The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-28
The Slippery Gentleman Cap
tured in st. Louis
OPERATIONS IN ARIZONA
His Tricky Methods Not Confined to Los
Angeles
Which He VIII Be Returned Here to
Answer to Charges

back. The story of Qualey'S mhSdeeds
has been told before, but new facts
keep cropping up which seem to point
to him as one of the smoothest swim
dlers who ever appeared in Los Angeles.
He came here some six months ago and
established an Office in the Currier
block, blossoming out as real estate
agent and land boomer. In Chicago,
where he came from, Qualey had known
man named Clark who now resides in
Pasadena, and he succeeded in interest
ing him in scheme to buy large tract
OF land on which to raise canaigre, build
factory tO'extract the tannin from the
roots and sell the land off in small par
cells. Qualey secured a contract to buy
1000 acres Of the Jurupa rancho, agree
ing to pay sos, 900; $500 within four days,
$4,000 ten days later and within thirty
days to have paid $4,000. He moved
into finely furnished offices in the Kaw-
eah block on Broadway and opened the
California Home and Ranch company.
Thinking that he had not enough land
contracted for, Qualey agreed to buy
1000 acres more and later on another
1000 acres of an English company. This
latter transaction was actually bound
by the payment of $1,000 cash, but DUDLEY
did not put up the money, having Sc
cured party with a little capital and
interested him in the project. On all
this land no further payments We're
made and after being allowed time In
which to pungle up, the property finally
reverted to the owners.
To prospective purchasers Qualey held
forth in glowing terms on the profits
Of canaigre culture. and said he would
Immediately begin work on the factory.
He went to San Francisco and opened
negotiations with the Risdon Iron works
for complete plant of machinery for
the works. This contract was never
closed. Becoming hard pressed for
money Dudley borrowed from George
Rice e Sons firm 0f nriptarG whom
he owed a bill for advertising pamphlets,
giving bill of sale of his office furniture,
which he had already mortgaged.
From w. e. de Groot Qualey secured
loans of 5000 on his household furniture,
neither principle nor interest Of which
has been paid and later on sold the same
stuff to a secondhand dealer.
Upon the De Groot transaction the
felony complaint first issued was sworn
to, as mentioned at the time exclusively
In The Herald, and yesterday saw an
other filed. Through De Groot Qualey
borrowed from G.. S. Robinson $125 on
piano which he had in warehouse,
which he afterward gave a bill of sale
for to another party. This forms the
basis of yesterdays complaint.
From the Los Angeles Furniture COM
pany he bought some goods which were
never paid for and which were after
ward sold to a secondhand store. Gro
cerymen, butchers and tradesmen of all
CldSStS dlSO IIiOuIIl N{udlty . Z
to the tune of various amounts Of from
$50 to $50. When he had reached the
end of his rope Qualey one day about two
weeks ago disappeared and was lost
to the sight of his many friends and
creditors.
Suspicion was at the time entertained
that he had gone to Arizona, and this has
proved to be we'll founded. Detective
Goodman went to Prescott to bring back
Q prisoner and at the same time look
out for Qualey, but 1t seems the latter
was in different part of the territory.
The following from the Graham Guar
dian of May 22d will throw some light
on Qualey's proceedings while in Ariz-
ona. Stafford, the little town mentioned,
and where the paper in published. is
some eight miles from Solomonville in
Graham county. From the tone of the
article there will evidently be some sur
prsed people in Stafford when they as
certain the character Of the capitalist"
they so Hospitality entertained. The
story was printed with large head over
It, predicting good times for the district
and valley now that at last some one had
been found who could appreciate its
merits The article reads:
"At last the attention of mining cap
ital has been attracted to the Lone Star
mining district. The Guardian has al
ways claimed this to be one of the rich
est mineral bearing regions of Arizona,
which claim Is about to be verified. al
though some people have been in the
habit of giving it black eye at every
opportunity.
Through the efforts of Robert With
erall of Stafford, eastern capital has be-
come interested in this district, and last
Friday ]. A. Qualey, mining expert
from New York, arrived in Stafford, sent
here to investigate the claims over there
and to bond them IL the ore would JUS
tify it. He was very favorably Impress
- I. x~cA ,%,,r
the moment he stepped from the train at
the depot, but when he had climbed the
hills to the north Of us, on his way to the
mines, and could look back and see the
whole valley nesting at the foot of old
Mt. Graham, he became enthusiastic in
his praises Of the country.
"On Saturday morning Mr. Qualey, in
company with several owners of claims,
started for the Lone Star district. He
thoroughly examined several of the
claims and became convinced that this
was the place for an investment. The
party returned to Stafford Sunday and
on Monday before leaving he succeeded
in bonding the following CLAIMS: Mann
moth, Mammoth extension and Plamoso
owned by William Kirkland; Horseshoe,
owned by John Haynie; Sam Houston,
owned by Peter Anderson, and three
claims owned by John Blake, William
H. Barnes and J. II. Vaughn. 1t is
thought that the Lone Star mine would
have been included, but Mr. Lindsey was
not here.
Mr.. Qualey entered into a written
agreement with the mine owners to
erect a smelter here and have it in rum
ming order inside of ninety days; and
he also said that a carload of machinery
would be on the ground inside of thirty
days. Plans and specifications for the
smelter will be here in about three
weeks"
Thus. fleeing from the scene of his
crimes in this city, Qualey still possess
ed his unlimited nerve and by means of
his attitude as a mining expert man.
aged to borrow various sums of money
from the guileless Arizonans before he
shook the dust of Graham county from
his shoes. He must have proceeded
straight to st. Louis where he was on
Tuesday night captured by the officers
on description.
Papers are now being made out in the
district attorneys office, to be sent to
sacramento for the governors sigma
ture, upon which Qualey will be brought
BACK to stand his trial Detective Auble
VIII probably be detailed to go after
him.
Amongst the numerous roles that
elualey assumed while in this city was
that or an Irish patriot When John
Finerty passed through here in March
Qualey was the first to claim his friend
ship at the Arcade depot and offer Law
1sh entertainment at his handsome res
1dence near WestIake mark On the 9TH