The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-05
An Egresion. Yea md.

~" hRregi0us Fraud.
TIE WARRANT FOR THE BRITISH SWELL SWIM.
nLER ON iH WAY PROM UrsH-yrRIufR
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AsBBuRNgR. ron.
| MeRLy OF RICHMOND, TELLS WHAT M KSows
ABOUT CLINTON AND HIS VISIT TO Rich.
MoND.
New York Herald yesterdav1
"Cbafles Pelham Cintop.v the aIIaoed
scion Of 4 noble British family. was ayajn
arraigned Of The Jefferson. Market Police
Court yesterday. The prisoner begins 10
look ha2gard and anxious. Al first no
seemed 10 regard bis liitIe financial transac.
lion through the brsnch house OF Morton.
Bliss 4 Co. az not OF q sufficient serlous
character 10 cause bin any particular an
noyance. In fact, he expressed his belief
that the Salt Lake officials would find il foo
expensive luxury 10 NEEDLE with. He il
now, however, convinced OF his mistake.
When be was arraened yesterday Detective
Dusen6ury produced a teiegraphic dispatch.
which was addressed 10 Superintendent
WalIing. and read as follows:
Warrant has been issued and Is on the
way. II. +. Van illus, District Attorney,
Salt Lake CITY,"
Mr.. |. i. Neal. of No. 24j west Four.
teenth street, was In court, and was called
about the prisoner. He said that I'm 1875 he
met him in Portland, Me-, where he went
by the name Of Lieutenant DennIsOn, and
represented himself as being attached TO the
Royal havy. His cards were printed Ar
thur Conyngbame DenniSOn, and others
Conynghame Dennispn. He was living IN
great style at Ihe Falmouth Hotel, and was
received IN the best society. Mr.. Neal met
IN M ii f4ir IL al IN. haIh to
funds for the Centennial.
Turning to the prisoner Mr.. Neal said,
"That's the man; there is no misiaking
him; ] guess be remembers, me well
enough; we bad the boxing.gloyes on to-
gether in my room"
"What if | do remember you, and what
If went by that name? I don't owe you
anything. do b.? guess paid my way,
didn't II"
The Judge stopped the discussion by say
ing that Mr.. Meals testimony was inmate
rial. He Justice Smith) was trying TO lind
out who the prisoner re- ally was. II he was
all that be represented himself TO be then
he should not be held, but if he was fraud
then it was the Judges duty 10 administer
the law accordingly.
MORE ABOUT CHS LORDSHIP.' .
Mr.. Neal went on in an informal manner
to furnish oIher particulars. He said that
the prisoner travelled with another Eng
| lisbman named Park, and that the latter
wore the uniform OF the British militia.
Both went good deal into society together,
and were inseparaDe companions. Park
was apparently an educated gentleman; he
was taciturn, but bright in disposition, aud
was immensely the inteltclual superior Of
the sO-caled Lieutenant. The prisoner re-
NAMED in Portland during the summer Of
! 1875, and said he was preparing TO 90 hunt
! Ing in the far West. From Portland be went
! to Boston, where be also played bis familiar
role. In Il s'On he made the acquaintance
/ OF two gentlemen, who, upon his represen-
| tliOns Of being a nObleman III temporary
di,tress, advanced him sums of money, one
I giving him over $500. He claimed, aS
usual, that his remittanceS from England
were overdue, and that he was short OF
| funds TO defray biz current expenses. 1t
/ " as observed that he avoided meelng the
representatives of his own Government
| The British Consul at Portland, Henry John
| Murray, had not seen him during his three
months soiOrrn in that city, ana he pro
duced no credentials other than his visiting
cards to prove be was the person he repre-
! sented himself 10 be.
| Mr.. Neal said that he saw the prisoner in
| this city on election.day, but did not accoSt
| him, not holding him in high esteem. He
described the man Park as beng slim and
tall: he weighed about one hundred and
| forty.fve pounds; had dark, c0se-cr0pped
| hair, a ford complexion, and very well
shaped hands aud feet. he thought that
| Park was the master spirit OF the two.
CAPTAIN AsHBURNER'S LETTER.
The following communication, received
Yesterday, was addressed To 1" The Chief of
Police, Jehprson-M Market Police Court.
| NEWPORT, Il. l., December =, 1880.
| Sir,-From the description OF the mani
calling himself Pelham ChUtOn in the Her-I
aid, he Is doubtless the same person who
about this time last year was i'll Richmond,
| Va, under the name Of Robert Raymond
Arundel. He has been under various
aliases, such a. Charles Claude Montague
BERTHE, under which name you may get his
photograph IN the uniform OF the Fourth
| Dragon Guards from the Chief of Police
of Galveston, Texas; he has passed under
the name OF DeniSOn Courtney. and some
score OF others. Find gentleman in New
York (Mr. Tracey who was superintendent
Of the telegraph company in Richmond.
He can, if it is the man l'think, at once re-
cognize aud identify Arundel and {. G.
Nj. Berthe.
I believe he is wanted much in Montreal,
where | think there is 81 600 offered fol-
him. Yours, faithfully,
G. +. AsHBUENER.
The prisoner was reminded to await the
arrival OF the requisitl0n from Salt Lake
City.