The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-15
Was All Ready for Further Operations When
the Law Seized Him.
HAD LIST OF PROSPECTIVE VICTIMS.
Names oil Hundreds Of Women In Various Parts Of
tho United States and Canada TsbulaieI In
his GcOk for Rsay References.

Chicago. Nov. 15.--James Monroe a
man Of many aliases. matrimonial ad-
ventures and swindlng operations. is
under arrest here and held for a requi-
stion from New York.
In the early part OF September Mon
roe, tall, handsome. glib and affabie.
arrived In the little town OF Bunker
Hsll. Ind. He lost no time in ingratia-
ting himself Win Mrs Mary Jane Col
thar, a widow OF middle age, whose
husband died two years ago, leaving
her a snug bank roll and a farm.
After a courtship OF "A day or two
they went to indianapolis and were
married The evening OF the wedding
they left for New York, taking with
them 1000 which the bride had Sc
cured by placing "A mortgage ON the
farm and s2l00 which she drew from
the bank. The object OF their trip was
10 witness the Dewey celebration. La
ter they went 10 Rochester, which
Monroe said was his home town There
Monroe unfolded To the woman "a
scheme for entering into the drug bus
mess.
He easily persuaded her to give him
the money she had brought with her
with which ne sad ne would purchase
stock of drugs. Then he departed
for New York to buy drugs" few
days afterwards Mrs. Colthar received
letter from him saying he had been
robbed OF the entire sum i'm New York.
and advising her to rturn to Bunker
Hill.
Mrs. Colthar secured employment as
nurse and reported the matter 10 the
Rochester police.
Monroe is Said TO have been six times
lllpRLllN ie1 al
are Ames. Mitchell. Brooks. Wright.
Borson and G. B. smith. He had gone
through the marriage ceremony with
women in St Louis Evansville Ind.
Canada, New York. and Rochester.
besides his venture i'm Bunker Hill.
When arrested Monroe had 81 600 on
his person.
Monroe conducted his operations
through Various matrimonial agencies
IN the larger cities. \ aatchel found
in his room contained several hundred
letters from women of all ages and |
classes. who in gushing terms occepted |
the advertised proposals OF Rich |
Widower, Generous, Lonely one" /
and "Pining Heart" There We're also /
several circulars issued by matrimon-
ial bureaus one from Chicago allud-
ing TO "hungry-hearted souls"
The sponlence also revealed !
scores OF aliases bes des the ones by
which Monroe was known to u, po-
lice. Among them are Dewey" AL
ger, and various other familiar
names. Clippings from the mat. lmo-
NAL columns of New York newspapers
were also found in profus'on: also
blank book containing several hun
dred names Of women in all parts of
the United States and Canada. care
fully tabulated. and with notations
and memoranda TO remind the owner
OF the book OF the particular terms of
endearment he had used I'm writing To
each woman.
sir or paper which evidently had
been arranged for immediate reference
contained the names Of % women with
their addresses and qualifications. The
first one ON the list had been that of
Mrs. COlthar, but although IL had been
erased the name, town, and the letter
M taken to indicate that the sub
ieCt had been disposed OF by marriage.
couid be dscernei from the indenta-
Tons ia the paper.