The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-25

tive Joseph Day into the presence of
the chief Of police yesterday to give
an account of his doings. The police
were not quite sure OF what Mr..
Drayton might do in the way of
breaking the law. and, ,-altho he was
not actually ordered to leave the
city, a pretty broad hint was given to
that effect.
1T is said that since Drayton ar
rived at the Portland hotel, July II,
he has tried to sell canneries In Alaska,
mines and real estate to prominent
capitalists in this city, whose names
cannot be obtained. The police rec
ords show that Drayton has several
times been arrested, mostly for OBJ
tanning money by means of bogus
checks, but that on nearly, every occa-
sion he has escaped punishment be-
cause of the influence of wealthy rela-
tives. 1t is a matter of record, how
ever, that Drayton was arrested at
Baden Baden, Europe, charged with
obtaining money by false pretenses
from a German merchant. He pre-
tended that he was the real gilt-edged
Drayton. He was sentenced to two
and-a-half years imprisonment, but
after serving one year in jail again
magic influence was brought to bear
in his favor and he was allowed to CO.
Detective Days records show that un-
der the name of Jackson G.. Davis,
Drayton was arrested in San Fran
cisco in June, 1896, charged with for
gerry and uttering fictitious drafts on
the United States National bank of
this city, made payable on American
Exchange bank of New York city, but,
altho he was held for trial, the charge
fell thru. Other police records show:
That in September 1896, DraytOn, un-
der the name Of [. D. Williams, is al
legged to have defrauded w. A. Burge
of Fort Scott, Kan, Of SIS, and that
one month later he was arrested in
Kansas City under the name of Harry
Goldstein, charged with attempting to
pass a bogus check. AS usual, he was
discharged when he had hearing.
His Career in Texas.
'tIn 1897 man asserting that he
was j. Coleman Drayton, the New
York millionaire, arrived at Dallas.
Texas. and registered as such at one
of the best hotels. Then he waited.
Representatives of the different finan-
cia1 institutions almost tumbled over
each other when they learned that j.
Coleman Drayton was in their midst.
The guest was dined and wined. 1T
had been the impression among the
bankers around that part of Texas
that the J. Coleman Drayton they had
heard of was very staid. serious in
dividual, but the young man using his
name in Texas turned out to be the
liveliest millionaire they had ever
known. The gay Mr.. Drayton fell in
love with a Miss Clara Barklow, a
Young woman Of considerable style
and dash in that section, and, accord
ing to the story told by Miss Barklow,
she and her Mr.. Drayton were mar
1ied at San Antonio by a Lutheran
minister Tt is said that she after
wards secured divorce.
5"Europe next claimed the bogus
Mr.. Drayton, and he cut wide
swath in London. where he had him
self photographed as j. Coleman
Drayton His experience in Germany
followed. and he was next heard of
at Chicago, several months ago, where
he and q smartly dressed woman Gre
ated a stir at the Auditorium Annex
hotel. Her male companion regis
tered as J. c. Drayton. New York, and
the wealth, beauty and fashion OF
that particular hotel bowed in re-