Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-07
WILLING TO RETURN
MAN OF ALIASES TAKEN TO PHIL
ADELPHIA FOR TRIAL.
Charged With Stealing Cash and Jew
elry-His Young Wife and
Her Father Here.

J.. Engleman, alias John G. Hart, was ar
rested in this city last night by Detectives
Trumbo and Tyser upon a request received
from the Philadelphia police authorities in
January His father-in-law called at head
quarters last night and told where he could
be found. He was located at the Riggs
House and the detectives took him to police
headquarters where he was relieved of
s2,530.99 in cash. William Laycock, a jew
eler at 80 Walnu street, Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Annie Thomas of 1929 Brandywine
street, the same city, filed claims for part
of the money.
1t is alleged that the man under arrest
stole $2,3tv worth of diamond jewelry from
the jeweler and $500 in cash from the house
of Mrs. Thomas, where he boarded. The
| young man maze no effort to escape when
the officers called upon him at the hotel
last night. He accompanied them without
offering an objection.
n always comes out on top" his young
wife remarked to one of the detectives,
and l have no fear of the outcome"
1t is alleged by the police that the pris-
oner has served time in the Sing Sing prison
and that his photograph is in the New York
ana + Philadelphia cabinets of alleged crimi-
mails. The police state that he is wanted
by the authorities of several cities, as well
as by the postal authorities. Philadelphia,
however, had the first claim upon him, and
Detective TAFT and the jeweler were sum-
moned to this cIty.
They desired to get the prisoner more
than they did the money, and the prisoner
consented to return upon the payment of
the money to him in order that he might
give 1t to his wife.
Wife Receives Share of Money.
1t was stated that there would be many
claims made against him, and that a
division of the money would mean but a
small amount for each. This arrangement
was made by Attorney Campbell CARING
ton, and the money allotted to her was
handed to his wife Just as the train pulled
out Of the station with the alleged swim
dler and confidence man aboard.
Or" Engleman, as the prisoner was
best known in the Quaker city, was not
greatly disturbed over his arrest. His con-
duct satisfied the detectives that he had
been ''pinched' before. When they reached
the Riggs House they first interviewed the
young wife who did not suspect that her
callers were officers of the law looking for
her husband to arrest him.
my husband is at the telephone she
said, land will be here in a few minutes.
Sure enough, DIR" Engleman, or
Capt" Horton, or plain John {. Hart re-
turned in a few minutes and the detec-
tives promptly took charge of him. His
wife had been through the experience or
having him taken from her on her we'd
ding night, and the affair did not seem
to cause her any worry: She remained at
lIlS "ISic II i"tHSi "1So
room. Her father is Alfred Ferree, and
he conducts a restaurant in Gainesville,
Pa. He said last night that he was salts
fed his daughter knew nothing or her
husbands alleged wrongdoing and 1t was
his desire that she return home. He
learned Of the whereabouts of his daugh-
ter and her husband through a letter his
daughter sent him.
Ends in Marriage.
Miss Blanche Ferree was only seven
teen years old when she was engaged as
a typewriter by DR." Engleman in Phil
adelphia. She had been in the employ of
the doctor and alleged hypnotist but a
short time when she consented to become
his wife. Arrangements were made for
an early evening wedding at the home of
the young woman's uncle, and the Rev.
Arthur Wilson Vile was engaged to per-
form the A friend of the Fer
rec family learned that there had been no
physicians license issued to DR." Engle-
man, and New Year eve, about the time
of the marriage the prospect
i've groom was arrested and carried be-
fore Magistrate Cunningham.
Attorney Shern gave bond for the APP
pearance of the accused, and shortly before
midnight the was performed.
When the case was called before the mag
istrate and the defendant did not appear,
his bond was declared forfeited. Then
came the story of the doctors disappear
ance with the jewelry.
The Jewelry Transaction.
1t lie alleged that three days after the
marriage the jeweler was induced to call
at the Office of the man of several names
and exhibit diamond jewelry. He had an
appraiser with him, and when the price,
s., 300, was agreed upon, the appraiser was
paid $40 for his work. This act satisfied
the jeweler that his customer was all right,
and when the latter made some excuse
about getting his hat and coat from the adj
joining room no objection to his going was
offered. He had done some telephOnins,
ostensibly with the Corn Exchange Bank,
about the condition of his account, and was
to mi the jeweler and appraiser to
the bank to settle the bill. Instead of go
ing to the bank, he left the building
through a window that was afterward
found open. He reached this city Saturday
and registered at the Driscoll, where he
was known as Capt" Horton. The couple
removed to The Riggs House yesterday.