Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-22
N. II. ROUND
Arrested in This City, Ear,,v
Tuesday Morning,
On Suspicion Of Being the F. S.
Soule Wanted in Portland
Peculiar Transactions Brought to liobt..
Round Taken to Portland.

'' '"'iiiiS, by Marshal
Breen and Deputy Marshal Hanks. at
the request of the Portland officers. on
the suspicion that he was F. S. Soule.
wanted in that city for leaving the
Falmouth hotel. last Friday afternoon
or evening. without the formality of
paying his board bill.
A report of Soule's disanpearanca
was sent out by The Associated Press
Monday evening. 1t seems that a man
registered some days ago at the Fall
mouth hotel in Portland under the
name of +. ;. Soule Of Augusta. He
represented himself as the travelling
agent for the Metropolitan Manufac-
turing Co. of San Francisco and New
York, with Maine offices at Augusta.
He left the hotel without paving mis-
bill and the matter was placed in the
hands of the officers. a grip which he
left at the hotel was found to contain
slips and advertising matter which
would seem that Soule had been adver-
Using for agents to Sell furniture. de-
manding cash deposit as a proof of
their honesty.
The Augusta police were notified
about Monday noon. being given a de
Scription of the man, which indicated
that he was about feet. IL inches in
height and weighed about 100 pounds.
He had n reddish beard and wore
glasses. The police We're on the look
out for the man all the afternoon. but
found no trace of him.
In the evening, after the receipt Of
The Associated Press story at the
journal Office, reporter was detailed
to see If anything was known of Soule
or of the Metropolitan Manufacturing
cos. office in the city. but he could
find nothing Of any such man here
Both names We're unknown at the post
office. SO it is evident that the man
had not been operating in this city I'M
der either of the two names.
Later in the evening a man came
into the Journal Office and left Il couple
of small want advertisements" which
called for people TO work on a salary
and put up a cash security, and 4
for sale" ad, and as his description
tailed with that of the man wanted in
Portland. the reporter who had been
trying to find something about Souie
was at once sent out to ascertain
where the man who had brought in the
advertisements was stopping.
1t was evident that if the man had
beaten the Falmouth house out Of
board he would go to good hotel in
this city, 50 the REPORTER started to
make a round of the hotels, and IT
Hotel North, found that a man who
answered the description of Souie. had
registered there. late Friday night and
had been assigned to room "a. He had
attracted the attention of the hotel
people from the fact that he remained
so closely in his room and appeared
rather nervous.
AS ii seemed evident that the man
wanted in Portland had been located
here all right the Journal notified City
Marshal Breen of this city and Deputy
Marshal Firth of Portland. The lat
ter, on hearing the description of the
man and his methods here. was sure
that he was the man he was after and
and at once telephoned Marshal Breen
to make the arrest as soon as possible.
AS it was deemed evident that the
man would not leave the city before
morning, the arrest was not made till
about 6.45 A. NJ. Tuesday.
Marshal Breen and Deputy Hanks
went direct to Rounds room, No. "a.
Round was not dressed and it was
some time before he would open the
door, but at last he let the officers in.
He was apparently very nervous, and
1t took him n long time to dress He
complained bitterly over the fact that
the officers went to the hotel in uni
form and that he was compelled to
walk to the station with one of them.
but he was soon under lock and key.
IN his room was found lot of letter
heads of the "Knickerbocker Trust
Co" giving the home office at New
York and with a date line Of Augusta.
and a large number of letters directed
to IF. S s., Care of Kennebec Jour
naI' In answer to his want advertise
men under that name which has been
going In the Journal for the past two
weeks
1t will be noticed that the initials
correspond with the initials of +. 5.
Soule given in Portland and that was
the name signed to the letter asking
for the advertisement received at the
Journals Boston office. These letters
were mostly requesting interviews or
particulars about the position OF col
lector for which he had advertised.
Among his papers was a long list of
names and addresses. Many of these
correspond with the names on the let
ters which he had received. but there
were many others. and some of them
were marked Monday at 200" Mon
day at A. or some other date, showing
that he had arranged to see these peo-
nla at various times,
Round was searched at the police
station after his arrest and SAL was
found on his person. He paid 81 to Mr..
Merrill of Hotel North for his board
and retained the other Al cents. A
pair of colored spectacles was found ia
his room, which We're later identified
by Inspector Pickett as the ones he
wore while in Portland.
lust after Round had been arrested
q Young man by the name Of Fred W.
Williamson, who lives in the city,
called on the city marshal and told
him that he thought Round was
swindler. He said that he wrote to ''F.
6. s." about the position of collector
and was requested to call at Hotel
North to see the writer of the letter.
who signed his name as NJ. A. Round.
1T will be noticed through the whole
time he had used both the names NJ.
A. and NJ. Fl. Round.)
Mr.. Williamson called at the hotel as
directed and had a pleasant chat with
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