Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-25
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
A BOLD swINDLER ON HIS
TRAVELS.
Working the Bogus Check Game--A
Woman in the Case-The Pathet,c
Trick Tried Successfully-Some Pious
Posing-Slipped Through the Meshes-
Pen Picture of the Sharper.
Baltimore San, ESD.

Trick Tried Successfully-SOme Pfous
POsing-Slipped Through the Meshes-
Pen Picture of the Sharper.
Baltimore San, esd.
An attempt was made in the early mart
OF TINS week to swindle the Fifth Avenue
BANK, IN New York city, in a manner SIM
liar TO that attempted on one of the ma
tIonal banks of this city on the 29th ult
The operator in both cases is supposed to
nave been the same person. He was
known IN Baltimore as VIM. G. Russell.
and IN New York by the same name and
also as Il. Z. Bullard. His plan of OPERA
tlOns was similar in both instances.
In this city he made the acquaintance
oil Well known business gentle
man, from whom he pretended he
was going to purchase a piece
of property. The gentleman introduced
hlm to the bank authorities and he pre-
sented two checks ON Out-Of-town banks
which were subsequently found TO he
worthless. A detective was placed ON his
track, but he ''skipped.'' A few days
afterwards a man who registered his
name as K. c. Bullard arrived at Earle's
Hotel, IN New York. He was accompa-
MED by woman, who was represented to
be his wife. Bullard soon picked up an
acquaintance with a wealthy grocer, to
whom he gave his name as William G..
Russell. Through the grocer he was made
acquainted with the bank officials, and
presented two checks, one for $4,000 and
the other for $4,000, which were, of course,
found TO be worthless. In the meanwhile.
he gave Mr.. Earle, the proprietor of the
hotel, Il check for $3.50 on the Fifth
Avenue Bank, which was likewise bogus.
On the morning that he gave the
bogus paper to Mr.. Earle he presented his
wife with check for $4,000 as a Christ
mas giit. she went to the bank, pre-
sented it for payment an;; was at once
apprehended by the police as an accom-
plice of Bullard She was taken to tbe
office of Inspector Byrnes, where she told
singular and romantic story. She said
she was married to Bullard only six
weeks ago in this city. She met him at a
boarding house, and he feigned so much
love for her that he insisted on their be-
ing married at once, to which she con-
sented. He claimed to be wealthy, and said
ne owned considerable property in New
1ork. After their marriage they boarded
few days at the Eutaw House, and then
went to New York. On their arrival
there Bullard pretended he was a very
religious man and frequently attended
services at the Five Points Mission, ac-
companied by his wife. She told her story
in such straightforward manner that In
spector Byrnes felt assured she knew
nothing of the character or workings of
OhO oiiC was consequently
released.
An investigation of the marriage record
for 1882 in the office of the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, failed to show
where any man named r. G. Rullard had
been married in the city. The Clerk who
usually gives the marriage certificates
could not remember having given any
license to any person who answered to
the description of Bullard
At the Eutaw House, where the wife
said she boarded with her husband for n
few days after their marriage, inquiry was
also made and the register closely scanned.
but no such names could be found. IN
police circles some doubt is expressed of
the truth OF the story told by the woman.
On last Wednesday Deputy Marshal
Frey received telegram from Ferdinand
L. Earle, proprietor of Earle's Hotel.
New York, requesting the Balti-
more police to detain man who
called himself Il. c. Bullard. and who
left on one of the trains for Baltimore.
The person was described as being fiftv-
five years of age, five feet eight inches
high, long gray moustache, small blue
eyes, gray hair, wore silk high hat and
beaver oyercoat with velvet collar. No
charge was preferred against him in the
telegram, and not receiving his instruc-
tlons through the proper New York au-
thorities, Deputy Marshal Frey deemed il
unadYlsable to give the matter any at
tentiOn.