New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
COMPERTHWAIT'S
RE11ARlF Contracted for before rise In
wool. 80 still at lowest prices
lAkKEISs LONG CREDIT.
IO4 West 14th street.
A WOMAN LED THE CHASE
HELPED TO CATCH A MAN SHE ACCUSED
OF SWINDLING HER.
MRS sAALFIEID THE WIFE OF MUSIC PUB
Usher. CHARGES A MAN WHO SAYS HE
Is a LAWYER WITH GIVING HER

Is A LAWYER WITH GIVING HER
WORTHLESS CHECK.
James r. Turner. who says that he Is lawyer
and lives at No. Il West Elcventh-st.. was arrested
after an exciting chase East Fifty -ninth-st. yes
,crdav morning In which several citizens, TWO
women and Policeman Hughes. OF the East fi'S
frst-st station. took part He was taken 10 the
Yorkville Court, where he was arraigned OF Il
charge OF passing worthless checks to the amount
of $50 The complainant was Mrs Lizzie Saa'N'',
wife of a music publisher in Fourteenth-st' ana
living AT NO 81 West Seventy-first-st. She was
knocked down by Turner in front Of the Hotei
Savoy yesterday morning when she attempted 10
stop him. and. accompanied by her woman TREND
who refused to give her name. joined IN the chase
that led Turner's capture
Mrs. Saalfcld told Magistrate Crane that year
and A half ago when she and her husband were
living At No 251 West End-ave.. Turner ana his
wife came to board with them. Turner. she said,
fell behind in his payment Of board. ana hnay
he gave her three checks aSgregatlng y" on
a Wall-st bank The checks were returned
marked short" Soon afterward Turner went
away but before going promised to send her the
money to make good the checks within week.
She heard nothing from him. bu, finally located
him AT the Cierach When she reached there, how
ever. she learned that he had suddenly gone away.
and that hts whereabouts were no, known. Snc
advertised in the morning papers, Offering reward
for any information about James x. Turner. She
says she received over one hundred letters from
people who also anxious TO find out where
Turner WAS. he owed these people bills Of various
sums IL said.
At ll:E o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Saal-
field and a woman friend passing the Hotel
Savoy Fifth-avc. and Fifty -ninih-st.. when she
again came face 10 face with Turner She says
Turner bowed politely. and. stepping up TO her,
asked her address in order that he Nigh, send her
the money She seized him and shouted across the
aN'Nu" 10 Iirk ppiifFUldn 10 come ana arrest
Turner. but he did not respond. Turner cndcavored
10 break away from her. and Mrs. Saalirlds friend
tried TO aid her In holding Turner until a policeman
arrived Mrs Saalneld said that Turner then broke
away from her friend. ana knocking her Mrs. Saal.
field down. so that she sprawlcd over the steps OF
the hotel he dar,"f around the corner Of Fifty
ninth 81 In an EFFORT 10 escape Mrs. Saalheld. her
friend and several citizens who had witnessed the
ardtr started after Turner who WAS arrested at
Iark-av" and Fifiy-ninth-si. 10y Policeman
Hughes
Turner admitted that he had given the checks %
Mrs Saalheld. and that at the time he dd he
knew mat hc did not have enough money In bank
10 meet the ch"cks He said that he intended at
the time TO deposit the additional money necessary
70 mc"i the checks He added hat he stll was
willing 10 pay Mrs Saaife!d The $50. and intended
10 do 80 AT his earliest opportunity.
Magistrate Gran" held Turner I'm 800 bail FOR ex-
animation yesterday morning