The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
He PLAYS upon
WOMEN'S TRUST
Charles Holman, With Many
Aliases, Again in
Trouble.
FORGERY rs CHARGED.
He Gave Mrs. Rose Kamaroni
Forged Checks to Get Money
From Her.
A sWINDLER OF THE LADIES
Has Served Two Terms in the State
Prison and Been Arrested
Several Times.
a sw1NDLER OF THE LADIES

man with a large number of aliases
who has for years swindled women by
representing himself as a wealthy miner
or rancher and making pretense of want
ing to marry them is once more locked up
in the City Prison on charge of forgery.
His real name is supposed to be Charles
Holman, native of Maine, 55 years of
age. His aliases, so far as known to the
police, are Llewellyn Miller, R. N. Saun-
ders, S. P. Danforth, J. Garfield, Arthur
Arlington, J. J. Allen and J. B. Brown.
He is nearly feet tail and weighs about
22O pounds.
The complaining witness on the prese Mt
charge of forgery is Mrs. Rose Kamaroni,
an accoucheuse. living at 81 Fifth street.
On April 20 last, while she was living at
1861 Harrison street, Holman called upon
her and introduced himself as Arthur Ar
lington, wealthy miner.
Mrs. Hankatzi, friend living at 4131z
Broadway, was with Mrs. Kamaronl at tn Z
time.
Holman said he wanted to talk privately
with Mrs. Kamaroni, but she explained to
him she could not speak good English
and called in Mrs. Hankatzi, whom
she introduced as her sister, although
she was not; but she was afraid Hol-
man would not talk so freely before
e stranger. Holman then said he
had girl friend, who had got into trou-
bic and ne would pay Mrs. Kamaronl well
II she would perform criminal operation
upon her. Mrs. kamaroni demurred, but
SAID that she would care for the girl dur
ing her trouble. He consented to this
and after looking at two rooms engaged
them, saying the girl would call next day.
AS an evidence of good faith he wrote
the fOlIOWinp on sheet Of nanpr-
To CrOcker, WoollU0rth d Co.: Pay to Rose
Kamaroni, 1864 Harrison street, the sum OF
two thousand and five hundred dollars
GS25OO). Pay this check to bearer;
San Francisco, April 20, 1896.
Before Holman took his departure he
did something to arouse Mrs. Kamaroni's
suspicious. Her pocket-bo book was on the
table i'll the room where they were talking.
She had occasion to leave the room for a
few minutes, and when she returned she
saw him with the pocket book in his hand
examining its contents. She made him
return 1t to her, and he did not offer any
apology or explanation for his conduct
Mrs. hamaroni went to the Crocker-
Woolworth Bank next day and presented
the order. She was told no such person as
y. NJ. Carson had an account in the
bank. She Immediately went TO police
headquarters and Captain Lees detailed
Detective Anthony on the case.
Anthony went 10 Mrs. Kamaroni's house,
as Holman had promised to return that
night He waited for some hours, but Hol-
man did not turn up, and he left. He had
only been gone half an hour when Holman
made his appearance. She told him that
the order was refused by the bank, and he
said he had forgot to deposit his money
there, but to put things right he wrote out
three checks on the Donohoe Kelly Bank
for 5000, 500 and $40. respectively, pay
able to her and signed j. NJ. Carson"
and said they were all good.
They talked for some time and finally he
proposed marriage to her. She gave him
an evasive answer and then he asked her
for some money as he was short of ready