Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-20
SCOTLAND YARD KNOWS HIM.
Chief Sylvester Gets a Letter From
London About Carlisle.

T,biaf Sylvester recently received letter
from Scotland Yard, London, signed by
John l.. McNaughton, making inquiries
about Henry Silberberg, alias J. j. Carilsle'
J. Coleman Drayton ct al, in jail now at
Minnea polls VINO was arrested here last
month at the instance of Minnesota au-
thOriteS en- the Spec1hc charge OF dleseo
sWindling in that city.
The letter bore the heading Criminal
Investigation Department. 1t stated that
a notice appeared in a London paper set
ting forth that according to the Mime
apolis police a man giving the name or j.
j. Carlisle, recently arrested in Washing
ton, has been identified as Harry SLIDER
berg an alleged swindler, who has victim
lied prominent people In all parts Oh inc
world.
This man." the letter says, "is said to
be identical with J. Coleman Drayton, alias
Harry Silberberg, who was arrested In
London in August, 1885, on an eXtradition
warrant from the German government for
obtaining by fraud jewelry to the value of
5000 marks For this offense Silberberg, or
Drayton, was sentenced to two and half
years imprisonment.
The London letter concludes: 81 shall be
glad if you will cause me to be furnished
with photograph of Carlisle; also with his
finger prints en- the inclosed form
Nothing was said to indicate that Silber
berg is wanted in London. A letter was re-
ceiyed from San Francisco by the Mime
apolis authorities saying that the bondsmen
who wanted him there once are now dead
and that extradition proceedings would be
useless.
Carlisle was here with his bride last De-
celnber and lived in style at the Raleigh.
He and his bride-wife were frequent visit
ors at Benning race track, and it was his
need for money that prompted him to write
to his wealthy father-in-law In Minneapo-
lis, which revealed his whereabouts to the
authorities. Since his arrest and incarcera-
ton many startling revelations have fol-
lowed connecting him with daring exploits
in many sections Of the country as alleged
swindler and confidence man.
He is i'll in Jail, and his relatives have
been striving for weeks to secure his re-
lease by a reduction of the $500 ball to
81 600 Owing to the fact that he secured re-
lease from the prison at Berlin on the plea
of illness that threatened his life and the
many stories of his misdeeds through de-
ception the authorities at Minneapolis have
so far refused to free him on a small bond
Carlisle suffers from hemorrhages Of the
lungs and his alterations of very weak
days and slight improvements are puzzl;ng
to both physicians and the authorities.
On the trip from this city to Minneapolis
Silberberg informed the sheriff in the course
of a narration of his reputed wealth and
influence that he had sister who was the
wife of Consul Thieriot at Lisbon. Portugal.
In a spirit of investigation the Minnesota
sheriff wrote to Lisbon. Portugal, asking
for corrobora ton of Carlisle's statement
A recent copy of Minneapolis paper states
that the sheriff received the following brief
but explicit telegram from Mr.. Thieriot:
LISBON, Portugal. January 49, 1903
~. w. Dreger, Sheriff Hennepin County
Mimi:
"Silberberg id liar. No relation Letter
follows. THEREOF"
Mr.. Thieriot was United States consular
agent, stationed at Frieburg, Germany
when Silberberg was in prison in that coun-
try.
II &c peneralIy believed that ~ tba oo,rt
acts upon the advice of physicians and
Silberberg's precarious condition and re-
duces the bail to 81 600 the prisoner will be
released and no one can be found now
who cares to extradite him there will be
little to prevent him falling to appear for
trial, as he is alleged to have done at San
Francisco and other points in the country
where he was charged with offenses.