Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-02
CITY AND DISTRICT.
MRS. STA0lRD.s LOSS
How She Came to 'Erasf James VI. whal-
i..& with Her RasIroad Ron.lS.

james II. Whaling, the man who was az
re<:et Thursday afternoon and charged in the
Police Court with false pretenses, as published
In THE STAR. j. a middle-aged. well formed
and Misunderstanding man. He was we'll
dressed, and j. pleasant talller. The warrant
sworn To by Detective Block is an interesting
legal document. The warrant charges that be-
tween the 10Th day ofiDeceInber. 1885 and the
Sth day of February, 1856, the defendant did
faiSly pretend To- Mrs. Martha Stanard a
widow. with intent to cheat and defraud her
that he the invent or and patentee of a
spring ear, in the sale of which a Chicago COM
pany engaged and that he the aidWhaIing
had - large pecunary interest in said conn
psny. which interest had heretofore and was
now yielding IA IN very large profits; that he
WIS engaged in the railroad business and
owned large amounts of railroad securities.
that lac was Intimately connected in the rail-
rOsid business with the chief officers and own
ers of the Reading Railroad company of Penn
syIvaui;t and other similar companies, by
reason of this connection and his instant con-
slant and peculiar knowledge OF the internal
and secret changes in the affairs OF said rail-
rOad companies and the plans of their owners
and managers. he then was and would con-
Inue 10 be peculiarly able to buy and sell, and
I'd know when To buy and sell bonds of the
companies aforesaid 10 the best advantage;
that he was a man of great wealth, having an
once at 40 Dearborn street, Chicago; that he
had special knowledge OF the PittSburg West
ern railroad, and of tine Wabash company
tChicago Divisionl and was in a pos ton to OBJ
tain further information in regard To the said
companies and their bonds. and was in "a posi-
lion toguarantee 10 Mrs. Stanard the payment
of the interest OF said bonds
and to procure for her the
ultimate payment of the principal sum of said
bonds; That he had recently settled upon his
wife and in her own name Si50,00O; that he
was n man of establis he'd moral character and
financial credit, and as such well known to
Mi. an Schaick, "A member of Congress, ana
GOwan, the distinguished railroad lawyer and
officer OF PennSy iya1ia, officially connected
with the Reading railroad company, all which
IN IariO nd
and fraudulent, and the said W haing knew the
same 10 be false, and he made said preteDseS
with intent To defraud said Martha Stanard,
and by means of the fsiiSe pretenseS he, the said
W hsSiing did on the Sth day OF February, 1856,
obtain from Mrs. StaDard instrument in
writing for the delivery of certain valuable
Things: that i To say, a written order addressed
To the New York Lie Insurance and Trust COM
pany directing said company to deliver To the
order OF said Whaling $4,000 of the first
mortgage bonds OF the PittsbuTg Western
rairC.sd company, the property OF Mrs. Stanarti,
and vi the value OF at least ~ 500. And fur
tAer. that on The 18TH day ct December. 1885,
and divers occasions between the date mem
TONED and the 2t;d OF February, 1856. and on
The last day named. make, confirm and reiter
ate all the aforesaid false representations
which ne obtained u written order 10 the same
company Tor The delivery of 81 900 first mort
gage bonds of the " abasl railroad company of
his bail.
Mrs. Stauard. who is Il widow lady. subSe-
qucntly received information leading her to- be-
lleve that Whaling using the money OBJ
taIned from her for his OWN uses, and was living
at the EDbitt house i'll great style ON the pro-
eeeds of the alleged fraud. She shereupon pro-
cured the warrant upon which Whaling Was
arrested