The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-14
EX-ARMY OFFICER In A CELL.
PENNILESS, HE GOT So on CHECK
SAID TO BE BOGUS.

Former Lieutenant English. Scout fol-
LawtOn, Marched Handcuned Through
the streets 10 the TOmbs -Is-Year-OId
wife Feared Something Would Happen.
Handcuffed to a policeman and charged
with passing a worthless check, 'ex-Lieut
Ebert G. English Of the Fifth United States
Cavalry, an officer Of scouts under Gen.
Lawton in the Philippines, where he was
twice dangerously wounded, and until two
months ago a member Of Company II
Seventh Regiment, OF this city, was paraded
through Broadway and Franklin street
yesterday afternoon on his way to the
Tombs Police Court. Walking Just behind
him was his accuser A. W. Taylor, a MEM
Der Of Company II Of the Seventh Regiment
and a dealer in railroad supplies at 100
Broadway.
Taylor told Magistrate Cornell that he
had known English several months, having
met him socially. He was careful TO make
no mention of their membership in the
Seventh Regiment. He was apparently
very reluctant and said he felt very sorry
for English; that he hoped he would find
some way out of his scraPe. He said Eng
lish came TO him on Wednesday afternoon
with a check for SIS signedby L.Taylor Dick
son" n made payable to English on The
Butchers and Drovers' Bank, of oS3 Broad
way, and asked him to cash it. Mr.. Taylor
agreed to put it through his bank, and gave
English IS, telling him that was all he could
spare, but he would be glad to give him
the balance in the morning.
After he had gone Taylor noticed that
the check was not on a blank issued by
the bank, the name of which is THE National
Butchers 4 Drovers Bank" The maker
OF the check had used a common check
form, writing in the banks name and leav-
ing out the word National" His attention
was also attracted by the second name of
the aSunofHRHa sTavrln~ v htG AuUn 49,.
He began to ask himself who Dickson was,
having never heard of him, and finally he
called up the bank. He Was told that no
such person as Il. Taylor Dickson" had
any account there and that the check was
worthless.
Taylor told the Court he made other
inquiries among his friends and several Of
them told OF having received similar checks
from English for small sums and all urged
him to take some action. He notified the
police and when the ex-Lieutenant arrived
yesterday afternoon the two policemen
who we're waiting for him placed him under
arrest. 4
English begged the police not to hand
cuff him and pleaded with Taylor TO spare
him the indignity Of walking through the
streets -tn IRONS as he said. He asked him
to get a cab and said he would pay for il
as soon al possible, although he admitted
that he was then fiat broke and had not a
cent with him.
Inc cops sdlO Lney Hau no option III the
matter, all prisoners were alike to them;
and without delay they started of to the
court.
Lawyer Edward Carpet defended English
and tried TO have him paroled in his GUS
tody, eve Offering TO make full restitution
TO Mr.. Taylor. The latter hesitated, as
though he would like to back out of the
case, saying he felt very, very sorry for
English and had taken the step of having
him arrested only when pressed by many
friends who said they had been victimized.
Magistrate Cornell refused to parole
the prisoner and committed him to the
Tombs in default of $500 bail for examina-
ton at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
English was badly broken up over his
arrest. He was, compelled TO sit in the
jury box in Part /. of the Supreme Court,
which Is being used temporarily for the
police court, along with several negro
and Chinese prisoners, petty thieves and
p~ickpockets.
Boys, I'm disgraced forever" he said
bitterly to the reporters. God help my
POOR little wife. She's uptown all alone
now in her room, and when she hears Of
This IL will break her heart
By degrees English told his story. He
said be was married only eight mont his
ago to a Miss Anna Elverson. now but IS
years old. Her mot her is Mrs. Anna Elver-
son OF Colorado Springs, Col. English
w she is wealt by. After their honey
moon they lived at Breton Hall, Broad