The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-08-10
WOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.

Now, that Harvey's life has been placed in
the full glare of publicity by the press of the
country, each section, where his operations
were carried on, supplying its link in the
chain, the story of his career reads like a
Dick Sheppard romance. His plan was
everywhere the same. He was a vertable
DIR. Jekyll aud Mr.. Hyde. In outward
seeming, he was quiet, law-abiding citizen,
an exhorter at religious meetings, and
cheerful, earnest Christian, pleading for tenn
perauce and morality among his fellow men.
Upon arriving at new place, he would at
once seek out the pillars of the church, and
would take the first opportunity to
attend prayer-meeting, when, after sit
ting quietly for one or two nights, he
would, apparently moved by deep religious
fevor, rise in his place, and exhort those pres
ent, with an eloquence not often heard. All
this, too, while he was planning and carrying
out bold and daring crime. He was never
known to drink or gamble. This course, to-
gether with substantial cash contributions to
church work, of course, placed him at once
in good standing in the community, and in
short time he was gone to fresh fields, leaving
a void, both in the hearts of the church
people and the bank vaults.
HIS COTTAGE HOME.
Harvey has at South Vinland, New Jersey,
small farm of ten acres improved by
little one and one-half-stOry cottage, with
shed addition. The house is painted white,
Chamber over small portico in front. On
either side wide carriage drive leads around
to the rear of the building, and in the yard in
front of the house are beds filled with ''old-
fashioned" fragrant flowers. Harvey was here
surrounded with books and the most refining
influences, though living in an entirely un-
pretentious manner. He stood high in the
estimation of his neighbors, and, at the time
of his arrest, many persons thought he was
the aggrieyed party, and that the bank was
trying to ''put up job on him." His life
was purely pastoral, and, true to his alleged
character of dairyman, he was, at the time of
his arrest, engaged in milking COW.
APPARENTLY A CULTIVATED GENTLEMAN.
A human being with the endowments which
this man possesses, should never have chosen
the difficult and dangerous walks of crime, for
his talents, and his rectitude of life, had II
been real, would have won him high success
in any honorable calling. He is evidently
well-read and far better posted on various
branches of business than many men actually
engaged therein. He is man of charming
manners and pleasant appearance, and withal
so fine an actor that there is never an instance
where he has said or done anything to betray
himself or to violate the character assumed
at the time. He has great facility for chang
ing his facial appearance and during the ten
months he has lived at South Vineland, he
has gradually reduced his full beard, first to a
cropped one, then to Burnsides (about the
time he was operating in Harford), and
finally to vigorous mustache. His wife,
whom he claims to have married at Norfolk,
Nebraska, last summer, as Miss Edith Rebecca
Bogel, is a rather pretty and attractive-looking
woman, with bright blue eyes and dark hair,
which she brushes straight back over her
head. She is in Bel Air, and will probably
remain here until her husbands trial.
BANK OFFICIALS ALERT.
The Hartford National Bank and the Bank
of Warrington, West Virginia, promptly at
tached all of Harvey's property and credits
at South Vineland These consist of the
little farm above referred to, for which Har
vey paid 81, 700, and which will probably sell
| for s., 500, and $500 insurance on a stable,
which was burned some time ago. This
money was attached in the hands of the in
surancc company. There is q mortgage of
$500 on the farm, held by bank in Vineland
All of Harvey's personal effects had been re-
moved 1t was rumored that Harvey's wife
| had money on deposit IN a Bridgeton, New
Jersey, bank, but this, of course, his creditors
could not reach. The total loss of the Har-
ford bank is g, 40, a 81 900 draft having
never come to light. The bank offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
| the swindler. This, Mr.. Frank Burt, of
Wheeling, West Virginia, will probably be
entitled to, as the sole credit of the arrest is
due to him. Mr.. Burt has spent 5000 of his
| own money in the pursuit and claims the two
| banks should reimburse him. If they do this,
| the net proceeds OF the attachment suit Will
| about pay their expenses in hunting the man
down, including advertising and pay of de-
tectives. 1t is quite probable that if the bank
officers had offered to drop the requisition
| proceedings the whole loss would have been
refunded to them but, it is needless to say,
they never entertained such thoughts for
moment.
| SAYS SITS ALL MISTAKE"
Harvey, or Baker as he calls himself, says he
| is the victim Of circumstances and that it is
entirely case of mistaken id entity. He
claims to be able to prove complete ali bi at
his trial. lie asserts that he knows nothing
whatever of the matter that he never was in
Bel Air before, and, unkindest of all, says
he never heard of the place until arrested.
He is, however, fully identified by those with
whom he came in contact here as the man
| they want.
| lie has retained Mr.. John S. Young as his
| counsel "
| In order to introduce amberlain's Cough
Remedy here we sold several dozen bottles on
hot