Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-18
HAS A BAD RECORD.
4 Clever Old Time Swicdler Captured
by Boston Police.
q. Name IL Daniel S. Ward But He Has
Long List Of Aliases.


arrested by members OF the inspector ae-
partment late Friday night, and VINO mas
been passing under the name OF Coiohel
Andrew ]. West of Atlanta, Ga, anu
claiming to be the quartermaster general
of that state, for passing worthless cheeAs
on dry goods firms here has been ideneineu
NV Chief Inspector Watts as Daniel ..
Ward, notorious criminal with iohs
record. Ward acknowledged his idensity.
His record is as follows:
Daniel S. Ward, alias Captain WARD
alias Morgan, alias Pope alias Miiier,
was born in Indiana 60 years ago, and Is
a planter by occupation. He was one OF
of the six arrested in New York city, NOV.
20, 1864, for being concerned IN plot TO
burn the hotels of that city. He was con-
fined for four months by order OF General
Dix. The plan was to burn Loveloy s.
French's, Astor House, Albemarle. Fifth
Avenue hotel, and the La Sarge, now the
Broadway Central hotel.
Captain Kennedy, one of the conspira.
tors. was hung in Fort Lafayette, ana
another conspirator was hung on Bedloe's
island in New York harbor. Ward was
sent to Fort Lafayette, and after being
confined there for several months was sent
south and liberated. He was also sus'
pected of being concerned in the burning
of Barnum's museum. New York, in 1850
In 1875 Ward went to Woodville, Miss,
and represented himself as N. w. Page OF
Baton Rouge, La., and obtaining $llO0 on
a forgd check. was arrested, and after re-
naming in Jail a year was discharged. He
then went to New York city and repre-
sented himself as H. w. Keller of Wood
Vile, Miss, and secured from w. q.
Browning & Co., Broome street, suit OF
clothes and 500 in cash
In Exchange For y Worthless Check.
In August, 1854, he represented himself
as William II. Morgan of Woodvilie,
Miss, and handed a letter Of introduction
to Bates, Reed g. Hooley, merchants on
Broadway, who sold him long list OF
goods. They were requested to send one
outfit down to the Cosmopolitan hotel,
where Ward, alias Morgan, was in wait
ing to receive them. In one day he secured
goods from half dozen firms.
On October 9, 1884, Ward went to James
w. Shaw, china dealer, Duane street. New
York city, and represented himself as the
captain of the steamer Eclipse, running
ordered $462 worth of goods. He displayed
a draft for $4,000. drawn on the bank OF
New York, and when he drew up check
of 5000 the difference was handed him.
He visited Collender's billiard sales
rooms on Broadway, saying that he was
about fitting up large place in New Or
leans. He talked about prices and was in
vited to dinner by the cashier, who intro
duced him to Pcttes g. Curtis, corner
Seventeenth street and Broadway. This
last firm was promptly swindled out of u
suit of clothes and $3.50 in cash.
At the Meriden Britannia on Fourteenth
street he ordered 1866 worth of goods
drew check for $3.50 more and walked off
with the difference. On Oct. II. 1884. he
went to Chickering & Sons and selected
two pianos, took fancy to the manager
and invited him . lunch. and from tho
restraunteur, to whom he had been intro
duced by the manager, borrowed so as he
had accidentally ran short. b. +. Kramer,
piano cover maker of East Fourteenth
street, was sent for and sold TO Ward a
piano cov,r for $50. which Ward took
away with him in a coupe, together with
800 in cash in return for
A Worthless Check For Gs50.
He drove down to Lord & Taylor's, on
Broadway. where he displayed the re-
ceipted bills of Shaw, Kramer and other
firms. and selected 1875 worth of linen for
the steamer Eclipse. He drew n check for
$1,000, and having received $125 in cash,
told the firm not to send the goods until
the check was certified. AS he was pass
ing out of the store he saw some silk
underwear, and 800 worth was placed in
the coupe, as he thought 'his wife might
want to see il"
Boston, Providence, Chicago, Cleveland,
ST. Louis, Louisville and Philadelphia
were visited and victimized in the same
fashion. Ward was arrested in New York
in connection with the swindle on July 20,
1884, He was tried on two complaints,
convicted and sent to state prison for three
years on July 90 1885, He was released
Feb 10. 1885,
Ward is also known as A. s. Wood and
Colonel Smithers. He has been in Boston
for about week and passed two worthless
checks on Jordan, Marsh & Co. here for
e3S. He was arrested while walking on
Charles street and was arraigned In the
Municipal court Saturday for forgery.
Several persons have identified him as the
man who swindled them some years ago
on a previous visit.
Ward was arraigned in the municipal
court charged with forgery. He asked for
q continuance until March 25, which was
granted.