Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-16
AFTER MANY YEARS OF CRIME
One Of The Most Noted SWindlers
 Of The Day Is Placed Under Arr

One Of The Most Noted Swfndlers Of The Day Is Placed Under Arr rest.
 BOSTON, June 15-stPlin" White, the mo- torious swindler arrested here to-day, is 8 short man about sixty years old with gray mustache. He is wanted in New York for swindling A. H. Deliver, saloon keeper at 29 Sixth avenue, out of $1,O00. On De- cember 31 White engaged room over Dolly er's saloon. Shortly after his arrival he rep resented to Deliver that he owned a large amount of land in the West and that he needed s1 ,O00 to help carry out the work on it.. White finally induced Deliver to lend him the money. He then disappeared and not until to-day did any of the New York officers see him. As soon as Inspector Byrnes of New York was informed of the swindle he notified Inspector Gerraughty of this city to keep lookout for White. Saturday last the inspector ascertained that White was in this city. He at once notified Inspector Byrnes and that officer sent Detective Ser geant Rutland to this city. About 10 o'clock this morning the above inspectors found White on Green street and he was arrested as fugitive from justice from New York.
 White is regarded by the police of this country and Europe as one of the cleverest of adventurers. He was born in the town of Wethersfeld, Vt. He left there at an early learned the trade of 8 printer. He did not work at the business, however, but came to this city, where he found a situation on the defunct Atlas. Some irregularities about money matters threw him out of that situation and he went to Ho %a o;&x again soon after. He went to New York about 1850 and entered into the manufac ture of Venetian blinds. Then he went into the brokerage business. He bought patents, contracted for large amounts of real estate, dealt in dry goods and made a speciality of iewelry He founded the firm of Vim, Hawkins & White and gave up business after accommodating a good deal of money. He lived in handsome style in Fifth avenue. Afterwards he be- gan to buy gold dust from returned Californians. He bought real estate on all hands,, paying for it in notes. He mortgaged the property, borrowed money turned to New York. He soon after paid this city another short visit and in two weeks he made $40,0OO. He was next heard of in Louisiana where he was busy in politics. He was chos en a supervisor of two parishes aud for ma
 
 election of Governor Packard he was made State printer. He established a chicken farm on island off the Texan coast and had raised about ten thousand fowl when a flood swept them away and White himself narrowly escaped drowning. He then went to Kansas City and opened large dry goods house and secured ed goods New England and New York parties. He shipped the goods to various cities where he had them sold at auction. Having exhausted all the western chances he again returned to the Hub. After making the acquaintance of a prominent business man White obtained from him $16, 900. He represented to the Bostonlan that he had a deposit of $500, 900 with the Adams Fix press company a trust pending certain suits in Kansas and Nebraska. Before leaving Boston he lost. ..$S, 900 in gambling one night. He fled to Charleston, s. O., where he was arrested, but was released. He went to New York, where he was arrested for the Boston authorities. He was brought to this city and placed in the Charles street jail. He was later taken to Kansas City to answer the charge of swindling Boston parties out of $175, ,000. He was sentenced to two years in State prison. In 1881 he called at the residence of William L. Hall, whom he had robbed of $50, GOO in 1850 when Hall was one of the land
 
 had not seen White since that gentleman ran away with the money he recognized him i'm mediately. White professed sincere repent ance for his knavery and promised repeated ly to more than make good what he had talk en. His credulity was not shaken even when White said that his property was so tied that he could not pay the $50, ,000 imme- diately, and needed $6,000 in cash to render his assets available in the future. White proposed to give to Hall on condition of the money being loaned an envelope addressed to Hon. Luther R. Kendall, care of the presi- which he said contained collat eral for the proposed loan. Hall signed an agreement on Saturday to deliver the envelope unopened to it's address on or before August 1 on payment of $1 200. On the strength of the collateral supposed to be contained in the envelope Hall lent White $2, 800 and promised to give him the rest of the s6,OOO at 10 8. m. to-day. Pleased with the prospect of receiving back his long lost $50, 900 Hall told his wife what he had done. The latter notified ex-Superin- tendent Mailing, who opened the pack age. It contained about $990 in Confederate money White was arrested and convicted. He was sentenced to three years in State prison and to pay fine of $870. The fine was afterwards taken off. White has been married three times. His first wife he mar ried at Saratoga in 1850. He borrowed $50, ,O00 from her brother and sister and when the money was gone the brother committed suicide. While living in New York with his first wife the late Spencer Pettus, the forger, was frequent guest of his. Pettus stole valuable set of diamonds belonging to Whites wife, but her husband advised her not to say anything about it and he bought her new set. It was many years before she discovered that White was thief He married his second wife in Maine He had a third wife, but her whereabout ts are unknown. Different persons ill New York whom he has swindled have obtained judgment against White for | thousands of dollars, but have never been paid. White affects to treat the present matter as a trivial one, and said this after noon: s'They cannot take me back. They have no warrant or requisition papers and am going to fight them in court"