The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07

ment for passing n worthless check on the pro-
prietor of the Bartholdi Hotel. lie was also
released Oh this charge. Ga June %, 1924.
whitcmEn attempted to collect $500 license
money from each Of tLr ninety book L,akcrs
doing business ut the Washington Park race
tracS, Chicago. III. ,Whilcm N. started out
with lis bag over his shoulder and commenced
10 collect the $500. and had collected from
three Of the bookmakcrs. but the fourth. be-
identined by William 4. P!nIcrtun. Who had
charge OF the detectives ut the Washington
Park race track. Whifcman then lrf. the In
closure. and. going over 10 the French niutuals
sta"d. he threw the hag containing the $500
into the stand and said to the attendant:
OF the bookmakcrs.' When Mcbride came
around h. found the bag containing the $500,
but Whiteman was missing from the track.
having LET. immediately after handing over
the bag with the money.
shortly after. trying to swIndle the book
Whlteman returned to New York without
funds. lie wrote ana asked his sister To fur.
nish him With some money. she replied
Farmers Bank OF Evansville. y. Y. This draft
he raised to $50 and, passed On a freud here.
Henry Cooper, wmiemnn and a one.nrmed
fnrger named james De Wit were arrested in
Detroit. Mich. Cor passing u bogus CHECK for
SJn on:the proprictor OF the Cad lilac Hotel In
that city. For this crime De Witt was con-
victed. and on Oct. u. 1894. was sentenced to
ten years In the jackson state prison. Jack
son. Mich. Whitoraan escaped trial for this
forgery on account ot Insult silent evidence.
but VS. held for ex tradition FOR n forgery he
had committed in san Francisco. Cal. on i.
j.. Maxwell, nm insurance mar OF tina. city:
When the san Francisco detectives arrived
they founi that Whitcman had been dis.
charged from custody throuIh the intcrcession
OF influential friends.
"On Sent. -. 1898. the National Bank OF
the Republic. Chicago. ILL.,. vas swindlcd out
Of $500. ana an attempt WIS made to secure
$40 additional bv one Harry Conway. who
was arrested hy the i'nkcrtnns on Oct. -.
1874, convicted. aud sentenced To two years In
Joliet prison. The fink"rtnns; acting for the
several bank In Chicago that had been swim
died 10y this band nf iOrgr's. succeeded Ia Sc
curing II confession rom CONWAY. duplicating
tlunlo !. Whijemnn as the hactcr 81 the hand.
lie lore wi iternan could lie arrested NJ bans
vile. y. y. where he was stopping with his
mother and sis,"r. he had fed To Europe on
Oct. 20. 1894. his relatives paying his passage
and supplying linn with money TO spcnd while
aG%T2W@ihii ,. IN 1oraor ,o o,,cr,,os 10 ,ri,a,.
n bank ~ tlRt city out OF 1900 hy means OF 4
bogus check rurpOrting TO lie on tn" Merchants
and Farmers National Bank OF Dansville. The
London bank refused 10 pay the money until II
had tatled TO Evansville to find II III" Checl.
was genuine. When whi'eman found that the
London. bnnSs could not lie viciimizcd easily.
lie - ie several blank checks from n member
OF Parliament and went 10 Paris. where he
used these checks 10 victimi,e merchants.
s .S% Esr msn:v. a"s ..5 1sws hs could 1I' S %i a y@rl"Si
for these forcrries Whiteman returned 10 the
United states in February. 1895.
the police OF New York at the request OF, Cap.
tain OF Detectives !. W. Lees OF :he san Fran
cisco Police pseGr,meat. After a lepsth,
rucnce OF his political and business friends 10
prevail upon the Governor OF New York not
to sign the reQuisition napers, Whiteman was
taken to san Francisco Ia. answer the charge
OF forgery against him In that state. lie was
convicted on June 20. 1898. and on Aug. 80
he was sentenced to nine wears In san Quentin
California; prison. lie received q stay OF pro
ceedings. was granted n new trial. and on the
San Francisco authOri les concluding there
wa, not sufficient evidence to again convict
Lin. Whitcman wac. discharged from Gus
tody on Nov. u. 1890
Whitcmnn's attention vas directed to some
or these statements Yesterday afternoon. He
denied the truth Of them all A. they were there
given. He directed attention to the arrest on
III. San Francisco charge. and showed n nam
phlct which ne had printed. giving In detail
the history Of the case. The Pamphlet gives
the opinion OF the supreme Court Of Caliior-
MIA which granted Whitcmnn a new trial and
scathinglv criticised the action OF the trial
court. From the pamphlet IL appears that
Waterman was fully acquitted.
As far as III" present Churgc Is con ,erned,
Whiteman saws h" knows. nothing whatever
about II. Ia not tbs man Williams. ana will be
able TO prove that he Is mt.