The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-23
BOLD CONFIDENCE PLAN
Gets q Cambridge Youth Tangled Amid
the Laws MeSheS.
Hts VICTIMS ARE NUMEROUS.
lie Obtained Money and Goods by raise
Pretences and Lived the Life OF High
Rolier-was Fond of Driving SO He
Drove the Best

BOSTON, June 20. ~ rinh hObfa", oiioS
"Jimmy" Hill, alias Frank Hayward, who
had been looked for by the police OF three
or more cities, is at last safe under lock
and key at the JOY street station. He was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Special
Officer Abbott of station and Special OH
Ger Enwright of Maiden.
For a young man, being only 10 years
old. McGraw bids fair To become one OF
the greatest confidence men in the coun-
try unless he mends his ways. He was
arrested upon warrant charging him
with the larceny of a horse, buggy and
harness which he hired from X. Q.
Knowles of Cambridge more than week
ago which
He Failed to Return.
With this team McGraw drove into NAL
den over week ago and put up at the
Hotel Victoria. the swell hotel of the city,
under the name OF j. ID. Hill. He claimed
20 be the son of Millionaire Hill of New
Bedford and, as he was well dressed and
had plenty of money, his story was be-
lisved. Under these circumstances the
young man was well received everywhere
in town, got into the best society and
finally swindled everybody right anu
left.
The second day that chill" was IN NAL
den the horse that brought him there
went lame and he took IL from the stable,
saying that he was going TO send
IL to his fathers stable in New Bed
ford. He next had pole put into
the Goddard buggy, and seeing nice
pair Of black horses in Mr.. Davis stable,
purchased them by word of mouth
and for hiss remaining stay in the city
drove about to the beaches and elsewhere
with this team. He
Borrowed Money In Various Sums
from Mr.. Davis, also from the hotel pro.
prietor and tradesmen from whom he pur-
chased goods on credit, as well as from
young men with whom he became ac-
quainted.
Special Officer Abbott went to Maiden
on Tuesday in search of this fly young
man, but failed to find him. The hotel
keeper thought that he had considerable
of "Hill's" property locked into private
room, but found ON entering the room
that the young man had been there before
him and had taken everything but a new
trunk he had purchased, on credit of
course, and that was empty
Hill bad fled from Maiden on Monday
night and had come to Boston, where he
put up at the Coolidge House under the
name of Frank Hayward. His baggage
was found at the Boston and Maine rail
road station and watch was placed upon
it. La the afternoon messenger called
with the checks for the two large valises,
and he was followed to Bowdoin square
by the officers, who saw him turn the stuff
over to Hill" The latter was thereupon
arrested.
Was Fond OF Driving.
At station 8 the young man gave his
right name as Frank McGraw and his
home as at Perry street, Cambridge
The harness and buggy of Mr.. Knowles
was recovered In a stable on Leverett
street, and the horse was found in the
possession Of an unknown man. A horse
and team that McGraw hired In Cambridge
yesterday was also recovered by the
officers in stable ON Pitt..street.
McGraw is also charged with the lar
ceny of team from A X. Harrington of
Newtonville last Friday, he hiring the
outfit there and falling to return it at the
expiration of the time for which it was
hired. This team was also recovered in a
Merrimack street stable
McGraw will have hearing in the
municipal court on the charge of the lar
ceny of the team from Knowles, and az
ter this case is settled the Maiden police
will take him. The valises taken from
the depot and found in McGraw's pos
session contained property valued at 500,
most of which was that obtained from the
Maiden clothier.
McGraw's parents say that while their
boy has never before been arrested that he
has caused them great sorrow by his ques-
tionable actions aud much expense to save
him from suffering the consequences of
his numerous escapades.