Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15
BECKWITH AGAIN!
Joseph H. Beckwith the Fraudulent
Check Kiter
AND GENERAL DEAD BEAT.
MuIIOsny Gives Him a Warrant for Our
Ausst-PartIal List Of His Victims His
fraudulent TransaoiOns-Beas His Own
Lawyer-The District Attorneys Attention
Called 10 This PerSOnfCalIon Of Gau.

The Globe admires an official who
does his duty, hence we are enamored
of Prosecutor Mullowney. He is al
ways on deck, ready to issue warrants
against our person for criminal libel,
and he is not particular who applies
for the same. Now, if the District At
torney win but do his duty half so
well or so vigilantly as this man Null
lowney the following case will be pre-
sented by him to the Grand Jury, and
the people of Washington and other
cities saved from the depredauons Of
the dead-beat
This JOS II. Beckwith ought to
be Mr. Gaul The Globe gave only
a portion of his pedigree last Sunday.
1t will take several issues to exhaust
the information we have of and con
cerning his fraudulent business trans
actions. Beckwith is the champion
check kiter His checks are as thick
and as worthless as flies in a sugar
barrel. Here are a few
Sacks department store got one No
funds. Saks' representative ran him
down. Beckwith out Of city. His at
torney begged Saks not to give check
to District Attorney for a week. Saks
consented.
Next on the list. TIarvey Tyson,
Union Mission, check for S1.5O protest
ed. No funds. Finally, attorney Sc.
cured payment
Mr.. Graves. 612 f street n. W;
Beckwith's check; no funds.
Walter S. Geary, the Fourteenth
street timer; Beckwiths check; no
funds.
Beckwiths own attorney; check; no
funds. In this case the attorney gave
Beckwith $4 change, the over-balance
of the check The attorney still has
the check.
Here is a letter
New York, Sept. II, 1901
"The Sunday Globe Washington, ID. c..
DEAR SWs My attorneys i'm your
city have returned to me my account
against Jos. H. Beckwith, of the As
phalt Rubber Paint Co, with a clipping
from your paper dated Sept Sth, and
after having perused your article, / am
inclined TO think you are right
"As you seem to be i'm doubt regard
ing the bank account of the firm being
i'm the name Of Miss Lottie Bull, I will
say that a small check received months
ago In payment Of a bill against this
concern was signed by her.
MY account against this concern is
siz times as large as yours, and have
been told conclusively that the account
is worthless.
III this man and his confederate are
basing all their actions i'm the business
world on falsehood and treachery /
| trust they will speedily be brought to
/ justice,
VERY truly yours,
c. DANIEL HELM.
The American Investors case. and
| some others written up last week, the
/ Johnson Roof Paint Company, numer-
! Gus workmen, and a host of undiscov-
cred creditors comprise only a small
/ part of the record Of this much-libelled
citizen, j. n. Beckwith
He fraudulently advertises he has
agencies In the following cities: Balti-
more Md; Philadelphia, Pa, Whining
ton, Del, Richmond Va, Manchester
Va, Alexandria. Va, Norfolk, Va.
Newport News Va, New York, Vienna
Austria; Berlin, Prussia; Brussels
Belgium; Paris, France; Mexico, Chi
cago and Calcutta. India! What dc
you think Of this for nerve, Mr. Dis
trict Attorney? His own lawyer, whom
he passed a check on, informs us that
| BeCkWith has no branch office any
where. and Major Sylvester informs
as that he win see the owner Of the
Police Headquarters building and have
him fred out Of there.
Now, we calmly ask the merchant!
and business men Of Washington II Il
is not very encouraging TO a newspa
per publisher who takes the risk the
trouble the time and expense Of run
ming down and exposing a fraud lk'
Beckwth to have Mr. Mullowney th'
police prosecutor. pernicIously actvl