New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
"MAJAH'S" QUICK EXIT
b BRITON'S SOCIAL TRIUMPH
RUDELY SHELTERED.
Entertained bg Chaplain and Of
fcers at GOuerRor'S Island TIL
1Sked to LeaUe Suddenly.
AM ]. SCHIEFFEIN.

Such little things as a printed card, disin-
clination to meet General Wood and board bill
OF So at the Hotel Knickerbocker led yesterday
10 the summary dismissal from Governors
Island Of a man who said he was Major A 9. P.
BERTHE McCireal. of the 9TH Dragons, British
army. stationed at Canterbury. mysterious
Commander Morganbanks, r N too much
engrossed with the great work going on at the
navy yard in Brooklyn to accompany the major
Of dragons in his first social charge on Gov
ernor's Island also gave rise to suspicion of
Major A c. P. Berthe -McGreal
The man who said he was Major A c. P
BERTHE -McGreal first appeared at Governors 5
Island several days ago. so they say there. and
asked for the officer OF the day. He wore a
monocle. and with much dash and swagger pre-
sented his card to Lieutenant Clarence McP.
Janney.
The British major then unfoded the story of
his life. He had been in South Africa also at
the Boxer iusurrection. and had been aid TO
General Wolseley. He also had been with Gen
eral French. He seemed to say:
stopping at the Knickerbocker Hotel my
deah fellow. don't you know. Heah on seven
months leave with Commander Morganbanks.
r. n Tried TO get the commander to run over
10 the island but he too confoundedly busy
al the navy yard, by jove! Beautiful country.
America eh? WHAT
Lieutenant Janney. of the 18th Infantry. who
is a good listener, glanced at the card proffered
bv the rnaIo but the fact that II was printed
did not linger long in his memory. What was
the major here for? Oh purely social junket.
He brought over a valet and chauffeur and
high powered car
So military society warmed TO Major A G
P. Berthe McCireal Major John S Mallory and
Captain Halstead Dory. aide-de-camp TO Cen
eral Wood. gave entertainments in his honor
'tis said He was also guest at an ot1cers
dance The Rev Edmund B. Smith, chaplain OF
the post and vicar of the chapel of st Cornelius
put him up over night
At the Knickerbocker the Briton talked oft of
his social triumphs at Governors Island. When
he remained away from the hotel for days at
a time suspicious were aroused. Just then tha
Governors Island folk began thinking of that
Drinted card What's more. they couldn't un-
derstand his reluctance to call on General Leon
ard Wood
While the major was at the Island yesterday
an officer called up the Hotel Knickerboker to
make inquiries and found that he owed bin
of So Manager Stack searched McGrears
room and discovered papers and literature of a
patent umbrella company near Niagara FANS
He sent detective TO the island. and he con-
fronted the Englishman who offered check
in payment The detective declined TO take it.
but accompanied McGreal 10 Seney Hospital,
where a nurse, whose name last night was
withheld by the hotel manager, cashed it for
800 The amount of the check which was in
dorsed by a clergyman of Niagara Falls. was
filed in by McGreal and $52 of the 500 casheo
was paid to the hotel representative
The major appeared at the Knickerbocker
Hotel late last night. apparently unconcerned
over his sudden compulsory exit from Govern
or's Island He said he had moved to the
Hotel Albany. but his presence at that hotel
was denied by the manager.