Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-10
Is HE A SWINDLER?
Grave Charges Against a Stranger
Claiming 10 Be Morrill, Ross HeWeS.
mas AN ADVERTISING SCHEME.
Several Richmond Enterprises Were
Duped, hut the Il. n. Mayo Tobacco
Company Had the Solicitor Arrest
ed-The Case Continued.

yesterday morning. charged with being
a suspicious character. and attempting
20 defraud tho p II. Mayo Tobacco Com
pany out Of so.
Hewes is very nlce-looking fellow.
tipping the scales at about l30 pounds.
and standing perhaps 8 feet Z inches.
He is a man with smooth tongue and
face, and his toilet is incomplete Without
his Gladstone coat. silk hat, patent
leather shoes, and walking-cane
when he was called b. Sergeant
| Thomas yesterday morning. he stepped
lightly to spot just in front OF Justice
| Crutchneld. Sergeant Tomllnson asked
that both cases be continued until tho
18th instant 10 allow the production OF
| further evidence This was done with
out a word being uttered by Hewes. and
when the prisoners went down to Jail.
the alleged fakir was among them.
THE ADVERTISING SCHEME
Hewes claims to be representative ot
! G. G.. Wilson. collecting agent. No. III
] Nassau street New York. and shortly
| after arriving In this city Friday morn
! ing, called at the Z. H. Mayo COM
| panys Office and presented n contract,
! to which the official signature OF the
/ company was attached, and which show
/ ed that the tobacco company was
| indebted Tor advertisement in the Al
| lantic Coast Directory TO the amount OF
! $50. The pleasant representative showed
! the directory with tho advertisement OF
| the Richmond hrm In big letters on the
| front page. IL was afterwards found.
! however. that the directory contained
| movable pages. When Hewes was ar
/ a % q 4
! full OF loose pages. and could ar
range them 90 suit the occasion. When
| he handed the contract for so worth OF
| work 10 Mr.. Edward Mayo, Hewes took
! occasion % compliment the showing made
| by the advertisement. and remarked
that the amount was SO. bu. upon
! being corrected. readily agreed 10 ac-
cept $50, for which amount the contract
called.
HIS Suspicious AROUSED
Mr.. Mayo's suspicious were aroused.
! and he told the caller that he would have
| 10 call later in the day. Half-past / was
fixed as the hour, and Hewes took his
| leave. Detectives Tomlinson and Gibson
were then interviewed and they joined
| I'm the belief that the man was a fake"
| when the appointed hour rolled around
| Sergeant Tomlinson WAS awaiting the ap-
| pearance OF Hewes In the 0fice OF the
! Z. III. Mayo Company while Detective
! Gibson secured the vicinity. At O'clock
| Howes had not put in an appearance, and
| Sergeant Tomllnson started down 70 tho
| Chesapeake and Ohio depot TO cut or
! his escape from tho city by that line.
| Meanwhile Detective Gibson ran across
his game near Ninth and Franklin and
took him IN tow. officer Tomllnson waa
Informed that the man had been arrested.
and he was taken 10 the Second station.
where a search OF his person revealed
money 20 the amount OF :llO26 ana
| gold-nlled watch and plated chain.
While being held at the station-house
Mr. u. H. Mayo called 70 get look at no
prisoner and was astonished when he
found that he was the same man whom
he recognized I'm a Pullman-car that
morning Mr.. Mayo having come from mo
metropolis I'm. the same car with Hewes.
| Mr. Edward Mayo was seen by a Dls-
match reporter yesterday afternoon and
said that one OF his first reasons tor
suepectiug the man was his thought or a
Ginning from New York paper, Wn'ch
ne nroducod and which gave fun partlcu-
lars OF a number Of similar cases that
had occurred In that city and or me cap
,ura ON February 9th OF man VINO
worked such schemes.
USED his TIME WELL
Durlne the few hours that Hewos was
rorrnfttod 10 move about the city, ho
seems TO have made profitable use OF hia
tfne lie rs known 10 have called % NJ
least four. persons or firms win Whpm
he had entirely satisfactory h'e'N.
Nrr r Clement Shafer gave him a cneck
Cor 500 in paymont for the advertisement
or an enterprise in which he was N
,crosted and this was promptly c"i-
,,ortsd into cash; the Allen n Gihter
Rranch Of the American Tobacco COM
many gave a check for SO, but ifearuteE
Jeffries becoming satisfied that M
had been made. hurried 10 the UaisA Sn'
stoupod payment. and A.. Hoen q 70,
go tbo r w Randolph Company PAID
over so each.
WAS HERE IN MARCH.
since the arrest OF Hewes, and tne
thorough inquiry by the ponce n%.o %
mis- case. Il has been ascertalned tna' N','
IS not his first trip 70 islei,rao. ,,a.Dn
II is asserted that he was here ia Mare",
a,d conducted successful negotiations
NTH a number Of prominent merchahla;
He IS said 20 have worn solt nat anu
fun beard at that time. 49,.
Ffeues is a man who could easily turn
ont heavy beard. Sergeant Iomllh-
eon has wired Mr.. Stephen y Brien'
chief OF the New York Bureau or Detec-
tlves. regarding the case. and expects an
| answer shortly.
tr.,,es reused positively 20 be inter-
,,icyed. saving that he had turned an
over 10 his legal adviser. Mr.. ID. C. kicn-
ordson. lie took occasion 70 say, now
ever that he had It I'M for the Rich-
mond papers.
Other Police Court Cases
Herbert f.. Warn alias Warren. the
forger who was sent on 20 the grand
turv Friday morning for attempting 10
Soroa boals paper on A. Glrolarni, was
| ao9in before the Justice yesterday morn
No ,o answer two additional charges or
terry For forging a check, purport-
t-,, a. have been signed by Mrs. Mar
IA v MAYS. on the Richmond Per-
notual Building and Loan Association.
for $40 Warn was sent 10 the grand
trrv The other charge, which was or
attempting 10 pass a check on TIE same
bu19iny and loan association for ~,
yybfcb was signed by Martha j. Mays,
us ..niDpea In the bud' by Warns
co,tnsel who claimed that inasmuch as
,bere was no such person as Mrs. Martha
sfovs no forgery had been COM
ritted. The Justice dismissed this case
str,nee 10 say that in each OF me
cases in which Warn Is 20 answer tne
charge OF forgery. the Richmond Per
nettlal Building and Loan Association
and The name OF Mrs. Martha V. Mays
were used.
Robert Curtis (colored was sent on
10 the grand jury on the charge or
breaking and entering the stofehouse OF
Rfossrs & Ullman's Sons IN the night
time and stealing one can OF tomatoes.
u,L .... - william Dyere (COiOre4l,