The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11
MANY OFFENSES CHARGED
HER HAVEN DETECTIVE CAP-
TURES c. u. BAKER INHARTFORD

IGRES C.-u. BA II EK IN HAHlEORD
Baker, Known la the Rosues' Gallery
as No. SOB, Again in the ToiIs-PrO-
fessed to be ma ActOr-Promised TO
Procure Work for AOtresses->kIpped
With Their Money aud vaIuabIes.
An all around bad man was rounded
up in Hartford by Detective Sergeant
Dennehy yesterday morning and
brought to this city. His name is
Charles n. Baker. and he at one time
resided with his parents at 1G or Is Oak
street, this city. He claims to be an actor.
On November an actress by the name
of Anna Burnfeld, whose home is in this
city and who was out Of a position at
that time, was offered q position by
Baker in the Al Reeves company. He
represented himself to be their agent.
She accepted the position and agreed
to join the troup in Boston the follow
ing week. Baker pretended that he
thought she would disappoint him. He
then told her If she would give him
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good intention he would return it to her
on her arrival i'll Boston. This she did
and when she got to Boston she was
informed that no such person had any
connection with the company, and that
they We're not in need of any more tall
ent. She returned to this city and
complained to Captain Cowles, who
went to work on the case and assigned
men to find Baker. Baker after getting
the ring went to Bridgeport, where he
represented himself as playwright
and actor He made the acquaintance
of an actress who goes by the name of
Mrs. f. c. Shutter, whose husband was
travelling with company, but who was
herself out of a position. Baker told
her he had sketch entitled Mistaken
Identity" and offered her a partnership
interest in it if she would contribute to-
ward its production. To do this she
must furnish money and also play
part in the cast. After showing her
the advantage of his offer she gave him
1920 in money, a solitaire diamond ring
valued at $40 and another gold ring set
with one red stone and two green ones.
These he received from her at her home
at 239 West 1l6th street in New York
on Friday, December 5. The next day
they both went to notary public by
the name of Charles Schinck, who drew
up and signed a document supposed to
be a partnership contract between
Bertha Shutter and Charles Baker.
This paper was farcicaI In its makeup
and purported to appertain to the pro-
duction Of the sketch. After getting
the money and rings Baker skipped
town and returned on Sunday to New
Haven to his wife, who lives on Wash
ington avenue, this city.
He then left her on Sunday evening
and went to Hartford, where he was
living with young girl. While in this
city on Sunday he gambled all day and
had large roll of bills which he con-
tinually flashed. Captain CoWles on re-
ceiving information that Baker was in
Hartford sent Detective Dennehy there
and he effected the capture and brought
Baker to this city. Baker told the de-
tective that he had tried almost every
thing, but that the only thing he was
fit for was to be a detective, but he
added "to do that / would have to be
good" Helen M. Marcy, relative Of
Mrs. Shutter, came here from New
York and made the complaint to the
police Of the swindle. AS Baker brought
stolen goods into this state it will not
be necessary to take him to New York
for trial on his last offense unless the
New York authorities want him. He
is wanted in Boston for getting money
from young girls by the same promises,
He acknowledged to the detectives that
he has been all over the country.
Charles M. Bakers picture is already
in the rogues gallery here and is known
at No. S0S. He has a long criminal
record, including seduction case, en-
ticing girls from home to New York
for immoral purposes for which he re-
ceived q fine of $50 and four months in
Jail, and for obtaining goods under false
pretenses. He will now be held here and
elsewhere to answer to a number Of
charges The detectives doubt that the
signature to the contract Of Mrs. Smut
ger is genuine.