The sun., 1893-12-08


Williams. aged A. an Englishman. There are
developments in the case OF Groom agt. Will
llams. however. from which IL appears that he
has dropped his surname. The full name. 1t Is
believed. is Robert Williams Davey. He has
been known here as q man OF polished m an
ners. q companionable man Of artistic tenn per-
ament and great fluency OF speech. II It be
Robert Williams Davey. to all this may be
added the reputation for being one OF tho
cleverest swinders Of these timos-
prominent member OF the Union League
Club says there Is no doubt whatever that
Williams and Davey are one. He knows tn .
man and knows him thoroughly. The London
Truth gave a history Of the latter days OF
Dayey's career some time ago. exposing all
islarger swindling schemes down to the time
OF his coming to America.
According to Truth Dsvey was. until 1884. q
commercial traveller. Shortly after that time
however. he developed into Q promoter and
financial agent on a magnificent scale. He
went to London and started an enterprise
which went By the name OF the Imperial COL
leGe," He rented . house in the West End for
the temporary quarters Of the college and en-
tered into negotiations for the purchase of land
upon which to erect permanent buildings
A company was formed. and to meet current
expenses while the stock was being subscribed
for. Davey obtained 81. 800 from tho Rev. @. E
roW OF Deal. hont, representing tndt no nau
already acquired the land upon which the coll
lsgs was to be built One R Il. Thomson. NJ
A., had been engaged By him as principa! Of
tha college, and was employed temporarily as
Davey's private secretary. An imposing list
OF names was secured for the prospectus In
which the following appeared: The Duke OF
Teck. Lord Bateman. Viscount Bury Col Sir
John Burgoyne. Sir Alexander Calf the Earl
OF Rosslyn. the Duke of Wellington. and many
more. The capital of the concern was to be
s5000o0. but an unappreciative public sub
scribed for shares amounting to $4,000 only.
Daysy, however. persuaded the other direct
ors that he could influence . great deal
more capital and with this assurance the
company went to allotment. just at this time
Dayey was suddenly CALLED away from London,
eial matters He distrusted Dayey. and
tons that : Wsfs pa. on ssfd cot dsoS.sd s@onr
3ther things, that Dayey had been ,rspresent-
ness pes nan and also % that the % money % suSscribsd % had
been placed TO the credit OF Davey at his pri-
s wss ts.S siGa IL %a meeting 81 he.s q asS.
urss: Davsy sent IN his resignation.
Ssd been associstsd IN TYING 10 ioat then the oo' d.
lsge. He was also on terms OF friendship with
the young mans houss in carnaryonshirs
be went Just before the Imperial College
Jou s his pTssaSs asbts fRs
Rodyks s4'Soo for the ostensi6ie % purposs % s1i u
yibbg bgsinsss hi tss s7s6o s ssiIII tSs
larger part went into Davsy's pocket All the
fine he was In Carnaryonshtre Dayey wrote
dfs. SsTfhsE tern e
fellows:
All these things am anxious to get settled At one.
;0S, 5r,s for my future possible q AIr.nss LoI
ssisnes Of i 800 ana no.l frsndiy inausaos WHY
ss T slsi' I5ei' Sd a. snsA AGis ssDa sa9f can
had done on leaving EsnsinEton. prior to any
srnG:. & 4 ds. s5 s. S 80
aud thomson had had ms aud position secured
aud JONAH SSsls o.s BE- "a wSo Il sG' 80
There were some dozen more letters in the
going to show that Dayey was settling his lia-
bilities with the money he had got from the
The ARRANGEMENT between Dayey and Ro-
dyke Of whatever nature Il Was became fact
Rsys 9sSk RodSss S oe @ohh
that time until his departure from England
Davey's operations were eondueted from that
office. In the beginning OF November kodyEs
tried the CarnarYon young man himself.
writing aPpealinglJ for 8 600 70 help him out
In his business. To this letter the young man
sent an angry response, intimating that he
vas afraid bis 81 SOC had gone for good. aud
Rodyts soon after car. came to 1msrics. and in
eablsgram from Denver dated Jan. 25. 1Sssl
he appealed to DaysT In one word;
T. LaEiI care Rodgks, L0aiosL
starving
Daysy paid no attention to this, and some
time afterward ROdJks died In Hong Kong.
HIS death lett payey, who had power OF at
toTney from ROdyke free to carry on the Law
business in Rodykss name
Dayey now devoted his attention principally
3 promoting Among his projects was one for
iI intssestsd rS latent 9eaPS man
living in the sueurhs Of London. ani obtained
from hl first sl2,ooo and aiteTwaTd. ~ de-
grsss. further sums amounting to R37. 800 10
meet what lie called prsliminaTY expenses.
lad sPRps1{ ~Af baf oSy S hs 6 sp9ss Sss
subscribed. and It did not proceed 10 allot.
meat For nearly two years Dayey succeeded
In keeping his Opulsnt baekeF to some extent
satisfied. but at lAst an action Eas brought for
an accounting. This DaVey rendered. and It
$4,000 due DaVsT.
Alter this there vas an electric syndieats