The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
TWAS GENTLEMAN GEORGE.
PARKER, THE LONDON SUICIDE, WELL
KNOWN HERE.
II Was Tie Who Set Up the British.Au icr-
lean Claim Agency in the Stewart BWiid.
lnn N M n nh e In The Nina Of - Heirs ~

It Was Tie Who Set Up the British.Amer.
lem Claim Agency In the Stewart Build.
Ing ana Rnked In the Money Of" Heirs"
About the American crook, George +. Parker.
who put q bullet through his heart Mt his
lodgings in London on Thursday. Police Cap
tain Mclaughlin. who is in charge OF tho De-
tcctive Bureau, told an interesting story yes
terday. Parker first came under the eye OF the
New York police in 1877. He was known best
in New York by his nickname OF Gentleman
George" His picture. which has been In the
Rogue's Gallery for several years. shows the
face Of n man who might DO taken for pros
porous banker. The face is round and full A
well-kept black moustache and heavy white
hair give avery digniled appearance to Gen
tleman George"
This dignifed person was arrested here In
1877 for stealing halt dozen shirts. He es-
capcd conviction. Tho next year he was
nabbed for stealing sealskin sacIue. and he
went to States prison for three years. When
he got out he turned his hand to forgery in
small way. Ho was caught. and had to mako
another short visit to Sing Sing
Gentlomun George wasn't heard from again
until 1886. In the fall Of that year he estab-
lished tho British. American Claim Agency"
IN Room 100. in the Stuart building. and
i'eh The sS Once snG baSS lie names a.oS
jew De %hs ct sgo Il
counsel. Everything in the apartments Of the
bogus agency was got ur in way saien i..'a
Writ fa girls III oa 9 tho MAIN room and hey
were always hard at work. On tho walls OF
sod rame san CT Kind
| was scattered around. and the general man
aEer sHt at his case in private Office ready
In TIE thousands OF circulars sent out, Press r.
ident Parker announced that tho agency naa
tie asency s would look over iss extensive rec:
The ssIs@e Worked Veil and tees began TO
would usually make prtencs Of having found
that hls anxious clients really had right 20
Moaa oha9ss them es al hs was
for e In England IN
.imated that thsy. amounted 10 $500 q day: In
the spring Of 1887 complaints begun to pour uG
my satisfaetoly return Police Comm!ssion 81
Sergeant Timothy Golden was detailed TO- in
n ha s
search his e t9 the estate
lective; must certainly be relative OF his On
Thursday. March B. the case AGAINST Parker
/
| Recorder Smyth for Parker and the other two
directors OF tho agency. Gibbons and Win.
erell. on the charge Of obtaining money under
withsrel. confessed tina. the whole scheme
| was n fraud The aGnncy" Ind correspond
| emit in London named J. II. Hales, who With.
| erell said. wrote letters to the agency here
simply tor form sake and to keep W ap-
| pearances. The fourteen tyrewriters were
very much astonished indeed to learn the
ss1 EFF + pasFer sSs wife Gentleman
| George" came forward alter his indictment and
gave bail in $4,000 for his appearance, AS
surety she gave her residence at 1872 First
place. in BROOKLYN which she owned. The 9
were five indictments against Parker. but it
| was found impossible to convict hi upon any
| Of them. although several OF his victims testi-
fled against him.
ParEer's next exploit was to steal two dia-
mond earrings. valued at $500. from q Sixth
| avenue leweller named Saich. Parker fled to
Brazil when he heard that warrant was out
been in South America and Europe
There is doubt about the identity OF the
woman who waslwith Parker in London when
he died. 1t lie suspected that, she is not
the Mrs. Lolita Hamilton. who she saws 4he
Is. but only friend OF Mrs. Hamilton.
| under whose name she hid her own identity.
| The address she gives In New York. at
| ITO West Thirty-eighth street. is furnished
room house e., keEs BY Mrs cr%W%p r nnd her
Mrs. asmion bad .S a Tin her
cong. The house at 1852 First place. Brooklyn.
is no longer in Mrs. Parker's possession. A
! Mrs. Walsh runs 1t. and she bought It two years
| ago OF q real estate man.