The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-17
A Lawyers PredioanleMt.

What is known as the "Western Hotel
| game was tried on al ordinarily SHARP
Boston lawyer recently, and was frustrate ed
through the shrewdness Of bank cashier,
but to tho extreme discontinue of the law.
| yer. Tie operator was young and at.
tractlve woman, and the victim was
Charles +. Allen, having an office in Penn.
bcrton Square. The development of tho
case was full Of surprise to all concerned.
| Late one afternoon the young woman in
question drove up In carriage to the
National Security Bank, on Court street,
and on entering the bank presented a check
for 81, 900, signed by Charles Il. Allen.
The gentleman has had frequent dealings
| with the bank, and from the fact that some
| time ago several blank checks had been
stolen froin his chcck-book, and few had
been subsequently presented at different
places for payment with forged signatures,
| the bank officers were particularly eau
| tious In paying out money on checks pur
porting to bc drawn by him and presented
by strangers. Accordingly the cashier,
MIR. Charles Il. Bait, when the check was
presented, became at once suspicious, and
| stepped to the President to ask whether he
| should give tho money. AS the woman
| was giving the closest attention at the
time, the President thought it pru-
dent TO reply Ill the affirmative. AS
soon as the teller had begun count
ing out the bills tho cashier slipped
| out of tho bank unpcrccivcd, and hast encd
to the detectives headquarters in Pcmbcr-
ton Square. Officers Wade and Ucrsom
Immediately hurried to the scene of the
transaction, and, as bnt few moments
| had passed since the presentation Of the
check, the woman was still there. After
the officers had stationed themselves out
side, the cashier entered and informed the
woman that no payment would be made
She then started to leave, and was arrested
by the detectives, who took her to their OF
flee. On the way she attempted to swallow
the paper that had caused so much trouble,
but this was prevented. The woman gave
the name Of Louisa Silvan, and on search
ing her, keys were found to rooms in the
Revere House Then followed the sur
priscs The detectives first wcut to the
lawyers office in Pcmbcrton Square, conf
dent that he would prove the signature On
the check as forgery. But the lawyer
was out. They then repaired to the Re-
we're House, and in answer to an inquiry If
Louisa Silvan was stopping there, was
shown to an apartment In the hotel. Un-
locking the door with the keys which had
oSSh AOuuN1D NHut "uS tilC uCSClSCS ny
constituent at discovering the very lawyer
of whom they had been in search
without his coat and appearing
very much ashamed at being caughl
in tho prcdcament. Questioning him,
the detectives were told that he had
hcen invited by the woman to cal
at her room to see about the purchase of
some real estate. lie complied with her
request, and once at the hotel tho woman
induced him to remove his coat. Then,
before he was aware Of her design, she had
thrown that garment into her trunk and
locked it. Turning upon the bcwildcrcd
lawyer, she demanded $40, 900 or threat
encd to ring the bell and call the police
Finally she reduced the sum to 81 900, and
check for the amount was given her,
when she left, taking the precautlon to lock
the door, and promising to let her prisoner
60 in case the money was paid. The wo-
man Is unknown to the detectives.