Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-12
FALSE PRETENSES ALLEGED
A. NJ. Cross, Washington Youth, in
Trouble in Cincinnati.
Arrested in That City for Failing to
Pay Board BilI-AlsO Ac-
cused of Intrigue.

"A young man named A. NJ. cross, whose
mother lives at No. 316 Indiana avenue in
this city, is under arrest In Cincinnati
charged with beating the Burnett House
there out of a hotel bill. An officer found
him at the Palace Hotel, where according
to a dispatch, he was accompanied for a
time by Mrs. Grace FEEDER wife of Harry
FEEDER of this city.
1.-The story leading up to his arrest ex-
hibits wild and fast career on the part
of the young man. and what seems to be
a strange fascination on the part of the
woman" says the dispatch.
Her friends in this city, however, deny
that there is any truth in the charge that
she has been guilty of anything more than
a possible indiScretion. The circumstances
that have come to light put both the par
ties in an uneHviable position
Continuing, the dispatch says:
Played the Sport.
Gross came here about a week ago and
stopped at the Burnett House, one of the
leading hotels of the city. He appeared to
be a dead-game sport and went to the
races across the river daily. He seemed to
have a streak of luck, for he spent his
money freely, and was a good patron of
the hotel bar, where he bought frequently
expensive wines. Finally, after a few days
of this pace, he left the Burnett House
without the formality of paying his hotel
bill. and next turned up at the Palace.
Last Saturday night Cross. accompanied
by a woman of good figure and pretty face,
entered the hotel where they registered as
A. NJ. Leadley and wife, Washington, D.
c. Subsequent events showed that this
woman was not his wife. She was said TO
be Mrs. Grace FEEDER of Washington. wife
of Harry FEEDER, said here to be clerk OF
the National Hotel of that city. Mrs. Fe-
der left the city suddenly Sunday night.
1t is said the husband. learning OF the mat
ter was preparing to come to Cincinnati.
and that Mrs. FEEDER at once started Tor
home to head him off.
Gross was arrested on charge of obtain
ing food and lodging at the Burnett House
under false pretenses. He denied the
charge and said he did not try to jump the
hotel bill. He claimed to have been once
employed at Wizards and the National
hotels in Washington
Advised Of Discovery.
To-day Cross received a telegram from
Washington. addressed to A. NJ. Leadley,
Palace Hotel, and reading: They know all.
Wait for letter at post office tomorrow,
and signed g. F.
"Cross turned to Mrs. FEEDER In the hour
of her trouble, caused by his own conduct,
and telegraphed that he had been arrested,
and begged her to send him some money.
He is still under arrest
When the news of the arrest of Cross
was received here last night 1t caused sor-
row to his mother, who called at police
headquarters and asked the officers to as
sist her in the hour of her trouble. She
saw Detective Carter, and to him she told
the story of her sons life. He Is nineteen
years old, she told the officer, and she said
he had been employed at the Arlington
Hotel. where he was in charge of the tele-
phone. well as being the general utility
man about the office. She said he was
fond of the races and of sports in general,
The Mother Intervenes.
Mrs. Cross was very much surprised to
learn of his arrest in Cincinnati, although
she said he is not altogether responsible.
for his mind has not been clear since he
recovered from an attack of typhoid fever.
At her suggestion, Major Moore sent tele-
II at Cross be held until Saturday, when his
mother will be there and pay the charges
against him.
Harry FEEDER. husband of the woman
whose name figures in the affair, is we'll
known citizen here. For number of years
he was employed as clerk at the National
Hotel, but recently he left there to become
bookkeeper for Walter Moreland, the fish
dealer. The information contained in last
nights dispatch proved a severe shock to
him, although he said there was absolutely
not a word of truth in it. Mrs. FEEDER had
reached home before the news was receiv-
viewed, she did relate to her husband the
story of her western trip.
Mrs. FEEDERS Story.
Three weeks ago she left here to go to
Dayton. Ohio, her husband going with her
as. far Alexandria. Mrs. FEEDERS sister,
Mrs. Bryant, lives in Dayton, and she went
to visit her. The same night young Cross
who lives in the FEEDER house, left here,
vii ho IN lot
Mrs. FEEDER reached Dayton Monday, and
the next day, she told her husband, her
brother-in-law, Charles F.. Bryant, met
young Cross on the street. At the earnest
solicitation Of Bryant, Cross consented to
become his guest. The day after his ar
rival Mrs. FEEDER says she lost her watch
and she says she learned that 1t had been
pawned by Cross.
A little later on. according to Mrs. FEEDERS
story. she went to Cincinnati to visit Mrs
H. c. Davis, whose husband was formerly
a ticket broker in this city, and who lived
while here in her (Mrs. Feder's) house. In
Cincinnati she also saw Cross, and met him
at the races. where he gave her the pawn
ticket for her watch. On this OCCASION
she says, she was with Mrs. Davis.
Redeems Her Watch.
The watch was pawned In Cincinnati for
$3.50, and Mr. FEEDER has redeemed it. So
far as the alleged hotel incident is concern
ed, Mrs. FEEDER makes most positive de-
NAL, and 1t is her belief that Cross had
some woman impersonate her. in order to
ruin her good name. While Mr.. FEEDER is
completely satisfied that his wife has been
guilty of no improper conduct, it is said he
has gone to Cincinnati to make an investi-
CATION of the reports in circulation. and as
certain from disinterested parties the facts
which he Is convinced will prove his wife
to have been innocent Of wrongdoing.
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