The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-07
R0GUECOSTS SETH LOW $500.
HARMED GOV VAN VINO WORKS THE
GROVES or ACADEMIC.
lord Rose Was Prof. Sandys Here and Brought
Letter OF Introduction tForged) From
President Gilman Of Johns Hopkins Also q
had Check which the Lincoln Bank Csshed.

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It ia considered likely that when a little
moro OF tho history OF "Psof. Sandys OF Cam
bridge University" or Alfred Parsons. Lord
Ro,se of Burr Castle. Ireland who has been
o.u.h, at New Haven. ia un ,arthed a number
~ gentlemen connected with institutions
NJ learning in this country will be catalogued
among the victims.
The svindler frat turned up In this city
about three weeks ago, He called at the
once Of the Board of Trustees Of Columbia
rniyarsity one afternoon and asked TO see
President Low. Mr.. Low was not about
and william II. II Beebe, Secretary OF the
university. saw the visitor. The latter pre-
,ented a letter Of Introduction from Presi-
dent Gilman Of John Hopkins University
commenting TO President Low Prof. Sandys
,c,ntabD Of Cambridge University who
WAS here on a occurring tour of the Amefi-
can colleges. The professor was a distin-
rn,,hed, austere. scholarly looking man
OF about SO years, with the accent Of q Guilt
waited Ergli hman. The letter Of introduce
ton from President Gilman was written
on the stationery Of the university. and Mr..
Beebo had n suspicious.
Ib. professor asked for a letter of intro
tgctiou TO Gen. Thomas l.. James. Presi-
o.pi of the Lincoln National Bank at "a East
Tnry--arund street, VINO h" thought could
ic,l hiut trace a mlssins relative; Mr.; Bccbe
consented To wTuc tn" letter OF introduction
.rI.odlIug the facts CunCerEing the professor
a. -rf forth m President Gilman'S letter.
With tAi- paper IN his possession the professor
"fNn weeks ago last SATURDAY Gen James
va, -ittiu. IN hi Office IN the bank when
pr SIuiys appeared and presented Mr.;
Be,,aI letter The General - II friend
81 President Low. lie took Mr.. Beebe's
letter tor what It seemed 10 be worth and
a.. lcli.htrd To- meet the learned visitor
. ,,r,uI IhaN talked together "A little
about the professors lpcuIr. tour and then
lie visitor went into his Social motive for
ra.,id. had Recently iall en- heir TO a legacy.
HE professor wanted TO find the lost one
IN order that he 'thr LOST onci might come
.yar. - rha tour Of the American u%uiversi-
am particularly anxious 10 find Air.
ra'r.'aI' a former postma ster of New York. "
wont ON the professor. who. ! am Informed,
is a spn-ln-law ~ yours hs wrote me
III in a hu-pital, can you tel me where
uas int hrI'
had been dead twelve years ana that he.
himself. had never heard of the missing rcll-
tive. The professor had q violent III 81 cough
ing a. tli, Juncture. Upon recovering, lac
.Inra-,ed his deep SORROW and then asked
II zen. James could not, think Of some friend
,hins about the relative. The General -ug;
sa.ted acknowledgements Post. who had
occupied the same place under NJ. feai@on.
lt INffA u Nv lfN' w ~ . YOU 'AN'h'
duclu. the PROFESSOR, ana the conversation
then chan zcd TO Indifferent topics for "a minute
Oh by the wav. General. " laid the pro-
lessor. a. though It had Just occurred to hun.
have a check here from Pennsylvania
niNpT-Itv for 500 IN payment for lectures
delivered there. | wonder IL YOU would
,l-h il for me-? I'm not very well known
among the gentlemen OF finance IN New
'The bank president took tho check and
looked u over. 1t was drawn on the. Plilh-
.-HH 4t. Tenet ~ IN M NO "A nd nTn0HEA1 \ n Ia
genuine. He sent Il out to the paying teller.
who cashcd IL. The professor, gratefully
tucked the $500 In his pocket and said good
In a lew, days the check came back from
the Philadelphia bank stamped No 4ccoutt
ten james began 10 see Il light. He wrote
to President Low thai his friend. Prot. sandys.
had been klting worthless checks
v&a, N ag" paebs lad ;do n". forwarded BIS
check for 5000 to Gen. james.
Inquiry was made Of President Gilman,
The introduction bearing his name was a
Then Mr.. Beebe vent down to Police
amencan inivsrsi,iss: on his snssestion
that the s%vindler was abroad. and 4 wes in
consequence OF TN. l-tter that President
hsIIsy e Yale Ma Ws, on sl' s sSs Tsiary william
II Beebe Of Columbia I niyer,ity OF New
York city and Detective Sergeant Wo"isridgs
York came 20 New Haven this afternoon
and. accompanied by Detectives Daley and
Ms1r1y Vent T' TO I"f the tNew" Haven county TAI.
There Secretary Beebe identified Alfred Par
-ons as the same person who early IN Feb
and gave his name as Dir. John Edwin Sandys
o. Cambridee University. EnH,Snh 80,
when the New Workers called at the Jail
Parsons was taken from one of the cells and
rlaoed In a row Of seven other prisoners. In
The group also va. the Jsiler Lewis nhidsey.
The were all ranged "p IN front ofMr Beebc.
Who scanned tho row and without The slight
est difficulty uIck-d out Parsons. alias Or.
Sandvs an eYort was made bv pr Sandys
50 To- distor' his features that he would not
"" recognized by, Mr. Bcehe The later
Woodbridge remaining in New Haven for the
night
court to"moSrov and The rhargr ~ idleness,
which now stand; grninet him with his bond
rxoa a. $500, viz be nollcd: II he agree: TO
Woodbridge II Parsons objects 10 going u
N"g YORK at onTs, az apnliGniiGn Ti,, be-
. transfer him from Connecticut 10 the New
Parsons viii nor say, much u ANYTHING
Ja1sc LM. Hnhoard Of Il. Ssy Maysn
be @.S Wa sp 1' 5. r i 4s it 'nsi s :: a RsF ao ip su ;' iS:t
soon az possible He said TO the Court that
y" tgoush' a serious mistake bad been made
Win" here h stopped at the View Haven
Hou.c He spent one night there. hut had
no visitors and remained in his room most OF
mo 'Im"
Tho detectives here heard one story from
Parsons this afternoon IN explanation OF his
iriD - America II. said that he was THIS
country In search Of n runawey male relative
and 'hqr u report had reached him while
b" va At hi, home u Hirr, Ireland, mat the
IInsway died recently in America il MAS
80 find out the particulars OF the relatives
gaa'l 'ha, prompted him :" cross he Atlantic.
He said that IA great estate in ireland was In
v"lyed n u was true that the relative was
o"ad, and y could not he settlcd until proof
~ the death was obtained lncidantallv.
H~coriiu; 20 parsons's story, he intended
- deliver a series - lectures In the American
colleges while he wGs searching for the miss
nc relative