New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
ACCUSED OF SWINDLING.
DIR. w. II. KEYES ARRESTED FOR OBJ
TANNING MONEY ON FALSE
PRETENCES.
DID BUSINESS UNDER VARIOUS NAMES, POSING
AS THE HEAD OF 4 MEDICINE COMPANY
WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA AND
TRENTON-TIs OPERATIONS
IL THIS CIT


DR.. Walter H. Reyes who poses the head o.:
the Mississippi Medicine Company arrested
yesterday by Central Office Detectives Valley and
j. j. O'Connell. He is wanted at Philadelphia on a
charge of obtaining money under false pretences
and converting partnership property TO his own
use. He is sixty years old. and gave his address
No $50 West Forty-third-st
The arrest was made at the request OF Chief OF
Police Linden. of Philadelphia who several days
ago sent Captain O'Brien a warrant charging
Reyes with obtaining $50 under false pretences.
While the detectives looking for him hfor-
nation received that Reyes had obtained a
carload OF pottery from the Mayer Pottery Manu-
featuring Company, Of Trenton. " j., which was
to this city. The pottery shipped on Jan
uary p. II consigned TO g. Leonard at the
Thlrty-seyenth-st. freigh, station. c. Leonard
proved to be an alias adopted by Keyes
The pottery was delivered at Thiriy-seventh-st.
and North River. and thence was taken to the ter
minal warehouse at Eeventh-ave. and Twenty
seventh-st. There the detectives found the car
load OF pottery I'm store. Reyes had given his name
there as Leonard and his address No 2ij West
Thirty-seventh-st. The detectives could not find
him at tina; place.
In the mean time Captain O'Bren had an inter
view with Joseph H. Mayer. head OF the Mayer
Pottery Manufacturing Company OF Trenton. who
said that Reyes came 10 him in January and made
a bargain for a load of pottery worth $500 In
lieu OF payment he gave Mayer what was alleged
be the title to 100 acres OF farm land at Camp
IeH. Dunklln County. Mo. Keyes told Mayer that
he got the title 10 the farm in exchange for lot
of furniture at the Worlds Fair. He also said he
owned mansion at Burlington. y. j.. and Mayer
believed him TO be a responsible man. and made
the bargain with him. Reyes promised 70 send him
other papers having TO do with the title OF the
farm but never did
The detectives failed to find Reyes until yester-
day when they arrested him at Forty-third-st and
Broadway and took him to Headquarters. He was
locked NJ after having his photograph taken
keyeS has long siCeWhSkers, which served 10
About a year ago Superintendent Muth, of the
for KeyeSs arrest. He was wanted there for lar
ceny. He was arrested at Philadelphia and taken
His way Of doing business was TO rent vacant
store ana have "A lot of fake jewery and other ar
tices which he gave away as a present with every
bottle OF medicine sold. lie generally advertised foI
a partner and sold 10 him a half-interest in the
business. He beat everybody he could. Formerly
he had a place at No. ~ West one hundred land
twenty ffth-st., this city. which was called the
headquarters OF the Mississippi Medicine Company
| He advertised free musical concerts every night
with girl clerks in attendance He had large pict
ures OF himself distributed. and advertised ex
| tensively his patent medicines. which he called
"Kcyess King Of Pain" and "keyes's Hair Re
| storcr He also announced that in order to intro
away valuable presents. and advertised that he had
| given away 10000 in 1895 and 1896.
| pocket a card printed: DIR. Walter H. Reyes
| wholesale and retail dealer in watches. clocks
| ing. corner Of Twelfth and Ftbert SITS, Phila
delphia'
! twenty -hfth st. was robbed. Captain OBrieni
men arrested Red Callahan and two other crooks
in whose possession was found some OF the good
inform Keyes TO appear in court. they found he ha'
| Chief Linden Of Philadelphia. informed o
| Keyes's arrest.