The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-16
Heads of Colleges We're Ross
Ray mond's Victims.
Presidents of Two Universities
Appear Against Him.
SETH Low AND GILMAN
Tell How Their Names We're
Used in Vain.
The Prisoner Was Known as
j" Lord Rosse.''

New. York March 16.-Game to the
last, with all the polished dignity ana
suave and cultured refinement which
has enabled him to swindle right ana
left for thirty years. Ross Raymond.
otherwise known as Lord Rose raced
his accusers in a police court this week
Accustomed as he is to exciting scenes,
the cleverest thief in the whole world
never finched. In fact, he acted ali
through as if the proceedings bored
him. 1t was an imposing mental and IN
tellectuaI force arrayed against him
enough to have overwhelmed by its very
appearance any honest man.
First was the quiet and dlgnlneu put
rssOlutely determined Seth Low, preSl-
dent of Columbia niVelsltys VINO filau
heen swindled through his Wen-meanins
secretary. Close to him was Daniel 6.
Gilman president of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, who had come all the way from from
Baltimore to see justice done the nan
who had used his name IN vain Ineh
as chief prosecutor was former FCst-
master General Thomas l. James, row
presidehtl of the Lincoln Ma I1oilai Batih
Il, Fast F'orty-second street, and VINO
was imposed on to the extent Of 500;
each was accompanied by well-dressed
friends, and the scene was most IN
usual one for a police court
At A signal from Magistrate Pool the
witnesses filed from his private ROOM
where the papers had bee1 drawn up
were the prosecutors to have the thlhs
over with they arrived 1T carriages an
hour ahead of time AS they cafEle-t1ito
court RAYMOND brought up the rear Oh
tl,a irnnosine procession, apparently the
most unconcerned of the lot ne lOOh
the place at the railing reserved TOT
prisoners The others stood On me pfllSe
and formed a seuni-circle facing the
President Low stood in the. place
usually occupied by a reporter Mr; Low
was dressed in a black Prince AIpefl
/ coat and dark trousers: he TOOK Atlls
interest in the proceedings ana sPOtAS
I only once Colonel James ana fTesiosu \
/ Gilman also were attired in black ana
+ told their story OF the crime n q hla IL
/ Of fact. business way
Two charges of forgery were mace
against Raymond one for forging enS
/ check which Colonel James caSheQ anu
the other for forging the letter or miro
duction from President Gilman to Tres
ident Low Raymond pleaded not guilty
and said he wished to waive exannlna-
ton and go before the grand jury Mag
istrate Pool, however, adopting an un-
usual custom in proceedings d TINS Siiiu'
insisted on beariag the testiinoli " LII =
/ the prosecution. The prisoner said not
| 4 word while the story OF his sWlnohiS
| operations was being told he knew ne
| had to face the music and TOOK the a
fair as a matter of course.
I Colonel James told how Raymond mao
| called on him in the bank He told me
| bank president he was on a lectufAls
/ tour among the American CoieSSSs am
| incidentally looking for a missing rela-
! tive The letter he had forged said ms
was Prof. John f. Sandys Of Cambridge
university, England -
lust as he turned to go. said Col
| onel James she asked me to cash
check for 5000. He had such pleasant
address and was altogether such a me
appearing gentleman. that 1 did moi
| hesitate for a moment
President Low smiled at this, but thf
prisoner did not change muscle OF MS
face. Colonel James also said Mr. Low
sent him his check when he heard OF the
occurrence ~,
President Gilman then pronounced the
letter a forgery and said he had never
seen the prisoner before.
Have you anything to say?" asked
MAGISTRATE Pool, turning to Mr. Low
Nothing at ALL was the reply
don't know the man.
Ravrnond said he had no questions e
ask any of the witnesses and nothing Z
saw IN his own behalf. Magistrate POO
fixed bail in So 600 on each charge ane
held him for the grand Jury.
RAYMOND was arrested in New HaVel
last week. where. under the name o.
ord Rosse,' he tried to swihdle Rresf
dent Hadley of Yale university