The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-05
Career of an Alleged Count in
America.
ONE STRING OF CRIMES
EMBEzzLEMENT,- SWINDLING.
FORGERY AND BIGAMY.
These Are But a Few of the Crimes
He Is Charged With-A Belief
That He Has Gained at Least
100000 by His Cute Methods
He Has an Alias in Every Pocket
-Nabbed at Last.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-"Count' Guiglemo. J.
D. Juster alias DR. Juster. alias DR..
FRANK 5. Rhodes said TO be a Roumanian
of excellent family. and who processes
to be studying dentistry in America. was
arrested in this city today. He is said to
be wanted for several offenses in Buffalo.
New York city, Brooklyn, Boston. Lead
vile, Colo, and Denver. Wife abandon
ment, embezzlement, forgery, swindling.
Dlgamy and of obtaining money under
Ialse pretenses are some of the specific
charges Tor which he is wanted in vari-
Gus parts OF the country, and it is be-
HeEed that he has obtained in all about
siOo,OOo by his alleged Illegal methods
since he came to America three years
ago, me prisoner is a young man.
dressed in the height of fashion and he
stopped at the best hotels in all of the
cities he has visited.
HE LIVED HIGH.
In Chicago he has lived at the Auditor
lum Annex and the Lexington and posed
as man of means. He claims to be a
member of noble Roumanian family.
ana came here three years ago to study
dentistry. He first came to Philadelphia.
where he is said to have attended the
medical school of the state university.
school.
He fled from Boston. it is alleged. after
he had been detected in a number of
Swlndilng schemes. He. then went to
of prominent jeweler of that city
Soon afterward, it is said. he went to
Buffalo. and there. after cultivating an
acquaintance, obtained to the extent
OF $1,000 by fraud. He again returned
to his wife in Brooklyn and lived in
style.
FOOLISH WOMAN.
He was in trouble there number of
times and 1t is alleged his wife paid out
nearly $1,000 to keep him out of Jail He
deserted his wife on August q of last
first stopping place. and he is charged
with swindling citizen of that place out
OF a house and lot. He is also wanted
there on several charges of forgery. Co
ing from there to Denver. he continued
his fraudulent methods. While there he
assumed the name OF Frank S. Rhodes
and posted as gentleman of great
wealth. He fled from that city and came
to Chicago Soon after his departure.
Chief of Police RUSSELL of Denver
learned of the enormous swindles he had
perpetrated and sent a description to the
police of this city. Here. while in dire
distress. after having been elected from
two prominent hotels for non-payment of
bills. he met Belle Cults, who the police
say is an adventures, and marriage
with her soon followed. He owed a
number of livery men, and warrants had |
been sworn out for his arrest. He paWned |
his wife's jewelry and sealskins to pay
his annoying debts.
LANDLADY FLEECED.
He then concealed himself in a house
on Wabash avenue to escape the police.
and borrowed considerable amount of
money from his landlady, promising to
return il to her when he got his remit
tance from the old country. After his
arrest he did not deny his identity. and
was locked up. The Brooklyn authorities
were Immediately notified of the capture
and a telegram was received from p. H.
Corr, of the Corr Detective agency of
that city. requesting the chief of police
to hold the prisoner until exJradition
papers can be secured. He will be turned
over to the Brooklyn authorities as soon
as an officer arrives and will be prose-
cuted there. it is said, on the charge of
wife abandonment