Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
HARRY M'CAULEY'S WOES.
HE FORCES A CHECK AND GETS
LODGED IN JAIL.

LOB(E ED IN JAIL.
SUPERINTENDENT Jacks GenteeI- Looking
Secretary Turns Up in "A MinnesOta
Police StatIOn-InfIuential Friends
Secure His Release But the Officials
are Not Satisfied.
GenteeI young Harry McCauley, Super
inteudeut jacks private secretary, who
was arrested in st, Paul, Mimi, few
days ago Tor forgery, played his game for
all it was worth.
On Thursday, June IL, McCauley
called at the Manufacturers Bank
in Baltimore and presented Il check
on the Butchers aud DroVers' Bank, Of
New York, for payment. The check,
which was FOR S522, was for dividend on
silver mining stock, and was drawn in
favor OF ID. +. Jack, Superintendent of
the Southern Express Company, with
headquarters in this city.
The young man was told he would have
to be identified. The next day he called
again, and was introduced by friend
of the paying teller. Although the gen.
tleman v0uched for McCauley, the teller
said he would make inquiries ana pay the
check next day il it We're al fright. The
check was sent on to the New York bank,
was pronounced all right there and sent
back.
SKIPPED FOR THE SUNSET
The following day McCauley called at
the bank, saying that he was in Mr.. Jacks
employ, and collected the money. The
check was sent on to New York and paid
by the bank on which IL was drawn. A day
or two atterward word was received that
the Endorsement was forgery and that
the New York bank would hold the Baltl-
more bank for the money. In the mean
while McCauley had left TIE city. The
police were notified ana took the case IN
hand. Nothing WAS heard of the young
man until he was arrested IN ST. Paul
week ago.
McCaulev had been in Supt. Jacks en-
plOy for about a year. He came here
from Philadelphia, and through his suave
and pleasing manners gained wide &C
QuaintGnce about town. The last seen of
him in Savannah was on June 3, when
he told his friends that he was gong out
OF town on business, but would return in
few days. His frequent absence in
company with Mr.. Jack aroused no sus-
pici0n, as it was supposed that he had
gone out sOmew here on the road. A day or
TWO afterwaTd Mr.. Jack was in Augusta,
and speaking with an acquaintance in
regard TO the payment of a dividend on the
mining stock which he held, learned
that il had been declared, and that a num-
Der of holders had been paid. He made
inquiry, aud learned that a check FOR the
amount due him had been sent to his adj
dress here.
GETTING IN HIS WORK.
On looking over his correspondence
upon his return TO Savannah Mr.. Jack
suspected that something was wrong,
and instructed the New Ork banks upon
which the check was drawn not TO cash
eb no tod fc l.d tn
the discovery OF McCauley's croOkedness.
ON careful investigation Of his affairs and
inquiry among the employees of the
company here satisfied Mr.. Jack that his
clerk had got the best of him. He at once
communicated with the authorities and
sent on to Baltimore photographs
and description OF McCauley.
With this the police went TO work. 1t
was suspected that he had gone West and
detectives were soon on his track. He
was arrested IN st. Paul on June 16.
A requisttion was obtained from the Gov
ern0r Of Maryland and officers were sent
after him. In the meantime McCauley,
who has influential friends in st. Paul,
employed counsel who secured his re-
lease. He Immediately telegraphed the
officials of the bank asking il the pr0secu-
ton would be stopped on the payment of
the amount of the check. On receiving
Jack, to whom he had already written,
begging him to intercede in his behalf. In
his letter be said that he had no intention
Of forging the check when he left SaVan-
nah, but that he lost his money in Balti-
more by gambling, and, as a last resort,
committed his first criminal act.
BUCKING THE TIGER.
lie intended to pay back every
cent Of the money. His friends, he
said, stood ready TO make good
the amount of the check and what
ever he had overdrawn here, which is not
very large sum. He pleaded for indul-
gence as it was his first offense, and beg
ged that the prosecution be Withdrawn.
Young McCauley is understood TO be
engaged TO be married TO young lady of
high social position and great wealth, and
II is the young lady's family upon whom
he relies for influence TO save him from
punishment.
On the day he left Savannah he Dor
rowed money from number Of his friends
upon the pretense that he had got to meet
the payment of debt, but said that be
would pay it back in few days. He left
Immediately for Baltimore, where he
lost heavily on gambling, and was finally
s'broke" and used the check. At the bank
he stated that he had TO return at
once to Charleston TO attend an important
suit which the company had in the courts
there. This was false, as the company
was engaged In no suit in Charleston. 1t
was evidently intended to throw the
officers of his track when the forgery
should come to light. McCauley owes a
number Of bills here, among them board
bill OF between $50 and $50 at the Screven
House. All of his crOokedness, II was
believed, has not vet come 10 light.