The times., 1901-04-25
ARRESTED IN RICHMOND.
TWO Men Wanted in This City for
False Preteuces.

Harry Loekard and Howard Lester,
each about twenty-five years of age, were
brought here from Richmond Va, last
night by Detectives Daur and Muller and
lodged at the Sixth precinct station, TO
await trial on charges of false pretenceS.
They are said TO have passed worthless
check. while guests at the Vendome Ho-
tel, Pennsylvania Avenue, near Ihitu
Street northwest, about ten days ago
Other charges may be brought against
the prisoners, whose records the police
are endeavoring to learn from several
cities.
The men were arrested in Richmond
last Tuesday afternoon and locked up by
Detectives Wren and Wiltshire on sus-
picion Wednesday morning they were
arraigned in the Police Court or Rlch-
mond and because of their likeness TO flu
gitives wanted in this city were renanded
to jail pending the arrival of detective
from Washington to identify them. Nord
of their arrest reached here yesterday
morning and Detectives Baur ana Muliel
were sent after them.
According to a complaint made to the
police Lockard and Lester, alias Harry
Kugier and William Reuter-, when arrest
ed in Richmond were in this city seVera'
days last week, stopping at the Nehuoihe
Hotel While there they are said 10 nave
! ei,,ep the hotel management check for
S5S 10 drawn on the Susquehanna rus
Savings and Deposit Company oil VII
Transport, Pa, payable to the otuet VI
I.ockard and purporting TO be slSheu ''
Emerson Collins Shortly after passing
the check, which was accepts ~ ~ which
tel people in good faith. ana on wiz NJ
$40 was advanced to l.ocEafu' thS a,
| cused left the city. it was ascertaihti ~
| the hotel men that the check was WI "a -.
| less and the police were tneh appear"
| and a search for the fugitiyes DeSaI. -
| description of Lockard ana Lester eStSSt-H,er W.
| Immediately sent out by Major SylNtS,tei.
| While in Richmond the ,s bad I'd
! learned that LoclSard aud Lester t ti,O
! tried to pass a check for 500 at the W y.
| nishing store of Jacobs q Levy on N.atr i.l
Street The prisoners went iiitO tiig 7l
early Tuesday morning II - - "f wear.
purchased a number of articles 9I W. 20, q
! ing apparel valued at $50. Lockaru - 20 ~
| to have represented to Mr: Levy %,-biro ~
! and his companion were from 49, N"ot,ti,s1 tf71e
| Ton and that they were hourly eNpectlil
| n check from relatives in that city AItel
| selecting the goods the accused dshel
/ that they be put aside loI d O1uP -, ~
| hours until the check arrlYeu- ,,,1',1 70
| tbe day. ii is said, the young men II
! turned to the store and presented ~ ~cileNr
| for $50 drawn on the Central NdtioiiS ~ ,,
| Bank of this city and purportihg 70 ~ =
| signed by Joseph T. KugIer Oh Wii9t 81, :
lsnown as the Kugler syndicate, OF R1ch
! rnond. ,1. ard fol,
Tockard that he would make some en-
ouiry as to the paper, which "ouiu III; ~
cashed later in the day, If ne ana Ic,,in' I'M
| friend would call Accordingiy'-Ihe youi'e y,..
,,,a, taft the store. but returned about
O'clock. Meanwhile Mr.. Levy had ascer .,i
tained that Mr. Kugler had no son Oh I1, IN
age of Lockard and he told the 2oui' i,
hen that he could not cash the chech dI Uii
| DIR the circumstances. They then tooi
the paper and left the store. SHORTY ,l. an
terward Detectives Wren and NItsnIe
of the Richmond force. were h9tInSu - -
Lester followed. , :,
Both prisoners were seen last night y
a reporter after their arrival here. Inc
| tbayr here would soon be settled, bu
would not say how it was to be done. Tn
police here believe both men are Ifo1
| Nc. Va