The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-15
IMPORTANT
ARRESTS MADE
The New York Police Have Succeeded
in Rounding up a Quartette of
Notorious SwinderS,

NEW YORK Nov. 14-There is at police
headquarters here quartette of pris-
oners in whom the police of almost every
large American city and many of the
leading business houses, banks and trust
companies have a deep interest They
were rounded 40 after being watched
for several months and were formally
held by d police magistrate to-day on the
nominal charge of beng suspicious per-
sons
The police of New York say that most
Of them have been convicted here and
elsewhere of swindhng that has neued
them many thousands OF dollars. The
prisoners are Alonzo j. Whiteman. 30
wears old. of DansVi,e y. " the alleged
head of the gang lie is a graduate of
Columbia Law school Frank Edmunds.
80 years old. clerk of New York. John
Thompson. alias William Hartley alias
b. Iawton. alias Ir George vs.. Johnson,
"a years old CLERK. residence unknown.
Robert j. Knox. 81 years old. lawyer of
New York.
4 FIFTH MEMBER,
There is under arrest at Piusburg
nth member of the gang Charles ID.
stewart alias Charles Ward. about CO or
20 years old. be was arrested there yes
terday
According To the statement given out
tonight by Captain McCmsky. chief OF
detectives. Harley. under the name Of pr.
George ~. Johnson. entered into nogotia-
lions with the real estate firm of John F.
James a. Son. ln Brooklyn. for the pur-
chase of a $4,000 house "Dr Johnson
said be- would pay 5000 down and would
carry the remaining 5000 on FIRST mort
gage. I'm uegouatiug\wi the Central
Trust Company of Brooklyn regarding
the interest ON the mortage, 'Dr John-
SOM managed TO secure $3.50 on q fraudu-
lent check from the company. he having
deposited "a draft for 5000 drawn on the
Hoboben Loan and Savings Institution.
This was one Of the many similar cases
CAPTAIN McClusky says that Haruey
will have to answer for.
Several months ago q man claiming 10
be W L. Howe. cashier OF the Natl0nai
Rank of Lawrence. y Y. ordered ten
thousand drafts of a certain design from
d., Grm of llth0graphers in this city. and
Maid FOR them in cash. They were sent
IN him "Care of Mrs Whiteman. Dams
,.no y Y" 4 few days later North
River ferryboat deckhand found one Of
me books of drafts On the river and the
hook was sent 10 detective bureau
sooo renorts Of bogus drafts began 20
nopr I'm from an over the country They
,,era ain made ON these forms and drawn
ON tbo National Bank Of Lawrence y.
y investigation by the police traced
,per, bask % wnfem1n who lived with
b,s mother m Dansvile. y. y Their
n f. alleged. Dc formulated the plans
ind his tools al over the country carried
them out .,,.
ANOTHER OPERATION.
Another alleged swlndling operation re-
counted by Captain Meclusky, occurred
on october sOth. last The First National
Bank of woonsocket. z. l.. paid $500 on
a $1,000 worthless draft drawn by The
Lawrence Na,iona Bank Of Lawrence
Kansas. on the First National Bank Ne"
York city. This deal. the police state
was operated by Charles f. stewart alas
Charles Ward alded'by Edmunds. Thomp-
son and Knox. and directed from Dams
vile by Whlteman.
After this money was secured The gang
except Whifeman, went TO Pittsburs
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