The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-13
TWO MORE ARRESTED.
Daisy Hampton and Charles
Walding Nabbed in a
Hobeken Flat.
PART OF THE VALENTINE GANG
An interesting Haul of Goods in
the Rooms Occupied By the
Swindlers.

Two important arrests were made II
Hoboken last night by Detectives Nelson
and Quinn. Detective Sergeants Weller
and Mannion of New York assisted in the
arrest. The two persons arrested gavs
their names as Charles Waldring and
Daisy Hampton, and are thought to be a
part of the Valentine gang of swindqers
lately brought to light in New York city,
Some time ago a well dressed young
woman procured some furs from an
Eighteenth street, New York, furriei
named Kennedy. The furs cost $40 and
she gave in payment a sight draft upon
Behrnes & Co., Gamers, at No. GA Stone
street, New York. The goods were sent
to an address in the city. When the
draft, which was signed by R.. McLaugh-
lin. was found to be worthless, Mr.. Ken
nedy /netitied the police and Detectives
Weller ard Mannion were put ON the
Ease. They learned that the woman was
hiding in HoDoken and yesterday came
over TO Hoboken and asked the police to
help them in finding her.
1t was learned that a young woman
who wore a good display Of diamonds and
fine clothes was living at No. 367 Hudson
street. She was known in the n~eighbor-
hood as Mrs. Mclaughlin and she was
said to be retiring in her manners. She
lived in a handsomely furnished fiat and
at half-past seven o'clock last night the
detectives found Mclaughlin there. The
woman, however, was not there.
Mclaughlin was placed under arrest
and taken to police headquarters, where
he protested sald wanted 10 see the war
rant for his arrest. He gave his name
as Charles Wstldring, has age twenty-seven
years old, and his residence New York.
He was nut IN q Cell.
The detectives decided that the woman
was in New York and would return to
They kept watch at the ferries and about
1879 O'Clock she was seen TO come
through the gate at the Barclay street
ferry. accompanied by a young man. She
was followed TO the mouse n put under
arrest. She seemed to be greatly sur
pr sed at being arrested.
not lock to be over nineteen. said She was
a typewriter. She said she was living
with Mclaughlin as his wife n admitted
he had sent her 10 The ~farriers 10 maze
the purchase and had given her the draft
TO pay for IT. She said he had disposed
The young man who was with her. on
being questioned, said he was only a
mash Of the girl and meeting her in
New York had escorted her home. AL
though the detectives concluded he was
familiar with the parties arrested they
After the woman had been locked up
the detectives. accompanied by Mr.. Ken
NEEDY, went back to the house and
cloak which Mr.. Kennedy identified as
having been purchased from him and is
worth $500. They also found an astrakhan
cape, a new dress and about $100 worth
of solid silver spoons. There were also
a great number of pawn tickets, a ban
book on the First National Bank of Long
Branch, showing deposits to M~cLaugnlin's
credit of $500, a lot of notes and other
papers, There We're certificates of in
corporation of the United States Trust
and Title Guarantee Company and the
Standard Coal and Iron Company. There
was a bin from the Whiting Manufactur-
ing. Company showing hat Mclaughlin
had purchased silverware amounting to
AS some of Hoboken's business men
nave been swindled out of sums Of money
posed that johnson or some of his gang
have done the swindling.
Edward and Emil Bergman, John Horst
man and Police Commissioner Bruning
from $50 to s125. This police have advised
Ihese men not to explain how thew came
70 advance the money. The police know.
put won't tell. but it is supposed that
some business man of high standing in
Hoboken, who u~nthinkingly made ii easy
TOT the swindfers to successfully work
other business people.
When brought before Recorder Me-
Donough this morning the man gave his
name as Charles McLaughlin. He said
= hlred a room in Hoboken under the
ZINES ZINES q CHARLES Waldring. He asked the
York and consult with his lawyer. He
MaS toid tnat the law would not allow
such a thing He said he would then
ne apn 70 New York for counsel.
o. my sWlnddng on her part.
Ihey were both remanded.