Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-29
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.


Detectives Muller and Baur OF Wash
ington yesterday arrested and locked
40 at No. station Geo. A. FOwle, thir-
ty-three years old, an insurance agent
who is charged with obtaining money
under false pretences from Mahlon A
Winter, of the NJ. A. Winner Company
dealers in patent medicines at 329 Penn.
syyania avenue northwest Washing
ION. The amount involved is SLY and
was obtained, it is said, on four alleged
fraudulent fire Insurance policies.
Fowle admits transactions with Winter,
bat denies any intent to defraud. He
claims the policies 10 question were OBJ.
| tained by him from man whose name
he refuses to divuge. AT a late hour
last night Fowle had not been able to
secure his release on bond.
According to The allegations OF Mr..
Winter he paid Fowle on May 3 SIG so;
on July z, $4S, and on July 80, $40 and
Sl2, those being the amounts OF the pre-.
NUNS on the four fire insurance poll.
cies. Other policies it Is said, were me-
gotiated for aud would have been de-
ivered had not Winter learned that
the original four policies were alledge
TO be fraudulent. When arrested Fowle
had in his possession three policies
which were to have been delivered to
the Winter Company yesterday or TO
day. The policies were for different
amounts and the premiums on them
aggregated $40.
1t is said that some of the policies
handled by Fowle purpOrted to have
been issued though Frank G. Pardon,
40 insurance agent at 1405 f street,
Washington. To the detectives Pardon
is said to have stated that the policies
we're stolen from his office.
FoWle and Pardon were at one time
associated in the insurance business in
Washington and Baltimore. Both were
arrested about one yoar ago, charged
with frauduleDtly using the mails 10
connection with what was alleged to
have been a bogus insurance company.
Later they were indicted in Baltimore
and Senator McComas. of Maryland,
appeared as counsel for them. Senator
McComss demurred to the Indictment
against his clients and the demurrer
was sustained, with the result that
The accused were again indicted. Ii is
said tnat the case never was brought to
trial and is still in the Baltimore courts.
Fowle gained considerable notoriety
about two years ago through divorce
suit and a shooting affair In Mount
Pleasant. The latter incident followed
the former Fowle was the defendant
10 divorce suit brought by his wife
and was named as the correspondent 10
suit filed by James F. Horah against
ais wife, Ada +. Horah. Both divorces
we're granted and some time later the
newspapers printed an announcement
10 the effect chat Fowle and Mrs. Ho-
rah were married in Philadelphia.
Fowle subsequently repudiated the
marriage and separated from the wom-
an he was said to have made his wife.
Prior to the announcement of the
marriage Fowle figured 10 the shooting
affair which almost resulted fatally.
Fowle and a companion called at the
Mount Pleasant and unexpectedly met
Mr.. Horah. A difficulty arose, during
which Mr.. Horah shot Fowle, infiicting
what was then thought to be a mortal
wound. Fowle was under treatment al
the Emergency Hospital, in Washing
ton, for seven weeks, and his recovery
was considered almost miraculous.
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Fowle continued in the insurance BUSH
ness in Washington. After his arrest,
however, be was thought to have been
looking out for property interests. 1t
was recently announced that he was en-.
gagged to be married TO a young heiress
OF Newcastle, Pa. According 10 Fowle,
the marriage was to be solemDized in
10 the fall. When asked how he would
be able to marry 10 the fall with wife
now living, Fowle again denied that he
had ever married Mrs. Horah.
1t is said that Dr. A. p. Pardon, faith
er of Frank G. Pardon, claims that
about three months ago three insurance
policies were stolen from his office. DR..
Fsrdon's son was associated with him
in business, it was said, and Fowle was
in the Office. Frank Pardon is said to
have left Washington yesterday after
noon on urgent business.
Fowle is well-known in Alexandria,
whers he is respectfully connected. He
spent most of mis- early days in this city
Proceedings for divorce we're instl.
tuted in Washington today by Ada
Marshall Fowle formerly Mrs. Horab)
against George A. Fowle. The COM
plainsnt accuses her husband of cruel
aad iDhumsn treatment and of hs-
bitual drunkenness.