Arizona republican., 1894-05-08
HIS DOUBLE. A Young American Citi- zen With a Grievance. Arrested in Germany for a Chicago Defaulter. The Result of Looking Like the Photograph of Another Man. He Experiences Trouble and Delay Reaching the Ears of the Au-
 thorlties at Washington.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 PATERSON, May 7.-Walter W. Me Cormick, son of the late Major Gen. eral Mccormick of Pennsylvania, who now holds a place with the Edison Electric Illuminating company in this city, is awaiting the action of the sec retary of state on the conduct of United States Consul Mason at Frankfort-on- the-Main, Germany, and of the police of that city toward Mr. Mccormick last fall. He says that on the evening of his arrival in Frankfort he was arrested and thrown into jail on suspicion of being the defaulting cashier of the Chi cago Tribune. He had put up at the Swan hotel and in the evening he got aboard car to go to Palm Garden to hear the music. He could not make the conductor understand him, and 6 passenger who spoke English and Ger man came to his aid. He gave the man gold piece equal to $2 and asked him to pay his fare. When the two had been seated at table in the garden enjoying refreshments which the stranger had ordered, the latter refused to pay for them, although he had failed to return to MT. Mccormick the change for the $2. He then called policeman and said MT. Mccormick had refused to pay for what he had ordered. Both were arrested.
 MT. Mccormick was detained several days, when a man entered hls cell and questioned him in English. He told the stranger his story, and the latter retorted that he lied and told him he was the Chicago defaulter. He pro- duced picture and a description Of the defaulter, and so accurate was the resem blance that Mir. Mccormick says he didn't blame the police for the mis- take. During his incarceration, he says he suffered many hardships. The landlord of the hotel went to United States Consul Mason and told him one of his guests, an American, had been ar- rested for criminal by mistake. The consul wouldn't believe it, and said he had heard nothing about it. MT. Me Cormlck finally got letter to MT. Mason, and the latter then sent his assistant, MT. Hogue, to the jail. The prisoner told his story to MT. Hogue and the latter procured counsel for him. He was liberated after proving beyond dou bt that he was not the defaulter. He says the authorities were frightened when Mir. Hogue told them the de- faulter had been captured in Spain, and they offered him carriage to take him from the jail to the hotel
 When afterward MT. Mccormick called upon Consul Mason and proved by his papers who he was and told the story of the hardships he had been subjected to. MT. Mason promised to re- port the affair to the secretary of state.
 When MT. Mccormick returned to this country, several weeks ago, he in- quired of the secretary of state whether any such report had been made and learned that the secretary knew nothing of the case. MT. Me Cormick then retained his brother, a New York lawyer, to look after the matter, and the latter went on to Washington, pressed the case, and the secretary of state asked for an explana tion from MT. Mason. The latter re gently submitted full report of the 1 case