New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
DID HE SWINDLE HIS WIFE, I
CHARLES A. WHITE ARRESTED.
HE MARRIED RICH WYOMING WIDOW AND
NOW SHE WANTS HIM

HE MARRIED RICH WYOMING WIDOW AND
now SHE WANTS HIM.
Charles A. White, correspondent Of Tho
London Illustrated News" was arrested on Satur-
day by Detective Sergeants Valley and Evanhoe
warrant issued in Cheyenne, Wyo. He
was accused OF swindling Mary Nagle, wealthy
widow Of Cheyenne, Of $4,000 in cash and
S125,0O0 in stocks, bonds and mortgages. Al
second charge ma1e against him is that Of kid
mapping George H. Nagle, sixteen years old, Mrs.
Nagle's child
Whites income enabled him to live in some
thing approaching good style. year ago
lie visited Hot Springs. He stands feet III IL
inches, has the build of an athlete, and wavy
fair hair. At Hot Springs he was soon the lion
OF the hour Mrs Nage one of the crowd
of wealthy women there. She soon fell In love
with White and made no attempt TO conceal IL.
White says that he made no attempt to conceal
the precise nature of his sentiments on the sub
ject. He wanted her money
Whatever his business proposition may have
been it was evidently agreeable TO Mrs. Nagle, Tor
within few days of his return from Europe
she married him. Then, according to Sheriff
Kelly of Wyoming, White began the usual system
of neglect, varied by absolute brutality. No ono
knows exactly by what means he succeeded In OBJ
cajolery or both but it is certain that she gave
him $4,000 in cash and promissory note for
$4,000 payable ninety days after date, and to
this as collateral security, she added largo
number Of stocks and bonds. Early in September
White left Cheyenne in company with the boy,
George F. Nagle
r. was supposed that he wond take the boy
to his grandmothers house at Rock Island, ILL., He
did not go to Rock Island. For nearly two weeks
Mrs Nage was in frenzy Of anxiety until White
and the boy were heard Of at the st. James Hotel.
Then it was that Superintendent Byrnes received
the following dispatch from Cheyenne. signed
Nv. r. Stoll. attorney for Mrs Nagle and the Nagle
estate : Get boy named George II. Nagle; light
hair and complexion, heavy buld, blue eyes, sixteen
years. now in care of c. "A. White. Room l4l
World Building: supposed to be staying at the St.
James Hotel wanted by his mother =: boy has large
estate; White is scheming to get control of it by
secretlng the boy; White has about Sl5O.ooo
worth of stocks, bonds and mortgages belonging
TO the boys mother; these securities were obtained
by fraud; against him just begun in court
here; papers will be prepared charging White
with embezzlement and kidnapping; requlsiti0n
asked for; il the boy cannot be found or White
refuses to give him up. arrest White at once and
hold him for rcquisition; if the boy is secured K
Ten Broeck. general agent of the Union Pacific
Railroad, No. 2s7 Broadway. has ticket and eN-
penses send him home. Answer
On the same day Superintendent Byrres received
this dispatch from W. r. Schntger. Chief of Police
in Cheyenne: obtain possession of George ii.
Nagle. st. James Hotel; description given in tel
egram from w. r. Stoll deliver boy to K. Ten
Brock, general agent Union Pacific Railroad.
Make every effort. This is important
In reply to this request Superintendent Bvrnes
sent query: DO you hold warrant for George H.
Nagle or c. A. White. and for what offence?'
Chief Schnitger answered The boy is at the
ST. James Hotel. and Is anxious to come home. bus
is detained by White. The mother has full au-
thorlty, and directs that you cause the detention
and deliver hlm to Mr. Ten Brock. | assume alt
DetIctive Sergeants Vaelly and Evanhoe were
promptly detailed on the case and went to the 81
James Hotel There they learned that White and
the boy had left the hotel that morning. Ihey
also found that the two had lived at various hotels
in and around New-lork, and at last the detectives
10 the home Of his grandmother. Nothing more
was heard of the case until Saturday, when Sheriff
Kelly turned up at Police Headquarters with his
alleged robbery. According 20 bim White had, IN
addition to the 100000 originally extOrted from
Mrs. Nagle. taken with him more than $4,000
he had sold in this city. Certain Of the MORTGAGES
had been transferred TO New York, but the regis
tration of the transfers had been stopped py IN
junction obtained in Cheyenne.
Valley and Evanhoe found that White had an
Office in the Potter Building, and there found him
late on Saturday afternoon. His own statement 10
Inspector Mclaughlin is: met Mrs. Nagle at
Hot Springs We were naturally attracted 10 each
OF her We discussed tine subject of matrimony and
finally submitted this proposition TO her-that
should marry her on condition that she gave me
II co. 00O-S25, 900 in cash To this SIZE consented.
As she was unable to convert the securities into
money took a note from her for $4,000 and a
large amount of securities collateral had
given her three months to consider my propos a,
ard while | in Europe she answered, Yes
Then | went TO Cheyenne. where an attorney drew
up the contract. am guiltless Of any fraudulent
intent
The prisoner has engaged eX-Judge Horace Rus
sell as his counsel. Yesterday he was formally re-
manded at Jefferson Market Police Couit. To-day
he will visit the District Attorneys office to 90
through the formalities necessary for his eXtrad-
ton TO Wyoming, and when these have been COM
pleted he will be taken to Wyoming. there TO an
swer the charges preferred against him.