The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-25
PVHHSBURG WOMEN HIS DUPE
ONE RICH MOTHER OFFERED
SHO,OOO TO nan NOW IN JAN.

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Reginald spauldIns Fsund Many women
Ambitious To 1e Presented to Ming
lidward-TOIScc sIeXo 20 Letters.
Some OT Them ChiIdishly COnnds ntlaI.
~PiTTsBURO, Nov. 2i.-Reginald Spaul-
ding is in a cell in the Central station. and
the fOnd dream OF many u rich P~ittsburg-
er's wife has been dashed TO the ground.
Through Mr.. Spau:d.ng they thought
they were within hnilinR distance of King
Edward until tho police woke them up.
S~pRulding. who is English. got here
three weeks ago and registered AZ the
Hotel Henry. He had the best suite at the
hotel, dressed well and spent money as
though IL was plentiful.
Immediately upon his arrival SpauIding
invested in "A Blue Book which contains
the names OF ~Pittsburg's rich and socially
ambitious. On fine stationery with a
crest in n corner ~Spauldin9 wrote the
following letter, which was mailed TO more
than 200 Pttsburg women:
DEAR MADAM: beg to inform you that l
am making "A tour Of the country arranging
with those who are DESTROYS OF being intro
duced into London society or at court. I am
also thoroughly Versed with all matters Of
finance In England and ON the Continent.
80 ~ - ~ - w VIII " kONh
enough to advise me If YOU are interested in
any Of the shove m entioned matters. II so
! shall be pleased to call and convey any
particulars YOU may desire. l make no
charge in any way. my remuneration to be
determined by the demands made upon my
influence. Very truly yours.
y REGINALD SPAUIDING.
Some Of the Pittsburg women who got
that letter simply fell over themselves in
ebasr haaSa a. ,rpu.,sa,so IL c~.-Ils--
When his rooms at the Henry were
searched by the police last night they found
nearly 200 answers TO the letter. and there
wasn't n that didn't hold out encourage
ment TO Spaulding.
One woman, the wife of a prominent steel
manufacturer. swallowed bait. hook. line
and pole. She wrote IA most confldinH
letter to Spaulding in which she declared
that her heart was set upon being presented
at court and having her daughter marry a
titled foreigner. Could MIR. Spaulding ar
range itP II he could on the day that the
Pittsburg girl and a foreigner with a title
were married her mama wOuld deliver up
$4,000 in cash to Spaulding. 1t didn'tmat-
ter who the foreigner was. SO hat he had a
title. She was willing, she said. to advance
a little money to Spaulding to bind the
bargain.
There we're scores Of other letters from
women who agreed to give a good sum to
be presented at court, and there we're scores
VI OJnSTB less enJnuhlaStlC Out all IulI OF
interest in the proposition.
There was also one letter from a man.
In his letter he declared that IL SpauldinR
did not cease filling theh heads OF the women
OF his family with nonsense about court he
would go down to the Hotel Henry and
knock Spaulding's block of. This same
man called the attention Of Captain Of De-
tectives McGough to the matter.
Soon after Mc(iough had received the
complaint about Spaulding there appeared
an advertisement in the Pittsburg papers
as follows:
-Wanted-Young man with 500 or $500
for position of trust. Must be neat and
prepared for foreign travel with employer"
Detective McCiough made a few inquiries
and discovered that Spaulding had inserted
the advertisement. lie likewise discovered
that many young Pittsburg men were will
ing to a ke 81 chance on such a good thing.
Spaulding had received $50
Last night Spaulding was arrested as a
suspicious person on complaint OF Capt.
McGOugh. Among other papers found on
him was a letter signed -Stetcher. IS West
FOrty-second street. New York" There
were also many letters addressed to q. f..
Spate. and it is believed tha this is Spauld-
inG's real name. Several letters were adj
dressed to him at the Iroquois Hotel. Buffalo,
and IL is thought that Spaulding worked
there before coming to this city.
Spaulding had a large amount Of money
in his pockets when arrested. He told Capf.
McGough he would give 1000 cash hail If
he would set hin free. McGOugh refused
and Spaulding IL still locked up. He will
have a hearing tomorrow morning.