The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-07
WAYNE HuST & Co.,

WAYNE HuNT & Co.,
PniLADELrHIA, Pa, Nov. 6, 1891. !
Col, l. j. Porter, lork, Pa:
DEAR SIE:-1 got your. note and send
you the $50 assuggestcd. Now, Colonel,
us You and Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, will be
important factors in tho next Congress,
don't let the politicians or tho laws get
away with your big heart. You have
brains enough for fifty men, and l be-
licvc you arc one OF the influential men
in the United States. know it. Don't
lot the New England capitalists corrupt
you with all tho money in the world.
Stand firm; have backbone.
Your friends, WAYNE Hunt & Co.
Ho had also several blank stamped
envelopes, and book called "Nlodels Of
Female Character from Scripture His
tory" which he used as q scrap book.
In it he had pasted page after page Of
advertisements OF schools, mainly young
ladies' scminaries, though few Of them
were OF boys schools. They were in
all parts OF the country, and on the fly
leaves of the same book ho had the
names Of 4 large number OF towns, be.
ginning ut Buffalo, n. y, and winding
up with A1artinsburg, w. Va, IIo had
also the nalnc Of Bishop Kahn written
on piece OF paper, and OH the reverse
Of it the inscription: "Rcv. Father
Peter Ilyacnth, St. Alphonsus German
CATHOLIC church, Wheeling, W. Va,
pastor"
Twenty pages OF the little book wcro
gone, rs ii he had worked the game on
the schools whose names he had on
those pages, and then torn them out.
That lie had n dccp-laid scheme there
can be no doubt.
Ills HEAD AcuED SoDAD.
After the papers had been inspected
m 1NTELLIGENcER reporter went into the
lookup to see what the man could be in
duccd to say. He was lying down on
the board bench, which is the. only
couch prisoner in the city lookup has
to rccline on. His hat was over his
face, and he acted rs if he were asleep.
When he was spoken to he stirred, but
did not remove his hat. An officer
said that Father Sullivan would like to
talk to him.
~ do not feel like talking to any
body" he said.
"Why?" the reporter asked.
"Oh, my head aches so bad"
"What makes your head ache? ?"
''Too much whisky"
"Whcrc were you staying in Wheel
ing?"
don't know where l did stop, l was so
FULL
Where does this hotel key to room
No. 0 you have in your pocket bcong?"
81 don't rcmcmbcri but not in this
town"
"Arc you Col. l. J. Porter?"
mo, my name is McGrann."
"Whatis your first namc?"
"Robcrt." -
"Whcrc do you livc7"
Newark, n. j., is my homo.
"Havc you family there?"
The reply to this was so mumbled as
to be unintelligible, but when the re-
porter suggested that he seemed to have
a large family OF daughters and 4 few
sons OF school age, he repeated that he
was too drunk to know anything. As
often as anybody reached through the
bars and pulled his hat away from over
his iace, he quickly drew it back, and
ut last turned his face to the wal! and
refused to say word.
WHAT lie LOOKS LIKE.
Mr.. McGrann is o rather distinguished
looking man, perhaps fifty years old,
with hair as white as the driven snow
and q big mustache OF the same white
ness, classic sort OF Il profile, and
general appearance, as near rs could be
told in his position and with tho limited
opportunities he gave for inspection, OF
q substantial gentleman with little re-
gard for style. lie was seen about town
yesterday, but all efforts by the police
to locate him failed. II he was located
at any hotel or boarding house the place
escaped the careful search made
by the chief and his officers.
1t is thought he may have
q young lady with him as an accomplice
in mis- very shrewd game. A story has
lately been printed OF man who would
call at schools with girl, saying that
he wanted to put ncr in the school, and
after the preliminaries were arranged
he would pay part OF the tuition in adj
vance. rendering q check in payment,
and getting good cash in return for it,
less tho money paid on the young lady's
expenses. After an allectionatc parting
he would leave her there, but the next
day she would be gone, together with
him and tho money given in change
for the check, which though duly and
regularly certified, turned out to be bo-
gus. But for the fact that Bishop Kahn
had read this story, and had genuine
signature to compare the bogus one
with, the fellow might have worked his
game successfully here.
Telcgrams wcre sent in all directions
inquiring what was known about such
q man, but no answers could be received
last night, owing to the lateness OF tho
hour at which tho arrest was made.
The scheme OF forging the certificate on
q check is now in this part. OF the
country, and this makes the trick all
the more dangerous. It is evident that
Captain Dclbruggc has an important
prisoner.
Served Notice on tho Secretary.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 6.-Major.
Ransdell, marshal OF the District Of