The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

Southern schools and on November 18th
was honorably discharged from tho Tween
ty-second New York Infantry
There is not much doubt that SiaytOn
comes from a good family for Die has
tho air Of q soldier tho manners of a
gentleman and the speech Of a man who
has been well educated. lie fascinated
q dozen Now Haven club members and
deceived men who think they know a
West Point man when they see him
On Tuesday night Slayton met Edward
Ii. Phipps. am old New Haven man, who
now lives I'm Brooklyn. and who was
coming mp TO New Haven ON business.
COMPLETELY DECEIVED
Sl1yton engaged Mr.. Plipps I'm CONVEX
sation and, despite the fact that Mr.
plipps is a man OF wide experience
Slayton completely deceived him. lie
had no baggage. but ne told Mr. Philips
that ne was a West Point man and had
sent his handbag on 20 New Haven. and
that he vas coming mp here 90 take
comrade who had typhoid fever back
TO West Point. He told tales OF the war
OF Virginia and the Lees and referred
anoctionately TO "Uncle Fitz" as
brick"
on the way mp Slavton got along go
well with Mr. Phipps that the latter took
him about The city ON Tuesday evening
and introduced him 10 a number Of club
members Phipps entertained Saytou
literally and found him q jolly good fcl-
low. on Tuesday evening tho hotels
were crowded and slaytOn declared be
could not finl a place 10 sleep and Mt
PhipDs generously shared his room at the
Tontine Hotel with Siayton. In the
NIGHT SlaytOn managed 10 find Mr.
Phipps' check book and took few blank
checks on Wednesday Mr. Phpps re-
turned TO Brooklyn
A FORGED CHECK.
But he left Slayton with men who took
good care Of him. on THANKSGIVING Eve
Slavton was at Temple Bar where sew
eral Yale men were talking and drinking.
Slayton. as usual owing 20 HIS uniform,
was the attraction Of the place When
II came time 10 pay he handed 10 Louis
Under, the proprietor, check for S3. app
parcntly drawn and signed by Mr.. Phipps.
Under cashod the check and gave Slay-
ton the change. AS soon as Slayton cot
the money he said soOd night and quietly
LEFT town
Mr. Linder became suspicious yester-
day. Tie informed Detective DonnClly.
who wired Mr. Phipps and found that
tho check was forgery. Donnelly
traced SlaytOn 10 Bridgeport and had
him arrested there early this morning
In Bridgeport S|aytOn had So thoroughly
deceived Tracy Warren. proprietor OF the
Atlantic Hotel. that be refused 10 believe
that Slayton was not "Lee." of Virginia
PUZZLED THE POLICE.
Donrely brought Slayton here to-day
He puzzled the police. however, all the
afternoon. Slayton said he was being
made the victim Of circumstances and
wanted them 10 telegraph 10 Frank \.
Lee. Richmond, Va. who he said, was
his father and q rich broker. Detective
Dcnnely, however. was convinced that
Lee was fraud. and he kept aft work
on the case. This evening he found a
new dress suit case which Slayton had
bought in Bridgeport. II Was marked
Robert r. Lee. j.. West Point Military
Academy" In 10 was found brush and
comb and some CHEAP underwear and
SlaytOns discharge papers from the
Twenty-second New York Infantry.
Then Slayton was searched In one OF
his pockets was found 50 in bills. on the
inside OF his coat collar was found the
mark Frank \. Slayton, Virginia Mill
tary Institute" Slayton then confessed
lie said he had got into trouble with a
woman on Staten Island and had put on
his old academy Uniform TO escape. lie
enlisted when he was clerk in New
York city. according 10 his discharge.
which IS an honorable one.