Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-13
WHO HE Is.
NV NJ INGRAM" ALIAS OrHEa
NAMES.
Porter, and Was Born in York
) % s-s. is Now in tbs Clutches Of
Uncla San.

.faS was IlNOh :"
'H S,.res Commissioner j. p Rog-
lieu Custom House, yesterday
vs. rssult was remanded to jail I'M
der could be procured from
81 ,'cEson, transferring the pris-
la'' No custocy Of the Federal au-
r'i !" at Washington. The charge
'', ,bs prisoner was preferred by
-, .,sr, Detective Geo. s. Wheeler
.maayit shows that in the month
GOV .nor McGrain obtained, within the
cloOoit Columbia, the sum OF $50
''IDT. - John P. Des Garennes, OF No.
,o1 ! iO rect, on check reading as
4 oTs'- ...................
p,,,, IrHIA. PA, Oct. 10. 1921.
4 ya ~ I'd Mechanics National Bank,
firheiC snt A. NJ. Lynch, or order, Two
go ana Fifty Dollars;
g. '-' ". c. WlSr1n' 4 Co.
= pot Des Garrenes he said he had
~ ,a.aShters whom he wished to take
..9rse in French. .,.od
; Nan the prisoner was arraigneo'
NJ ~ there was some question as
~, ssS ~ turn him over to the District
..O'I ~" authorities, and the defend
- W.. committed until this was looked
W. An examination of the Statutes
- there must be an order from
~ w. Jackson, and as it would take
-. - dsvs 10 obtain this, Judge jack
s-iSinc Court at Charleston, Mr..
- -Ie went back TO Washington yes
e., evening, and Deputy Marshal
- ~ will 90 down 10 Charleston after
a,5ar This granted he will return
T5eeling and take the prisoner to
! Tghington.
T.cr9in's money was turned over to
Yesterday, but his papers are In
\ 1. custody Of the Federal Commission
SAT the custom house.
4 rS'sf Delbrugge is in daily receipt OF
,.o,s claiming fraud on the part OF the
...,ner and he must have cut wide
ntb through the East. Yesterday
~ 7 p. Hyde, Of Winchester, Va,
rate that McGrain, operating under
/, name of "Hon. Alex. NJ. johnson,
\ MIN out Of S25, and also beat the
r,.,ropal Female Institute at the same
re- out of $40. Chief of Police Daniel
Kan of Martinsburg, writes that he
"a clear case against the prisoner
|ssp. The best history OF the prisoner,
,Eever, is given in the York, Pa,
;,-i,e of November 10, which paper
SIS
Many of the older citizens OF York
|vaip vivid recollectionS Of Isaiah
Porter, some not entirely with
cause, for Isaiah fleeced people
|Ibout any regard to race,
or creed or previous condl-
OF servltude. Even his best friends
r,s net omitted from the category OF
,yictims. His life was one Of intrigue
Il rickery, and he was always busy
Tsing cunning schemes TO fill his
rsets with the dollars and dimes Of
/ ) iellOwmen.
In character, Isaiah is unique
|,elmen OF the genus homo, and above
!. 10 ia an accomplished rogue and
susirel. In education and intellect
IS highly developed. HeiS skilled in
ming and artifice beyond the COM
,n lot of men. In manner he is a
z0nd Chesterfield, suave and polite as
French dancing master, elOquently
EslaSiye, and conSpicuously able TO
inverse upon a variety of subjects
9Th great brilliancy. When telling an
-,ruth he speaks most convincingly.
Il would scOrn to tell a plain straight
hrward lie, it is said. Another peculi-
rtY OF the winning Colonel is his utter
.regard for honesty, and his love Of
Bravery.
But his peculiarities do not end
,s'e. They are manifold and are dis
Jared in all his habits. He is tender
-s-rted This is his one aud posi-
.I his only redeeming virtue. His
|taldS say that be would part
r,d his last cent to alleviate
Zee suffering and distress OF a fell
'F creature. Besides being affable he
Z Is in measure pompOuS, but only
l,en discussing his imaginary interests.
is was never without some great and
developed scheme on his mind, but
-';e schemes invariably failed 10 ma
''lalize. Last week, when he was here,
sWas talking Of various business ven
l'es in Mexico.
he also claimed to be the president of
al.rOad from Missouri to Mexico, and
''sl here shortly after the fair, had a
'oi blanks printed with his name as
S.dent of the railroad at the bottom.
~ friends cannot recall the name of
~- railroad. He also posed as a writer,
respondent and newspaper man.
naelher or not this is true is not
l''Va. His friends say it is. They
=! ae wrote under the nom dc plume OF
y" W. h. Swallow and show articles
''eOlted to that gentleman in proof Of
-'i assertion. They also say that he
we Tor the United Press Association
~ Ior various magazines. His abili-
N, aS a writer, they say, were remark
We OF the Journals TO which he con-
>''-'e1 was the defunct Southern Blu
~ he also wrote for other maya
- But so connected are the main
-,lentS OF his career, and so do they
N. INTO each other, that his career
I, Ing u, 'oe SOS must first be told. Dur
,4e war number Of Workers serv-
u 'he Union army were so unfor-
40 -1'e as TO fall into the hands of the
-, ana were sent TO q Richmond
,,.i prison, where they suffered the
ga. p'lyations and indignities which
\, ol prisoners were subject TO. One
80. rebel officer passed through the
\, ~ with feelings Of JOY the York
s.CCgnized an old playmate OF their
lsi.VOG and yOuth-now known as Col.
!, - - d Porter, formerly OF York, but
E5,SSseht SojOurning for season at
.,,n,oa'hs, w. Va. The Workers felt
$50 mat they would now receive
b nv. treatment, and appealed to him
.,s, %Ogure them food. Isaiah coolly
a. ,.u yeu not TO know them.
], q. .: 'ne time, his friends say, he was
.1iCe on the staff of General Lee. He