The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-24
WATERBURY, TELLS
WHY He DEPARTED
Denies Attempt to Escape
Authorities - Admits Ac-
ton Looks Suspicious.

Calm. confident. debonair. Jules Wa
terbury. also known as Jules Ford and
by ST veraI other aliases. charged 18th
def uding prominent officials. was re-
turned TO Washington this morning, and
broug ght into the Criminal Court on the
charge Of jumping bis bail last April.
His arrest "a New York yesterday
ended a pursuit OF two months which.
took special agents Of .he Department
Of Justice through every large city I'm
this country and through London and
Paris.
He viii be Obliged to stand trial on
charges Of having swindled many prom
inent members Of Congress and other
Government officials Of money for
sketches OF their lives TO be published
in a book he claimed to be preparing
with the sanction Of the Associated
Press.
Explains Tangle.
Unperturbed by the mesh OF circum-
stances which surround him, and COM
piacently endeavoring TO explain why
he was not IN Washington when his
case was called, Waterbury cautiously
discussed his case this morning Save,
however. for giving an explanation OF
his moven ents, which resulted in the
issuance Of the beSch warrant, the man
was reucent
FauIuessly dressed in pin stripe
suit OF blue, with his light straw hat
set squarely across a broad and en-
gaging face. this man. whom the police
declare is one. Of the cleverest swind-
lers in the country. this morning waved
his hand and said "bosh" to the charges
that he was a fugitiA from justice.
III.
as the statement that / jumped my bail,
that I am gun fighter. all around bad
man, slayer of deputy marshals. and all
the rest Of the tales which have been
! circulated about me.
Hunted Employment
"On the strength Of an assurance that
my case would not be called for some
months, I left this country March 3 for
I Europe, where ] hoped to obtain en-
ployment TO give me funds to fight the
charges against ne. i was in London
most of the time. as publicity man for
an electric picture concern which look
ed good The concern sold out, how
/ ever, and I went 10 Paris. There I was
on safe ground They could not extra
dite me from that country for false
preteuSeS ana IT j had wished 70 have
stayed there / could have done so.
However, with the intention of Civ
ing myself up, I came back TO rbfs
country ten DAYS before I ordinarily
would have done, landing in Montreal
There / learned that the Wall stroll
forwarded, had closed. ] would have
surrendered within the EeXt two days
had I not been arrested.
Yesterday" ne continued, speaking
of his arrest, I was in the Braddock
Hotel. A yOUngster approached me and
tod ne ! Vas under arrest. When /
asked him for his credentials, he said
that ne had left mis- badio home on his
vest and 1 walked away from hin
Then he called an officer and had me
placed under arrest. There nothing in
tnat chase story and no shots were
fired"
Where is your wife?" the man was
asked.
Wife Out Of It.
ION, there's no use bringing the little
woman into this mess" Waterbury re-
piled. Leave her out OF it. She just
happened in the hotel at the time 1 was
pinched."
Waterbury talked as he was awaiting
the arrival Of his attorney. r. Golden
Donaldson.
do you expect to obtain baiI?" he
was asked
Il guess PH have to stay here" the
man replied The circumstances do
look like 7 jumped bail a-d / don't sup
pose the bonding company will risk me
again"
The indictment returned against Wat
efDulE charges lnal he obtained sums
Of money ranging from $50 to $50 from
Senator Burrows. Representatives HUI
and Bartholdt, and Assistant Secre-
tary Of Labor Ormsby MeHarg.
sz5o, 900 EstiTTa ate.
According 70 the New York police.
the alleged swindling operations of
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