The morning times., 1895-08-19
BklCH Ind DAY CAUGHT
College Youths Confess Having
SWindIed Washington Men.
ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE
Detective. Boyd Obtains the Avowal.
From Them That Their Misdeeds
Were Done just for Freak-They
Are Also Deserters From Regular
Army-Look to Rich Relatives.

defective BOYD returned from baltimore
Saturday night, where he had beent o arrange
with the authorities there for the return
TO this city OF Day and Balch, the young
college men who worked Washington
and left record in their wake from New
Hampshire to Maryland.
The detective found the young man occu-
pying a cell in the Central station-house,
Baltimore. They received him pleasantly
and appeared anxious to return to this
city. Ii appeared that they feared Mary
land justice.
Detective Boyd recounted to the young
men the many misdeeds that had been
charged against them here, list of which
appeared exclusively in The Morning Times
They confessed that they were guilty
Of everything charged, and said their pecu-
lations were due 10 an indulgence in
wickedncss.
They started out from their homes in
the East" said the detective, Ito have
a royal big time and they have had it. But
in order to do So they have pulled the
purse strings OF every one they knew,
had heard OF or expected to know. Friends
and acquaintances OF both families were
worked for money in any way tnat sug-
geSted ilselfto the young men,
JUST A FREAK.
Balch and Day refer TO their numerous
esCapades as just freak" They say their
people are not aware OF the predicalneRt
tiIey are in and believe the matters involved
viii al be settled out of court, as both
families are wealthy and influential.
In Baltimore they did up three hotels in
sums rang ing, from So To $3.50, which is
jail uilense thcce.
They were Co2lmitted Saturday 10y a
magistrate for hearing on these charges
/ to-day, but owing Ia. tie serious nature
| OF the cases against theuI1er the Baltimore
authorities viii surrender, the prisoners
To Detective Eoyd, and they a1ilI be brought
here to- night or Tuesday mouiig.
After getting the 500 from Clerk Currier
or the War Department, Ba!ch nd lsay told
Detective Boyd they spent the entire afuount
IN a single night.
On the following morning without a
penny in their pockets they walked to-,
Point OF Rocks. a distance uf forty-five
miles. Stopping AT the town OF Dickinson,
Nd, they tried TO work OFF a forged check
for $50 but failed.
TRIED TO PASS CHECKS.
From Point of Rocks they beat their
way on freight trains TO Frederick, where
they also tried without success 10 pass
several bogus bank checks. Becoming
desperate they boarded 4 freight train, not
knowing whittier il was going, aud wound
up in Baltimore.
In fact" said Day, we hoped the
freight was going West, but really cid
not care where we landed"
The men also acknowledged being de-
serters from the regular army, and said
they were lodging the military as well
as the CIyi authorities Balch and Day
declared that as yet their ian iIies were
not aware OF the scrapes they had got
ten into. They added that they had done"
everybody in every town or city tEey
had passed through, and they passed
through many.
The description OF the men. as fur
nlshed by Detective Boyd. is: George
/ Lawrence Day, of Haverhill Mass, twenty
four years Of age, five feet nine inches
! high, weighs 10 pounds, smooth face,
/ fond complexion, light brown hair, dark
| SUIT OF clothes, brown derby hat.
Harry Kimball Balch, OF Hanover, n H,
I twcnty-one years OF age, slim build, smooth
/ face, dark haIr, weight 80 pounds, gray
clothes, and black derby.
AS SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
Several days ago Sergt. schleigh, of
| Baltimore, received information that two
neatly-dressed young men, Without bag
gage, had registered at the Hotel Stat
ford, that city. After remaining there a
few days their bill was presented, and
they offered in payment a check on the
Columbia National Bank OF Washington
for S25, signed by William Mcdonald.
The check was refused, and the men left
the Stafford and went to the Altamont
There they offered another check, which
was also refused and they went from there
] to the Grand Central, where the operation
was repeated.
Sergt. Schleigh then grew Suspicious and
! had the men arrested. When they were
/ searched a the station number of checks
ranging from S25 to $50 on different
banks throughout the country were found
on them. but they had 10 money. Several
hotel keys, one fer the Central Hotel at
Frederick, Md, were found in their pockets.
! Police headquarters We're notified yester-
/ day morning that the men were arrested in
Baltimore, and Detective Boyd left at
1 once for that city. If the authorities there
have no good case against them they viii
1 be brought back here to answer TO the
charge OF forgery.
AS the families of both men are very
influential, it is thought probably that
an effort viii be made to settle matters out
| of court.