Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-08
SENT TO JAIL.
TN VINIRABLE CROOK ARRESTED By TN
POLICE BEHIND TN BARS
Additional Developments in Bis Complicated Career
Coming to the lront-Catholie Authorities
Posted Regarding His 0pGationa

The as yet unknown crook who was ar
rested by the police at the residence Of Rt
Rev. Bishop Kahn, Friday evening, as fully
detailed in the REGISTER yesterday morn
ing, was taken before Justice Ankle, yes
terday, and was committed to Jail in default
of bond of $500 for an examination next
Wednesday at two o'clock. Before he was
locked up, he was photographed, and copies
of the picture will be sent around in the
nope that he may be identified at some
point where he has obtained money by his
peculiar methods. On the way to jail the
gentleman made cold blooded but ineffect-
ual effort to obtain his liberty by Offering
Chief Delbrugge fifty dollars.
At the office of the Justice Father Maurl-
thus, pastor of the ST. Alphonsus congrega-
ton, recognized the prisoner as the man
who had called upon him while he was
pastor of ST. Augustine Church, Plttsourg:
He there represented that a friend had
died at Harrisburg and had left requests
to various churches, among them one OF
g., 900 to the school connected with the st.
Augustine church. He said he was an at
torneywho had charge of the matter and
presented to Father Mauritius check for
81 900 for which the Father gave re-
Gel OF. The stranger then said there was
five dollars due him for expenses, which
was paid to him. The check was found to
be worthless. Father Mauritius positively
identified the prisoner as the man as soon
as he saw him. but said he did not know
his right name. He had no desire to
prosecute him. Other Catholic clergymen
in Western Pennsylvania are believed 10
have been victimized. At the office OF the
Justice, the unknown reiterate the state
ment he had made the previous evening at
the City Hail. that he had been under the
influence of liquor and did not know what
he was doing. He also said the checks
found in his possession were all right, but
failed to explain the drafts of letters and
othermatters he had with him. he was
very anxious as to his fate, and made in
quiries as to the laws, charge, penalties,
etc.
The police ascertained yesterday that the
prisoner had been stopping at the Hotel
Behler prior to his arrest, and visit was
made TO the apartment by CHIEF Delorugge.
There large number of checks, torn into
bits, were found, and also the following
rough draft of letter to Rt. Rev. Bishop
Kahn
Letter to Bishop Kain.
81 wish to send my niece to you. She is
the daughter of the late w. @. McGrann,
of Pitisburg, and my niece. Her 1atner
was wealthy. She has been in Pittsburg,
and wants to 60 to Wheeling, Va. reside
in New York, but Harrisburg IS my native
place. Write me Glenham, 155 Fifth aven-
ne, n. Y, and 1 will get it, and attend to it
at once.
81 refer YOU to my most excellent friend,
Archbishop Corrigan, of New York.
i0u ALIEN. ". MoGnASS.
President Pennsylvania and New York
Transportation Company"
On the reverse of this paper was the fol-
lowing:
"Want you to take boy 16 and advanced.
His friends live in California, but l will
be responsible for his expenses.
GEO. w. HESTER, M. D.,
Surgeon Generals Office.
"Second one by nephew"
An effort had been made to destroy these
papers, but it was not successful.
1t transpired yesterday that the fellow.
who goes by the name Of McGrann, one or
his uttusos, for tho want of oomotbins more
definite had had some letter-heads bearing
the name "Wsyne, Hunt & Co., Philadel-
phia," printed at Prayers, but only took a
few proofs. The letters he wrote to Col. L.
j. Porter, of York, Pa, were not written
upon these letter-heads, as was published
yesterday evening, but type-written on
plain white sheets.
The Catholic authorities here were on the
lookout for the fellow, they having been
advised that he was in existence, and ne
therefore stood no chance to work his
scheme in this city.
AS the prisoner has not actually COM
mitted any crime in this State, so far as IS
at present known, it will be difficult TO
hold him for more than few days, but in
the meantime other cities can be heard
from, and he may be shipped OIL some
where where he is wanted
1t is the impression of the police that the
prisoner has a good deal more money than
the s53 found in his pocket book, but just
where it is is mystery.