The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
OTHERS WHO NET WILLIAMS.
BRoKEB M'FARBAND PAID $4,000 ron
THE EIPERTKNCE

His Case Like That OF Mr. Groom-wnitsus
wstves uinsuon-Commissiouer An-
drews Says = Good Word for Ftnley.
Robert D. Williams. or Robert W. Davies. as
the police think he may be. was arralgned in
the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning for
examination on the charge Of having de-
frauded b. B. Groom OF Kentucky out ois1 $50.
Williams waived examination, and was held In
$500 bail to await the action OF the Grand Jury.
His lawyers have obtained n writ OF habeas
corpus from Judge Beach. and they will act on
II tomorrow. II Williams be released then
II IL said that the proprietor Of the Hotel Cas-
tleton. at stnten Island will cause his arrest
for an unpaid board bill contracted during the
past summer.
The police think that Williams is undoubt-
eddy Robert W. Davies an Englishman who
was compelled to leave his own country for
com plicity In schemes similar to the one
which has caused wllliams's arrest here. A
more interesting Identification IL one which
Detective Hanley and Inspector Mclaughlin
agree is almost q certainty. namely. that Ho-
mer i. Finley, the expert called In by II. II.
Finley and Williams to pass on the title OF the
Texas lands. is no other than Otis Greye. who
disappeared year ago from Fall River
steamboat u. b. Groom describes Homer
Finley in terms which apply exactly to the
missing Otis Greye.
was IN court yesterday. and his examination
began with the testimony OF Groom. who said
that Finley gave him letter to Williams and
represented him on that occasion and repeat
sdly afterward to be a wealthy and respon slble
EnRllshman. Groom presented the letter to
Williams at tho Hotel brunswick. The price
OF the property was agreed upon within a
short time after this meeting. and Williams
who was to become the purchaser. agreed with
ipi Mt IN. he
figured as a brother OF II. II. Finley. should be
sent to Texas to inspect the property and In
qulre into the natter OF the title. To and Mr..
Groom went to Texas. and the expenses OF
that trip. as we'll as other matters incidental
to the arrangement OF the sale, make up the
amount which Groom SAYS the two Finleys
and Williams swindled him out OF. Williams
had promised to defray the expenses OF this
trip. but he failed to do so. and called on
Charles W. Brooke appeared for Finley. The
&omer F finley IN m"e chieSso. Mr. Broote
the shS S
New YORK court he'd n no urisdistiion In the
began in New York. and Justice Martin denied
the motion to dismiss the complaint, The
day. "' ' "
Street Commissioners Andrews accompanied
spoke to Justice Martin before the examina-
tion. He said to SUN reporter:
and believe him to be a man OF honor.
knew him first in Minnesota. and in 1875 he
pittee and did effective work for Tiden in the
Northwest He lived for some time in Wash.
oSt on fas he T 1s IN ss
Justice Martin see, sees nt TO hold M5. Finley
in the case. l believe Mr.. Finley to be inno-
cent now Ms he was when charges on several
foImer occasions were made agalnet him.
1v HI Andrews said thatheknew nothing about
]. b.. Mcfarland. a bond broker. with an
psrience with. Finley and Williams as 4 i.
Groom passed through. Williams was intro
was understood that he was u man OF wealth.
He said himself that he was senior member Of
Held, ( SSisl ford. Limited. OF MaHcHester and
LONDON; and that taking advantage Of six
country to tooE up Sood nwestm n S 20 bonhs
or real estate Mr. Mcfarland was at that ft time
Tor S e se Was d
TO Williams's consideration he expressed him
sell as pleased with i, and went south for ten
The terms OF the sals were settled After. Nc.
that he was compelled TO DO absent from tho
City for II short time. and thar his agent, whom
matter, No agent ever came. and when Me-
ferIand catled to London to ,find out the
that the senior member OF the flrm Williams
had named was in London. and had not been
out OF tho city for some time.
There were other witnesses in court yester-
day who would have appeared against Williams
had he not waived examination. One was an
author and dramatist. who had met Williams
under the Impression that he wns the New
York correspondent OF the London Times
Williams took a play from this witness, and
after short time pretended to have made all
ORGANIZATIONS for its production at the Drury
Lane Theatre in London.
This letter. signed Attorney" and dated
Nov. 30. was received yesterday by one Of Mr.
Groom's counsel,
The little game Mr. Robert Williams has worked for
some time SO successfully was thisi lie advertised
money to invest IN city property and then replies
on tinted paper with gold monogram TO his yictms
A. interview at the brunswick Hotel he referred
them To his pnmpnus lawyer. Finley. who always de-
mandei large fee IN advance for examining" title
amt Apnralsng property saying that his client repre-
sem cd English money ami relied him. lie was
Fmart enough Guarantee that the capital would
be forthcoming even n tho property approved,
but demanded fee down for hGs services
This honorable PAIR has duped many fools. One
German Was cleaned out OF ali hts MONEY by them. H
you advertise for his dupes you doubtless will md
soon sized them up as dead beats.
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