The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17
A BOGUS COUNT ARRESTED.
N. De LIgrse With Several Aliases 10
the Tolls Here.
he SWISDLED FRENCH CITIZENS.
Pretended To Secure Them Empfo ymcnt
With a French Steamship Company for
the Price Of Csblegram- Sergeant
Tomiinson Captured Him.

Last night about 10 o'clock chief OF
Detectives. Sergear' A. NJ. Tomlnscn, re-
ceived th~ following telegram, which
explains itself
New York. March iG 1920
Major r. F. Howard. Richmond. Va.
We have a warrant FOR grand larceny
for bogus count. Masduerades unGet
tho titles OF Armande lie Riyerie Count
Target, and others,
Passes worthless checks. Thirty TO
thirty-hve years OF age. five feet ana
nine inches tall. light complexion, brown
hair blonde moustache, medium buhd.
dimpie in chin. very swell IN dress, rep
resonfs himself as being connected Win
the Campagnie Generate Translantiquo
French line Of steamers. this city. ,.
Cohen, OF YOU city, has Just toiegrophea
A. Fouget. agent Of said iire, ASKING IL
a man mined De Iisnce VINO rs no" IN
Richmond Is connected with SAID com
pany. IA.re IS TO he Ligncc connected
with said company. Please cali on
Cohen. and ii De Lignee answers Dc
scription OF bogus count, arest.i ana
will send officer with necessary PAYERS.
Wire answer. STEPHEN o'bRiEN.
Captain Detective Bureau.
THE COUNT ARRESTED.
Acting in accordance with the telegram,
Sergeant Tomllnson went 90 Murphys
Hotel and found that a man ansWcrins
the description of the mnH he wartcd
had registered there last Wedncada, as
NJ. De Lignee, of New York. lie had.
however paid his bill Yesterday evening
and left. he was next traced - the
Byrd-Street station. where bis batsnge
was located. but tie Count himsch was
rot 20 be- found.
f..Itf al. j a.
geant Tomlason located him az the
Union House. which Is run by Mr. James
T. Ferritor He had registered a. 81 =.
Garteu. and was in bed. When he was
arrested he went very quietly 10 the
Second station without asking any ques-
tions OF expressing any surprise. II 1p-
pclls ,tnat he learned the detectives were
hut on ,is trail, and he went 70 tue
iIasn House % cludo them, hoping 10
get out OF the city this morning
T saw the Count last night. lie an
sNered the description given N the tele-
gram. lie wore a light-coored felt hat,
. brown checked suit. and appeared TO
be as otherwise described.
ONLY TALKED FRENCH.
He pretended not 10 speak English, 20
/ conversed with him I'm French. lie
told me he was from New York; had
come here on pleasure 10 see French
friends. and expected 10 return 10 New
York this morning. lie said he was
born IN France, had been ia business IN
this country. h4t vas not doing anything
now Wien ceased peakng French
ne would not talk 20 me, but only muf-
l..ured e. few r,sglish words, although MIS-
accent was not that Of a Frcncn an.
a. long as a conyerseu in ifrnch 20
talked most willingly. in fact. he asked
m. 10 address him In that language. rhe
police officers were standing near. ana ne
said Dc did not want them understand.
lie denied that any business brought
him 10 this city.
HIS SCHEME.
Sergeant Tomlnson found several lei-
tcrs on Count De Lignee which gave
his scheme away. They We're addressed
1, William Novi and Eugene Chaon. were
postmarked Richmond, Va, although
dated i'm New York.
These letters ct forth that tho Count
was the representative Of French
steamship line, and that he could secure
employment with that company for any
person desiring work.
The Counts scheme is,to promise 10 get
A fellow work with The company, ana
then get the price OF "A cablegram mes
sage from him FOR II. This amounted 10
about fifteen or twenty dollars. the mes
sage being about forty words. In this
cablegram 10 the president OF the COM
pany. who, he claimed. resided In Paris
he forwarded the application Of the per-
son desiring work. with the guarantee
that they would secure the place.
The Count will have a hearing In the
Police Court this morning.