The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
WRIGHT is CAUGHT
Promoter Who Separated Britt
Ons from S11l,OOO,OOO
Arrested on Board Ship in
Greater New York.
A WOMAN WITH HIM.
Booked Under Assumed Name
Then Changed 1t.
He Was Formerly a Broker in
Philadelphia.
A WOMAN WITH HIM.

New oIks Aarcn 4b-J- w llTLd ffr
Wright the London promoter. who Is
accused of being concerned in colossal
frauds in connection with the organiza-
tion of various financial corporations.
was arrested on the arrival of the French
line steamer La Lorraine from Havre
The arrest was made by two central
office detectives at the request Of the
London police.
Wright was taken to police head
quarters and later to the Tombs police
court where he was arraigned before %
magistrate and turned over to the Unit
cd States authorities. He was then
taken TO the Ludlow street Jail
With Wright on the steamship was
tall. good looking young woman, who
said she was the niece of the prisoner
Her name was on the passenger list as
Miss F. Browne. Wright, when told
that he was under arrest. showed no evil.
dence of excitement. He said ne was "a
friend of King Edward His principal
concern was to avoid publicity and he
asked that his arrest be kept from the
newspapers. Wright and his companion
We're entered on the original passenger
u-t as M. Androni and Mile. AndrOni.
That Wright did not expect to be ar
rested IS shown by the fact that after
Ihe steamship left Havre he told the
purser that a mistake had been made in
ma king his tickets out in the name or
Androni. His name accordinglv was,
changed. ana appeared on the additionei
ISL as Mr. j. W. Wright, and that OF
the woman as Miss F. Browne
Wright and the young woman occu-
pled one OF the finest deck suites on the
etedlnsnlp- Wright was sitting at
oesk IN ms cabin when found by the
detectives When addressed by name h..
at once admitted his identity and ON he
Ing told that he was under arrest at the
le4uesl or Ine London police, said.
nat was apuslness transaction 7 un-
ItietQou mat the matter was all settletl
ln parliament This is q surprise to me
am willing to 90 with you. All want
47 20 get away from here with as little
NOISE as possible Don't let the news
papers know anything about this
4ney 5nen went on deck and the woman,
MISS SroWne, was told quietly frv~
Wy rlBht OF his arrest With an officer on
N ~ soc ol MN ne was escorted down
Wright was taken to court. where the
uetectlVes explained the arrest in "a few
words Two United States marshals
appeared with a warrant for Wright's
arrest, charging him with being a fue-
luNe from justice Wright was not
called upon to say anything and in a
1eW minutes he was formally turned
over to the custody of the marshaIs.
Who took him to the Ludlow street
jail
Miss Browne, who was left on the
pier, remained looking after the bag
sr9 - - Nlss95u IN Ozark plue
v-itb a a{r,e,- 1,.t,t So - "a "a .l ~ t7u
clned to make any statement farther
friends fter bs- bse5,-,e 80 - lsle
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
~ illSHGS ana FFIl$hl appeareo
Havre about 5 o'clock p- M on March
1r 80 ~ I'm eltii'll s,llls 70
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7 u ~ S1eAv79 MSS DLo"HE ulu
roy leaN7 her room uhtll the vessel was
one gay ifom port. When she appeared
~ NIisu1 spent NOSE Oh MS
49, Us rs s r,.. ,, -,
i7,'t ~ Waleea IN L9liaoh Chdi is6u
"itD aDSSoilui4g Win InlIlonS belohg-
ing 20 tne Lohaoh ana GLOBE Hlnauce
GOT lpola'i ION, as q result OF whose hQul-
f9isl 593sn ss94hlloi iosl more Inan III
HiHlioH QoIldts- He was Formerly a
pfoker III Phlladelpha and later in this
IlIy p 10 the ume ne left New YORK,
VA rght was one OF the biggest plung-
ers on the produce exchange. He also
invested heavily tn West Australian
mines After having made more than
l3 million dollars out of them he went
TO London, where, two Years ago, he
hoated the London and Globe
I'm short time he was reckoned
among the richest men in England.and.
although he never attained standing
in r0val circles ne attended several
court receptions and was received in
the highest social circles of the CITY.
TONDON-S SIDE. OF THE STORY.
London Harch 16-John Flower,
chairman of the shareholders commit
zee which irsfieatpd the prosecution Of
whitaker Wright the director of the
london e. Globe Finance CORPORATION.
,sgto was arrested IN his arrival AT New
Gorlz gToro Fra17ee savs-
II see Wright is quoted as saving he
had a powerful protector i'm an exalted