The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-30
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nod PAST of Lionel Stage Re-
The +7,rns to Haunt Him.


Portland (OreJ Dispatch.
rbar no man can escape from MS past II
- ANYTHING criminal in 1t, has just
tnel0 .,--,,onstrated here. The man with
os''- FINAL record in this instance Is one
the q IL stood high in the community, and
w ~ national bank examiner. When
VINO - N he whispered about that Lionel
II - - was a fOrger ana an eA-conVlct'
80 who knew MN Woulu no! Ior d
tlU9o believe it. However, an 1nYeStl-
mOHeN', ov-pd that there was much foun-
gatloJn f15, the report, and eventually the
eayLDCJ-ri1r facts were discovered:
tol.O" 1859 a Young man much given
Deo. Who gave the name of A. l..
70 w u1l7,,,sa was arrested in this city for
Ways--If r,udllent checks, both here and
pasSSlHIl!5i,rnia The First National Bank
IL 60, francisco was his victim IN call
o. 20 The check on the bank was for
i iy-0 and was given to the United States
~ ~ in Marysville, Cal. The check,
hOyeI ~ which caused his Immediate ar
now vas drawn on the First National
Tes' of Chicago and was hypothecated
Dam pailev. proprietor of the Gilman
W o. IN his city. in liquidation of
nous I'm The check called for S35.
gUdtH ,onse represented himself to be the
.n,&atS(ori1ed agent and travelling CORE
ssSnSant of Chicago newspaper. This
80 the police to believe he was Harry
y Povce. whom the paper had recently
A.noesi This Waterhouse denied, but
emitted he was acquainted with Royce,
Sorinr met him in the east
n", nong the prisoners effects were found
a,n,ber of cards bearing the name of
1ia+arbouse. but there was nothing to
n9onntif- him with Royce. Waterhouse,
I slv,s claimed he had done some work
sontba chicago paper. He also said he
~ W n,ritten A great deal for other papers
While travelling in Europe, Mexico and
tba south. Two days after his arrest,
\ NO TO- he was arralgned IN the police
conrt charged with larceny by Bailey.
Is waived examination and was held in
tba sum of $500 TO answer before the
.rond inry. The next day another check
came 10 sight signed by Waterhouse. This
vas uttered in Salem, Ore, and when pro-
6rcad for payment here was declared
fran5nIent. On Dec. 16 Waterhouse
niea3ed guilty to the charge of obtaining
honey under false preJenses, and the fol-
loving day Dec. Il, was sentenced to one
wear in the state penitentiary at Salem.
BEFORE the sentence was passed the pris-
onprasked that he might serve his term
in the county jail, saying his professional
career. that OF a journalist. would be
Inc the trial many other checks came to
igbt. his victims being principally hotel
keepers in California.
After serving his term, Waterhouse
disappeared and for year afterward his
doings are unknown. In the summer of
4 1891 a Young man of pleasing appearance
and agreeable manners arrived in Port
land. giving the name of Lionel Stagge,
and soon secured the position of advertiS-
ing solicitor for the Oregonian. In the lat
Ter part Of 1892 he married into one of the
incest families here. His father-in-law
assisted Stage IN establishing in Feb
ruary, 1893. the Pacific Banker and Inves-
tor. a financial journal. Through this
i magazine Stagge obtained a reputa ton
for financial ability among the bankers in
the northwest Last summer he sought
and obtained the position of national
bank examiner. His work was affective,
and gave entire satisfaction to all con-
cerned He first examined the affairs of
the Dallas bank in this state, which was
speedily reopened. He was soon after
wards sent to Spokane, Wash. to investi-
gate the failure of the First National
bank there, which was soon reopened
When the Oregon National bank, of this
city the depository of the county funds,
on Dec g. was closed the second time by
the Indictment of its officials, Mr. Stagge
was called TO Washington and was APP
pointed receiver for the bank He was
making good pro -ress toward the settle
ment Of is affairs, and then began omi-
nous wh.sperings.
When Stage was first informed of
these rumors he was visibly affected. His
manner showed that there was truth in
the charges, and he said:
81 admit that 1 have been guilty of
questionable transactions, but they were
committed for the purpose of assisting
others"
Asked if this was intended as a taclt
admission of the truthfulness of the
rum0rs, he said:
Yes. Imay as well admit it. I am
Warehouse, and I was found guilty of
forgery and served year in the peniten-
uary' The only thing can offer in ex-
t@nuatIon IS that others were the bene-
nclaries of my crime"
ms afternoon Stagge, alias Water
MOUSE aLas Royce, ct al, sent in his res
lgnation as receiver of the Oregon Ma
uonaL There is no charge against him
ojher than that of an ex-couvict, as his
Tue mere since his release from Salem has
been above rcproach.