The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06

q ~ now styieg hjuaeK, hse ooen qeoeeiy
associated with some army and navy
okacsn, both In Cuba and ths Philip
pines, bat b can scarcely b ssid 1t the
present time to be favorably known TO
them. II u true that President BEL
Labs Of the Wicksnburg Mining, Smelt-
ing and Development Company was for
a time war correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press, but he was kicked out OF
that employment for reasons stated
with brevity yesterday In the Nsv York
World by General Manager MELVILLE
z. STONE:
Il received % intlmAaon from Florida that
he had been In the penitentisry. and went down
TO the PrxKsaroSs and saw RoSzsr PuRsssoS
and he bad BslAAIEss record. I Of oooe ssnt Mr..
EAoAs. one Of our best men. 70 Manila 70 relieve
BkLLAIss and discharged him.
THE man Il . very plausible swindler and v
annoying me greatly By constantly reisrrins 70
his connection With the Associated Pross J think
the public should DO warned against hin.-
II anything more than the foregoing
from Mr.. STONE Ia needed TO cast 1T least
a faint shadow Of doubt upon tho 40
ouracy Of BELLAIRs's statement by cir
c,ilar that the President OF the Wicken-
burg Mining, Smslting and Development
Company of Arizona is man OF I'M
questioned integrity. 1t may DO found In
the records OF tho Circuit Court at Tampa,
where President and Captain BEILAIBs
under the name OF CHE1RrroN, dltds
ALIAINE, was convicted OF obtaining
money under false pretenoes; In the sen-
tence imposed upon him by Judge h. L.
MITCHELL Of seven years at hard labor;
in the prison records at the Florida State
penitentiary, where he performed, in the
interests Of society, that hard labor FOR
five years lacking three weeks; in the
Gallery Of Art Portraiture In Mulberry
street in this town, where the Captain
and President has figured for twelve
years as No. $40, CHARLES BALLEN-
TINE, Forger and Swindler;' and in the
following passage from his biography a.
prepared by that oonnoisseur Of integ-
rity, Inspector THOMAS BYsNEs:
-BArIAxrus Is Q clever English swindlsr. He
has been swindiing people from the time be entered
Cheltenham College. In England. nineteen yeATs
AFRO. since he lief, Cheitenham school he has been
living on bis wits. He has visited every country
on the face Of the GLOBE and the number Of his VIC
Tins runs into the Thousands. The most success.
fu, part he plays 10 that OF . society conndenos
man.
II the author OF Professional Crimi-
mails Of America" that old terror OF ras-
Gals, THOMAS BYRNEs, follows with in
terest the subsequent careers Of the elect
OF Mulberry street, he will be obliged
to us for letting him know that his former
acquaintance, BALLENTINE, alias CHEIRI-
TON, alias BELLAIRs, the only rascal
recorded in that book as Journalist,
has at last transferred his active genius
to the field Of gilt-edged securities. Mr..
Robert PINKERToN, another scamp col
lector, will also note with interest this
recent change OF occupation.
But while BELLAIBs is no longer war
correspondent, he retains even as cor
poration President his beloved title OF
Captain and preserves with undimin-
ished warmth his affection for the army
and navy officers to whom he says he u
30 well and favorably known. This 70
shown in convincing way by his latest
literary production. tho circular Of tho
Wickenburg Mining, Smelling and De-
velopment Company Of Arizona. Tho
Inducements held out to the general
public are printed in ordinary type, In
the midst OF which, in bold. black-faced
letters, appears this special provision
for the military:
The attention OF professional men. particularly
ofncers Of the army and navy. having small capital
they desire TO Invest In . safe manner. especially
Invited. They risk practically nothing - fair
dividends may be assumed from the start, and the
possibilities are such that the value Of the shares
may be multiplied many times"
The heart OF BAILENTrNE, alias BEL
LARS, is wide open for the army and
navy officers with small capital In search
OF an absolutely safe investment An
evidence OF the fraternal spirit which
impelled the late Captain OF the Surrey
Volunteers to dedicate, q few months
ago, to the officers and men OF the United
States forces 10 the Philippines the book
in which this amazingly persistent and
impudent swindler attempted to drag
down Governor TAFT and uplift Gen.
LEONARD Woop.
The Corner In Hired Men.