The sun., 1893-12-08

undeTtook to procure lt. The next venture
nal, with limited circulation for the estab-
lishment Of which Davey ,seems to have OBJ;
them dignitary Of the Church Of England.
Later, on Deyey undertook to engineer com
Ing patents in Central America He got MIR.
Elmore,s confidence SO far that that gentle
psTey pnseS S TO
over the counter and walked OF with It, What
ho did with it is not known; but the Central
must he regarded as Dayey's star performance
The Transaction which eventually brought
nection with the Shareholders Times In this
enterprise he had business relations with one
upon Davey at his magnificent residence in
Portland place and there Davey got from him
preteHt That that he would us Negotiate their Op sale s
The sale was delayed for very long time but
after great deal Of pressing DR.. Bowman
eueceeded In getting from Davey check for
$4,000 This check was promptly dishonored,
and Davey took proceedings In BANKRUPTCY to
getting to crisis. Yet he had another string
As far back as November, 1901, he had evil
IDENTITY been planning another node of opera.
tion. A wellcknown member Of Parliament
Davey In that month asking Tor an interview.
second letter followed stating that the mat
ter was urgent. In February. lS52. when the
NJ. 7; got back TO London he called on .Davey
at his house. Davey then explained that he
bad been acting for another member Of Par
OF England. and for him tthe call erL lie had
prevented defamatory statements about the
papers at the request, as he said. OF a Lord
ot the Treasury. He had already sent
three PersOns abr0HdOns !, 20 zMS1ic9 one
he had Threatened Mr.. Stead, who had
wanted to make the matter public His total
wanted this Member Of Parliament to pay his
ehare. which was, something over 81 900 The
mixed up In any mysterious scandal. gave
DaSSey check for = l59 and ON o . for
he promptly went to a lawyer to see what he
could do to render the Q y void. After
term term Of icorrespopdence By the LAWYERS on both
on an additional SIS 900 damages on account
written him By the NJ L. Finally. the action
practice OF obtaining letters from eminent per-
eonsges on many pretexts. and that he alter
is also charged with sending sham kilograms
to himself purporting to come from various
people In high places; an; and using them fer S, the
luxuriously In magnificent house in Portland
place. and spending money lavisb!y. At one
Offering him self as a Parliamentary candidate.
After the bankruptcy procee lings. however.
he seems to have thought IL eNpellent to leave
England. He sailed ostensiOly for Salvador.
Central America. in October. 1882, but IL is
fhs one sier the Esn middle
November when he appears to have published
advertisements in the two leading London
newspapers announcing that he had left Cen
trail Am erica. and that he was then ell visit
TO Mr.. Vanderbilt. the millionaire In New
two Of the NanderPilts, denying that either OF
them was entertaining Mr.. r W. Davey Of Lon
December, and that was the last heard OF him
until Returned up in Chicago IN January OF this
year.
on his arrival there he went to the Lexington
Hotel. whore he gave out that ne was an Eng
lishman Of great wealth trayelling for pleas
anthroplc, ,purnose i. view In conn estlon. with
&aS bSsnss TSsds yeFs s cpeRsS shr 9
course OF them ,ona col EitzhuGh Dlbbell,
to ots the front Col. FitaSugh Di6beTl. a wealthy
American" also figured in some OF the Lon
don don sn'aot,0ns but Il t. net known
aP5urasd in their SadssySr to got Z footing IT IL :
and he Is said to have written down on . card
for another guest OF the hotel the following
to G put after his ] name: IL 4. and ID Nj. b. Lon on
don and GambridGej =. :. e. iLond0n; in1HI; (.
s. Berlin. % and Z O.. London. He also also said
to the people he met that he was practising
physician in LONDON. and that he moved in the
hs hsd ashSsd Fnee Georss %ses
he was also in the Marlborough House set, and
position in Chicago society seemed prom
ised for him. when a COPY Of Truth, contain
ing sundry CHARGES against him. fell into the
terview DR." Davey. Dayey at first denied
that he was the man me meptoned in TrU1 and
thing about him was delayed until the next
day he wSuld give an exPaGatIopHi The same
that no was about to depart for New York.
Instead. however. he put up at the fremont
published in the lIter- Ocean together with the
interview end Davey instantly caused to be
iy, however, his lawyers wrote to the paper
with Dayey's authority. admitting that he was
fas ti oHysy TeSred f IN 9S Ma a soSs
1.sy s Rs ana ssi nsi a.ssy y;
S LSpdS :Gss s' e' With 'sns sHs n
'r |Sica duPss msraasss princss and .DsS.y, LID"
we're pictSTs.&gs SnSI:SS i9gs'ss Svs.,
n count. .ad spoke familiArly Of noble EngIish
ES.Sana & rs,:sa ..P nEs.r1a the ps;rass Tss lay
di.eg.ssd niPpa1ty 6y M Davsy is the most popular
MT Dav.y's hn19ci.l professions are on an equally
fo:.s;sas % The RinsiHs pines: . San ssiS SsdSt
irisnd: and Ssetsr. ssPitss!ts % New Yors B9stoa
hg%:V: siSs d; :siGS i;i;sas
the London siai'.f wsILEnOWn financial paper.
The same paper said that MI Dayeey's
passport TO Chicago society was vised by a MT.
the bat. 81 S whs 3s!sy
living IN Portland place. In 1891 and 1892,
young man Of the name OF Russell was with
him. This Russell was introduced by Davsy
as his nephew and the heir to his property
The same young man has since appeared In
New York and is now hsra
While DaVey's time Was taken up with the
society end Of the business, Col Dibbell seems
to have been trying to sell London society
paper. A carefully -wordsd advertisement Rp-
peared in a Chicago paper stating that
' leading Lonaon journal was Tor sale, the
the best social circles OF Europe" This ap-
pears to have resulted In nothing
IL is uncertain when DaYey came to New
York. II Robert Williams is he. he arrived
some time last spring. The trunks Of MIR. Val
liams have " Il. ". D." painted on the sides.
and tho walking, stick Of Mr. Williams bears
the same initials. Williams arrived at the
l.otel Brunswick last May. and he has been
staying there on and of ever since About
three weeks ago he was Joined by young man
q twenty. five, who was registered as X.
Williams Jr, and who was introduced in the
house as Mllliamss son. This young man now
SAYS that he Is a nephew Of Williams and that
his name Is Goddard Louis Russell, and that
he y ErAdusse Of London University.
Whenever Dayey. or Williams got here he
lost no time In forming Influential acquaint-