The sun., 1891-07-15
MADE MONEY WITH HIS PEN.
A MAN OF MANY NAMES AND FERTILE
OF RESOURCE

A Check Would Get Suit OF Clothes ana
Somo servicesbie Change. and the
Clothes Could he Pawned-Herr Koch,
or Muller. Also Wrote Letters to Rich
Men Telling or Uia Inventions. erd TO
Actresses Declaring IIis Admiration
Had Been swindIed Himself. He Says.
Detectives Price and Mott Of Capt. wester-
velt's command have worked industriously
searching the record OF o big. good looking
German who was arrested lost Saturday night
while trying to pass worthless check in tho
Harlem and Westchester Clothing Companys
store at 125th street and Third avenue. The
man described himself rs Eugene Mnllor.
The detectives have concluded from let
ters found in the prisoners possession
that he Il Eugene g. l.. Koch. born in Wiesloch.
Paden Baden. Among the namoS hs has used
In his endeavors to earn n dishonest living are
Ferdinand Sartorlus. M1llor John Philips. and
4. r. Schmidt. BY his own admission he has
circulated worthless checks in Now Jersey.
Station Island. and Brooklyn. rs we'll as in New
York. Ho is evidently afraid OF New Jersey
justice for he has asked the detectives rs
favor that they prosecute him In New York IL
he Is to DO prosecuted at oil.
He has boon begging letter writer Is we'll
as monipulntor Of worthless checks. and
William W. Astor soems to be one Of the men
he wrote to. 1t ia uncertain whether he scnt
the letter or wrote It for practice. 1t was
found in his pocket when he was arrested.
This 10 what he says:
DEAa Sin: As . countryman Of your ancestor. Mr..
John Jacob Astor being born his own birth.
place in Badsn take tho liberty during my short so.
journ In Now York. to apply to you. sir begging
your pardon for intrudins upon you socially 30 far
tnna, Al Ntrr naYha
through my request IwAs born and raised Wiss-
loch. Grand Duchy OF baden, Germany. and when 1
made my hrst trip to tho Rhine thirty years.
and passed Waldorf whose red tile roofs saw In
the distance. learned upon my question what these
many now roofs meant that the town had teen de-
sroyed by conGasraton and had risen from the ashes
Ike phtnx mostly thropRh the Eenerou, eon,ri9n %
town. thon q c,tiz.n OK New York.
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higher :s.nd.ra taT'hsrins literature:
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,hsSps. I'M I" the s" s::ulsd red inc II s.1 .hoT.y
hand. after hs return and help NJ. to carry II on.
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"snSn " ~he had o 10 5: Executed IN
%s a.n H's;r o
complete g.: work and secure patent
eonns.a aS. si . ass
sn h.n' a.. nc on oa s 70
10 80 do voS 90 4 'I r.
I. ny ss.S. % no, allow n. 70 s..y ans her: but
may add that was employ ed 10 my younger yesrs
berg, Baden iremain. sir. yours very respectfully
Wax DrxE HorEI. BowxRH
He may have been employed IN clothing
nousss as %ast q s easSss We're
st les E.ao1 SssIss
avn :Isnaa%9sa - Of kseS: saI ns.s ' y ,esn ee!s
os 81 snbbes
namented % With initial letters TANGLED. up in a
confT;sng msnner Tns detectives
houses where he pas. ed checks.
ness men and secured suoh trifling amounts
as 50 cents. 81. and 9. 90 from them: memo
men was found In his pocket.
q, A letter found in his possession speaks OF
his having hSd an interview Is with
which was to do away with oil danger from the
deadly car stove by automatically axtinguish-
Cardinal Gibbons for the gilt Of 9 CHI ono oecai
seems 70 indicate that the Cardinal would like |
to renew his acquaintance with the recipient !
oi tho letter. who this time figures as John
the prisoner had writtssIn letter IN German
ladies. u bnsketiul OF sandwiches and any |
quantity OF chnmpagpe.
ten In English. He says:
E.., : and 0:s
perhaps annoy you with tey line: euf q
sSa.s me- ca and and sssn
Sfr : 10 100 's.n shape
s"f:s 5 s:s:sss y s Nv %
y: :$s;@ @ y. 5'n% e,
That Ss Ane ana
any rose. acted In
manssr: I;hint' surprise p annoy .ns.
he ssS ts1!
Y Sors .n x1af WIN yaa
.ays word anasrs o., s.: lsnv. 10 10 mSrr%w n
able. ':. Oh iaSs is. s ssier When .ssns
NJ nd !.ss
:"!', be 'ss
"s BY !" my pspEap. soa l
remain, Signora. yours most sincerely, |
no. write ny fq name s:,or. ssI know !h:,
'nper t was TOO late 10 20 the store" when arrived
u town.
The prisoners latest effort at letter writing
yns directed to Detectives Price and Mott. In
t ho says:
rn aDoutu mere Ms Hf my wronRs for ihnye nctn.
ly co",,nitie / nothinK sxcept the issue o. those
htcks II New York Hnd vicinity hut II w"n,d erfers
nth the egotiat'ons.f my inv'a iona .nd therefore
rt this n th"se who have any aim asAip.t
ne In Ir.of of this shall submit drawing Of one .:
Ind that sncsry. and that Il will be TO thsir and
Onr benefit 10 be lenient against mo. |
at winter shares Tribune Township Grssley onn:
" Kansas. Stock Company OF the averAgs value OF
on with the International Lean and savinxs ns.o.
agent. THIS concern was IN connection With . bank
n Cn,on square. which was their depository As An.
ouncsd In their crcuiarS which were circulated By