The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-17
.HORNER TELLS OF
NEW YORK ARREST
Given Third Degree and Mugged
in Mulberry Street Oil Mere
Suspicion.
HIS OPINION OF M'CAFFERTY
Roughly Treated by the Officer.
Post-Ofiicc Officials Apologize,
but Police Say Nothing.

L. Horncr, of this place who was ar
rested in New York last week in con-
nection with Thomas O'Connor and
wife, charged with operating a get
rich-quick' scheme, and who was
promptly discharged as reported in
The Dispatch. has returned
home. Mr.. Horner laughs and talks
with his friends about his experience,
but he really feels that lie was given
n very rough deal by the New York
police. Before coming home lie I'M
bosomed himself to the Morning Tele-
graph. which says:
Horner told his story yesterday in
He is clean. clear-cut
type of the prosperous Virginia gem
tleman Anybody who jumped at the
conclusion that he was crook would
be singularly lacking in acumen. This
is what he said:
Two got orotherin-law named
Thomas OConnor. l married his sister.
Always thought he was a stock broker.
At least. he told me So Well. Tom had
been in New York quite while when
he got into q row with some fellow
named fleming over a financial matter,
and Tom shot fleming.
Down home we hadn't heard any
thing from Tom for three or four
weeks. and his sister was getting anx-
ious about him. So says. Well, III
everything is going with him The
trial was to come up March 5th.
Arrests Mystery.
90 faI IN,
maiden name was Frances Mclean, at
the Hotel Seville, and was with them
at 1880 last Wednesday night when
the police arrested all three OF us At
the time 1t was all a mystery to me.
but IT was no dream when Inspector
AlcCanerty started in on me with his
third degree at police headquarters.
What's your business?' he demand
ed. with horrible leer. l said 1 was
in the hotel business at Phoebus Va.
and was UP here merely to pay a visit
to my brother-in- and to spend
little honest money in New York.
What's your business worth?' this
police lunkhead shouted al me. / re-
year.
"'Ha, har he yelled. ana you up
mere SHINING Wall Street investors out
of 100000 by get-rich-quick swindle!
Fine thing you are. you thief.'
Men he ratified on. take look
at this thing. and look at him good
Then ali the detectives-and there
seemed to be. a thousand-peeked at me
through their black masks.
Take him upstairs: take this thing
upstairs to be mugged,' cried Mccall
ferty. stalking up and down the floor
and making grandstand play L
could see he was buffer. but that
didn't relieve the situation, so far as
! was concerned. Being in his power,
! would have been dubbed undoubtedly
had ! told this copper what 1 thought
of him.
Arusgcd and Measured.
Well. I was photographed and
measured from my head to my heels.
thing | have ever experienced in my
life, and the great city of New York
ought to blush for such a police sys-
TEN and for such thug as that man
Now them by contrast, l want YOU
TO read this letter of apology written
Tor me by the post-office inspector in
charge. The letter is as follows:
Post-ohice Department,
Office IF the inspector in Charge.
New York, n. Y. March u. 1905.
Mr.. Theodore E. Horner, New York. n.
Y. (Phoebus, Wa.):
Silt came to the attention OF
this office that your name was being
used by Thomas O'Connor and a wo-
man. Miss Mclean, in operating what
''hS DtiitNth " De III S"ln0Ie, IN SOllC-
ting money for speculation in stocks
In Wall Street. 1t was claimed and
advertised by them that they had made
100000 for you in Wall Street specu-
lation.
On the night that O'Connor and Miss
Mclean We're arrested at the Hotel Sc
vile YOU happened to he there, and
the officers believed at that time that
you were connected in some way with
their OBJECTIONS. and they also arrest
cd you. Since this arrest was made
Il has been ascertained that the use
OF your name with a forgery and. It is
believed without' authority. You APP
peared as n witness before the grand
jury. in New York City, and so far
as this office Is concerned you are en-
tireiy eNonerated from the charge upon
which you were arrested.
Very respectfully.
tsigned) w. s. MAYER
Inspector in Charge.
Needless TO say Horner was dis
IN court. He stoNly main
tanned Tint he knew nothing OF the
transactions complained of. and the
tact that his name had been forged
by Oconnor on an application for a
private mall box at the New York most
'iiice helped 10 establish his innocence
OF any wrongdong
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AMELIA COUNTY ISSrIuTvrU,