The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-27
CASES THAT BOTHER POLICE.
"HiIIis" and WhippIe Will Appear I'm
Police Court.


The police have in hand the cases of two
men who have, to a degree, mystified them.
u. G. Hills" who was arrested on
charge of being a confidence man, and who
had attempted to secure money from two
young men for bonds in anticipation of
their employment with the American Flint
Glass Company" of which Hills claimed
to be resident superintendent" will be
tried in Police Court this morning. Efforts
to find out who the Van Dyke bearded and
clever Hills" really is have so far failed.
He has wisely kept still. Yesterday morn
ing he was taken into the private office of
Chief of Detectives Colbert and questioned.
He said he would like to communicate with
"a well-known business man here but
when Chief Colbert told him that unless he
could prove that there is such a concern
as the American Flint Glass Company
and also prove his connection with it, he
might we'll save his strength and not at
tempt to see the well-known business man.
Then Hills decided that he would not try
to see this friend. Chief Colbert thinks it
possible that Hills has once been bust
ness man, and, owing to hard luck, has
tried, to raise the wind" by fraud. Or he
may be one who has committed a crime in
his home town and has fled. In either case
it may easily be that the National Bureau of
Identification has no record of the mans
doings, Chief Colbert says. Hills it will
be remembered, had cards like those of Mr..
Cortelyou, assistant secretary to President
Mckinley. and also a box of the stationery
of the executive mansion. The detectives
thought last night they would be able to
make a case against Hills for being a con-
hdence man and send him to the workhouse
Tor short term. He is still courteous and
playful when questioned.
The other case is that Of Frederick H.
Whlpple OF Providence, X. l., who is charged
with obtaining money under false pretenSes,
ana who will appear before Police Judge
on bond On the first warrant sworn out
against him, and, after hearing in Police
Court yesterday morning, another warrant
against him was sworn out by Major Taylor.
his case was continued, and he was taken
to the jail and locked up. Lying in his mar
row cell in United States row. last night,
Whipple said that he was still hopeful OF
his acquittal and that he had employed
Henry N. Span as his attorney. Yesterday
his brother, George F. Whipple, telegraphed
him $50, and this he turned over to Henry
w Lawrence. Of the Bates House, in pay
and which was turned back at Providence.
Mrs. Whipple is still at the Bates.
Major Taylor is one of the business men
who made contract with Whipple to place
his advertisement on the bulletin board at
Butler College. The warrant alleges that
Whipple went to Mr. Taylor and said he was
Ter College, both OF which statements were
false In regard to the latter allegation, the
defense is made of Whpple that he has a
letter signed by Chauncey Butler, secretary
OF the college, which says he is authorized
to solicit advertisements ION behalf of the
college. Mayor Taggart says he is inter-
ested in the Whipple case in so far that he
desires to see him receive fair play. He re-
ceived letter from Judge Zacharia Phelps,
of Louisville, saying that he knew Whipple
to be straight man. Several other BUSH
ness men have interested themselves in the
case. One of them said last night: 1T
seems to me that Whipple is not being pros
ecuted but prosecuted He may be crooked
but certainly the evidence thus far does not
show that he committed crime here. The
advertisements were put up at the college
according to contract" Superintendent
Quigley said last night that the prosecuting
made to him. that the case against Whipple
was strong.
A pathetic scene, from one point of view,
occurred yesterday when Whipple was COM
mitted to Jail. One of the business m
who had paid Whipple SO for an advertise
ment on the Butler College bulletin board,
told Whipple that he wanted something to
secure him for the amount. though his adj
vertisement had been posted. Mrs. Whipple
was present and offered the business man
small diamond ring which she wore He re-
fused to receive this. He accepted two cuff
buttons, which Whipple wore, as security.
Mrs. Whpple said she had given her hus-
band the buttons and that she had paid $50
for them.
The Whipples have several friends in this
city, and Whipple said yesterday that the
reason that he gave a fictitious name TO
some of his patrons was because he desired
to avoid having it known that he was So
Letting advertisements. He said that he
realized he had done a foolish thing. Yes
terday Mrs. Whipple received a check for
$40 for advertising her husband had done at
Columbus O.