The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-13
WANTED IN BALTIMORE
HAS PLAYED EIS GAME IN SEy
ERAL PLACES.
BUT IT DlD,'T WORK IN RALE!GH
Burton the Fo,ger Sent to Jail in Default of
$500 Bond. Still Refuses 10 Dis
close his identity.

looking for Raleigh's distinguished
guest. the laladah school manipulation
Col. w. A. Burton, alias Clayton, alias
Lane alias Gale, alias Langdon, and
alias almost anything else that the pub
lie may desire.
Baltimore, Portsmouth and other
points allowed Mr.. Alias to go in among
them and ply his beautiful scheme and
retire in good order, but when he hit
Raleigh, as Cy Watson's little niger
remarked, He run up agin a man. and
is now safely entangled in the criminal
part of the Code of North Carolina, and
will he tried sentenced and punished in
obedience to the provisions of our
criminal statutes.
MIR. Observation-Disclosures waved eX-
animation yesterday morning before
Mayor Russ and went to jail in default
of $500 bond for his appearance at the
next term of the criminal court, at
which court he must answer for one
case of forgery, one case of attempted
forgery, and one case of securing money
under false pretenses.
Raleigh does nothing hy halves. When
our vigilant police coop a fellow he is
cooped for keeps, and the handsome
young college fiim-flammer was caught
i'll the act in Raleigh and was not al
lowed to hit the grit for the next town.
He languished in Wake county jail
to-day, and at the next term of Wake
county court he will have to explain to
the satisfaction of Wake county jury
all about how he can be named Clayton.
Burton, Gale, Lane, Langdon, Hamil-
ton and a dozen other names, all at the
same time, and draw checks, forge en-
dorsements. enter sisters, secure board,
earned dollars. etc. all at the same
time, in the same town.
Mr.. w. a. Burton-for that is the
name under which he will be tried i'll
Raleigh--was arraigned before Mayor
Russ yesterday morning on the charge
of forgery in two cases, and on the
charge of securing money under false
pretenses in. another. case either of
which was Sufficient to coop the crook
and without even protest he waved
examination and went to jail.
He will get the authorities, it is said.
to hold an auction and sell his beautiful
proceeds, keep him furnished with NOR
phine and cigarettes Meanwhile he
will doze away and smoke away the
passing days and nights in Wakes ia
nous place of resort for roughs He is
still attired in faultless apparel, wears
the same smoked eyeglasses, and tells
of the troubles of gentleman without
cash. but he is a prisoner all the same.
nf 1nD off a m
cities north of us should happen to care
to know of his whereabouts they may
communicate with our alert chief OF
police, j. NJ. Norwood.
Yesterdays Baltimore Sum told of
how this same fellow scooped in twenty
five dollars from a Baltimore school
woman and still flew the coop without
being caught. Miss Beatty may not be
able to recover her $50, but she may
console herself with the thought that
Mr.. Chas. Lane is safely landed in
Wake county jail.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday, says:
Miss Laura Nj. Beatty who has kin
dergarten school at 221S North Charles
street, would like to know the where
abouts of a fashionably dressed young
man who called on her few days ago,
saying he was Mr.. Charles Lane, of
New York; that he wanted to enter his
little sister in her schools. The police
would also like to meet him.
When he called on Miss Beatty he
handed her a letter of introduction pur-
porting to be from Bishop Paret. He
made himself very agreeable, and his
visit was prolonged for more than an
'li,ur. After completing arrangements
for the entrance of his sister into the
school, he told Miss Beatty that he
wished to leave $50 in part payment fol
the child's tuition. To this Miss Beatty
agreed and the visitor handed her q
check drawn to the order of Il person
she did not know, but bearing the name
of Bishop Paret as indorser. The CHECK
was for $50. Miss Beatty gave the mar
her check for $50 in exchange. The
man told Miss Lane that he would take
his sister to the school the next day.
After he had gone Miss Beatty fell
that there might be something wron:
in the transaction and sent friend
Miss Chisholm. to see Bishop Paret t.
find out if MR. Lane" was all right
The bishop was surprised. He informed
Miss Chisholm that he knew nothing o
Lane, had not given him letter, ant
had Endorsed no check for SD.
Miss Beatty tried to prevent paymeh
being made On her check but was fo'
late. Her smooth-tongued visitor ha'
gone to j. S. Ditch &, Bros livery stable
OH Twenty-hrst street and sought t
have the check cashed, saying Mis-
Beatty had sent him. Mr.. Hubbard, thu
clerk in charge, declined to cash tn
check, saying he had not that mucl
money on hand. The stranger theI
went to the main stable Of the firm OF
North avenue, where he made a sccOnt
request To have the check cashed. Mr.
Ditch, knowing Miss Beatty. and bein:
impressed with the appearance Of hi
caller. handed out the amount, which
after counting it over, and with a cur
"thank you" the alleged Mr.. Lane dis
appeared"