The evening times., 1900-09-19
ARRESTED IN NOVA SCOTIA.
Young 5fnn Accused of SwindiinG e
in Baltimore.


BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-The police yes
terday received information of the arrest
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, of Henry B. Mes
bitt. alias Brandon Nesbitt, on a charge
of forgery and passing a bogus check.
Acting Captain of Detectives Hall said
Nesbitt worked Baltimore on August %,
and then fed 4 warrant is out for him on
a charge OF passing forged check on John
W MeaIy & Son, jewellers, South Charles
Street, for $3.50.
Nesbitt is twenty years old, dresses sty-
Iishly, and Detective Hall said he repre-
sented himself as being a lieutenant in the
United States Signal Corps and stopped at
only the best hotels
He went to Rehoboth Beach, Del, it is
said. in August. worked his way into So
CiteF there. and soon net party Of young
men, including Edward Mealy, a son Of
John ". Mealy- He admired Mr. Mealy's
gold watch and said he wanted 10 buy one
like it. When he came 10 Baltimore from
Rehoboth he had a letter of introduction
| from young Mealy TO his father, saying
Nesbitt was his friend wanted a watch and
to be easy on him in the price. post
script TO the letter rot written, it is said,
by Meaiy, and presumably added by Nes
bitt. read: He has draft l know is all
right"
Nesbitt went to the jewelry store, picked
out $50 watch, and gave Mr.. Mealy
check on the Bank of Columbia, S. c., for
$50. made payable TO him and signed IF.
w H. Bowsen." Mr. MeaIy gave him $50
cash and check on the Third National
Bank for the remaining $50. Nesbitt left
hurriedIy. Mr.. Mealy's suspicious were
aroused, and he hurried to the bank and
stopped payment of the check he had given
He telegraphed TO the bank at Columbia.
S. c., about the check he had cashed, and
got reply that it was no good
Nesbitt hurried TO see Alexander J.
Woods. whom he had met at Rehoboth and
who had returned to the city, told him
he wanted 10 get a check cashed and got
him TO add his endorsement to check for
800 drawn on the Columbia, S. c.. bank
and signed Henry ". Mickey" He got
it cashed at the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank.
Nesbitt then called on the Hennegen-
Bates Company jewellers, 13 East BaItf-
more Street. He left a small plated ring
10 be repaired, paid 81 for the work to be
done and was given receipt for the ring
at his own request His object was to get
the company's signature, and he succeeded.
He bought a trunk and other articles from
Samuel Hunts Sons, 26 East Baltimore
Street, and offered Mr.. Mealy's check.
which was refused. and he paid cash. He
! directed that the articles be sent to tbs
Altamont Hotel, but he never called for
them That was the last heard of him by
| the Baltimore police until yesterday
The report says that Nesbitt was ar
rested at the Halifax Hotel on charge OIL
passing check for $50 On the Union Bank
and that he said he was Brandon Nesbitt
of California. IN his possession was found
| check on the Old Town Bank of BaltI-
more for 500, dated August Il, signed
/ +'Hepnegen- Bates Company. check for
| $50 on the Union Bank, of Halifax; re-
| ceipt for SO from the Hennegen- Bates
! Company, Baltimore; draft for $3.50 on
| the Faneuil National Bank, of Boston
| drawn in favor Of Brandon Nesbitt and
| signed "W. n. V. Nesbitt," dated septem-
| Der Il. He also had number of blank
| checks of various banks in the United
| States and Canada, and the police believe
| that he has been operating extensively
| throughout the country. It is not known
| where he belongs.
| 1t is probable that the Halifax authorf-
| ties will Insist upon holding and prose-
| cutting HIN. If they are willing to give
| him up the Baltimore authorities will bring
| him here.