Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-24
A GERMAN ADVENTURER.
HE is ARRESTED IN MONTREAL
For Stealing Blank Forms of Credit from
a Berlin Firm and Raising Money on
Them-A Confidential Clerks Wild
Career Brought to II Close.

MONTREAL, July 14--At the beginning
of this month there arrived ut the Wind
sor good looking, fashionably dressed
young fellow, who registered as G.. de
Wolfe. To some people who made his
acquaintance he represented himself as
being German count "doing Canada
and looking out for Investments for him
self and friends" After remaining few
days at the Windsor he went out to the
Iroquois house, Belnil mountain, where
he made many acquaintance who would
doubtless be somewhat surprised this
afternoon when Detective Fahey appeared
upon the scene and arrested him on II
charge of forgery. The history of the
Count so far aS known is rather interest
ing. At one time and indeed until quite
recently he was the confidential clerk of
the large banking house of Fiedland Il
Somervile, Berlin, Germany.
He appears either to have been dis
charged or to have abScOnded from there,
taking with him some of those blank
forms of letters of credit He arrived in
New York on the 18th of June last, and at
once visited the office of the American eX-
change there who represent the Berlin fiji m
in America to them DeWolfe represented
himself, what they really believed him to
be- the confidential clerk of Friendand x
Somervile, who had come to America for
short tour He presented a letter of
credit from the Berlin house, but as he
was not then in want of funds. he simply
requested that it be advised" on another
, bank in some of the cities he intended
visiting. His request was complied with,
and the letter of credit to the value of
$1,000 was advised" upon the Columbian
bank of Philadelphia. 1t was cashed in due
time by DeWolfe,. who appears to have
passed from Philadelphia to Washing
ton, where he had made the acquaint-
ance of a party of easy virtue, with
whom he set up on tour, which he doubt
less intended Keeping up SO long as the
money lasted. Unfortunately for him,
however, by the time he and his demi-
monde friend arrived in Montreal Mr..
Fahey, of the Dominion detective agency,
had through Pinkerton been notified of
the fOrgeries. 1t never takes Fahey long
to spot and locate his man. and once he is
on to him, all chance of escape is gone.
DeWOlfe, from his arrival ut the Wind
sor. was Swallowed night and day, in his
drives. in his walks and talks. Fahey :
men were after him often, indeed. enjoy
ing II fragrant havana and Il glass of good
wine at the Counts expense.
His arrival here was reported to New
York, and to-day Mr. Stuart, teller of the
Philadelphia bank, and Mr.. saul of the
American exchange, New York, arrived
here, and sWOre out Il warrant for the
Counts arrest. which has doubtless been
eHeCleu DN lnlS time.
When he removed to the IroquOis house
with the most unblushing impertiuence
he was accompanied by the woman from
Washington. The house ut the time was
crowded with Montreal people, and as the
officials of the hotel We're not slow to de
tect the character of the female she was
soon given marching orders. The Count
however still remained and although OF
course he was given the cold shoulder by
all the lady guests he managed to become
good fellow with the men and indeed
with some American families to whom he
made himself very pleasant. Shortly
after his arrival at the mountain he Wis
tied the city and invested in hand
some horse and buggy with whicl
he and his newly made friends hav,
amused themselves. He is described
as rather good looking and Of pleasing
manners, IA most accomplished pianist an,
fluent conversationalist, speaking Englisi
and French tluently.
Superintendent Linden of Philadelphia
Will arrive here tomorrow with the neCeS
sary papers signed by the President for hi
eAtfailuH. ii j. expected mat he vii
not resist the warrant, but return withOu
delay to stand his trial at Philadelp ha
The forgery is said to be an exceedingly
clever one; but, as the American eN
change had suspicion that all was no
right, they cabled TO Berlin and We're il
formed of the facts of the case