The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-18
A PHILADELPHIA TAKEN IN.
Colonel Brannon, of Hawaii, Plays AN

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Colonel BrannOn, of Hawaii, Plays An-
other One of His Check Tricks.
On Friday evening, April 5, there
dropped into Dooner's Hotel, Philadel-
phia,a veteran who represented himself
rs the advance guard of the Medal of
Honor Legion, which was booked to hold
its annual meeting on the following Tues
day. The man, who was about 20 years
of age, over six foot high, with gray hair,
closely cropped whiskers and a clean
shaven chin, registered as II. A. Flanders,
OF Denver, Col. His commanding presence
and entertaining talk quickly captivated
the genial landlord, who was determined
to do all in his power to make the Medal
of Honor men feel at home. He was
introduced to General Mulholland and
other men of high standing in military
circles, with whom he seemed perfectly
at home.
From day to day the Medal of Honor
coterie at the hotel grew in numbers
and with all of them Colonel"
| Flanders was hail fellow well met.
That he might do his part at enter
tanning his newly found friends he OBJ
tain ed s. from Mr. Dooner and gave him
in eturn check for S120 in favor of H.
A. Flanders, drawn upon the Miners
National Bank of Pottsville, and purport-
ing to be signed by H. w. Sortman. The
S. did not last long and again Mr.. Dooner
was importuned for more money, as
Colonel Flanders was meeting so many of
the old boys. The accommodating land
lord made the sum advanced $50, but
when the Colonel made his third attack
upon the ram parts he was repulsed, Mr..
Dooner telling him he was not in the
habit of doing business that way.
After Mr.. Dooner went home on Mon
day night he determined to telegraph the
following day to Pottsville and ascertain
whether the check was good, but upon
arriving at his hotel on Tuesday morning,
the day the meeting was to convene, Mr..
Dooner found that Colonel Flanders had
vacated his room at a. m. and had not
been seen since. In reply to a telegram
the Pottsville bank answered that no
account was kept at the bank in the name
of H. w. Sortman. Mr.. Dooner placed
who expect to locate the man soon, as he
went to Wilkes-Barre from here, where it
is said he worked hotel for $55.
, When Colonel Flanders was asked to
show bis medal he said he did not keep it
for exhibition. Observing shuttle board
at the hotel he pretended not to know
what it was, but when Mr.. Dooner played
few games with him and found himself
bested every time he thought the colonel
possessed remarkable skill for one so un-
sophisticated.
1t is now believed that H. A. Flanders
is none other than Isaac f. Brannon, who
was colonel of the Forty. eighth Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, whose record
as forger is known from New York to
Denver. According to Reading paper,
, the National Hotel at that city was re-
Gently victimized of $50 by worthless
check for 800 presented by Brannon. He
was arrested at the depot in Reading as
he was about to take a train for Potts.
2 Vile The Rocky Mountain Herald, OF
D Denver, also relates how one III. A
8 Patchen" was at one time arrested on the
charge of passing a forged check for SlOC
on the Southern Hotel of Pueblo and wat
j. held in $500 bail, adding that he is Colone
J. Isaac F. Brannon, who passed forged
check upon the editor of the Herald, anC
was sent to the penitentiary for one year
for the offense.
On October 81, 1894, Colonel BrannoI
was held under bail by Magistrate Mill
kin on the charge of obtaining $40 by false
pretenses from hotel in Harrisburg.
Colonel Brannon has an honorable wal
record. According to Bates History OF
Pennsylvania Volunteers he enlisted in
October, 1861, in the Forty-eighth Regi
ment, and was honorably mustered out
of service July II, 1865. From captain oil
Company X he was promoted to major
then to lieutenant colonel and finally tc
q colonel. When Colonel Gowen was killed
: in April, 1865, during the assault on Fort
= Malone, Lieutenant Colonel Brannon as
4 sumed command, ordered the regiment
e forward and captured the works. His
- gallant conduct on this occasion won IN
s him the colonelcy.
s Strouse has a fine line of society EN-
/ blems.
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