The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13
NOTORIOUS HINDoo CONFIDENCE WORKER OF BANKS.

, the presidency of Bombay 600 years ago.
His father, he says, is Hon. Ajeetising
Advani, millionaire banker Of Bombay
and member of the Legislative Council,
and he has a brother, d barrister in Bonn
bay and q younger brother in the Uni
versity of Cambridge. England. He has a
gentlemanly appearance and is not at all
bad looking.
The New York Herald of September q
published an article exposing AdYani and
characterizing him as a swindler and for
ger. He went TO Ottawa in the beginning
of September, where he registered at the
Russell House, the leading hotel there,
and soon made lots Of friends in society.
He was introduced TO Lord Minte, the
Governor General of Canada, and got an
introduction to the Bank of British North
America, where he explained that he had
deposited in the National Bank of India,
in London, 5000 TO his credit He got a
lot of valuable jewelry from leading
jewelry firm, and the proprietor OF the
Russell House cashed all his checks with
out demur. Then he disappeared after
getting a letter of introduction to the
branch Of the Bank of British North
America here.
Advani turned up in New York and soon
made the acquaintance Of the Hlndoo
merchants there and secured from Roos-
tam Beramji $65 in cash and several hun
dred dollars worth of goods. After leav-
ing New York he went TO Chicago, where
he cut a wide swath in society and be-
engaged 1S
son, a reporter on the Evening News. she
IS daughter of the late Rev. d. L: Hud-
son of Madison, Ind, and granddaugh-
ter of the late ex-PIesident Tyler. Among
his effects is a letter from her dated
Palmer House, September 81, in which
she speaks of how highly honored she
felt at the prospect of being the wife OF
such a distinguished man. he bought
diamond engagement ring Tor her from
c. D. Peacock, a jeweler in Chicago, and
gave in payment a draft on the Bank Of
D,-y4 4geh Wy .
arrested on a dispatch from Ottawa for
sending a fake" draft, but as the Cana
dian authorities did not care to be at the
cost of extraditing him he was released
from custody. That finished his career
in Chicago. Prior to his exposure, how
ever, he had opened an account with the
Commercial National Bank in Chicago on
the same representations he had made to
the Ottawa Bank, and received check
book from the bank.
Chief Lees saw the article in the New
York Herald and made up his mind to
watch for the swindler If he should come
this way Captain Seymour learned
Tuesday that Advani had arrived here
on the steamer Umatilla from Victoria
the previous day, and at once notified the
Chief. They went to the. various banks
to warn them TO be on their guard and
Bank of British North America that Ad-
vani had already been there, but they had
which he had obtained by fraud and tho
check book. They ascertained that Advani
had called a. the Bank of California with
two ladies whom he met on the Umatilla,
to each of whom he had given draft for
$500 on the Chicago bank, to deposit the
drafts for collection. He also deposited
a draft in his own name for $1,000 for
collection and wanted an advance of $50
on it, but was refused. He claimed he
had lost his letters of Introduction and
check books. He went to another bank
and deposited a draft for $500 for collec-
ton and got an advance of $25. He also
went to Thomas Cook & Son, the tourist
agents, to purchase a ticket for Los An
geles and gave them a draft for $780, eX-
pecting to get the change when he called
yesterday but he was too late. Besides
all this he had deposited with the Lon
don, Paris and American Bank a draft
for 5000 on the London and County
Bank, London, England, which he intend
ed to draw upon, so that he did not waste
The Chief had wired to Chicago and
the bank telegraphed a reply to get from
Advani their check book The Chief and
was guest at the Grand Hotel and De-
tcctive George Mcmahon was detailed to
watch for him. He was arrested yester-
day after he had paid his bill at the hotel
and was going to Cook & Son to get his
ticket to Los Angeles. He was so hard
up that after his arrival here he pawned
his gold watch, diamond and ruby gold
pin and diamond and ruby ring for $40.
He was taken to the Chiefs Office and
put through a searching examination. He
stor1tlv maintained that he was an indigo
merchant from Bombay and that all his
trensactions were honorable He account
ed for his lack of funds by the fact that
HIS father on learning that he had mar
ried an Englishwonan, Miss Holmes, in
London, had sent word to his bankers in |
London to stop all supplies unknown. to
him He is a Brahmin and his father
would not forgive him for marrying a |
Christian. His wife died last April in !
giving birth to a daughter. who is with |
friends In England. He said he was first
married when he was years old to a
girl years old. who died when she was
q. Like Sir Harry Cooper, he had stamps
made In New York with banking firms
names on them and had letter heads and
other documents printed. Among his |