The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-24

BECAUSE he received about two dozen let
tiers from various women of st. LOUIS.
threatening him with arrest unless ne re-
turned money they claimed to have given
him. William F. MaSrane, horseman at
Dclmar race track, complained to the ponce
and as a result another man giving the
name of William McGrain, is now In jail
at Clayton.
McGrain was arrested Yesterday afternoon
by Special Officer Jack Hanson and taken
to Clayton last night about o'clock. There
u warrant was issued against him by Jus
tice of the Peace I. W. Campbell charging
him with being fugitive from justice. and
he was locked UP by Sheriff Hencken to
await q preliminary hearing this morning
at 10 o'clock.
Although Mr.. Magrane, the horseman,
who lives at Sixty-sixth street and the
Olive Street road, received a number of let
tiers that caused him great deal OF per-
plexity, the one that he received by spe-
cial delivery on June q was what impelled
him to appeal to the police. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Mr. McGrane: Your conduct last evening and
YOUR evident desire to avoid me to-day have
confirmed my unwilling distrust OF you. Facts
as to your past career in st. Louis nave eeen
providentally brought to me. and am thahHiu'
that 1 have found you out in time. II you GO
not return to by $50 this evening the amount
you received from under false pretenses. !
shall have to report the matter to the police and
have you arrested and the whole matter e1-
planned LAURA HAMILTON.
No. 1887 Washington boulevard
All of the letters that Magrane received
were turned over to Detective Lawler, and
| he and Detective Rice Of the Mounted Dis
| trict have since been working on the case
Yesterday afternoon they tried to arrest Nc
| Grain at the track and did not succeed, but
| Mr.. Hanson was more successful.
FASHICNABLY DRESSED,
but HAD NO MONEY.
When taken to Clayton McGrain was
surly and declined to give bond. He was
dressed fashionably, but did not have a
| cent in his pocket. After being locked W
he sent for John Ryan. saloonkeeper al
Sixth street and Franklin avenue.
Mrs. Hamilton was not at No. 1881 Wash
ington boulevard last night when a Re
public reporter called. Together with hel
daughter. she had gone to New York CIT!
to visit her daughter. Ethel Hamilton. whit
| Her former landlady, Mrs. Eudora Leonard
said that Mrs Hamilton had gone to New
York to try and forget her experience will
McGrain as much as anything else.
Mr.. McGrain advertised for companion
for his daughter" said Mrs. Leonard. ''ant
Mrs. Hamilton answered it. She told m,
she had been working steadily for lonl
| tihie anu "dHteu CudHSe. one answered
the advertisement and he called here. H
said his daughter was in Omaha, but wa
coming to ST. Louis; that then he was go
ing with a string of Horses to Washington
D. c.. and from there to Buffalo and Mag
ara Falls. Then he would spend a shor
time at his home in Petoskey, N Y, thel
go to New York City. to return here in DC
tober, after which he would 60 to Sal
Francisco for the winter.
| GAVE UP GOOD POSITION
TO ACCEPT FLATTERING OFFER.
Mrs. Hamilton had so a month posi-
ton with an insurance company In tn
Chemical building, which she resigned. II
asked her for money to bet on the race
for her. and she gave him 80. Then h