Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-29
HARRYDELACEY BOUSDOVER
Festive Bridegroom Held for Trial on
thargs Of Forgery.
NOT MS FIRST PLUNGE INTO COURT
Pinkerton detective Identines Hin
os Man " no served STA Xenrs
in New Jersey state
Psnitsntiary.

Harry DeLaeey. the alleged representative
OF She nythlcul 'Uniteds States Investment
ana Brokerage company" and who was
arrested In his bridal chamber at the Grand
hotel IN Council Bluffs by police officers n
few weeks ago. was given a preliminary
hearing In police court Friday morning on
the charges OF forgery and obtaining goods
under false pretenses, both complaints be-
ing sworn to by Mrs. A. Mandelberg Of the
Mandelberg jewelry store at 1872 Farnam
street Police Judge Berka bound the pris-
oner over to the district court In the sum
OF 500 for each charge.
A third complaint was filed in the police
court Friday morning by Deputy County
Attorney Fitch. This complaint Is sworn
to BY MRS. Joseph withrow and charges
the prisoner with passing and uttelfnW a
forged check for the amount OF IS. DeIacey
stayed at the Withrow home part OF the
time he was IN Omaha. This case will be
hcnrd IN police court at a later date.
DetAeey was represented in police court
Friday morning by Attorneys E. r.
Moreatty and Major Miller, while the
prosecution was conducted by Deputy
County Attorneys Fitch and shotweT.
Value OF the Goods.
Mrs. Mandelberg was the principal wit
ness Friday morning. She related in detail
her dealings with DeLacey on the evening
OF July 10 and said the value OF the watch.
chain. loeket. r'n and cum buttons she de-
livered TO DeIacey at that time amounts
to s10O.5O. The watch alone is valued OF
$40 and is one Of the best makes
Mrs. Mandciberg, County Clerk DrexeI
Cnief Of Detectives Dunn and Captain
Haze all testified that they had thus far
been unable to locate any such, concern as
the "ITnffed States Tnxa.t,,,.,,t "a r,..t-..-
age company" which company DeLacey
said he represented and which name was
signed to the checks he passed
20 far as can be learned from those in
terested In the case DeLacey's ship has
not yet been sighted and the only available
funds he Is said to have amounts to some
thing over s1o0. which he is said to have
collected as commission from prospective
loanefs OF money from the company re-
ferred 10.
Something of a Record.
W. 3. Laughlin. local superintendent of
the Pinkerton agency, has been looking
into DeLacey's record, and Friday morning
made the statement that the New York
ONCE has Identified DeLacey's handwriting
as that " Thomas WILSON," who served
SIX years in the New Jersey state peniten-
tary for forgery, attempting TO break jail
and attempting to shoot an oficer.
Mr.. Laughlin says he has Identified De-
Lacey from a picture in his files and de-
clares DeLacey to be Thomas Wilson"
who on October 10, 1898. was convicted and
sentenced at Trenton, N. ]. A lengthy ac-
count OF Thomas Wilson's career appears
In the American Banker for October 10,
1898.
In view Of the cases now against DeLacey
It is uneertain whether the federal author
tiles will take any action against the pris-
oner on the~matter OF using the mails for
fraud.
DeLacey's wife did not appear in police
court Friday morning. but the woman's
sister, Mrs. j. M. Wyckoff and her hus-
band were interested spectators.
DeLaeey has not yet paid the $1,000 he
subscribed TO the Young Mems Christian
association fund.