Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08
GOT THE DRESS SUIT.
AND NOW JOHNSTON IS IN THE
HANDS or THE LAW.
The Young Man OF Many Names Arrested
In Washington - How Ho
Operated Hero.

Robert l.. Johnston, who was on Monday
indicted for felony by the grand jury of
the Hastings Court and who by false
representations as to what was his real
name succeeded in yictimizing several
Richmond merchants, was arrested yester-
day IN Washington on telegram from
Sergeant Tomlinson. The case for which
he was indicted was that of obtaining
clothing to the amount of $50 from
4. Schnurmau * Son, merchant tailors
on Broad street between sixth ana
Seventh streets, by representing him
self to be the son of General I. NJ. Logan.
II is alleged that IN ordering the clothing
a full dress suit and an extra pair OF pants
Johnston gave his name as ). i: Logan,
and said he was student at the Universi-
ty of Virginia. The Messrs. Schnnrman
having satisfied themselves that General
Logan had son bv that name at the uni
yersity had no hesitation ID filling the
order.
CHANGED HIS MIND.
The clothes we're ready on Saturday. the
18th of February. and Johnston went 10
the store and directed that they be sent 70
Ibis fathers" General Logan's) house,
but q few minutes later returned and said
he would call for them Monday on hrs
way TO the depot to take the train for the
university. He called according to prom
ise received the clothes. and being pre-
scented with o bill against j. L. Logan.
marked 1t 90. H.. j. I. Logan. Charge
4. NJ. Logan" He told one of the Messrs.
Schnurmgn that General Logan was IN
New York, hut would not be back until
the 2jth Of the month.
HIS OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
Previous TO this transaction or along
about the same time q young man. SUP
posed to have been Johnston, purchased
two pairs Of shoes from Jacob May ~ Son,
10 whom he stated that he was son OF
Mr.. Alexander Cameron. The same per-
son endeavOred TO Obtain trunk from the
establishment of Herman Boschen By rep
resenting that he was son OF Mr.. James
I. GRAY, but was fOilod, and 1t l. thought
that he is the same party who secured i've
pairs of shoes from l.. T.. Jones OF Man
chester, on an order purpOrting TO be
signed by Mrs. Mary Taylor"
PAID SOME OF THE BILLS.
The Nav bill was settled by Johnston or
his friends. as was also bill contracted
under an assumed name with Messrs.
Stokes Il Dunn. but 10 payment was made
on the Schnurman bill. At the time john
stou's transactions first became public II
was alleged that he was wealthy but had
q mania for making purchases III sucu u
peculiar way. 1t seems. however, that he
raised the money TO pay some OF his bis
by getting discounteda note for $50 which
was endorsed by friend.
Sergeant TOmlinson, to whom the
Schnurman case was given, has been work
ing on it for several days. lie had a strong
suspicion that his man was in Washing
ton, and so correct was that suspicion that
he succeeded IN locating him there Mon
day. Last night the Sergeant left for the
national capital and will return with
Johnston to-day.
Johnston had been living in the city for
about three years. lie came here from
Monroe county. w. Va, was employed for
some time by the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. and was well known III Rich
mond. He was "A member Of the Ashby
Light Horse. of the Albemarle Club, and
Of the Junior German Club.