Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-05
Fugitive Caught
At Philadelphia.

New York, Jan. 4.--The dis
trict attorneys office was no
titled Tonight Of the arrest at
Philadelphia today of DR.. Rinehari
! G. Flower, a mining promoter who
three years ago forfeited his bail o.
$4,000 while under Indictment in this
city for obtaining money under false
pretenscs. The police who had traced
Flower about the country. once located
him in M"xicu ANA later IN Jcrs V City
Fro:l there he went to Philadelphia
where it is alleged he was known as
Prof Morse. A warrant charging him
with being Il fugitive from justice was
| recently issued here.
The prisoner viii be arranged in
court at Philadelphia tomorrow it was
said and is expected to .ght extrali-
ton, Proceedings toward Ahich will b..
Immediately begun.
Flower, vino is :. rhvS;ciar WAS in
Girtei on i've counts in March, 1862
H. MAS hen, it is alleged, n prornot or
Of the Arizona ami Eastern Mining.
; Milling, Smelling ana Refining Co., AMI
sold stock Of this concern to the
amount Of 100000. The company col
lapsed and the stockholders We're un-
able TO get any Of the money which
they had invested The matter was
brought 10 the attention of the district
attorney and he was arrested. The
complaint was made by Mrs. Gelebar
liagaman and one of the chief wit
ness"s was Helen Gray Taylor.
When Flower pleaded to the charge.
he was released in $4,000 bail which
'!"as furnished by Il Mrs Storrs When
the case was placed on the calendar
the defendant failed to appear and his
bail was forfeited.
While the case was pending court a
lawyer. Edgar Mills, was arrested j.
being alleged that he represented
Flower and tried to bride a policeman
connected with the district attorneys
office. Mills was convicted and sent to
Sing Sing.
Flower figured prominent in the
case growing out OF the will of Theo-
dore Haganan.
Philadelphia, Jan. Ar c. Flower.
aliaS e. .. Dalncy, who has been a
fugitive from New York since 1903.
where he is wanted to answer charges
Of grand larceny and swindling cred
ulouS investors out of about 81 ,O9O. coo
on allcge bogus mining operations,
was arrested in this city today by Dc
f"rfive Sergeant McConville of Ne.y
1 "rk ana several local Officers.
floWer. who the detectives say is the
most colossal mine swindler of the
age, was captured i'll a room in one of
the big Office buildings in the center
OF the city. where it developed he has
pccn located for some time Under the
name Of Professor oxford, the Detectives
say, he was seeking TO secure money
rom investors by representing that lie
RAD a wonderful chemical process
whereby he could make diamonds and
other precious stones and a patent
brick
The arrest Of Flower ends a chase
ny the detectives and rostaI au;boritin..
mat carried them through the United
StatcS, Mexico, Central and n part of
South America. When the detectives
eventually lun him down here thav
i"uhd that he was 50 changed in an
it"ranrr mat they could scarcely re-
"@hlZe hi!n- AS Professor Oxford. 10
was apparently n benevolent old gem
tioinan who wore a long white he,rJ
anu though the detectives had photo
grams 81 nm. they were afraid they
had mad" q mistak" ana kept him I'M
DER StrveIllanc" for several days brfor.
tht'y mace til" arrest. When he WIG
taken into custody he denied being .he
missing Or. Flower. hut after bein,-
placed IN = cell at tho central station
admitted his idcltity