The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-03
THIS YOUNG MAN
IN BIG TROUBLE
Arthur Burke, Former
Piano Player at Grand
in Jail i'm Jacksonville
TREAlED IHE CHORUS GIRLS


Heavy 6ond.
Arthur Burke a young white man OF
good appearance and with smoothe
tongue, who has been in this city fot
the past two months, is in serious trou.
bic i'll Jacksonville, ana is held at the
county jail under d bail OF 81 600
Burke was somewhat of a 'profes-
sor' and he has ofllciated at the piano
., the Grand This season. and attracted
lne attention OF the theater goers by
his good playing.
When Murray and Mack came
through here last week he stated to
his friends that his wife was one OF
tie chorus girls, stating that he had
not seen her for some time and did not
know she was With Che musical com
edy. lie was seen with oneeol the cno-
rus girls during the time that the
show was here lie left the following
day for Jacksonville and his actions in
Hat city is told in the following story
from the Jacksonville Metropolis:
Yesterday afternoon a fine looking,
well dressed man entered the store Of
Kohn. Fmchsott & Co., ana purchased
goods amounting to $2l121 and order
ed them sent UP to Arthur Burke, c.
o d. al the Aragon hotel The goods
were not paid for upn delivery, and
this is the cause Of BurAc's arrest ana
imprisonment on the charge OF obtain.
ing goods under false pretenses. An
additional charge of carrying conceal
en- weapons 5ss made ;2;ss;;asi::s. him At
tho police station. a razor a loaded b
" and a case for a dirk knife being
found upon him.
While in the store making his nur
chases Burke was accompanied by
Miss Mae Stokes and Miss Emogene
Bessey, chorus girls Of the Murray
aud Mack theatrical company, with
which company Burke represented him
self to be connected. The goods were
Seliyored by Fred Walters. Of Furch-
gotts store, to Burke. Walters saw
Burke and was told that he was not in
position to pay for the goods at the
present time. and requested that they
be left. They were lett as requested.
Later Mr. Walters called at the motel
and telei honed back to the store Mr
Myerheim aud Mr.. Bellah. OF the
furchgott Company went 70 the hotei'
When they reached there they teie.
phoned TO the police headquarters ior
detectives.
Before The arrival Of the detectives
and gentlemen from Fmchgotrs Burke
undertook the liberty Of placing an 20.
r." on the bill for the gooas, signing
e. It THE Aragon Hotel, per II. j..
2nrke Tie hotel clerk was tele-
phoned to from The store. when the
bin came back in regard to the 20.
il on the Dill ana inc Clerk INFORM
et them that no 20. X" had been plac,
ed on a. .ssgf l4ys.2aslom by an attacho
Of the notei.
Detectives Crawford and Cahoon
went 10 Burke's room in the hotel with
Messrs. Meyerhoim and Benat. and
lhere found Burke and the two women
and another young man giving the
name Of Charles Williams. One Of the
women was dressed up I'm the newly
purchased gown and Hngcrie. she
was at once requested to disrobe
reluctantly did so.
When Mr.. Myerhelm ana Mr. Bellas
" ere going TO Burke,s room. they met
lboir dcIyory bog with a quit wrap
ned aboit a box. The boz was asked
What he had and fnld the gentleman
bot nprl,o eavc him thai box to take
j, fbo store Tbey wont to the room.