Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-30
"INGLIS, YOU KNOW. .
The Latest Sensation at
Santa Monica.
4 BOARD BILL LEFT UNPAID.
How an Alleged Lieutenant Cut q
Swell in the City by the
Sea.

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Sea.
Connected with the Anglomaniac craze
which, in social wave, las more or less
spread over this country during the past
ew years, there appears periodically on
the scene adventurous Britishers, who,
with "lordly mein" and knowledge of
swelldom the other side of the Atlantic,
succeed in victimizing over-confident
hotel-men and generally playing havoc
with the pockets of those with whom
they may become acquainted.
Such an one, it is said, was Lieu
tenant" W. T. Inglis, 'of Her Majesty's
warship Nile," who during the month of
August arrived at the Hotel Arcadia,
with full English regalia of trunk,
valise, and the inevitable hat-box.
He was comely to the eye, and was
the owner OF pleasant pair
OF blue orbs of vision and
a whlskered face closely cropped after
the style set in vogue by His Royal High
ness Albert, Prince of Wales. It was
unnecessary for him to state that he
hailed from Dublin, Ireland, for his "gift
OF the CAB" not only told of the Emerald
Isle, but further left one to infer that he
had kissed the celebrated blarney stone.
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore.
that in very short space of time he
made for himself wide circle of friends
in the community into which he had
cast his lot. In addition to his per-
sonal charms and the unmistakably
good cut of his clothes, he was the pos
SCISSOR of fine bass voice, and also had
such mastery over the piano keys that
| his reputation as an expert musician
and vocalist soon obtained for him quite
a favorable reputation among the fair
sex. 1t did not take him long, therefore,
to climb the social ladder, and one day
he reached the top rung, for he received
an invitation to tea at the hospitable
mansion of Mrs. Senator Jones, which it
is needless to say he readily accepted.
! With the English colony, which is so
strong in Santa Monica, he was soon
hand and glove, and it was not long ere
he was an honorary member of the
Casino club and was admitted into the
fold OF the Southern California Polo As
sociation. 1t is not often that sailor is
seen to advantage on horseback, but
nautical man as he professed to be-, In
glis was constantly in the saddle, thanks
to Mr.. II. G. Beville, at whose stable he
ran credit account.
MINUS READY CASH.
The only thing that 80 far could be
said against him was that he did not
have any ready cash, but this he ex-
planned by stating that he was in hourly
anticipation of draft from England. On
the strength of this, it is stated, he bor-
rowed money from his friends, "stood
| off" his hotel bill and ran accounts at
stables, bars, and in fact every place
that he could find credit. He alluded
occasionally to a grain ranch that he
owned III the San Fernando valley, and
| any doubts that might have been enter
tanned as to his financial stability were
dispelled when he spoke of his income of
80 ,OOO year and commenced to make
overtures for the purchase of polo ponies.
And 80 things ran on until in an evil
moment for him there came to the Area
dia the head of a Los Angeles banking
institution. Mr.. Inglis, whilst strolling
up and down the corridors, was noticed
by the man Of check books, who asked
Mr.. Scott if Inglis was q guest of the
house. On being told Eyes" the banker
said "you had better look out for him,
he is dead beat. He was never in the
English navy, and is the scapegrace of q
respectable Irish family, for his father
keeps store in the city of Dublin"
THE GAME UP.
The bopiface, on receipt of this news,
began to coDjure up q scheme whereby
he could obtain his money, and went in
search of Inglis, whom he cornered and
asked for settlement of his account.
The Dubliner said that he would
60 up town the next day and get
| the money, and with this agreement
| Mr.. Scott gave him parole for another
night. This was on Thursday last, and
during the hours of darkness Inglis
worked the old-time string and valise
racket and got out of the house the most
needed Of his personal property. This
as was subsequently discovered, was
sent up to Los Angeles on the morning
train, and in the afternoon he likewise
started for the Angel City, promising to
return on the :15 train with the money.
But, like the ship mentioned in song,
"he never returned" and towards even
ing of the day after his departure it
began to look as if he had "skipped,"
whereupon search was made of his
| room ana this confirmed the suspicious.
Mr.. Scott followed on hot trail and To-
Gated him on Saturday morning at the
Arcade hotel, where he had started an
account with Host Simon Reinhardt.
The Santa Monican insisted that Inglis
should go with him to the bank where
the promised money was to be, but on
arrival at that institution it was devel-
oped that Inglis did not have q cent on
account there, nor was there any
notification of any draft. Mr.. Scott
waxed very wroth at this, but he was
not harsh enough to take legal measures,
SO he let Inglis go, holding, of course,
all of that individuals property that he
did not succeed in taking with him.
Now that the news is abroad ii
Santa Monica that the distinguished
Mr.. Inglis has levanted. there
is much "weeping, wsiling and
gnashing of teeth" amongst his
creditors, some Of whom are registering
the biggest kicks against themselves for
eing such poor judges of human nature,
Sunday school Convention.
This evening the Annual Sunday
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