Evening star., 1902-03-10
ALLEGES INNOCENCE
LOUIS HILLS SAYS HE IS NOT
GUILTY OF CRIME CHARGED.
Is Accused Of Getting Money Under
False Pretenses-Hearing Set
for Saturday.

Louis B. Hills, who was arrested in Bal
timore and brought here Saturday by De-
tective Boyd to answer a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, as pub
lished in Saturdays Star, is to be given
hearing in the Police Court next Saturday.
The warrant filed against the prisoner this
morning alleged that Hills obtained 50
from NJ. G. Gregory by giving him an
alleged worthless check.
Hills, who says his home is in New York,
is well acquainted in this city. He has been
here many times on business trips, he says,
and has stopped at some OF the leading
hotels. Mr.. Gregory, who appears as COM
plainant In the case filed in court today,
lives in Brightwood. and is manager of
lunch room at 4O7 11th street northwest.
After eating meals at the lunch room for
time, Hills presented a check for SIS.
which was accepted, and he was given 50
in cash, the difference between the amount
of the bill and that mentioned on the face
of the check.
While the name Of the prisoner appears
on the warrant as Hellis. 1t is stated that
he has also spelled his name Hilles in
papers written by him. He was in this city
during December and January. when he is
alleged to have represented himself as an
agent for the Fea ther and Down Company
of No. AZ West 125th street New York city.
During the time the man was in Washing
ton he made many friends. He attended a
meeting of the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation. where he took part in the debate.
He evidently made good impression there.
for when he represented that he was about
to start a newspaper he succeeded in get
ting number of names to his subscription
list. and each person is alleged to have paid
him 81. Hills is said to be the author of
book entitled Chickens Come Home to
Roost
Report by Dun & Co.
After leaving this city one of his alleged
victims communicated with the firm of Dur
& Co. to get his financial standing. The
report received from the firm reads
''This debtor had desk privilege in a small
store at the address given, but we are told
he has not been there recently We are
told great many people looking for
hlm lie has no property there, and people
whose store 1t is tell us he is a swimmer and
has run away. We return claim as worth
less" w. -
II Is alleged that the defendant and two
other men made a small deposit In a New
YORK bank and then proceeded to do bus
mess IN the line of buying feathers and
down. 1t is alleged checks were given long
after the small deposit had been drawn
from the bank.
Attorney w. Calvin Chase appeared as
counsel for the defendant and has com
New York
Defendants Statement.
In conversation with a Star T. porter this
afternoon Hills stated that he came here
some time ago as the representative of the
Feather and Down Company Of New York
and located at a Pennsylvania avenue hotel
An advertisement was inserted In the daily
papers setting forth that he would buy
feathers.
Il did not present any checks t. be cashed
to persons l bought feathers from, neither
did | pay them any money he said. 'The
goods were forwarded to the New York Of
flee and the money was paid by one Of the
express companies.
In regard to the check I gave to Mr.
Gregory, | stand ready at any time to pay
him the money!
Hills claimed to be resident Of Chicago
and says he was interested in several news
papers published in Illinois at one time.