The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-15

at the Hotel ST. Marc, on Fifth avenue,
where he had registered as &C. w Cald-
we'll, of Philadelphia" He had been send
ing invitations to himself by telephone
and telegraph to occupy a box at the
horse show and to dine at various premi-
nent clubs.
Chief of Detectives McCluskoy says
Whiteman is wanted in Chicago, where
he was tried d year ago for grand lar
ceny and sentenced to serve two and a
half years, he having jumped his bail
when he learned that the Illinois court
of appeals had affirmed his sentence. He
will be turned over to Chicago police,
who are believed to be on their way here
already.
The police records charge Whlteman
with swindling several hotels in this city,
the Grand Pacific hotel, in Chicago, in
May, 1888: the Parker house, Boston, in
June, 1899, and the Isleworth hotel, in At
lantic City, in August of the same year
Thompson will be tried here for swim
ding the Central Trust company, of
Brooklyn. Among the operations the po-
lice credit him with is swindling the
Hollywood hotel, Long Branch; the Mar
ragansett hotel, Providence, R. l.; the
Russell house, Nashville, and the Spald-
ing house. Duluth.
Edmunds will be sent to Woonsocket
in all probability, to stand trial with
Stewart for the theft of $1,000. Edmunds
picture is in the rogues gallery. and he
has served terms in both Elmira re-
formatory and Sing Sing
Charles E. Stewart's picture is in the
rogues' gallery in this city. He has
served a term of five years in Sing Sing
for forgery, about 1877, and later eighteen
months for obtaining money under false
pretenses. In 1889 he stabbed a woman in
Cincinnati and served four months for it
in the Columbus penitentiary. He
served a term in Rochester penitentiary
for robbery, and, last of all, three years
and three months for the theft of bank
notes and other papers from the Wal
dorf-Astoria, the property of ]. G. Schu-
man.
WHITEMAN'S RECORD.
Alonzo G. Whiteman is No. 1884 in the
rogues' gallery He has been arrested
score of times. He has travelled the
world over He inherited $500, coo from his
father, in 1888, after leaving college He
led his class in the Columbia law school,
and, after getting his diploma and being
admitted to the bar, went to Duluth
He made a great deal of money there
during the boom times. He served as
state senator in the Minnesota leg
tslature. When he was defeated
for congress he began to lose
money, and his downfall was
very fast. He lost his fortune on
the Chicago board of trade within year.
He then turned to the race track. He
made money as a bookmaker, met
bad streak of luck, welched and was
ruled off the track for passing bad
checks. He was sentenced to serve nine
months for forgery in San Francisco. in
1895, appealed, got a reversal and was re-
leased. Subsequently he was arrested
for swindling the Columbia bank, of this
city, out of $3.50 He got out of it and
has successfully evaded prison walls
ever since that, though arrested several
times on various charges.
CHICAGO WANTS HIM.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14-State's Attorney
Dineen was notified today that A. J.
Whiteman, formerly OF Duluth. and state
senator in Minnesota, was under arrest
in New York and could be held until an
officer arrived from Chicago If the man
was wanted. An officer is to be sent
after Whiteman. Senator Whiteman
was convicted on a charge of obtaining
money from a clerk at the Grand Pacific
hotel, nearly two years, by false pre-
lenses. He, presented a check, which was
cashed. The check was forged. but. as
Whiteman said he got the check from a
business man in Chicago, and there was
no evidence TO the contrary, he could not
be convicted Of forgery He was. how
ever, convicted of obtaining money by
false pretenses, fined $1,000 and sentenced
to one year in the house of correction.
After a short service Whiteman was re-
leased on bonds while the case was pend
ing in the appellate court The bonds
are said to have been no good. FINALLY
the appellate court passed upon the case.
upholding the trial court and ordering
Whiteman back to the house of correc-
ton. But he had disappeared The of
ficers have been looking for him ever
since If he is returned to the house of
correction he will have to remain there
about three years unless his fine is paid.