The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-23
OPERATED At
GAYOSO HOTEL
A. 1. Parker, Formerly OF Cairo,
SwindIed at Memphis
CASHED MONEY ORDER
THAT HAD BEEN RAISED BY A
MAN GIVING HIS NAME AS
HARRY DAVIS or
TROY, N. Y.

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Several Memphians have suffered
at the hands OF man who signs his
namo Harry Davis and who has been
passing raised money orders Oh some
of the business people and railroad
office here
Among the victims We're Jack Gal
loway, city ticket agent of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad and the
Gayoso Hotel company, Both were
caught for $50 q few days ago,
The scheme Is the same as tina,
worked here a few months ago, ana
by which the operators secured s2v-
eral hundred dollars. From the de
scription of the man it is also beliey.
ed that he Is the same individual who
passed the raised orders early in the
spring. In every respect except ihe
kind of hat worn the individual call
ing himself Harry Davis is the man
who signed j. Mcbride or II. McBrid,
to six or eight money orders here &
! few months ago. Davis is described
as about feet or 10 inches in heigh;
weighing about $50 pounds, dark hair
and eyes, wearing dark suit of clothes
and stiff straw hat, and medium,
sized diamond stud in his shirt front.
Thoss who saw the man closely say
chat he has a dark complexion and APP
pears to be worklngman He han
dies a pen when signing the orders
as though his hands were stiffened
from work.
| Mr. Galloway, in speaking Of the
matter yesterday, said that the mai.
came into the Louisville and Nash,
Vile office and bought ticket &C
some point north and offered q
money order issued at Erie,
Pa, for $50 in payment. The
order appeared to be gen.
uine, and the difference, about $40.
vas given the stranger in cash. Con
siderable discussion took place and
Mr.. Galloway had an opportunity al
observing him closely, and says that
he would recognize him instantly. 70
some reason Mr.. Galloway became
ouspicions. and remembering tha
others had been worked on the sami
scheme, went to the depot and waite,
at the gate until the man passo'
| through and got on the train. Th
fact that he came through and spoke
to Nj, Galloway and did not act il
the least suspicious caused him {
say nothing to the police, as he al
first intended doing.
The order was deposited in tht
bank and the amount collected from
the money order department at tho
postoffice. When Capt. French, su
perintendent, did not receive the AL
vice, he wrote to Erie, Pa, and ask
ed for a second advice for an orde,
and received a letter saying that Il,
order for thar or any other amour
had been issued payable in Memphi,
on that day The whole matter ther
became plain and Mr.. Galloway made
the amount good.
The story of how the Gayoso Hot
was caught is practically tae same
The name signed TO the order, how
ever. was not the same. A similar
course was pursued hut in this in
stance the order was raised from 2.
cents 10 $50. The order of the Gay
oso Hotel was issued by the Troy, n
Y. office. An effort was made to sec
A. l.. Parker, assistant manager, las.
night, but he could not be found. !
?. Parker, manager of the hotel, sal,
that While he knew that the raiaci
order had been passed, his son had
attended to all of the details anG |
was the only one who was in a posi-
ton to make any statement.
At the postoffice all efforts to get |
any information were fruitless. None |
IF the officials would even admit tina,
bad orders had been passed. When |
shown the facts they said that such |
might be the case. but that matters |
of the kind were always placed in the
hands of the inspectors When asked
III communication mad been opened
with Eric Pa. and Troy, N. " they
said that TO get information that the
orders were not genuine. some let
tiers would have to pass between the
Memphis office and that of Troy and
Erie
The whereabouts of Davis. or the
man calling himself Davis. are at
present unknown. lie took the Lon
isyille and Nashville train last Sun
day night for a point north. but. ac-
cording to the information of Mr.. Gal
loway. is believed to- have lef; the
train near Memphis and doubled back
later taking another route out of the
city. His description fits that Of the
man who operated in Little Rock n
lew weeks ago. but nothing is known
Of the direction taken by the indiyidu-
Al working the bad orders in that