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

law school, and eX-state senator of Min
nesota; Frank Edmunds, forty years of
age, clerk, of New York; John Thompson,
alias William Hartley, alias H. Dawon,
alias DR.. George w. Johnson, thirty one
years of age, clerk, residence unknown;
Robert ]. Knox, forty-two years of age,
lawyer, of New York
There is under arrest at Pittsburg a
fifth member of the gang, Charles Stew
art alias Charles Ward, about sixty or
seventy years of age. He was arrested
there yesterday.
According to the statement given out
today by Capt. McCluskey, chief of de-
tectives, Hartley. under the name of DR..
George w. Johnson, entered into negotia-
tions with the real estate firm of John f.
James Son, in Brooklyn, for the pur-
chase Of a $4,000 house. DR. Johnson
said he would pay $1,000 down, and would
carry the remaining $1,000 on a first
mortgage. In negotiating with the Cen
tral Trust company, of Brooklyn, regard
ing the interest on the mortgage, DR..
Johnson managed to secure $3.50 on a
fraudulent check from the company, he
having deposited a draft for $4,000, drawn
on the Hoboken Loan and Savings in
stitution. This was one of many similar
cases Capt McCluskey says that Hartley
will have 20 answer for
TRACED TO WHITEMAN.
Several months ago a man claiming to
be w. L. Howe, cashier of the National
Bank Of Lawrence, N. Y, ordered 1900
drafts of a certain d. sign from firm of
photographers IN this city, and paid for
them in cash. They We're sent to him
care of Mrs. Whiteman, DanVille, n. W
A few days later a North River ferry
boat deck hand found one Of the books of
drafts in the river, and the book was sent
to a detective bureau. Soon reports Of
bogus drafts began to pour in from all
over the country. They were all made on
these forms, and drawn on the National
Bank of Lawrence, N Y. Investigation
by the police traced them back to White
man, who lived with his mother, in Dan
vile, n. Y. There he formulated his
plans and his tools all over the country
carried them cut.
The many swindling' operations recount
ed by Capt. McCluskey occurred on Oct
3 last The First National Bank of
Woonsocket, r. l., paid $4,000 on a worth
less draft drawn by the National Bank of
Lawrence on the First National Bank of
New York City. This deal the police say
was operated by Charles E. Stewart,
alias Charles Ward. aided by Edmunds,
Thompson and Knox, and directed, from
Danviile, by Whiteman. After this
money was secured the gang, except
Whiteman, went to Pittsburg, where the
leXt victim, the Tradeslnan National
bank, was to be worked. The scheme
there, according to the police, was to de-
pnsit $1,0C0 in cash to open an account and
give the gang standing. This was done.
A bogus draft for $1,000 was to follow and
then an effort made to draw $1,000 Stew
art alias Ward, was to do the work He
is gray and venerable. The bank off Gals
We're notified by the police, and plans
were made for the arrest of the entire
gang when they came on Monday to draw
the $1,000 The plans miscarried, and
Stewart was caught. The other three
escaped to New York Fittsburgs police
wired Capt. McCluskey and the men were
caught soon after landing here
WHITEMAN ARRESTED.
Whiteman, who came from Danvllle to
this city on Saturday last, was arrested