New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
BANK MESSENGER GIVES UP
ARMITAGE, SUPPOSED VICTIM OF FOUL
PLAY. SURRENDERS AND CON
FESSES THEFT

George Arnitage, messenger of the Bank Of New
Amsterdam, who on Tuesday disappeared with a
wallet containing about 10000 in checks and drafts.
and afterw'rd returned the wallet minus 1886 5s
IN drafts and cash surrendered himself o'clock
yesterday morning to Sergeant Cotton at the West
Thlrtieth-st police station. He had with him only
81 81 Magistrate Crane, in the Centre-st. police
court, held him in 5000 bail for examination to-
morrow and ordered him to the Tombs. The COM
planant against Armitage was John II. Wiett
receiving teller Of the bank. If Armitage obtains
bail he will at once be rearrested by the Federal
authorities Oh a warrant issued by United States
Commissioner Shields at the instance Of the United
States Guarantee Company. which bonded Arrni-
Iage in 5000.
Fast living the block over which the mes
senger stumbled. In his formal statement he said
he was twenty years old and that he lived at No
go West One-hundred-a hfty-eighth-st.
I am Arnitage. and believe l wanted" was
the way he introduced himself to Sergeant Cotton
at the Thirtieth-st. station. Detective Devanney
rode with the prisoner Poice Headquarters.
Being denied a cigarette Armitage lost his temper
and refused TO talk TO several reporters who ac-
companied him. Then. chuckling to himself he
said:
Last night I went TO the Gotham Theatre in
East New-York. A friend introduced me 10 two
detectives of the Liberty-ave- station. We talked
about the Armitage case. The detectives didn't
know me. though they must have been given
description Of me. Why, this morning had 10
come out pretty fiat who was before the sergeant
Before Captain Titus Armitage broke down and
confessed his guilt. He said that he had become
infatuated with a woman known Marie whom
he met at Durangos Old Place. a roadhouse at
Macomb's Dam Road and Central Bridge. The
woman is twenty-five years old, ne said, and a
friend Of several musicians who play at that place
Il met her about a month ago" he continued
and have since been with her great deal"
On Tuesday he began drink heavily. he said,
and, needing money, he appropriated the wallet
That night ne spent with three friends at hotel
in Jerome-ave.. near Central Bridge.
On Wednesday. feeling well, he asked
Marie" wife OF of musicians TO
send by Dodds Express. Brooklyn, all but 1886 IS
Of what was IN the wallet They did So giving the
wallet 10 colOred woman. who carried il TO the
express office.
AT Ma.ie's suggestion" continued the prisoner,
i TOOK The $3.50 oo from under my mattress ana
gave the money TO her. She did not bring II back
Captain Titus said yesterday that he expected
get the woman and her accom- pliCes.
COMBS Dam Road indicate that Arr1Itage has Tor
several weeks spent money freely. Al the Standard
Hotel, Nc. l54 MacOmb's Dam Road the proprietor
said that the messenger had divided his leisure
moments between that place and q dance han
across from the rOadhouse with Seymour Kahn.
pianist. An empoye of the hotel said that neither
the messenger nor the musician had been seen
about the neighborhood since Thursday.
Earl Woodward, proprietor of a Jerome-ave.
hotel told the detectives that Monday night
young man answering the description of Armtage
had shown roll Of bills amounting to about $L2OO,
He said that Aruitage treated every one about
the hotel to drinks, saying that he had won the
money al the races.