The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03
BRINGS BACK BERRY
CHIEF TAYLOR Rt1AtHEs MONT
 GOMlRY WITH PRISONER.
Doctor Has Charges of Obtaining Money
 Under False Pretenses and Forgery Against Him---Says Name Is . Clark

Chief. of Police w. il Taylor arriv- ed in Montgomery yesterday morning
 from St: Andrews Fla. having In GUS
 tody pr. ]. W. Berry. alias Clark.
 goods under false sl pretenses. Berry, who says. Clark Is his real name, was
 incarcerated in the Montgomery County jail. Five warrants we're sworn out against him. one charging forgery and four charging obtaining goods under Authorities in Mobile and Knoxville, Tenn. 1t Is expected. will prefer charEes against Berry. but the charges
 made here will have first considera- ton. The cases against him are to be tried before Justice of the Peace Young and Justice of the Peace Stokes.
 The capture of Berry adds fresh iaus and the Montgomery Police Depart ment. Berry left Montgomery January 19, and got a two days start, for the accusations against him were not made until January 21. Imediately Chief Fay Tor went to work upon the case. When
 the story of Berry's alleged fraudulent practices was published. q citizen of
 Montgomery told the Chief he had been
 duped by Berry. to whom he had given
 letter of introduction to a banker in Mobile. The banker. when question. ed by officers, told them Berry had used the letter and made deposit in the bank. The officers Of Mobile sought IH0 man anu Iinal1y aScefIdlHGQ I1dI nef with a boy who passed as his son. had taken passage upon the steamer Tar pof, and after mitch work he was trac- ed to St. Andrews, Fla, little village secluded from the world.
 It was there Chief Taylor found his
 man Wednesday. Berry was in n drug store when the chief approached him | and engaged him in conversation, Ber- " then using Clark as his name, when | told he was arrested, submitted grace faalI l. aff xln tcf than far afterwards, but Chief Taylor kept con Etant vigil upon him, and offered him no opportunity to escape. The journey back to Montgomery was q long and 1 tireing one. From St. Andrews. the
 Chief with his prisoner. travelled to Carrabelle, Fla. thence to Tallahassee and to Bainbridge, Ga. whence they came to Montgomery, arriving yester- day. morning, During the days and nights the Chief was guarding his pris- | oner, he had little or no opportunity to sleep as he had no place In which to incarcerate Berry.
 Berry came to Montgomery early in January and remained here until Jan- i uary te. He was accompanied by boy who he claimed was his son. He claim | cd that he had lost his fortune in the San Francisco disaster. He gained the confidence of Rev. Father Dennis Saw age in Montgomery, and afterwards, by 1 depositing small amount of money in | chants. whom he is said to have de- | frauded. The use of bogus and forged checks, 1t is alleged was made on Jan uary 10. Lees birthday, when the banks were closed.
 Berry claims his real name is W. J. 1 Clark. His aliases, aecof sing to tho po- I lice. are Dr. r. J. Ross. Dr. W. U. Berry, Dr. F. J Spaulding, and pr. Marsh. He Is about fifty years old, and has the appearance of a profession
 al man. There is no evidence to prove | the boy who accompanied him was a l participant in the alleged fe1onies
 | Of the five warrants sworn out. A r.. l Cassady charges W. T. Berry with ob-
 taining goods worth s97 50, under false pretences, on three charges. II. P. | Knabe, charges that Berry obtained
 from G. A. Knabe and Brother. $t5.T5
 warrant by Mir Cassady charges Berry with forgery. It alleges Berry passed l a check drawn on the Third National