Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-11

steps in his power 20 keep the fakir
who so cleverly dupcd him from getting
his liberty again.
Immediately upon his return from the
jail Mr.. Bonar. the West Virginia vic
tim, accompanied by Sergeant Hall and
n Dispatch man. appeared before Justice
&. w. Tyler and swore out a warrant
against Thomas II. Parker alias Frank
l.. Smith alias Joe Cartwright, charging
him with being a fugitive from justice
from the state Of West Virginia. This
paper was Mt once placed tn the hands
OF Major Poe. the Chief Of Police. and
its object Is to keep Parker from get
ting away after the Virginia authorities
are through with him.
EMERY AND HIS VISIT.
Samuel Emery. the b~ookmaker and turf
man, who was arrested as n suspicious
character and hailed In the sum OF N,co.
was stu in the city yesterday. His
friends deny that he has had any connec-
ton with the gang OF eold-brick swind-
lers. While II Is admitted that Emery
came to Richmond Ia ondcavor TO bal
his friend Parker, whose real name Is
said TO be Frank Lockwood Smith, II was
noticed when he was searched at the POI
lice-Station on the morning of his arrest
that he only had a little over $50 in money
about his clothing. Next morning In the
Police Court. however. he was handed n
special.delivery letter, which was post
marked New York city. \ well-known
gentleman stated to q Dispatch man last
night that Mcssrs. Samuel MORROW ana
WaVerly Lawrence. OF this city. called
upon Colonel Tazewcll Elicit. Congress
man-elect from this district. and Mr.
Morrow. who has known Emery for a
long time. produced a packar" contain
ing $4,000 In money and cndeavored 10
induce Colonel Elicit to take the SUM
and have Emery released upon such part
OF II. or all of 1t, as thu Police Justic:
might demand. The CongresSman-elect
did not DO this.
POINTS FROM NEW YORK.
In So .I1AA4A % - EhnHtnl TELEGRAM
about the case the New York World yes
tcrday printed the following:
Norris Is one OF the most widelY-known
detectives in the United states. lie mas
been I'm prisOn many n lime before. nut
has always managed to get out OF trouble.
lie Is rich.
RED Austin. the gold-brick swindlcr.
said TO he IN jail in tx l;Sich, i 'hd n 1IrG"E *
confidence men. lie IS the leader ofa
band that has realized over Stl;0o by
the Cold-hrick scheme within the liSt
three years. Red Austin was married
in Cincinnati several years ago 10 the no.
torious Matte Hopkins. The name nc
was married under was Patrick Henry
Samuel Emery has made books on ne
Big tracks in the vicinity of New York
FOR a number OF years. lie has me rcpuI7
tation OF paving dollar for dollar. ana
has been considered a square man. even
by the gambling fraternity.
Parker is not Red Austin. as the World
seems to think Int is Frank i"cTwoG, n
America. and who Is termed the kim
Of Swindlors" In New York city. He is
also thought by some Of those connected
with the invest'gation TO be- ne n9'tI
bank sneak-thief. "Eilly the KID, or New
York city, who dill such clever work in the
northern and western cities about ten or
fifteen years ago. His band are SAID :"
have hecn involved in steaIinGS amount
Ing to SJo.~H. Williams. MS partner III
the Withers case. is said u be mons DINER
than Cameron Bostctter alias Red Adams;
another corfdenc man q Wldg.preai
reputation. II * thought that the l1nkcr-
tons will land Williams within the next
few days. Nh. BOnar. the West Virginia
victim. said Yesterday that ne would
spend n week here If he thought nv doing
so H. could meet the other man VINO
swindled him.
HOW THEY TRADED BOXES.
When asked how h. allowed the fakirs
70 exchange the boxes of money IN The
conveyance. Mr.. shannon. the PennsNi-
Vanian. replied that the Thieves had got
ten him under the influence" q some sort
OF poison. from which b. was more than
six months recovering. He s1id Il almost
entirely ruined his health. Mr.. shannon
let for home last night.
The Commonwealth's Attorney y"stcr-
day received q letter from Mr. J0hn -.
Sncllings. formerly OF TINS city, but row
Of New York. stating that he had received
a telegram from Samuel Emery a%nnounc-
ing that ne had been arrested as a SpSpI-
cious character, and asking Mr.. Sncllings
- endorse him. Mr.. Sncllings added that
he had known Emery for fifteen years.
and had never heard anything wrong In
regard To his honesty AMI good character,
L would endorse him for anything.
ANOTHER VICTIM ARRIVES.
Among the passengers who came in on
the l2.J train this morning was Mr..
Patrick Morton. of Bordentown. y. j..
who comes to see If Park r is not one
Of tn SANG Of lUnco men who swind,tI
him out OF &.o0o about two years ago 10y
the sold-brick sch mo. IT, VIII 70 TO
the jail this morning to see Parker. Mr..
Morton is proprietor Of the Park-Street
Op- ra-IIouse. of B0rltntown.
Norris continued to receive kilograms
vest rday from persons who contemplate
coming here TO see Parker. ". y. Tucker,
Of Toledo. O.. attorney for Groll. who
lost "a large sum Of money. wired mat he
would procure requisiti1n papers in a lew
days. Clark Adams. Of Covington. O..
who lost $500 on two gold bricks, says
he will com. here. Norris says thu Rich
mond prisoner is not Billy TIL ki1. whom
NJ knows well. Ellly's r..il name is also
Frank Smith.
Mr.. Withers's brother returned TO his
home in Gloucester Yesterday. Mrs.
With-rs is stlll here. Sh- is stopping at
a clearinghouse up town.