The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08
HENDRICKSON
OLD Offender
Man Who Sought Lsnlency Has
Long Criminal Record.
HIS WIFE WAS ALSO ACCUSED
WIth Hsf Husband She Was Arrested for
ShsplfiIsg- Her Father Makes Very
GRAVE Charges
HIS WIFE WAS ALSO ACCUSED

New York. Sept s.-And now IT turns
out that John b. Hendriokson. alias
Harry Cox, the Brooklyn rapid Transit
conductor who was arrested few days
ago on a charge Of obtaining his position
under false representations. and who ad-
vanoed a plea OF persecution. has. ac-
cord 10 the police Of Brooklyn and
Manhattan. criminal record. This re-
cord. the police say. Hendrickson shares
In common with his wife.
Hendrickson is said by Detective
has known him for more than decate.
70 have operated under the aliases Of
Palmer. Brown. Miller. Allen. Rogers.
Mclaughlin and Cox.
Detective Roche first became acquaint-
ed with Hendriokson when he rented a
store for . news room In a building own
ed by the detective in Court street.
Hendriokson since his arrest has
charged that because Roche had tho
store on his hands for q year after Hen
Erickson left him the detective became
embittered and had since lost no oppor-
tunity Of bounding his former tenant.
All this Roche denies.
He says the only "hounding' Of Hen
erickson he ever did was to search for
him professionally when the man was
charged with forging the signature OF
Henry Rudolph Alberto. a diamond cut
ter In the employ OF Ludwig Nisssn.
John Reynolds OF l49 Macdougal street.
Brooklyn. father In law OF Hendrickson.
had q long conference with Detective
Roche the day after the conductor was
arrested. and in consequence some inside
history Of the accused man has come out
that throws new light upon his career.
Mr.. Reynolds is retired carriage
manufacturer In comfortable circum-
stances. He Is bowed down with grief
over the disgrace that has been brought
upon his name, but he IL inexorable In
his resolve to have no further dealings
with his daughter and SON. In law.
According to the story the father told
yesterday, his daughter and Hendrickson
were married in secret. When the old
man found II out he cut OF the daugh-
money, but maintained friendly relations
with her and her husband until a shop
lifting case in which they were impli-
Gated came TO light.
This was a hard blow to the old man.
and her suffered shock TO his nervous
system from which he has never recov-
ered-
while / was on the fat OF my back. "
said Mr.. Reynolds, my daughter had
me taken TO her homo. She and Hem
erickson obtained possession Of my bank
books. and shortly afterward I discover
ed that &70o had been taken from the
bank. Not a cent OF this have / ever
of them forever"
Detective Roche said yesterday that
the first time the attention OF the po-
lice was directed toward Hendricksor
was five years ago, when he was accused
OF attempting TO swindle Mrs. Harriet
Johnson. OF 1867 Atlantic avenue. out OF
some real estate I'm Congers. N. Y.
Hendrickson escaped conviction and
was next heard Of with his wife under
the name OF Samuel A. Rogers. They
were arrested May 10. 1899. for shoplift'
ing I'm a Sixth avenue department store
Detective Roche identified the Hendrck
sons on that occasion. Sentence wa'
suspended IN the wife's case, but Hen
erickson was fined 800 or 80 days In jail
While living at $50 schermerhorr
street. Brooklyn. three years ago. tn.
Hendricksons, Detective Roche says
were arrested for shoplifting. but thu
case was dropped.
According 10 Hendrickson's own admis
sion he had book on the race track
but according to Detective Roche Hen
dricksor's partner was forced TO make uI
n shortage OF $1,000 on the book.
Detective Roches private diary hai
memoranda to show that Hendricksor
passed two checks on Amos Aschner. thu
Borough Hall tobacco dealer, but ~
Aschner lost the checkss no crimina
proceedings followed.
Hendrickson's Waterloo was the for
rery for which Judge Hurd sentences
him TO 10 months In Sing Sing.
Detective Roche's diary shows tina
HendricKson forged the name OF Henr!
Rudolph Albedti. OF 4l4 Degraw street
a d,mand cutter I'm the employ OF Lud
wig Nissen. Under the name OF Nc
IAuehIin, Hendrickson obtained $40
from the South Brooklyn Savings bank
under the name OF Meehan $3.50 from tn
Dime Savings bank; under the name o
-ilen $3.50 from the Germania bank. Thi
made a total Of s1oso. but Albertfs los
was made good.