The morning times., 1895-09-18
TOO LATE FOR REGRETS
BaIch and Day Brought Here
From Baltimore.
BOTH LADS ARE PENITENT
College-bred Youths Who Started
Away From Home on IA Drunken
Lark That win Probably Land
Them In the Penitenttary-Day's
Mother Is Coming to Aid Her Boy.

Harry K Balca and George W. Day, the
two yonug New Englanders who passed
bogus check ON Mr. David Currier, Of the
War Department, for 81 90, about month
ago, as exclusively stated In The Times,
were brought to this city last night from
Baths re by Detective George ". Boyd.
For the past twenty-one days they have
been in Jail in that city awaiting the action
of the grand jury on charge Of beating
hotels They were indicted there ycster-
day for the offense, and at once turned over
to the Washington authorities.
Both ofthe young fellow are of good New
England families, Blich is from Hanover.
New Hampshire, where his father is prom
ineHt railroad contractor, aud Day is IRON
Haverhill, Mass. The families of both are
wealthy and inflHeatial.
STARTED ON THEIR LARK
About the 1st of July the two started
from Luwell. Mass, Oh a lark, which
ended with their arrest in Baltimore. They
drank heavily wherever they went. and
by the time they reached this city. early
in August their means were exhausted,
and they cast about for some means OF
rcpienishing their empty pocketbuoks.
Working friends of their respective families
seemed the ga siest way, and they started in
accordingly
Balch was well acquainted with a num-
Der of Dartmouth students. and several
members OF the Dartmouth alumni in this
this city, were the first victims. a number
of hotels suffered also, and inally, when
II became necessary TO raise a stake ami
get out, the boys worked Off The check on
Mr Currier, whose wife is cousin OF
Day. After getting the hundred they
jumped.
When Mr. Currier read an account of
the fraudulent transactions nf the young
men in The Times he proceeded tn head
quarters. and after notifying the police of
his loss, got out warrant for the arrest
of both. They had gotten out of the way
by that time. no wever, but stopped couple
of days in Baltimore on their way 10 Chi
cago.
There. by a mistake OF identity, the two
Young men were arrested, and after the
authorities had them, it was discovered
that they had been beating the hotels in
that city. which is a criminal offense.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
They ywereaccordingly givena preliminary
hearing on the charge and held to await the
action of the grand jury and committed to
jail in default of bonds. The Indictment
brought against them by the grand jury
yesterday finished the case there for the
present and they were brought here.
At the Sixth precinct station house last
night they stated that their present trou
bles are the result OF a drunken freak.
Both say they are, glad their arrest took
place when it did, as they might have gotten
into more serious difficulty had their wild
career continued. Day'smother has written
to him from his home and is expected here in
a few days. 1t is probable that the after
here will be settled up, but the two may have
OF serve time for their Baltimore escapades.
Both are goodlook king, well educated
young fellows, and have very little of the
criminal in their appearance or actions.
They are very penitent lads just now, and If
they get out of their present scrape they
will swear to tread in straight paths only
for the rest of their existence.