The morning times., 1895-10-13
Seeks to Give Color to the Holt
Will Fake.
SILENT ON SOME POINTS
Not Unknown TO Fame and the Police
Connection with Other ROmances
of His Own Devising-Two or Three
Queer Check and Draft Transac-
tions-Just Now Aiding Cubans.

| good deal more stiffening tn make it con-
sistent all the way through.
Mr.. Cullen was certainly aware of the
fact when the will was found, If he ever
| actually had IT in his possession that a
severe legal penalty attached to the sup
| preston OF such a document. Every day
that he retained 1t only intensified the de-
gree of crimnality for which he might
| afterward be held accountable.
The plausibility of the story in some OF
| its features might have saved IL from utter
ridicuie IL Mr.. Cullen had come forward
promptly and openly and made public al
that which the law and common usage re-
quired him TO do. This was his only course,
If his statements rest upon the foundation
| of truth.
SELLING BY PIECEMEAL.
But on the contrary Mr. Cullen. by his
| own admission, waited for weeks after
mailing the will he claims 10 have found,
and then comes forward apparently for the
! sole purpose Of peddiing out piecenieal the
| Information and enlightenment at his dis
posal. He first sought To sell the story
! itself 20 the highest bidder, reserving the
| proof for a future sale.
Finding that his expectations in the way
| of compensation could not be realized,
| he has since thrown countless obstacles
| in the way OF producing proof which he
| at first claimed to have in his possession.
This action makes the whole matter APP
| pear as though the scheme had been con-
cocted for revenue only and brings into
| disrepute whatever elements of truth might
| otherwise be scmi-apparent. In fact, II
| reports be true, Mr. Cullen's reputation
for imagining and romancing in the hope
that money might thereby be obtained is
such as to foster the belief that the pres
eDt production may merely be another
| one OF his overwrought Illusions.
Mr.. MANDEyILLE'S WILL.
As matter OF fact it is extremely doubt
| ful If the late William II. Vaudeville and
Judge Holt were even acquainted, much
! less intimate friends. None of Judge Hollis
neighbors can remember any friendship he
/ tween the two men.
Judge Mandeville's Will is now on file
! with the register of wills, and there is not
| the slightest similarity between his hand
| writing and that of Judge Holt or the
writing in which the Holt viii is execdted.
The VIII OF Mr. Vaudeville was exc
| cuted April 6, 1899, just before his death.
There are three witnesses names TO it.
These are William Burke, Arthur II. Giles.
\ and F. f. StebDins, ali close friends OF the
| writer Of the Will.
| The Will amounted to nothing, and was
not even probated. Only one of the wit
nesses appeared 10 prove it, and it was
| evidently signed by them merely to please
whim of the maker in his dying hours.
Mr.. Cullen has earned reputation for
| theoTIzing and ina gination. His talent in
this direction is OF the highest order. There
| is no limit to his flight OF his fancies. His
| eccentricities have only been surpassed
| by the utter absence of ingenuity, which
might have afforded mask 10 partially
| hide their crudity. It will be necessary to
hpf fep pf r nj Ia
indicate his capabilities as a romancer.
On the 22d of last November young Cul-
| len. after being shaved at the Ebbtt House
barber shop, asked Robert Wilson, the pro-
prietor, to step upstairs and identify him
at the bank of Crane Paris & Co. Mr.Wil-
son did so. and indorsed q draft for SITS
which was cashed. but afterward found to
be worthless. Mr.. Wilson believed that
he paid too much for Mr. Cullen's eccen-
tricity, and turned the matter over to the
authorities.
A warrant was issued. and the records
show that on December 81 last Orlan c. Cul-
len was indicted Icy the grand jury for
false pretenses. He was arraigued in court
January Z, and pleaded not guilty. He
was released on $500 bond, John Miller
going his security.
on February 20 the case was nolle
pressed. The check was drawn on the
Capital Trust Company. The witnesses be-
Benjamin Crane and Charles II. Alcnder.
MR. BIRNEY'S EXPLANATION.
Mr. Birney explains the nole PROSE- by
saying that he looked into the case very
closely. and 1T appeared that Cullen had
been receiving money from an uncle in Chi
cago, and had every reason to expect il,
by the showing made, in time to meet the
check. There was no evidence that ma
icfn nj ha
proved, Mr.. Blrney said, and Cullen's case
was dropped.
Another fantastic eccentricity of Mr.. Cul-
len consisted in his ordering heavy guns
and ammunition from both the Hotchkiss
and briggs Gun Companies to place on
top of his summer hotel at Warmers
White Sulphur Springs, the postoffice of
which Is Cullen. Va
These guns were desired to fire salutes
and to protect the hotel from moonshiners.
1t is said the Hotchkiss people furnished
the gun and sixty rounds of canister, which
were wasted on salutes and moonshiners,
as when the gun was recovered the ammupi-
tion had been exhausted.
CANNON ON HIS ROOF.
The briggs Gun Company sold Mr.. Cul-
len a nice gun for 5000 and took great
interest in the young mans fancies. He
represented himself to be the captain of
Il
do the briggs people good down in Vir-
ginia, and he was consequently supplied
with enough expensive literature to stock
library.
In the meantime Cullen casually dropped
in and asked Mr.. briggs to step out and
identify him so lie could get cash for a
draft drawn on q rich uncle in st. Paul.
Mr.. briggs complied and the West End
National Bank gave him $40.
Subsequently the following letter, which
is more than self-explanatory, was re-
ceived:
ST. Paul. December 10, 1894.
Charles P. Williams, Cashier,
West End National Bank,
Washington, ID. c.:
Dear Sir: l herewith return protested
draft of Orlan G. Cullen on Orlan G. Cul-
len for $40, received in your letter of the
7th, and, according to your request, have
telegrapbed your draft refused.
The uncle of the young man is a gentle
man of respectability. and informs ,nie that
the young man, Orlan c. Gu Hen. his
nephew, has drawn a great many drafts
upon him without the slightest authority,
and when he knew they would not be
paid, as there was nothing at all due
him, and that he has been told time and
time again that such drafts would not be
honored. 1 eau state that Of my own
knowledge q very great number of drafts
of similar character have gone through
this bank for collection during the past
year, everyone OF which, SO far as I now
remember, has been returned unpaid.
Very respectfully,
WI MONFORD, President.
This letter made Mr. briggs trifle
weary, and Abner Y Leech, il, was sent