Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-27
sam HE WAS FITz LEES NEPHEW.
Deceived New Haven Club heh-"i"
for nrinIss With Forged Check.


NEW HAVEN, CONN. November 70
Wearing what some of the most experi-
enced Of New Haven's men believed 70 De
a West Point uniform, n fine-looklng
Young man was in the New Haven JAN
last night after having "bunco'd' men
who think they are immune from this ola
game. This young fellow posed IN New
Haven from Tuesday until Thursday noon
as Robert T.. Lee, Jr.. nephew OF Generh
Fitzhugh Lee, former United states Con-
sm-General i'm Habana. Last night De
tective Donnelly, Of the New Haven po-
lice force. has discovered that ne - FRANK
y. Slayton, who once was siua'ht az
The Virginia Military Institute, one OF the
most prominent OF southern schools ana
ON November 18th was hOnorably DIS
charged from the Twenty-second New
York Infantry.
There ig not much doubt that Sioyton
comes from a good family. for ? mas the
J i--,s af.a}i'icr. - 9. s.ia-fr' 8 q .ei-- TT"
mar. and the speech OF n man VINO ras
been well educoted He fascinated a dozen
New Haven club members ana deceived
men who think they know West Point
man when they see him. on TUESDAY
night S.ayton met Edward Ia Phlpps' an
Brooklyn, and who was coming up to New
Haven on business.
COMPLETELY DECEIVED MR..
PHIPPS~
Slayton engaged Mr.. Phipps in conver-
! sation. and, despite the fact that Mr..
| Phipps is a man Of wide experience, Slay-
| ton completely deceived him. He had no
! baggage, but he told Mr. Phipps that he
| was a West Point man, and had sent his
! handbag on 10 New Haven. and that he
was coming up here to take comr1de
| who had typhOid-f6ver back 70 West
| Point He told tales of the war. Of Vir-
| einia and the Lees, and referred aGec-
| tionately TO "Uncle Fitz" as a brick"
on the way up Sayton got along so
| well with Mr.. Phipps that the latter took
| him about the city on Tuesday evening
| and introduced him TO a number Of club
| members. Phipps entertained Slayton Ii
| berally and found him a jolly good fell
low. on Tuesday evening the hotels were
| crowded, and Slayton declared he could
not find a place TO sleep, and Mr.. Phipps
generously shared his room at the Tom
tine Hotel with Slayton. In the night
Slayton managed 20 find Mr.. Phipps's
! book. and took few blank checks.
| On Wednesday Mr.. Phipps returned TO
Brooklyn.
But he left Slayton with men who took
good care Of him. ON Thanksgivng-EVe
| Slayton was at Temple Bar. where seve-
/ raj Yale men were talking and drinking
SlaytOn, as usual, owing to his uniform,
was the attraction Of the place. When
It came time 20 pay he handed to Louis
/ Iinder, the proprietor, a ch0ck for 25
= apparently drawn and signed by Mr.
Phipps L.inder cashed the check and
gave SlaytOn the change. AS soon a.
Slayton got the money he said good night
and quietly left town.
Mr.. Linder became suspicious Thursday
He informed Detective Donnely. whC
wired Mr.. Phipps and found that th'
check was a forgery. Dennelly trace,
Sayton TO Bridgeport and had him ar
rested there early yesterday morning
In Bridgeport Siayton had so thoroughly
deceived Tracy Warren, proprietor Of tn
Atlantic Hotel, that ne refused to believ'
that Slayton was not Lee OF Virginia.
PUZZLED THE POLICE POR A TIME
Donnelly brought Slayton here yester
day. lie puzzled the police, however, al
the afternoon Slayton said he was be
! ing made the victim of circumstances AM
wanted them to telegraph TO Frank n
Lee, Richmond, Va, who, he said, wa
his father and a rich broker Defective
Donnellv. however was convinced tina
Lee WAS q tluntlf anu AN ~ ah WI "A W
the case. Last evening he found a new
dress-suit case which Slayton had bough
in Bridgeport. 1t was marked "Rober
e. Lee, IT., West Point Military Acad
emv." In it was found a brush an
= comb and some cheap underwear ant
Slavton's discharge papers from tn
Tventy-second New York Infantry.
Then slayton was searched. In one o
bie nockets was found s. in bills. On tn
inside OF his coat collar was found III
4 mark Frank n. Siayton. Virginia Mill
tary Institute" Siayton then confessed
1 He said he had got into trouble with
? woman on Staten Island and had put o
B. his old academy uniform 20 escape. III
enlisted when he was a clerk in NeN
r York city. according TO his discharge
4 which Is an honorable one.
No V. VI. I. Cadet Named siayton'
a GA special from Lexington TO the Dis
Z patch says that General shipp. superin
tendent OF the Virginia Military institute
. saws that there has never been cade
- f,gtffrta named SLaVtOn)