Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15
ALLEGED fORGER ARRESTED.

A Man Who Palmed Himself on as Capt.
Murphy Captured by Detectives Wi'sh
aud Mev~y.
A stranger giving the name OF I. ..
Murphy and representing himself TO Dc
Capt. Murphy of the Laurada was
arrested about $50 Thursday morn
ing in John M. Muirooney's restaurant,
No, sos Market street, ty Detectives
Witsi) and McVoy. Hc was charged
with forgery.
The stranger has operated consider.
ably about the city and IL is Thought
he may also be wanted in other citios
on the same charge.
Wednesday no appeared at tho ofncn
of the Charles Warner Co., and after
stating that he was p. O'Meara. a con-
tractor and builder, of No. 1928 Eli.
bort street, Philadelphia, ordered
building material costing Sl2. so, which
he ordered sent to Fourteenth and
Clayment streets, where he said he
was going to have repairs made TO
property which he claimed to own
He offered in payment check for
1927. so on the First National Bank 10
Chester, given by J.J. Buckley OF that
city to p. O'Meara. The man stated
that he had no cash at hand and the
check was accepted and change given
by one OF the clerks at Warmers office.
The latter became Suspicious, and after
communicating with Mr.. Buckley and
finding that he had given no such
check drove to Fourteenth and Clay
mont, where be ascertained that the
man bad no property there. lie then
realized that there was something
wrong, and the matter was put in the
hands OF the police. 4e
After the Warner transaction the
stranger appeared at MulrooDey's res
taurant, where he represented himself
TO be Capt. Murphy and asked for
lodging. After running up a bill
amounting to about $50 he offered in
payment a check for $3.50 on the North
River Bank, No. 1877 Greenwich street,
| New York City. As the man had no
money Mr.. Mulrooney accepted the
| check, but he, too, was suspicious and
consulted the detectives about it. The
| detectives at once made inquiry in
New York and learned that the bank
had been defunct for five years. Act
ing upon this information the man was
arrested and locked up at the police
station.
When searched there two other checks
we're found on him, both OH the First
| National Bank Of Chester, one pur.
porting to have been given by William
j. Morgan for S27. 80, and the other
by j. j. Buckley for S2T.S0 Severa
pawn tickets we're also found, showing
that he had pawned sundry articles
in New York City. There was also
some type written manuscript bearing
various names and which it is sup.
posed be used as references. He also
had 10 his possession ticket for Lewes,
which was purchased in this city Wed
nesday.
The prisoner is evidently about AZ
inches tall, wears black beard ano
moustache and was dressed in neal
blue suit and wore soft black hat He
has fat nose.
The man, FRIDAY morning, gave hi,
name as George O'Meara, and under
that namo was arraigned in the munici
pal court on the charge of passing
forged checks. J.J. Buckley OF Chester
whose name had been used in con
nection with one of the checks. stateC
that he knew nothing about them apt
had never seen the man before. A
the request of the prisoner, who, it il
thought, desires to retain counsel, the
case was continued until the following
Monday morning, bail in the sum O
So, 600 being required.
O'Meara was rearraigned Monda,
morning. Al the request of acting Git,
Solicitor Elliott, the case was con
tinued until yesterday morning, tn
accused being he'd in SIS, 900 bail.