Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
HE IS NOT MIR. CONN0R
DAVIS ALIAS CANNON ARRESTED
As A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.
ne II said to Have Been Trying 10
secure Money on Bogus Drafts
How lie Was Chased festerosy
Morning.
Morning.

A man giving his name as II. Nj. Davis.
and claiming to be from Baltimore, was
arrested at the corner OF Eighth and
Main streets yesterday morning. The
only charge preferred against him was
OF being a suspicious character. though
ne was ut tho time OF his apprehension
supposed 10 havo been the man who
two weeks ago obtained money from
number Of young men here by pretending
that no was ]. o. Common. the repre-
sentative OF Baltimore art company.
and was going TO give them positions
20 collect and solicit business for him.
At that time Conner advertised for
collector, and made the applicants de-
post $40 collateral. Quite a number de-
posted money with Connor The men
were 10 60 to work Monday, August
10Th, but on that date Conner had skipped
Yesterday morning. while Davis the
man arrested, was passing the store Oh
Mr.. Herman Schmidt. at the corner OF
Fifth and Broad streets. Mr.. ID. A. Weih-
brunn book-keeper Of the establishments
saw him, and recognized the stranger
as a man who. Just two weeks aso "en'
into Mr.. Herman Schmidts place OF ousI-
ness. and, claiming 10 be a saItsiiiIi
for Francis II. Leggett Son, New 1oiH,
sndeavorei 10 get Mr.. william = Schiiiiu!
TO give him SIS on a draft drawn on 'ii"'
firm for 800 Upon this occasion uno
stranger. who said his name was w. ..
Cannon, produced n typewriter lelter
purporiing 10 be from Leggett 90
instructing him 20 20 20 some point IN
Tennessee and 10 get any OF thelr custo-
mers hero 20 let him have money OF
70 draw on them. IL he was out OF iuhu9'
Mr.. Schmidt surmised that something WIS
wrong about the newcomer, ana reluseu
70 advance 20 him the sum asAed Ior'
Later 1t was learned that no such man
represented Legsett 81 Co. 1t Is sald tha'
Cannon called upon several other ner-
chants here and endeayOred To get money
from them by the same means but Ialleu'
Yesterday morning. when Mr.. Neih-
trunn saw the stranger. having con-
oluded that he and Conner were 'he
same man, he called Mr. schmidt ana
the two followed the alleged Baliimorean'
Davis walked briskly up Broad street
closely pursued by the other gentIeineh'
until ne reached jefferson street. when
ne crossed the street. and, turning back
he walked rapidly down Broad 10 Muir
phys Hotel. Here he darted In anu
rushed ont the side door. ana down
Eighth 10 Main. with his pursurers Closely
behind him.
At this point, however, the mysterious
visitor ran into the arms OF Ollcer AUS
Tin, who arrested him
HAD ANOTHER LETTER
On being searched at the second
Precinct station q letter was found pur-
porting TO be from William II. Lanachal
q Son. Baltimore. in which Davis was
authorized TO draw on them. The letter
Davis Acknowledged was bogus.
II was learned that Davis registered at
Murphy's earlier in the day, and at once
tried TO get s. In cash from the clerk.
Several OF the victims Of Conner called
10 see Davis at the Second Police-Station
last evening" but they said he was not the
artist agent who got their money. 30
far no other charge than that of being
suspicious character has been preferred
against Davis. Davis is IA very nice
looking man, about 50 years Of age.