Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-14
WHITE WILL RETURN.
He was Arrested BY Kentucky Officers
and Consents 20 Como Back.


HIS Trip 10 LIxfxoToN-How HIS AcQuAfNT-
ANcs wrrn 4 sRxAroR's FAMILY HELPED MN
ON HIS vAY-A STORY THAT HE Is coIoRxp
DENIED n his EMPLOYER
b Shepherd White has been arrested. This
marks the eliminating point in a very interest
ing story. 1t has been a good while since any
event has caused as much talk among society
people in this city a. did the story Of the al
legged forgery and subsequent fight Of the
social swell, B. Shepherd White, in Saturdays
STAR. BY his open-handed gener-
osity and the lavishness of his gifts
OF flowers and candy to numbers
Of young ladies he had won for himself an I'M
doubted popularity and the news of his down.
fall has touched many n tender heart He was
known as q right good fellow, always smiling
and Of happy disposition that msds.him a
welcome visitor at many q home, while invita-
tons to teas, receptions and germans
fact he was the sort OF young
man one would expect to see almost every
where. He was q captivating dancer, an
interesting talker and q gentleman in manner
and appearance. Now he is in the tolls of JUS
tice. charged with forging notes to the extent
OF 81 900, all because an income of S19 a week
could not stand the strain he would
in winter time, candy il at all times
and young men as q rule find it
necessary to pay the tailor and bootmaker at
least occasionally if they would be leaders of
fashion. And 80 he fell. But he left any num-
Der Of unpaid bills behind him when he left for
Kentucky.
STRANGE STORY.
Any number Of extravagant stories have been
told about him since he left town. According
to a story sent from Washington to Baltimore
paper White was q young colored man who
came to Washington year ago in destitute
circumstances. He was SO nearly white in color,
according to this story, Us to deceive every
one and in order to hide the evi-
dence Of negro blood in his hair
he kept it always closely clipped. He was said
to be the son Of Boston white washer and
took White for his name when he came here,
keeping his rsa, name secret Starting in as
a chore boy year ago, he had risen to a salary
OF goo year. and with that for backing had
managed to push his way into the best society
Of the city.
DENIED By Mr.. CORNING.
When shown this story by STAR reporter
this morning Mr.. J. II. Corning, In whose en-
ploy White was at the time of his downfall,
said: 1.-THE genius that started that story had
SitueI du eAceleut inidBiuhtiOn OF else WIS
thinking Of a different person. White has been
in my employ nearly five years. He came
to me from tile shop in Boston,
where he was highly thought Of as
an enterprising young clerk, and they
were very sorry to have HIM go. He had been
all that stuff about his parents and his color is
the merest nonsense. He was not the agent
for the Albree Fire Escape Company, but SIM
ply worked up trade in this city for the COM
pany."
WHITES TRIP TO LEXINGTON.
As soon as the forgery was learned Of and it
was ascertained that White had left the city
instead Of committing suicide, az he had threat
ened, a warrant was issued for his arrest It
did not take the police long to find out that he
had purchased ticket for Lexington. KY, and
had left for that city. Detectives Mat.
tingly and Wheeler, who had been in
vestgating the case, soon learned
on what train he had left and they at once
telegraphed the chief of police at Lexington
to apprehend the young man. giving a good
description Of him and even going to the ex-
tent Of giving the number Of his sleeping car
berth.
Before leaving here White also did some
telegraphing. One telegram. IL IL said, he
sent to Rodger Clay. who WIS private secretary
sent to the homo Of Senator Blackburn, con-
veying the intelligence that he was to be the
Senator's guest while there.
Miss Luella Blackburn, the Senator's daugh-
ter, drove from her home in Versailles to Lex
ington to meet White. The train was late, but
she waited two hours for its arrival and then
drove back home, distance Of IL miles
Chief Lusby Of the Lexington police was
there and captured his man, but Miss Black
burns vouching for him convinced the chief
that there was some mistake, and SO he did not
arrest White.
matter and an officer was sent to Versailles to
shadow White, bnt he learned that Miss Black
burn had been driven home alone, and White
had probably fed.
ARRESTED LAST NIGHT.
The chief, however, soon got on the fugi-
tives track and last night he was arrested.
White sisnified a willingness to return with
out requisition, and he will Or obabIy be
brought back here this week.