The Washington times., 1905-01-09
Head of a Vastly Sue
cessfuI Countrywide
Cabal.
WOMAN THEIR BETRAYER
New York Police Await Ex-
tradltIon-S Sued by Bit
ish Company.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 9.-Cnless he
succeeds in escaping by the employment
o. one of the many tricks OF the law IN
which he is well versed. John L. Boush.
whose criminal history reads Ike one OF
the strange romances OF Gaboriau, will
be returned to New York in the CUSTODY
d Detective Sergeant Garga1l, OF the
New York detective bureau, 10 stand
trial on the charges of conspiracy and
forgery, in4-olripg $15o,oo0. and preferred
by the Lloyds Insurance Company OF
London.
If the New York authorities do not get
the requisition Oh Governor Pennypackef
honored by January II, Bough's counsel
viii make application for u writ of
haheas corpus. Meantime the prisoner
remains IN jail. and the New York de
tectixe is keeping III constant touch with
The prison authorities
Amazing Career
Ne matter what the disclosures may
be when This man gees back to New
York to face a jury, they cannot dim
the amazing experience through when
he has passed in the last twenty years
stery OF crime, of romance, OF love
and Of treachery. in which the Inevitable
woman appeared as the principal figure
in the deneuement.
Bough hasn't been heard of for almost
ten years. IN the latter part of 1895 ne
became suddenly notorious as the chief
leader of band of 250 criminals Of 4
Iiieh type Of Intelligence, whose opera
tions he directed with the skill of a
Napoleon. Up 70 that time his life had
6eea Is mysterleas.
IN
early manhood he mad been a New York
policeman. and had served two terms
OF Imprisonment. Ole for burglary and
the other for forgery; but be that as
Il may, his talents were being devoted
a { the period OF his exposure to the
stimulation of signatures and the con
-coctirg of swindIing schemes tla. wer,
as numerous as they were ingenious
His circle of aids was made up OF
young men OF perverted morals. most o.
them convicts, and that he possessed {
most remarkable knowledge Of human
nature and wonderful power of contro
Was shown BY his ability to hold tli:
cabai of convicts in perfect order an,
never permit one to def,aud hira of :
dollar.
His Mercantile" Scheme.
His principal plan Of operation WAS t.
discover by personal inquiry business
houses ii different cities of the countr.
which enjoyed good credit, but who's
! income had fallen off. His first ventur
- this direction was in Chicago.
He had previously formed the friend
ship of a clerk employed in a mercan
{ tie rating house. and unfolded to hin
! . plan for making millions Bougn ha
/ quite a res1sactabIe bank balance. an6
through one Of his lieutenants 10 whoG
! he advanced the money he obtaine
control OF the Chieaso establishment.
Immediately thereafter. when an os
/! tentaticus announcement of change i
+ mana cement came. the rating of Ia
! house was advanced by the confederat
) IN the mercantile agency The fietitiou
] rating thus created was followed by Ii
purchase of dry goods TO the value 6
! go. 009 for which notes were given Til
] goods were sold fer cash at bargai
/ figures. and when the notes came du
] they Were not paid
Cheat Well Managed.
The cheat was 50 wei managed thu
a civil prccc IS, ana. as there were r
attempted. Bough's agent did not dan
be tray his employer. and prohted bett,
By remaining loyal The program We
repeated successfully III other cities.
Eough sent six men II New York al
opened Offices in different parts of II
city Not one Of the six was Know
70 the other The Napoleon Of the crimil
al ring found that the old shipping fir
q 9
had lost mach Of its business becau.
Of the advancing years or its member
Through an aid named Charles Abbot
I Bough obtaiaed an interest ia the ar
fer u cash consideration They had asl
/ ed for references and were referred
the Standard Coal and OIL CoIapan
which consisted Of Boush and Boue
alone. The sumptuous Office and Il
frank. engaging manner If the pres
dent Boush-setsled all doubt
Worked Like a Charm.
Abbott caused the firm to be rated /
100000. Another acconplice was Sc
through the South 10 buy lumber 4
bott gave the hrIas paper, and I
Southern merchant, having looked
the standing - tl.e ncrca:stile agenc
where the other confederate was dol
MS part. did not hesitate to ship lumb
valued at $63o10 without dollar
ready norey. 1t was sold at auction +
cash and the proceeds divided.
Another lieutenant az Bough "
Charles r. Mclaughlin, an aH-rou
criminal and forgcr weH known 70 t
police
Bough rarely interested himself in t
agents whom his tieutenants enpIoye
but he made one exception, and that {
ception viii probably lead 10 his destru
ton. Mclaughlin had attached to /