Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-06
FALSE PRETENCES
Charles s. DcQuade Will Be
 Tried in Court T0.Morr0W.

A colored man, aged about thirty
 five years, who gave his name as
 Charles S.. McQuade, will be tried in
 the city court tomorrow on two
 counts, and perhaps two more with
 them, of obtaining money under false
 pretences. The police say he is a | graduate of the reform school and
 was raised in Waterbury, if not born
 here. The police furthermore say he
 has been travelling under an alias of Charles l.. Wood and that with Fran cis J. Pinkston, another colored nan he has been living on the fat of the land for some time past, though Pinkston's
 career has been temporarily interrupt
 ed by being sentenced on Saturday ill
 Boston to three months term in
 the house of correction there. Both
 men, 1t is said, worked good intention
 ed people for money for institutions
 for colored people. Pinkston's creden-
 tials, said he was the financial agent
 for school at Pleasantville, N. J.,
 while McQuade collected for Mount
 Meigs institute, Mount Meigs, Ala.
 After the police had conversation with McQuade in the police station Saturday evening they learned of the doings of his alleged friend, Pinkston, and yesterday Superintendent Beach received information from Boston con- corning PinkstOn.
 McQuade is considered to he bold one, for this was his second visit to Waterbury, notwithstanding many re- pulses in his first visit. What put the police on his tracks was q card from F. J. Kingsbury in the papers q few weeks ago warning the public not to give any money to colored man who represented himself as collecting agent for an institution for colored students in Alabama. McQuade had papers with him which showed that he col lected about $45O from local people, and that he collected larger amounts in Boston and in Hartford. Ex-mayor John J. Fitzgerald of Boston gave him $2O. Many people of prominence in Hartford entered their names in his book for various amounts.
 A month ago McQuade left Water bury and returned few days ago. He called upon those who were kind to him on his previous visit, but appar- ently he had worn out their patience Nicholas Combellack, superintendent of the Boys club was informed of his presence here. Mrs Combellack had given him $10 on his last visit and this time her husband had made up his mind to corral him. He saw the man on Bank street and took him into a clothing store. The police were notified and McQuade was arrested.
 He was very indignant and said he would make some people hop for such an outrage. But when the papers on him were opened it was shown that either Mount Meigs institute had changed officers very often or it had more than one line of them. There were other things in his papers which convinced the police that Mcouade was not square. The case was called in the city court to-day, but as the witnesses were not present. it went over. F. J. Klngsbury and Mrs Mary E. BurTall of Church street are the but Prosecutor McGrath calculate upon having two more counts against McQuade by tomorrow md number of other witnesses. Me Quade takes his situation rather light | y. He said he belongs to lodge of free masons and that they will take are of him. The police expect to be lble to learn great deal more about | Jim before tomorrow morning.