Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
HARD WORKER" AGAIN
At LARGE AND HERE
M. B, WILLIAMS REGISTERS AT
THE NEW COMMERCIAL.
Visits WdtertOWn Under the Name
of M. B. HdlI-MrS. Brdndenburq
Recognizes Him From Picture in
the Hotel WOrld"-Attempted
Touch of S5-Ledves Mystic
riouSly.
(Erom Tuesdays DailY.l


slonal crook Sunday night and part 0
yesterday a guest at the New Com
mercial Hotel. The party was recog
nized by Mrs. Joseph Branden burg
who had seen a likeness of the telIov
in the issue uf The hotel World o
July 18th.
The much wanted individual regis.
tered at the New Commercial Sunday
night under the name of M. B. Hall OF
Chicago. Mrs. Brandenburg received
her clue from the wrIte-up the fellow
had received in The Hotel World
together with pictures accompanying
showing a front and side view. The
article stated that the photos were
those of a man who under various
names worked through Indiana, Ohio
and Pittsburg about six months ago.
He is said to be quick TOUGHER fol
five or ten and is thought to be the
party reported to have operated at
Clarenda and GAINESVILLE last week
The fellow is said to have recently
completed three months sentence
for these operations. 1t is said he is
bold character and ex-convict. He
is know throughout the sections in
which he has operated as a "hard
worker" in his touching" profession.
He put up fairly good appearance
cial traveller at the Nav Commercial
Hotel. Yesterday morning, Hall,
alias Williams, attempted to work
his game on Mrs. Joseph Branden-
burg by making gentle touch for S..
Hall said he was representing the. Fair
Store at Minneapolis, from whom
he was expecting his check, adding
that he would pay her back upon the
arrival OF the check. To make his
play strong err, Hall said he was selling
to Schempf Bros Co., where his two
trunks of samples were al that time.
The picture of the "hard worker
as printed in the hotel publication
came before Mrs. Brandenburg like
a vision. The features OF the party
before her were Identical with those
in the Chicago publication. Hall con-
tinued to press his request fur the
loan, informing Mrs. Brandenburg that
she cashed check for him six months
before. The lady assured him that
he must be mistaken, for she had no
recollection of cashing any check Tor
him. When asked for some Identified
ton, Hall pulled cut couple of let
tiers, but was very careful not to let
Mrs. Branden burg see any of the con-
cents. She finally succeeded in getting
rid of the party by telling him to get
his dinner, after which she would &C
commodate him, expecting he would
return. The rogue was too smooth,
however, and failed to put in an ap-
pearance, leaving his board bill unpaid.
Mrs. Brandenburg phoned to the
Schempf store, asking Mr.. Schempf
if he was buying from such party
named and if he had his trunks of
samples at the store. Mr.. Schempf
answered by saying that he knew uf no
such person and furthermore that
there were no trunks there
The next move on the part of Mrs.
Brandenburg was to notify Chief of
Police Block. in hopes of capturing
the much wanted crook. Hall, alias
Williams, however, had evidently
"got wise," for he disappeared more
mysteriously than he came. A
search of the city was made, but no
trace of the hotel crook could be found
This "hard worker" is described
as follows: Name, Mortimer B.
Williams; age, forty; height, five
feet, four and five-eighths inches !;
weight, 1877 pounds; medium build;
hair, dark chestnut, gray; eyes, dark
gray; complexion, fair; occupation,
shoe clerk; scar center OF cheek, three
C. m. long, smooth face.
Hall appeared at the friedrich livery
stable yesterday. asking for rig.
He failed to get it, however, and 1t
is no doubt lucky thing that he
did not. The hotel men in this
section of the country should post
themselves on the above description
AND puard themselves AGAINST this