Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-15
Gang Of Brilliant Thieves Round
ed Up in New York.
ALL WANTED IN MANY Giles
is a Columbia college Graduate
Th-ir Sins Are Heavy
and Numerous.
tBy Telegraph.)

most every large American city and
many of the leading business houses.
banks and trust companies have a deep
interest. They We're rounded up after
being watched for several months and
were formally held by police magis-
tratc to-day Oh the nominal charge OF
being suspicious persons.
Tn" Police Of New York say that most
of them have been convicted here and
elsewhere OF swindlng that has netted
them many thousands Of dollars.
THE QUAleTlE,TE
Tae prisoners are: Alcnzo j. Whit
man. 80 years old. Of Dansville n y
the alleged head of the gang. He is a
graduate Of Co!umbi; Law School
Frank i.dn1unds 40 wears old. clerk.
Of New York.
John Thompson. alias VIM. Hartley.
alias 2. I-awton. alias Dr. George w
Johnson. 81 years Old, clerk, residence
uni;ncNm.
Robert Knox. ~ years old, lawyer.
New York.
There is under arrest at Pittsburg a.
fifth member of the gang. Charles D..
stewart alias Charles Ward. about 10
o. 20 Years old. He was arrested there.
yesterday.
THEIR NODUs OPERANDI.
According TO the statement given out
tonig,r by Capt. McCluskey. chief Of
detectives Hartley, under the name Of
d.. George W. Johnson entered into
ncGotiat tons with the rsli estate firm Of
John r. James & Son. in Brooklyn. fol,
the purchase of 4 Slo,GcJ house. ID.
johnson" said he would nav s.. 0})
down and would carry the remaining
$4,000 on "a first mortgage In negoti:l-
ting with the Central Trust Co, Of
brooklyn regarding the interest on the
mortgage. Gr. Johnson" managed TO
securs $3.50 on a fraudulent check. from
the company, he having deposited :,
wv \
Loan and Savings Institution This
was one OF many similar cases Capt
MctlIskey says that Hartley will have
to ancNer for.
BOGUS DRAFTS .
several months ago 4 man claiming
tc be w. L.. Howe. cashier OF the Ma
tional Bank. of Lawrence, y. Y, or
Gered ten thousand drafts Of a certain
design from q firm of lithographers in
this city and paid for them in cash
hey were sent 10 him Care of Mrs
Whitc1nan. Dansvile, n. " a few
Gays later north river ferryboat deck
hand found one Of the books OF the
drafts in the river, and the book was
sent to detective bureau Soon re-
ports Of bogus drafts began to pour in
from al over the country. They were
an made on these forms and drawn on
the National Bank of Lawrence, N. y.
Investigation by the police traced them
PACK 10 Whiteman who lived with his
mother in Dansvllc, n. y There, it is
alleged. he formulated the plans, and
his tools all over the country carried
them out. 0"
Another alleged swindline operation,
recounted by Capt. McCluskey. occur
red on October 3. last. The First Ma
tional Bank Of Woonsoc!Sct. r. T., paid
5000 on a $1,000 worthless draft drawn
by the Lawrence National Bank of
Lawrence, Has. on the First Nationa!
l'ank of New York city. This deal,
the police state, was operated by Chas.
=. Stewart, alias Charles Ward. aided
by Edinunds, Thompson and Knox. and
directed from Dansville by Whitman.
WORKED PTT17SRURG.
Alter this money was secured the
sang. except Whitman. Went to Pitts
burg. where the next victim, the
'Tradesmcn's National Bank. vas Is BE-
worked.
The scheme there, according to the
police, was to deposit $1,000 in cash to
open an account and give the gang 4
standing. This was done A bogus
draft Tor S! 900 was to follow and then
art, alias Ward, was to do the work
lie IS gray and venera bic. The banl,
officials We're notified by the police and
plans We're made for tn. arrest Of the
entire gang when they came on Mon
day to draw the $4,000. The plans mis-
O. * -. t'iiI solCNtti5l t.!pl!c WAS caught
The other three escaped to New York
tIttshurs's police wired Capt McClus-
key and the men We're caught soon af-
ter landing here.
NICE. TO HIMSELF
Whiteman, who came from Dansvillc
% this city on Saturday last was ar
rested at the Hotel st. Marc. on Fifth
aN@n!H, where he had registered as 90
w Caldwell. Philadelphia" He had
been sending invitations to himself bv
telephone and telegraph, to occupy i,
Don a. The horse show and to dine at
various prominent clubs.
Chief Of Detectives McCluskey saws
Nf!tenlan is wanted in Chicago, where
ne was tried year ago for grand lar
renY and sentenced to serve two and a
h&!f years he having jumped his Bail
when L" learned that the Illinois Court
or Appeals had affirmed his sentence
he VIII he turned over to the Chicago
police. wac are believed to be on their
way mere already.
y f10TEI. SWINDLER
he police records in this city CHARGE
Whiteman With Swindiing several no.
tolls in this city the Grand Pacific hot tel
in Chicago, in May 1898: the Parker
House Boston. in June, 1898, and the
lSlcwGrth Hotel, in Atlantic CITY IN
August OF the same year.
Thompson Will be tried here for
sWindling The Central Trust Co, Of
BROOKLYN Among his cIIcrat tons the
police credit him with swindling me
Hollywood Hotel. Long Branch: the
NarraSansett Hotel, Providence, r. J.: