The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-12
THE LIM-FLAMMER JUDGED.
A Man of Many Names Goes Up Against
the Wrong Town.

Raleigh is not good health resort
for the Film Flammer, the Thimble
Ringer, the check forger. or any other
kind of skin gamer, and Ire who comes
thither to ply such schemes may expect
to get it in the neck, unless he is a
mighty sleek duck.
A very handsome fellow, faultlessly
dress and with every appearance of gem
tility, slept in room =, at the Marlborough
House ON Wednesday night, and Thurs
day night and the same handsome gen
teel looking felloy slept in u cell i'll the
Raleigh station house last night. His
name is VIM. \. Gale, of Richmond:
VIM. A. Burton, of Norfolk; III. A. Clay
ton, of Omaha, or any other old name
that you may choose to call him.
When he left Norfolk Il few days ago
his name was VIM. A. Gale, when he
registered ut the Marlborough House
night before last. he was III. A. Clayton,
from Omaha. When he called on DIR.
NJ. NJ. Marshall. DIR. Eugene Daniels,
DR.. Bennett Sands and DIR. James Dun
widdie yesterday, his name was w. a.
Burton. At other places his name has
been Hamilton, Langdon and klmball,
but whenever he WAS and whatever
name he assumed he was shrewd, polite,
plausible and cultivated to deceive any
body. He is to all appearances chaste,
refined, polished. well educated and de-
cidedly genteel, but he is, according TO
his own confession, to say nothing of
the evidence against him, an accomplish
ed foreer. and until he hit Raleigh he
had worked a splendid forgery game
most successfully, his dreams have not
III hC irb
Ing chains, nor the grating of prison
bars, but he has quietly dozed away
long autumn nights at Murphy's Hotel
in Richmond: at the Atlantic hotel in
Norfolk: ut Rumarts in Baltimore; ut
the Marlborough House in Raleigh, and
other first-class hotels, but last night he
was walking up and down a cell corridor
in the station house at Raleigh.
During the forenoon yesterday Il hand
some. well dressed young gentleman
called at the residence of DIR. NJ. NJ.
Marshall. rector of Christ church. lie
wore, a pair of checked pants, made i'll
the acme of fashion, IA brown silk vest,
made double-breasted, black sack coat
that fitted to perfection, high standing
color, buttoned to very tasty checked
shirt. scarf to match the remainder
of his costume. He wore, too, line
tailor made top coat that htteu
to perfection. He carried a very hand-
some cane and his shoes were Wei pollsh-
ed. He asked to see DIR. Marshall.
When DR.. Marshall came in the
stranger met him with most decided
sanctity Of manner, no unnecessary de-
monstration, of upishness, but just
enough to justify almost anybody IN
concluding that what he stated was the
very truth. The stranger soon, with
some show of feeling, told HON the re-
cent heath of his mother had broken up
a happy home in Norfolk. He announced
his purpose up making Raleigh his bust
ness headquarters, and he was looking
for "A school in which he could place
his seventeen-year-old sister ST. Mary $
had been recommended to HIM, ana ne
had decided to have a little talk with
DR. Marshall, and then go to see DR..
Smedes. After few moments of con-
yersation the stranger arose to retire,
and as he was about leaving he. IN the
most polite way remarked that perhaps
he could approach Dr. Smedes a little
better. and transact his business more
satisfactorily if DR.. Marshall would
write him Just line of Introduction.
lines to Dr. Smedes introducing Mr.. W.
A. Burton, of Norfolk.
A few moments later the same hand
some, well-dressed fellow alighted from
the street car in front of st. Mary's.
He rang the bell, walked into the Of
flee. asked for DR.. Smedes, took off
his hat and gloves and of course when
DIR. Smedes appeared presented first of
all his note of introduction. He told the
Rector of st. Mary's the same story
about the death of his mother and how
he desired to arrange for sending his
sister to school. Asking if she could be
taught music ON the harp and the violin
ut st. Marys as he was particularly
anxious that she should have very
thorough musical training. He spoke of
very fine telescope that he procured
and would like to leave with DIR.
Smedes for safe-keeping, or sell it to
him in case he desired TO purchase. He
made minute inquiries as to the faculty
of the school. the advantages as to home
comforts and talked at some length over
other details, finally saying to DIR.
Smedes that his sister would arrive on
Monday, and he would have her go inn
mediately to st. Mary's. meanwhile he
would pay him fiftq dollars in advance,
as he might not be in the city when his
sister arrived He handed to DR..
| Smedes a check drawn on the Citizens
| Bank of Norfolk in favor of w. f. Bur
| ton and signed by w. Ii. Doyle. On the
| back he had endorsed the check in an
| entirely different handwriting and inn
| mediatey under the endorsement was
| written 20. X. j. S. Wynne, II, 10, '9S.
| you can, if convenient Just give me
| the twenty-five dollars difference, he
said. inasmuch as he was a little short
of funds.
The check looked genuine the endorse
ments were in due form and the name
of Mr.. Wynne appearing as an en-
| dorsee DR.. Smedes readily consented
| and paid the stranger the $500 in cash.
| A few moments later the door bell
| rang at the residence of DIR. Eugene
| Daniel, and the same young fellow was
ushered into the sitting room. DIR.
| Dainel came in and within a few min
| utes the same story that had been relat-