70
have the hes. and most skllful meaical ap
tention for his wife, who !. expecte9,
10 be confined In a few days, anu
was not willing to depend on tue
neighborhood doctors, who lived sone
distance from his place. He represented MIN
sol; 40 having been an old army officer who
resigned at the beginning Of the war win
the Confederate States, and took part with
the south. was a general In the southern
army, and was wounded In several patties.
Hnewas also in the Mexican war; hau Deen
hit little In this section for many years I'M
ri he bought q farm in Fairfax county. He
nrofessed to know every man OF proml-
hence II, this neighborhood. and was IN In.
innate friend OF John A. Washington ana
his associates. When young he had hunted
deer many DAYS with them at and IN Inc
neichborhood OF Mount Vernon. he
drove his horse to his old frlend
Cbatham's stable, and soon convinced
!" Jim" that be was an old acquaintance
had often been at his stables with MS 1rlends,
John A. Washington, Johnstons, and otners'
made arrangements for The board 81 MS
horse, and promised to fee the boy VINO haa
the charge OF him II he would groom am
wei. and keep his buggy clean and in good
nrfer He drove out every day; visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter, who are the owners
81 the old Washington farm, introduced
himself as an old friend of the Washingtons.
and spoke OF the many happy days he had
spent there when young man. He spoke
O! many old families who lived in the neigh
borbood at that time, and wanted to engage
board for month or more, being compelled
to stay in this country until the abatement
of the fever South; stated to them tnat ne
owned a large plantation IN Florlda,
for which he had refused one hundred
and thirty dollars per acre, and that Beast
Butler had stolen 500 negroes from him
during the war. He invited Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter to call on him at the Mansion House,
which they did, and took dinner with him,
and in return he spent the next Sabbath
with them at their home. He called on
several OF our prominent citizens, spoke to
them as being his old friends, &c. He was
member OF the Young Mems Christian
Association had been connected with
Sunday schools for thirty-five or forty years !;
left early the first Sunday morning be was in
Alexandria to visit the Methodist Sunday
school, returned after the close-said be
had been much pleased and made an
address to the children, who appeared
very attentive; in the afternoon he lett
to visit and address the children OF the
>Baptist school, and Oh Monday left the
hotel to visit the public schools, which
he said be did in company with Superln-
tendent Carne and addressed the children.
He represented himself as an intimate and
personal friend of President Hayes; he and
his wife had travelled with them the past
summer, and had visited Alexandria with
them: the President had offered him seye-
raj prominent position at home and abroad,
but he declined to accept any Of them, and
would not accept the best office the present
Administration could offer; he was opposed
to their political views, and while he and
his wife were old friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. HAYES, be did not think him an
honorable man, and could not endorse bis
course. After having enjoyed about ten
DAYS OF good attention, fine dresses.
&C., and finding that paying-tme bad come,
he left to visit, as be said, his cousin,
DR.. Ira Williams, in Fairfax, and would re-
turn about 10 O'Clock P. NJ. Not returning,
DR.. Ira Williams was written to to learn If
he had called on him. DR.. Williams replied
that he had not, and he was no relation OF
his; that he had never seen. or heard OF the
man; that he was a cheat and imposter. A
day or two after his departure postal-card
was received from Washington directed TO
DR.. G.. T.. Williams, care of Mansion House,
and by this card it was found it was In
tended for the General G. w. Williams, who
had assumed to be a different man. In
tracing him up he proved to have mace
business in, imposing on hotels. boarding
houses, and all others he could deceive IN
Washington, Alexandria, and the surround
ing country for the past twelve months, ana
has contracted bills to the extent Of thou
sands: remained at each place until he
could remain no longer, and bid goodbye
to visit cousin DR.. Ira Williams or some
other friend, always forgetting to return to
settle his bills. He is one Of the most COM
plete and dangerous frauds we have ever
encountered. He can always address him.
self to the people he meets; knows every
body; is Conservative or Radical, slave
owner or free-soiler, temperance man or
good drinker, doctor or general, either
in the Confederate or northern army,
q resident of Massachusetts for forty
years past. or an owner OF large
plantation either in Louisiana or Florida;
son OF eX-General w. Williams, OF LOUISE
ana, and brother to General Williams, OF
Louisiana, or General Williams himself, as
it will best suit his purposes and enable
him to get credit. When last heard from
be had been boarding at the Washington
House in Bladensburg, kept by widow
lady, for more than three weeks, and had
treated her like ali Others he had deceived.