The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
CLINTON PALMER, SCAMP.
THE MISSING LAWYER CAUGHT WIN
PoCKETFUL OF BAD CHECKS.

He Wore Also Hi. Chum Botfs Watch
Another Young Lawyer Arrested In .
Case Where burglars Stole Trades
mnn's Bn- Payable, Then rnid Them
with had Cheeks and Got Change.
Clinton Palmer OF 400 Fifth avenue. the law
yer who. rs was related in yesterdays Sun.
passed a forged check for 500 on his former
roommate. j. Warner Bot, was arrested yos-
terday noon at the Tradesmen's National
Bank. 261 Broadway. by Detective-Sergeant
Mulry OF the Central once. On Wednesday,
last Lawyer Bot told Inspector Mclaughlin
that Palmer had come to him on Oct. u with a
check for 500 and asked him to cash It Bott
did so.
The check was drawn on the National Bank
OF Commerce. Boston. was signed with the
name OF Palmers mother. Elizabeth f. Palmer.
and payable to himself. Bott deposited 1t in a
bank here. and It came back from the Boston
bank marked N. G. Then Bott wrote to Mrs
Palmer in Boston and learned from her that
she had given her son no such check.
Detective Sergeant Mulry learned that Pal
mer had purchased fifteen shares OF stock
through the Tradesmen's National Bank and
had taken the stock to President Ellis u. Rob-
erts OF the Franklin National Bank 1877 Green
wich street. and obtained $500 In cash on 1t.
Palmer had left his quarters at 400 Fifth
avenue. Orders were given at both banks to
detain him II he should appear. Mulry
watched tho Tradesmen's Dank and yesterday
caught his man.
On his way to Police Headquarters Palmer
throw away pocket book. which Mulry
promptly picked up. 1t was found to contain
five checks OF the same sort as Palmer had
passed upon his friend Bot. Each was for
800. payable to Palmer and signed Elizabeth
L. Palmer.
Tho pocketbook also contained several
pawn tickets for trinkets that Palmer had
stolen from Bot while rooming with him.
They were chums from Williams College.
Bolts gold watch and chain was on Palmer
when he was arrested
Palmer ls waxy- featured. smooth shaven
man. of slender build and about the medium
height. He is 20 years old. He sometimes
went by the name OF Lewis D. Lamaire. 400
Fifth avenue He was q member OF the Re-
form, Club. but resigned last September. He
was dropped from the Bar Association recently
for non, rayment OF dues. ,.,. Wa.
Thirteth street station have been on the hunt
for several days past for gang O. thieves who
Broadway and got away with $500 worth OF
goods.
boring holes in the door around the lock and
then taking that piece OF mechanism out alto.
gether. They helped themselves 10 the Nnest
bags. yalises and toilet articles in the store.
They we're also smart enough to steal the bills
Mr.. Casey did not learn OF the disappear
ance Of these papers until after he reported
Of Forty second street and Sixth avenue. who
does business with Mr.. Casey. called on him.
and, in an angry mood. demanded to know
why check was presented to him on bank
where there was 10 account. -.
Mr.. Casey was ut loss to understand until
the circumstances were explained. MIR. Cor
don said that a well dressed young man. about
be paid and rendered a check for larger
amount than tho bill. He receipted the
bill and returned the balance In cash. Mr..
Casey then found that his bills payable we're
was not drawn on his own bank. and explained
the robbery. =, .
The young man. who is described by the
men who have been swindled as An afable
eral other merchants doing business W tn MIR.
Casey. All the merchants gave descriptions
which tailed.
317 West Thirty-fifth street He was arrested
West Thirteth street station. ...
grounds they arrested young Braman. and
the charge against him Is only on SUSPICION.
His father. Joseph b. Braman. is Commits
sioner Of Deeds for q, number OF states. with
another over Casey's store.
Young Brnman had charge OF the uptown
office. After the young man was locked up tho
detectives tried to nnd nd. some me OF the merchants
The elder Braman. accompanied by his wife:
called at the station house last night. and
when Mrs. Braman learned OF the charge she
raigncd in the Jefferson Market Police Court
this morning.