Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
A MAYNARD YOUNG MAN
The Son Of an Honored Naval Officer Dis
graoes His Name.
Lawrence Graham, Alias Gordon
Blair. Arrested I'm boston for Theft
His Career fn This City.

According TO dispatches from Boston. n
young man known there as A. Gordon
Blair. who is under arrest for alleged
theft, has admitted his guilt as well as his
identity. He is described as distinguish
ed young southerner. and he now SAYS his
real name is Lawrence p Graham. and
that he is n son of q commander I'm the
United States navy: that his un1 les are OFF,
GERS in the army. and that Admiral Meade
is his first cousin. He claims to havs
moved in the most fashionable circles OF
society I'm the country.
The young man graduated. he says. from
a military school at Burlington. n. j.. and
went afterward to a school at West Farm
ham. near Montreal 1t was here that lie
began wrongdoing. indorsing' check pay
able TO the treasurer OF the school and
drawing the money thereon. He goes on
to say:
With the money I went home to Wash
ineton and told my father what l had
done. He afterward made the amount
good, and l was sent to the University of
Virginia. Practically the same thing hap
pened there. L had to leave TO escape be-
ing punished"
Tried ThcntricaIs.
He went on the road with a theatrical
company. from which he stole money when
he could not get his salary from the man.
ager. He forged a check at Hartford two
at Willimantic. and fer the latter crime
served two years in the penitentiary. OF
this ne saws:
the only one who wrote to me during
those two long years was my eldest sister.
who is the wife of a lieutenant in the army
stationed at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City,
Utah. She sent me boxes of things and
reading matter. and did everything in her
power TO help me bear up.
Il have spent summer vacations at New
aFl,A ..,aI
Cape May. In each place | have managed
to make friends with the very best peo-
pie of the place. 1 can dance and sing and
play the music of Chopin, Beethoven Wag-
ner. List and others.
AT Newport 1 have been guest on
many OF the steam yachts. the hosts being;
men OF wealth and position In society
Little did they dream that an ex-conyict
was among Them
Local Police Know Him.
The police in this city know the young
man very well because Of their numerous
experiences with him. as the result of his
wrongdong. His father is really a COM
mander in the United States navy, but the
police say ne has not taken any interest
in his boys welfare for some time. The
young mans mother is dead, but he has g.
stepmother.
His first experience in police circles was
in 1892. when he was about sixteen wears
Oh Then he fell into the hands of th.,
detectives but his grandmother with whom
he lived, came TO the front for him and
probably saved him prison sentence. La
ter IL Is alleged, the Young mans desira
TO live without labcrlng led him to pass
checks TO which he had forged the names
or others. While here he always dressed
In the best style, and associated with some
good people.
PERSONS connected with the Judiciary
look an interest in him. and his grand
mother never deserted him. The result
MSs th3t ne vas rover sent 10 a prison
other than the jail. The police have moi
heard or his movements for several wears