The herald., 1896-11-27
70 BE TAKEN UP NORTH
L, H, Mclean Wanted in DeIano on a
Felony Charge
His Seattle Record-Gave a Worthless
Draft in Payment for Carload OF
Horses-Well Known

On Tuesday evening last Detectives
Steele and Bradish arrested on the
street L. H. Mclean on telegraphic or
ders from Delano, in the central part of
the state, said to to be wanted on
felony charge The arrest was kept
profound secret until yesterday, when
Deputy Sheriff Gallagher of Tulare ar
rived in the city with a warrant for the
prisoner to take him back to answer.
1t is alleged that some two weeks
ago Mclean, or McClain, as it is some
times spelled, up in Delano purchased
a carload of horses from rancher and
shipped them to that city. In payment
for the stock he gave a draft for some
$3.50 on T. Crotty, formerly bartender
for Dan Moriarty of 344 South Spring
street. this city. Payment on the draft
was protested and the complaint fer
McClains arrest followed. On Friday
last a letter was received by the local
police to look up McClain, but no arrest
was made until definite orders were re-
ceived to hold him.
1t is alleged by the detectives that his
case is connected with the one of horse
dealer named Macy, whom Constable
Tibbetts of Bakersfield came to the city
for last Sunday. Mclean bought his
car of horses in Delano and gave the
draft on Crotty for $780, A few days later
Macy bought his carload at Bakersfield
and gave a draft for $500 on MCLEAN at
344 South Spring street. The Macy case
was compromised on the arrival of Con-
stable Tibbetts and Mr. Ellis the victim,
but MCLEAN will be taken north this
morning to answer.
He claims that the matter is purely a
civil one to be adjusted by the courts.
The buying of the horse he freely ad
mits also the signing of the draft, but
/ ff,Vs ff- arnfn ncfp hn i- q To
sign a reason. Gallagher will take him
north today to explain himself in the
courts.
McClean was some months ago ar
rested by Detective Goodman on va
grancy charge, was tried by jury and
/ discharged. He is awell-dressed, smooth
appearing fellow, who has made his
headquarters in the saloon named and
had apparently no visible means of sup
port
HIS SEATTLE RECORD.
SEATTLE, Nov. 26.-Neil II. Mclean,
arrested in Los Angeles for swindling,
is we'll known to the police of this city.
He came here from the east in 1882
during the boom days, and swindled a
number of immigrants who were look
ing for land by pretending to locate
| them on government land, for which
| service he charged from $100 to $500. For
| this swindling he was arrested a score
| Oh tlmeS, Dut escaped punishment by
F., technicalities and the lavish expendit-
ure of money. The notorious Charlie
Reed, the prince of swindlers, was one
of his associates in these swindling op-
erations. Finally Mclean was convict
ed Of subornation of perjury in conec-
| tion with one of his land swindles, and
was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the government penitentiary on
McNeil's island. After he served his
| term he registered as a voter although
he had forfeited his rights as a citizen
| For this offense he was arrested con-
victed and, served year. A part of the
time was spent in the King county Jail
pending an appeal to the supreme court
and the remainder of the time was serv-
ed out in the penitentiary at Walla
| Walla.
The police claim that he acted as re-
ceiver and disposer OF stolen goods
during the latter part of his career in
Seattle.
Mclean is a sort of Don Juan among
women of a certain sort in this city, and
in consequence thereof he became in
| volved in umerous scrapes, and on sew
eral occasions was severely beaten by
| i,;e- ,;,vo Lee.