Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27

fifty years. He claims he has been ar
rested only once before. That was last
August. after he had passed checks at
the National, st. James and Raleigh no.
tells, this city, and had gone to Dallas,
Tex. He was arrested in Dallas and was
being returned to Chattanooga, Tenn.
where he had dealt in worthless checks,
when he escaped and was not recaptured.
w. c. Gates was the name he used when
here last summer.
Uses Many Aliases.
Many aliases have been used by the
prisoner, it Is stated. From what Lat
shaw said today he had a confederate.
The latter, he admitted, passed a check
for $50 yesterday at the Hotel Johnson,
where he registered r. NJ. Corners,
Chicago. Latshaw had registered at the
st. James Hotel under that name. and he
made an effort to have the clerk there
cash check for him, but it proved I'M
successful
Latshaw's plan was to select the names
of business houses in different sections
of the country, procure their blIlheads.
or have copies of them printed, and
obtain checks on banks in the cities
in when the houses were located. He
also had cards printed announcing him
self as representative of the firms. In
Latshaw's valise the police found bill
heads of firms he pretended to repre-
sent and of the aliases he had assumed,
as follows:
G, r. Haynes. Dayton Lighting Com
pany. Dayton, Ohio; II. A. Pleines, Cat
lin China Company, Kansas City, Mo-;
l.. 7. Latshaw. American Insulated Wire
and Cable Company, Chicago; III. b. Wes-
ton. Lycoming Electric Company. vii
Transport. Pa; d. Is. Gould, Western Gas
Fixture Company, Toledo. Ohio. and ID.
E. Bacon, American Insulated Wire and
Cable Company, Chicago.
Attached to them were checks on banks
in the several cities. including the First
National Bank, Chicago; Third National
Bank, Toledo, Ohio: Union National
Bank, Kansas City. Mo-; Lycoming Ma
tional Bank, Wiliamsport, Pa; National
Bank of Commerce, Toledo Ohio: Marine
National Bank, Pittsburs: Rockford Ma
tional Bank, Rockford. ILL.,; State Ma
tional Bank. st. Louis. and the Amer
lean National Bank of this city.
Inspector Boardman Suspicious
When Inspector Boardman learned yes
terday afternoon that a stranger had
business of the character indicated at the
Office of local printer he became sus-
picious and had his detectives notify pro-
prietors of hotels. Detectives Weldon
and Burlingame were detailed to investi-
gate and they soon learned that the man
of many aliases had been at the ST.
James Hotel, but had started for the
Union station. Detectives Barbee and
Vermillion afterWard found him there. He
had purchased ticket to Cumberland
The detectives arrested him just before
the time for the train to start.
Latshaw last evening refused to con-
verse with police officials, but this morn
ing, after he had been photographed, he
told his story. 1t was learned from him
that the Riggs House had accepted a
check for s9l.30. he giving his name there
as d. 3. Bacon. 1t was an easy matter
for him to get tie checks cashed. he said.
as he always mailed himself what pur-
ported to be a letter from his employer,
the check he wanted to have cashed being
inclosed. Then he invariably opened the
letter in the presence of the hotel clerk,
taking care to tear the pOstmark from the
envelope.
How could they refuse to cash the
checks under such circumstances? he
remarked.