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Concerned In Colossal Frauds In Lon
dOn-YOung Woman Accompanied
Him Here-He is Surprised at Eis AR.
rest-Snys He Is Friend of King Ed
ward-ThOught Matter Had Been Set
tied tn Parliament.
New York March 15.-J. Whitaker
Wright, the London promoter, who is
accused of being concerned in colossal
frauds in connection with the organiza-
ton of various financial corporations,
was arrested to-day on the arrival Of
the French line steamer La Lorraine
from Havre. The arrest was made by
two central Office detectives at the re-
quest of the London police.
Wright was taken at once to police
headquarters and then to the Tombs
police court, where he was arraigned
before magistrate and turned over to
the United States authorities. He was
then taken to the Ludlow street Jail.
With Wright on the steamship was
tall, good-looking young woman, who
said that she was the niece of the pris-
oner. Her name was on the passenger
list as Miss F. Browne. Wright when
told that he was under arrest showed
no evidence of excitement and said that
he was friend of King Edward. His
principal concern was to avoid public
ity and he asked that his arrest be kept
from the newspapers Wright and his
companion were entered on the original
passenger list as NJ. Andreoni and Mile.
Andreoni. That Wright did not expect
to be arrested is shown by the fact that
soon after the steamship left Havre he
told the purser that mistake has been
made in making the tickets out in the
name of Andreoni. His name was ac-
cordingly changed and appeared on the
additional list as J. w. Wright and that
of the woman as Miss F. Browne.
Wright is thus described in the cable
message from the London police: Abb
sconder charged on warrant with fraud
to Il large amount, Whitaker Wright,
manager of London and GlobeFinance
corporation. of this city; age fifty
years; height five feet ten or eleven
inches; complexion f1orid; hair and
moustache dark; large head; small
eyes; receding forehead; small chin
with f1eshy roll beneath; stout build
and weighing about 252 pounds; wears
goId-rimmed glasses with gold chain
attached; speaks with slight Aineri-
can accent"
Wright is an American. The descrip-
tion given out by the London police did
not fix the man as to details. 1t was
good general description, however.
Wright and the young woman occu-
pied one of the finest deck suites on the
steamship. Wright was sitting at a
desk III his cabin when found by the
detectives. When addressed by name
he at once admitted his identity and
on being told that he was under arrest
at the request Of the London police,
said: "That was business transac-
tion. I understood that the matter was
all settled in parliament. This is a
surprise to me. I am willing to go with
you. All 7 want is to get away from
here with as little noise as possible.
Don't let the newspapers know any
thing about this"
They then went OH deck and the wo-
Wright of his arrest Wright then told
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with an officer on either side of him,
walked down the gangway.
Wright was taken to court before the
arrival of the magistrate and had to
wait some time until court opened.
When Magistrate Barlow arrived the
detectives explained the arrest in a few
words. Two United States marshals
appeared with warrant for Wright's
arrest, charging him with being fugi-
tive from Justice. Wright was not CALI
ed upon to say anything, and in few
minutes he was formally turned over
to the custody of the narshals, who
took him to the Ludlow street Jail.
Miss Browne, who was left on the
pier, remained looking after the bag
gage She is rather tall, slender per-
son, dressed in dark blue and wearing
q rather broam-brin, low-crowned hat,
draped with fiinsy light blue veil
She declined to make any statement
beyond that she had come over to visit
friends. After her baggage had been
examined she left in a cab, instructing
the driver to go to an uptown hotel.
Nothing was known on La Lorraine
as to the identity of the pair. They
made no friends and Wright appeared
in public but little.
La Lorraine left Havre about p. m.
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