Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-02
DELANEY I'M THE TOLLS
WANTED I'M VHIs CITY 10 AN
sWER TO TWO CHARGES.
Sensational Incidents Attending His
Arrest in Philadelphia - Prisoner
Conveyed to Baltimore.

John A. Delaney, q former resident OF
st. Louis who IL wanted in this city to
answer two charges Of having obtained
money under false pretansea. was arrested
In Philadelphia yesterday and taken to
Baltimore. The arrest was made at the
Hanover Hotel by Detectives Tall OF Phila-
delphia and Thomas Of Baltimore. 40
corddng to dispatch from Philadelphia
tho arrest was accomplished after sem
sational struggle with the two detectives,
VINO owe their lives to their presence Of
MIND. The arrest was made in the pres
snce OF Delaney"s wife. who was In bed
The wife comes from a good family in Bal
t1more. ana did not know that he was
wanted by the police until the detectives
broke into his bed room. The couple were
married in January She had always be-
HeVed MIN to be a travelling man.
according to the police. Delaney and his
WIFE left Baltimore on a trip which she
thought was on business. The detectives
located them at the Hanover. Assuring
themselves that the couple were in bed
detectives Thomas and Tall broke in the
door, and a struggle instantly ensued in
the dark with Delaney, who had jumped
from bed at the first sound. A porter
turned on light and the prisoner was soon
subdued. but not until after he had at
tempted to reach for a revolver that was
under pillow and another under the bed
Alleged Attempt to Secure Weapon.
While dressing. Delaney said he wanted
vest, and stepped to a trunk. but the de-
tectives anticipated him and found third
pistol. He made three more moves, such
as to get collar or a handkerchief, and in
each place the detectives found a bowie
knife. Having been foiled at every turn,
delaney gave up, and, according to the
detectives. said he would have made his
escape II he could lave reached any one Of
the Six weapons, even though he had to
kill both of them.
The prisoner was taken to the city hall
and held without bail to await reQuisition
papers from Maryland.
Among Delaney's personal effects were
found chloroform and sponge. silk bag,
which, the detectives say, is patterned after
the kind used by sandbagging highway
men; two pieces of rope, a chisel and p
razor.
Mrs. Delaney, dumfounded at the whole
proceeding, almost went into Mysteries from
surprise and fear. Mrs. Delaney's mother
and sister were telegraphed for, and they
arrived this afternoon and took the heart
broken woman home.
Delaney told the police that his present
plight was due to his attempt to have his
wife remain in the same social position she
was In when he married her. Delaney also
said he was at one time confidential agent
of Chris Won der Abe of st. Louis.
Charges Against Him Here.
Delaney. 1t ia alleged obtained $40 from
merchants in this city more than two
months ago. He Is charged with having
borrowed $40 from Mr. Joseph Auerbach
upon false representations. 1t appears that
Delaney met Mr.. Auerbach while the latter
was on tour in the west, and when he
came here he called on the local merchant
He was known here as A. H. De Laney, and
az vuQ at a r
avenue, st. Louis. The draft upon which
he borrowed the money was made payable
at the Bank OF Commerce, New York, and
purported to have been given by Paul Law
son.
At the store of Dulin & Martin, where
the st. Louis man had a relative employed,
he succeeded, it is said, In getting $50 on
an alleged bogus draft. Detectives Mona
NEE, Father. Muller and Baur investigated
the cases here. and learned that Du Laney
or Delaney had lived in st. Louis, and that
his mother was still there. >ssrs ,s.S
Detective Thomas was here last. week in
consultation with the local detectives in
regard to the man who was wanted. 1t is
said he is also under charges in New York