Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-26

| charges of forgery. obtaining money by
false pretenses and fraud, and at Fort
Worth, Tex, for being associated with a
man named J. ". Ash. alias Brown, in
swindling a merchant Of that city out OF
$3.50 worth of diamonds.
Heaton has been twice a convict in the
Missouri penitentiary and is known to the
police of almost every city in the United
States as a smooth and successful crook.
His capture last night is therefore one of
the most important made in Kansas City
in a number Of years.
It is thought Heaton has been in Kan
sas City for about week. Shortly after
Sergeant Yelton. who is in charge nights
at the Grand avenue police station, went
on duty last night he received information
that Heaton was staying temporarily with
his father at 1872 Oak street. Inspector
Flaf1ive was notified and sent Detectives
Hayes, Halpin and Ennis to aid Sergeant
Yelton in capturing him.
The officers surprised Heaton in his
room as he was packing two small grips
to leave the city. At the Grand avenue
station he denied his identity and said his
name was William Nelson. When taken
before Inspector Flahive. however. he ad-
mitted he was Heaton ana said he wanted
His grips contained nothing but clothing.
He had SO bill and $1.50 in silver. He
wore no beard, although the photographs
the local authorities have of him picture
him with full beard. He had draft for
200 drawn on the Bowery bank. New
York city, and signed by Peter McFadden.
1t was dated December Is, 1886, and was
badly worn.
The police at Fort Worth and Colorado
Springs were wired last night of Heaton's
arrest.
Heaton was sentenced in this city to
three years in the penitentiary, March 13.
1884. for forging the name of Wallace Pratt
to check on the National Bank of Com
merce for $3.50. He was released in June
of this year.
About the last of August Heaton came
to Kansas City with the man Ash and reg
istered at the Coates House as ]. ]. Ham
ilton. Ash registered as ]. T. Brown. Au-
gust 81, in company with Flossie and kittie
snyder's place at 3 East Fifteenth street.
they entered Louie Marks pawnshop at
Missouri avenue and Main street. and
made arrangements to purchase 500 worth
and telephoned Inspector Flahive for an
officer Officer Schulz was detailed in cit
liens clothes. The Mabro women knew the
officer. and when he entered the store the
word was passed to Heaton and Ash and
all Ned. Next day all the parties left the
city together
ter from Chief Maddox, of Fort Worth.
asking him to arrest Heaton and Ash. the
former under the name Of j. ]. Hamilton.
ling a man out of $50 worth Of diamonds.
He was notified the men had left here.
but that every possible effort would be
1t is now definitely known that Heaton
and Ash went direct from Kansas City to
Denver with the Mabro women. where
at a. W. Mann and wife. Boston. and H.
w. Gordon and wife. Arizona. After being
in Denver day. they went to Colorado
tie Antlers hotel. registering as J. j. IL Nc c.
swindling man out of 500 worth Of jew
returned to Denver. The latter wrote to
one of the Mabro women while. in Dem
yer, stating Heaton and he would return
| the women are now held by the proprietor
| of the hotel for the board bill.
He has asked Inspector Flahive to col
| thing would be impossible.
1t is thought Heaton and Ash separated
In Denver: the former coming to Kansas
where he was arrested September 20 by In
spector of Detectives Lees. He is now at
Fort Worth h awaiting trial. 1t is thought
been given. They are H. c. Hand, II. W.
, Gordon and J. NJ. Camden. Jr.
| through letter of Introduction he bore
from a young lady in Kansas City. He
also had forged letter and draft, pur-
| porting to he from Senator ]. NJ. Camden,
| of Parkersburg, W. Va. His father is an
! honest workingman. and for a number Of
| years was fiagman for the Metropolitan
| Street Railway Company at Nineteenth
| street and Brooklyn avenue. He was dis
| charged two months ago.
| Heaton lived for number of years in
| Kansas City with his parents. who were
| at one time quite wealthy. He was sent
| to Yale university but turned his talents
IN direction that was not profitable and
| the knowledge that her son would end in
the penitentiary killed his mother.