New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
AN ALLEGED FORGER HERE.
LATIMER f. JONES BROUGHT BACK
FROM ENGLAND.
CHARGED WITH roRGERIEs AMOUNTING TO
si5oOOo-A STORY GOING BACK TO 1856
HIS FLIGHT TO THE ARGEN-

10000 STORY GOING BACK TO lse"--
HIS FLIGHT TO THE ARGEN-
TINE REPUBLIC.
IatImer r. Jones who formerly lived in this city.
but fed the country in 1885, charged with forgeries
amounting 10 $4,000 and forfeiting bail oonds OF
$4,000 under which he had been placed was Drought
back here yesterday under arrest on the American
Line steamship New-York from Southampton. he
was discovered in Scarborough. England. In Janu-
airy OF this year, where he running a STUD
farm, and was arrested on the 18th of that month
BY Scotland Yard men. Detective Cuff OF the Dis
trictAttorneys office here. was sent over AFTER nin
He agreed 10 return without extradition papers
His wife and sister accompanied him On the
steamer the party proved entertaining one. and
became popular with the passengers, although II
was known that Jones charged with forgery
and under arrest. They brought an Immense
amount of baggage with them. and when they came
down the gangplank smiles wreaihed their races
Few would have known that detective was with
the m.
Jones refused to talk about his case. saying tnat
Il had been placed in the hands Of exSurrogate
Ransom and David WEIGH. formerly OF the District
Attorneys Office. on landing he was turned over
By Detective Cuff to Detectives McNaught. Biz
mingham and Farley. Of the Central ONCE, by whon
he was taken TO headquarters, where he will be
locked up until tomorrow, when he Will be taken
before the Dl3trlct-Attorney.
Jones came 70 this city in 1885, when ne was TWEEN
ty-eight years old. handsome, and clever talker'
He married Miss Blanche. daughter OF Lewis col-
we'll head Of the Colwen Lead Company. Mr. Col
well or his death, within six months LEFT SN"o 20
his son-in-law Jones then went into the promoting
business starting half dozen enterprises among
them being the New-York Auction Lumber COM
pany OF which he made his brother-in-law De
WIT Clinton Wheeler president jones himset
became its treasurer and general manager. and
proceeded 10 undersel his rivals He bought sIoc"
farm at Warwick y. j.. and began 10 live In more
expensive style.
In the summer OF 1885 he induced Benjamin l..
IuddingtOn Of Brooklyn, discount some notes Tor
him. In September the lumber concerns business
became 80 involved that the Sheriff TOOK IL IN
charge. Jones met Mr.. Luddington in the stree
one day took him driving in Central Park ana
told MIN, l. is alleged that the notes he had dis
counted were all forgeres and that the LUMBER upon
which ne mad borrowed $l11.0l2 did not exist Jones
was charged with other alleged swndung opera
tons and nineteen indictments were found against
him, and he arrested His mother ana George
Allen, Of Brooklyn went on his bail bonds OF slo,Vr
When released he went at once 10 the Argentine
Republic and his bonds were forfeited. TO pay nei
share Of the amount Ms mother had 10 sell ABOUT
everything she possessed JOnes's wife began a
suit for divorce and while this was pending Jones
returned this country and married az ADany
Mrs Ellen Andrew. wealthy English widow
Jones succeeded in convincing Mrs. Andrew. whom
he had met on a trip 10 England, and VINO had
heard stories against him, that he was An honest
man. and to prove that he was not wanted IN New
York he agreed be married at the capital OF the
State Mrs Wheeler paid the expenses OF tne trip
Albany and Of the wedding These facts were
not learned until 1893. IL was only recently that
his residence in England was discovered and Dis
trict-AttOrney Olcott demanded his arrest.