San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-25
GEORGE CURTIS ARRESTED.
The Seductive Stranger Goes to Church
in the Morning and County Jail
in the Afternoon.

in the Afternoon.
Curtis Kemp Upton Kline, the tall,
handsome. well-mannered and accom-
| plished musician confidence man, has
been arrested and Is now signing for
piano and a few sheets of music behind
the bars in the county Jail. He was
arrested yesterday. little after ~
O'Clock, by Policeman McSOrley, Just
after he had attended church SCI vices at
st. Paul's Memorial church, on Govern
ment Hill. This need not be made an
argument against going TO church by
the unterrihed, because there can
be no doubt he was in church merely
to single out fresh victims among the
wealthy OF the church gOers there. Capt.
Hughes, the detective, who has worked
hard to catch this fellow all week,
learned that man answering the de-
scription Of the many aliases, as pub
Iished in the daily papers had attended
services at this church twice during the
week, and had sung in the choir. lie
suspected that he would attend church
there yesterday morning and sent OF,
tiCer MOSOrley out to watch the church
doors, while he waited for him on
avenue ID. When church was out, the
gentleman came out and boarded the
street car. Officer McSorley stepped
aboard the same car and when the
car reached military plaza, the nearest
point to the bat cave, the officer stopped
the car and invited the gentleman to
step over with him TO the station.
Kline, az we know him, did so. appar-
sntly.. quietly taking his arrest, although
he told the officer he was not the man
wanted. When Captain ShardeIn ar
rived, he told the captain his real name
IN hn
born and bred In New York City. He
said he would give up, as 1t was of no
use. He acknowledged everything and
said he would plead guilty and "go over
the road' Ito the penitentiary,) but he
didn't want any Of his lady victims to
appear as witnesses against him as he
couldn't face them. When Captain
Shardein ordered the officers to
search him, he began emptying his
pockets himself taking out Mrs. Fin
CHAINS gold watch and chain, earrings,
necklace, rings, etc., Mrs. Loof's hair
necklace, the clasp Of which had been
taken of and which he said he had sold,
together with Mrs. Finchams gold
bracelets and pair of sleeve buttons, to-
a jeweler near the Sunset depot, and
lot more things. His silk umbrella
was also deposited with the marshal.
toiu bOtCOtlNC W lluu
the overcoat taken from Mrs. McDowells
boarding house on South Flores street,
and the detective did lind II there at
boarding house a little north of Gala
gher's saloon, near the International de-
pot. He also told him where 10 find
Mrs. Henry's fine shawl. He was dressed
in rich suit of black and is very sty-
lish, nice looking man. He has
fine tenor voice, knows how to use it,
and his conversation and manners are OF
the first quality. He has evidently been
we'll brought up, and the opinion among
the officers is that he is fleeing from
some graver crime committed else
where, and embarked upon this system
of swindling solely to make his way to
the penitentlary, where, convicted, he
will be safe from the consequences OF
his first crime. He claims to know DR..
Scudder, Of the Madison Square church,
and knows of his family. He is tolerably
well acquainted with some of our citl-
zens, also, and it is probably this, as well
as his pleasing appearance and ways.
that enabled him to ingratiate himself
SO easily with our citizens.