The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-29
Every Mail Brings Intelligence of Some of His ANsg-
 cd MisdOings
BOUGHT AUTOMOBILE IN
 PHILADELPHIA RECENTLY
Chief Wier Receives Notice From the Father of T. 1. James, Jr., of the Numerous Forgeries That
 Have Been Committed.

Clarence N. Hughs, the young man who secured money from several persons in Birmingham on worthless checks and drafts is getting into the coils of the law deeper daily. Every mail brings intel ligence of his alleged misdoings in other cities, and 1t appears that in each in stance he used the name of TT. J. James, Jr."
 The climax was reached yesterday when Chief of Police Wfer received a com munication, which required "A cents in stamps to carry the missives through the United States mail. Among the letters were several in which 1t was shown that a person using the name of T. J. James, the son of a prominent lumber man of Adrian Ga, had victimized a number of people throughout the country The let ters to Chief Wier yesterday were sent by the original James, and the gentle man is after the imposter.
 It is known that man representing himself as TT. J. James, Jr." the son of the Adrian. Ga, lumber merchant op- erated extensively in New York city, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, ln- dianapolis French Lick Springs and other places The letters show that in nearly every instance the name of James had been used for the purpose of securing money on drafts and checks.
 As might be expected. the real James. who stands high in Georgia business and social circles, Is wrought up over the pf the father of the genuine James to peo- ple who have been worked by the im- poster prove interesting reading. The Adrian lumber man Is angry and hurt that the name of his son, who was only recently married should have been used by an imposter to defraud people. In a letter to Chief Wier, the senior James states that it is becoming burdensome and tiresome to receive letters daily relative to some act of the man who has been impersonating his son.
 Bought an Automobile.
 The fake James did not play any fav- orites in the places he visited and the letters received here show that he only transacted business with people of means For instance, he stopped at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and secured all the necessary attention by using the name James But the best transaction occurred in Philadelphia, good old sleepy Phila- delphia, where 1t had been thought the people had awakened. In the City of Brotherly Love the alleged James bought an automobile and ordered the machine shipped to San Francisco. A draft for $3120 on the James Lumber company was given in payment.
 The proprietor of 8 hotel in French Lick Springs, Ind, was a victim to the extent of a sum just shy few dollars of the century mark Hotels in Milwau- kee. New York, Baltimore. Kansas City and other places were worked.
 All the people who have lost through the transactions of the fake James. have written to the father of the genuine, and MT. James hurriedly replied, telling the victims that his son had not been out of Adrian for some time, and that an inn postor had been using his name. With all this information the impostor con- tinued on his journey getting money and every attention without molestaton from the police.
 Birmingham Stumbling Block.
 The Birmingham detectives must be among the best in the country as it ap- pears that people charged with crimes in every section of the country ply their illicit vacations with success until they