The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-12

He 10 Wanted in Boston-An Account of His
Life There.

Detective Tomlinson has written to the
police OF Denver, Chicago, Boston and
! other cities to fad out facts about A.
]. Zimmerman and e. A. Marion who
were arrested a few days ago on the
! charge of swinding.
| Boston paper published the follow
| irg some time since about Zimmerman,
when he was operating there as Bert
| NJ. Hall:
"a young man who says he is Bert NJ.
Hail. Of Columbus, o., is locked up at
Station 3, charged with passing worth
| less checks.
According to the rather meagre in
formation given out last night by the
police, he has succeeded in passing sew
eIal checks on the Mechanics National
Bank Of Boston, signed Il. NJ. Hall, and
they have been return I'd to the persons
to whom they were made payable. pro-
tested.
zone Of these checks, the police re-
port, calls for $63. 20, aa"ther for $50 and
third for SIS. The police also state that
he has passed other checks OF the same
kind, but these are all they have definite
information upon thus far.
'Mr. J. f. Mcdowell. who does a large
livery stable business at the corner of
fremont and Northampton streets, was
toned.
HE was seen by reporter last evening
and said that Hall came TO his stable
Saturday and procured the use of a
team. When he came to pay his bill he
presented the check for s25 on the Me-
chanics' National Bank and signed b. NJ.
Hall. The check was accepted Without
any suspicious. and he was given the
difference In cash.
"Mr. Mcdowell did not learn but
what the check was ali right until
Geo:ge w. Craven came to his office and
told him that the ccheck he had taken
from Hall had come back protested.
other parties were then heard from, who
had had similar experiences with Hall,
and last evening the vicimized parties
were at Mr.. McDowell's back office talk
ing about the matter.
FINALLY Mr.. Mcdowell said. Mr.
Craven went out and found Hall and
persuaded him to come around to the
back Office. Hall was somewhat under
the influence OF liquor. and he stayed at
the office a few minutes, during which
time word was sent to Station and Off
Ger Shields Immediately came 10 the sta
BILE and placed him under arrest. He
showed fight a little, Mr. Mcdowell said,
but it awaited him nothing.
morose and intoxicated and would tell the
lieutenant nothing about himself.
Mr. Mcdowell told the reporter that
Hall told around that he lived in Co
lumbus. o.. where his folks also lived
and who were wellto-do. He said he
was here on a sort OF vacation. and had
been stopping at the Adams House a
part Of the time.
"Mr. Mcdowell characterized him as a
pretty slick fellow. who dressed well,
was intelligent and made good appear
ance." He thought by his actions that he
had been up TO such things before. He
said that Hall had his moustache shaved
off Friday. He is apparently about thr-
ty-four years old. and Is not known by
the Boston police.
HE has been in Boston a week or
more, and the police say he has passed
quite a number of checks during that
time. 1t is also said he has passed some
on a Columbus. o., bank.
1.-THE reporter called at the Adams
House. and learned that he registered
there on the 18th. as coming from Column
bus, o.
THE police will make further investi-
cations I'm the case to-day"
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