The herald., 1895-11-26
FELTON, HAD A FAC|LE Pen
The professor" an Alleged
Forger, Fraud and Blk
PRINCESS LOUISE'S PIANIST
Star Engagement the Pianist Played
Here for Seven Months
Floated Worthless Checks and Was Smooth
Enough to Defraud a Paw ibroker.
Review of His Career


Y Professor" George FELTON,, "court
the IN issng.
Professor FELTON, has gone, leaving be-
| hind MIN small army of dupes and
| creditors to mourn his sudden and not
altogether surprising departure. The
professor" was last seen on sun lay aft
ernoon about o'clock on Spring street.
He is now believed to be somewhere
across the Mexican line, south of San
Diego.
GATHERING IN THE SHEKELS.
| Saturday last was great cay with the
| professor. He gathered shekels right
and left from the unwary with an au
dacity and boldness that was really quit
| astonishing in one sofsuave ana mild.
| hammered.
From Col. Robert Kern. the well known
caterer. he secured $35, giving a worth
less check on the Security Savings bank.
He endeavored to nave NJ L. Polaski cash
u check on the same bank for $50. Mr.
Pulaski advanced yoU anu received a
! worthless piece of pa per for that amount
| WV % WIZ shO RCutS hSCCPteo
$50 cheek anu gave the tricky PRO
fessor' $40 III cash and $40 in underwear.
| To Steele, the "awnbroker FELTON, gave a
bogus check for $l60 ana received his
| wifes ssaiskin sacque and diamonds.
which he bad pawncd. and George r.
fessor's' check for ~. Other bogus
checks. were passed late Saturday night
and eavly in the evening.
| FELTON, had no difficulty in securing
money on the worthless paper be ISSUED,
for he had on former occasions given all
these parties checks ON the Security Saw
ings bank and they had been honored.
He had an account with the bank at one
time, but the amount that had been on
| deposit had been exhausted for some
time.
THE LARGEST HAUL.
But the largest haul the professor m ade
from any one person was when he secured
Sis from the GardnerZellner Music COM
pany, on check drawn on a Han:ord.
Call, bank. to which the name of J. b.
Bickney had beea forged. On this the
professor secured the cash. AS soon as
the duped firm feared that the signature
was false on the matter was laid before
the district attorney and war; mt was
secured charging the professor with the
crime of forgery. But the bird had flown.
HIS ADVENT HERE
Professor Grorge FELTON, came to Los
Angeles from San Francisco during the
Fiesta last spring He had left record
behind him in the city, but nothing
much was thought of it The professor
was att,red i purple and inc linen when
he reached here; he wore jewelry in
plenty and nothing was too good for him.
He rolled them high anu he rolled them
long. In San Francisco he was broke all
the time, was very seedy and generally
down OH his luck But as soon as ne
struck os Angeles he blossumsd forth
Ike unto Monte Cristo
THE HANDSOME LADY.
He brought very handsome little
lady, whom be introduced as his wi G.
She was beautiful. dressed in good style
ano taste, and she e,ned to think the
world and all of the professor. |. was
given out that the professors wife was
lady Of wealth, aad the professor ala all
be conld 10 sustain the popular belief.
He toil=d not, ne,ther did he s. ia, but
he spent money like pradigal.
The lady hat ben ~idnw when she
MT the 'profssso ~ he origin lily re
sihed at Hanfur. and tie professor" WAS
the third shot in the matrimonial line,
Sac had one child bv her trst husband.
and the little girl lived W tn MIR. and
Mrs. FELTON, in this city at S16 South
Pearl street. The second husband WAS o
Hanfo,d bank cashier named Green. MIR.
Green's experience Was biief. He got n
divorce from his wife and she got a lot OF
bis property. Then she went to San
francisco and there ran across 'Prcfes-
Sur FELTON,. Later she beca me Mrs. PRO
lessor" FELTON,, and IT was the money and
the property that she had that enabled
the professor to enact the role Of thor
oughbred' in this community frum May
LIST last to and including saturday even
ing last.
COURT PIANIST.
Thv professor threw his card to the
breeze as court pianist to the Prin Jess
Louise" No one ever succeeded in find
ing out what territory Louise was princess
of. However, that matters not. Those
who were curious enough to inquire we're
put off without the question being an.
swered, but the great majority hated to
confess that they were so unfamiliar with
royalty as not to know who the Princess
Louise was sc the "professor" was en-
abled to carry his bluff through.
Sn far as known the pr fessor' never
han any pupils for the piano or any other
musical instrument. There was 10 great
demand for his services, so he put in his
time hanging around the small barrooms
and blowing himself for drinks anu din
ners.
III mouse ~ CLIO IGaTl etIeet was IN
swell neip h buro God and Mrs. FELTON, rave
S. veral swell functions ere. The ''pro-
f-ssor" also, paradoxirallv, rented out
several OF TIE rooms to dodgers.
Mrs. FELTON, mortgaeea sume of the
property which sue had at Hanford anu
raised $1,000 This was VIVA. the PRO
lessor" deposited in the Security bank
and dra~ against.
THE OLD VIOLIN.
But the $1,000 could not last for ever
at the gait the ''professo - was trotting.
1t fin lily gave out, and then the fell"w
adopted devious and shady methods.
He pawned violin at one money loan
Ing est hl shment, securing $50 on the
representation that the instrument was
an old one aud OF great value. The
pawnbroker found out that the wbolesal
value of the violin was $3. Then 9 was
mad ana sore displeassd. lie beat his
pren st in great rage and taking the
vInlin ne placed it in his window, al,-
pending thereto card bearing the fol-
lowing information:
This violin was rawnd by Prof.
George FELTON, tor $50 OIL the rrUre-
sentaton that it was worth $40 or
$50. Its Wholesale value IS 50 and =,
!. it is for sale at trat sum.