The sun., 1908-04-11
ODD PLIGHT OF WIN. 4, JARVIS
ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL En-
TRY INTO GILSEY HOUSE ROOM.
Man Preparing to Sail for Europe To-day
Found In n Place where He Had No
RIEht TO Be-NO Explanation and He
Is Locked -COmpanlOn Disappears.

A we'll dressed, very prosperous looking
man Of 80 years with iron gray hair and
mustache and a decided English accent
was arrested late yesterday afternoon in
the Gilsey House, charged with unlawful
entry into one Of the rooms Of the hotel
The prisoner said he was William II. Jarvis
of 2l7 West l22d street. He said he had
no occupation. He insisted that a mistake
had been made, but was locked up in the
Tenderloin police station to wait until
morning
Tho arrest conflicts with his plans to sail
on the steamship Finland Of the Red Star
Line at II O'Clock this morning After
his arrest he had an express company take
charge OF his luggage, which was at the
pier. 'W. II. Jarvis appears on the list
Of first cabin passengers.
The complainant against Jarvis is Louis
Frenkel. proprietor Of the hotel. Miss
Laura fegey, who has lived for a long time
at tho hoel, went TO the station last night
and promised to appear as a witness against
the Engshman.
Miss Fegcy says she was in her room
on the fourth floor Of the hotel at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and heard key turned
in the lock Of room No. III, adjoining hers,
which s No ilS. Room No. III is occupied
by another permanent guest, o. l.. Scherer
of tho Rubber Metallic Weather Strip Com
pany. II was entered on Thursday and
some silver toilet articles were taken.
Remembering the robbery Of the day be-
fore and knowing that Mr.. Scherer seldom
came home at that hour Miss Fegley waited
until the steps sounded in the room. and
then unlocking the communicating door
between her room and Mr.. Scherers she
stepped through and confronted two men,
one Of whom was Jarvis The other was a
tall, dark compleHionod, smooth shaven
young man, like Jarvis well dressed and Of
smart appearance Miss Fegley asked the
men what they wanted In the room, She
says that Jarvis replied that they had made
a mistake-that they we're looking for a
friend.
"Isnt this No 2l7?' she says Jarvis asked.
When she told him il was not, It was III
and that 2l7 was upstairs Jarvis, she says,
said he was sorry for the error and the in
convenience it had caused her. and both
men went out Of tho room.
Miss Fegey followed. The two men did
not 60 up in search Of 2l7, but desoended
two fights and walked out Of sight down a
corridor. Miss Fegley went down to the
Office and reported the affair TO Mr., Frenkel
wlspy got Traffic Policeman Daily. SAIr
Fenkel and Miss Fegley went up stairs with
him. They found Jarvis seated in n chair
in the corridor OF the second 40 or. His
companion was not there and did not
appear again.
DAILY questioned Jarvis, who said his
arrest was a mistake. that he had been writ
ing some lettera downstairs in the hotel and
had gone up stairs to see his friend Mr..
Hopkins He had found the door to No
III unlocked, he said, and had opened it
thinking to find his friend inside. He gave
some names Of persons who would vOuch
for him, but neither Mr.. Frenkel nor the
policeman troubled to take them down
To Lieut. Mason in the Tenderloin station
Jarvis made a mild protest against being
locked up He had in his pockets a fair
sum Of money, his steamship ticket gold
watch and bunch Of trunk and bag keys
No key which would unlock hotel room
door was found on MIN.
EropLnl rattrpad 10 the hntaI apI
began an inquiry among the guests to see
II other rooms had been entered. A Mrs
Pfeiffer, another permanent guest, who
has room No. 80, on the third floor, told
him that while she was out from until
O'Clock in the afternoon her room had been
entered Some jewelry had been taken,
she said. The list which later was re-
ported to the police included a garnet
scarf pin, an amethyst and pearl pin, a
pair of gold sleeve buttons and a pair OF
silver sleeve links, six gold lace pins, a
silver net bag and beaded bag
Mrs. b. q. Oppenheim, who has room
No. 70, reported that about O'Clock some
one had tried her door. Thinking it might
be the maid, Mrs, Oppenheim said Come
in!' but the person went away with no
further parley.
On Thursday forenoon hallboy on |
the fourth floor met man who asked him |
TO get the key for room III, saying he had |
left his in the room. The boy knew the
room was Mr., Scherers, but did not know
Mr.. Scherer. In reply to his question
the stranger said he was Mr.. Scherer and
the boy got the key. A few minutes later
q maid entered the room AMI then apollo
gized and started to leave. She too sup
posed the man to be Mr.. Scherer. The
man told the maid 10 go ahead with her
work and went out, When Mr.. Scherer
returned he found that some toilet articles
Of silver had been taken. Mr. Frenkel
says that he saw TO it at intervals yesterday
that Mr.. Scherer's door was locked.
There is no guest named Hopkins at the
hotel at present, but j. @. Hopkins was
registered there seven days, leaving on
March 30. He occupied room 1872,
There is no room 2i7 for guests. The
room Of that number ia on the top floor
and is used by scrlbwomen.
At PIT West l22d street. which is the resi-
lence Of Ivers Batchelder. il was learned
last night that Mr.. Jarvis roomed there.
He had been introduced to the family by
friends, it was said. The family under
stood he had been an officer in the Boer
orces in the Boer war and that ho was
Tealthy. He returned from trip TO Cali
ornia two weeks ago, 1t was said, where
le was understood 10 have large interests.
He had told the family he expected to
De in Europe three OF four months.