The morning times., 1896-06-05
MADE HIS AFFIICTIOH PAY
Deaf Mute Good Worked the
DtGlOrs for Money.
GRAVEGHARGE AGAINST HIM
HIS Typewritten Plea Was Headed
with the Forged Name of DIR. j.
wythe Cook-It Told Al Tale of N
Sick Wife i'll Illinois, While the
Man Lives Down in Virginia.

! man giving the name OF Alfred 0'Deu
was arrested yesterday afternoon by Po
! liccman Millen and locked up at the First
precinct on a charge OF vagrancy but in
his capture the police think they have a
very smooth and clever swindler.
The man's proper name is said To be
z. V Good, ana his game, although an
old one. has been worked quite success
fully in this city anl Baitiiuure.
Physicians are his victims. He was ar
rested yesterday by Policeman Millen
while in the act OF going from office to
office asking assistance. 0'Dcll or Good
is 4 dear mute ana uses this affliction as
a pTy TO open the hearts Of those he ap-
pr"achcs. Upon entering Il physician s
office he presents u paper which states
that Ice has sick wife in a Western
Stateaud is anxious to send her money and
wishes to return home himself. The paper
which Is type written is as follows:
HIS TYPEWRITTENP PLEA.
Tie paper is addressed TO - Kind Human
People.
The bearer is deaf and dumb and his Wife
is dangerously sick and he wants to go
10 her in Pillman, Ill.
He was shipped away from his home
10y labor agency in Chicago. He Is out
OF money ana ne wants to go back to his
sick wife.
Let all who read this help him. He is
worthy of your II r.p and you Will not refuse
TO help him if you can.
Il have References
At the Eot;Cm q this type written plea
iUr assistance IS tie name DIR. j. Wythc
Cook " written in ink, and standing ut
1unspicuously. Opposite are the figures
s. 90 Below !Eis is a long list Cf figures
headed by the name "E. l.. Gies'' and the
sum 20 cents. These are all iii Pencil and
Lady written. while DR.. Cooks namc is
IN a plain. busiEesShkc hand.
DIR. Cook was seen last night He said
he had never heard of the man and had
given him no money. When shown his
namc on the list lie pronounced it forgery
and wrote his name on Il slip Cf PAPER 10
show the difference.
While II was al parent at q glance that
The name on Tie petition was a forgery
,here was sufficient similarity 10 deceive
when only the latter was shown. In view
Of this fact tie temporary charge cf va
grancy. which was placed against Good
last night. may he changed this morning
Ia more serious one.
HAS MADE IT PAY
Observation-Disclosures agingevidence was found
in the shape of letters upon his person. When
arrested Good Claimed. i'll accordance with
his typewriter plea, that lac came from
Pullman, Ill, ana that he was most anxious
to return there himself He became quite
angry with the policeman and wrote a letter
reterating the statements made in his cir
cular aud threatening all manner Of
vengeance on the police.
When searched ut the station he became
very Indignant that his money and papers
should be taken from him. In his pockets
were found four receipts from the Adams
Southern Express Companies, besides one
from the United states Express Company
for money order sent TO his wife. The re-
CeiptS signed by the Adams Express Com
pauy were dated Baltimore, May q and 2S.
and were given for packages sent TO Mrs.
e. Good, Bumley's, Va. The packages Were
valued at $50, S35 aud So respectively
which seems to Indicate that the sick wifi.
dodge was asverysuccessfulin the Monumental
City.
The Southern Express receipt was dated
Washington, June ] , and the package cent
was valued at S22. This also was addressed
to Mrs. q. q. q oCd, al Burulcy'S, Va, rs
was the money order receipt given by the
United states Express Company.
REAL NAME Is GOOD.
Good wrote several letters in the
station-house to Officer MeIlen, in one
or which he said: Il am Ignorant OF your
laws here; but if begging he a crime
! am guilty and should be punished"
He went On TO curse the police and those
who made the law, and the county which
allowed such statute upon It's books.
Policeman Herndon. whose home is ne:tr
Burnley's, questioned the man. Good did
not deny That lie came from that locality,
but steadily refused 10 answer any queS-
lions about "Pillman, III or his sick
wife. Officer Herndon said last night
that there was family named Good
living near Burn!ey's. The father was
the proprietor Of a small country store
and his wife was a deaf mute
The couple have several children, several /
of whom have their mothers affliction
aud the officer felt confident that the
prisoner was q son of the stOrekeeper.
To what extent the man has play hIs
game IN this city is not known. The
iist found upon his person showed That
he had collected $3.50 and the express
company and money order receipts proves
That since May %, lie has sent to his
Virginia home live paCka ges. whose total
value is $50. The case viii come up III
police court this morning when further
Inquiry will be made into the movements
of this unique and interesting swindler.