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


Things he has in his Pockets Givc
him away.--A Young Lady believed
10 10 his hccomplicc.
I.astcvonins Chicioi Police Dclbruggc
arrested man who was trying TO pass
acCrtiicd check on Right Rev. Bishop
Eain at his residence adjoining tho
Cathedral The man at first refused to
tell what his name was, or tell any
thing else about himself, and the most
peculiar thing about his very peculiar
case was that though he was perfectly
sober when no was locked up, he
seemed to be very much intoxicated
when an IyrELLlGEHcER reporter SAW
hin no. very long afterwards.
The man called at the residence OF
Bishop kain about seven o'clock last
oYening and said that he wanted to
place a Young lady in one OF the Catho-
lie schools here. In the course OF the
conversation he sald that he had
check signed by Catholic priest, and
lie showed this check and allowed it to
be examined. 1t was to all appearances
aregularly certified check, and had the
most business like look that check
could bear. Fortunately the Bishop
had genuine signature OF the clergy
man who was represented to have
signed the check and on comparison it
was seen that the two did not at all
correspond.
CAPTURED.
Bishop kain detained the man in con-
rcrsation until Rt. Rev. Monsignor Sui
Ivan hastened down to police head
quarters and summoned Capt. Del
bruggc. lie and Lieut., Deku went up,
and while the captain entered the house,
Dclu waited outside. The man was
still talking suavelv to the bishop when
the chief arrived, when Bishop Kahn re-
marked 20 his visitor that tho signature
on the check did not at all resemble the
real signature OF the priest said to have
written it.
why" said the man with all tho
blandncss in the world, "that surprises
Inc very much indeed. l do not know
what TO make OF il. am surprised in
deed"
well, there is another little surprise
in store for YOU" said Captain Del
brugge, stepping upon the scene. "Tll
just take you down and lock YOU up,
and maybe that will surprise you still
moro"
On the way down the fellow had the
nerve to ask what he was arrested for,
but the captain told him he guessed he
knew rs well as anybody.
TELL-TALE PAPERS.
When the man was taken to tho city
building and good chance to search
him obtained, he was found to be
loaded with things which it is strange
that any smart man would allow to re-
main i'll existence, let alone remain on
his person. Tho inference from the
property found on him is that he is
either one OF the slickesr swindlers in
Tie country or the nccomplice OF for
ger worthy to pose rs tho model for
Jim the Tcnman." Probably he is
himself the torger, ior among the things
loGai on him was Z bunch OF twelve or
h!tcGn old.iashioned quill pena and
sm@l! bottle OF carmine ink. He had
iorty or fifty dollars in cash, check for
two hund d dollars, one for fifty dol.
lars and another for sixty.
Besides these he had blank checks on
about twenty banks in all parts OF the
country. A popularity OF the checks
lie had ia that all were duly certified
across the face inred ink, no two being
III the same handwriting. The most
significant thing in his possession, how
ever, was q paper containing the drafts
Of several letters TO DO written. On this
paper was the following writing, the
purpose ard character Of which can be
easily guessed:
Harrisburg date
Letter to Sister Superior
St. Joseph's Convent
Emmittsburg Nd
Can you receive 4 young lady from
y as a pupil? She is u cousin oii mino
d her father is the distinguished
surgeon OF n Y DR.. Lewis Sayers he is
the intimate friend OF NIonsicnor
Preston " is expected at the Harrisburg
hospital .
Write one
Ellen Daugherty
Ono OF similar import from Chambers
DnrG-havo L sister living at Gettys-
ourg DR.. Savers will be at Gettysburg
10 locate some monuments for the State
etc. ''''''o
There was also n memorandum ior a
Ieuer to be written to Father Jerome
hoEet'o, ot Pittsburgh, saying that the
M;lter desired to place u son in his
sGnooi. This was signed by Robert L.
hcGrann, President Fourth avenue rail-
road, New York. Another almost YER
Satim IN other respects was signed
Harry e. Hester. This writing was
not good, and it is probable that the
man man mad m accomplice who laid ont
nus schemes for him, suggesting in these
memoranda letters to be written by this
man. In large pocket book which
contained his money and checks were
G,so found three pairs OF spcctacles,
Eh9ln with Il heavy gold cross on tho
emu OIL 1t, and two letters written in
lEpG writing, and directed as ii ready to
mai, but bearing no stamp or post.
mark. Tho following are copies OF these
DEAR SIn:-Tho two bills wc sent
'0u- one Tor $50. the other for 5000.