El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
TWO MENkNOWNIN
Fl PASO ARE IN
SEATTLE JAIL
One Accused of Highway
Robbery, the Other Reck-
less Check Writing.

and MeXicO-are in jail here on rather
serious charges. One is accused OF
highway robbery and comes from Bis
ee, Arizona, while the other is accused
of recklessness in writing checks. and
is from Fort Worth, but lately come
here from Veracruz, Mexico, through
FL Paso.
The Man From Bisbee.
The man from Bisbee, the police of
Seattle say, has kept them searching
for five years. William Urquhart Il
years old, wanted at Nome Alaska, to
answer TO a charge of highway rob-
berry, is the eX-BiSbee man. He was To-
Gated at McCloud, Alberta, through
the efforts of J. F. Warren, special
government agent for the second judi
cial district of Alaska.
According to Warren, Urquhart, a
small, well dressed man of innocent ap-
pearance is known to the police of
many cities as William Urquhart alias
Bob Mccullough, alias Bob Kennedy.
alias J. H. Hall, alias the Red Sweat
er Kid
Search Long and Determined.
After activities in different parts of
the country" says Warren, 'Urquhart,
on October 1, 1905, landed at Nome,
Alaska. He had a partner named Gill
more, as cunning as himself. 1t is
charged that they beat into inSensibil-
ity and robbed government employe
of S24O. and after they learned that the
government officers were on their trail
left Alaska. The operatives of the gov
eminent have never given up their eff
forts to locate Urquhart and his ac-
complete" Warren found him at Nc
Cloud, where he worked as a barber.
"HOids Up Fourteen Men,"
a
cunning. but one of the most desperate
highwaymen known to the police of
Arizona" said Warren to a PoSt-Intel-
ligencer reporter. "One night he enter
ed a gambling house at Bisbee, Ariz.,
and with his pal held UP II men, five
of whom had revolverS- The two men
lined the gamblers up and took all OF
their money, watches and valuables OF
every kind. They made their escape.
Later Urquhart was captured and serv-
ed five years in 1.-THE penitentiary at
Yuma"
AS there are no more boats to Nome
until spring. Uruuhart will be held in
Seattle all winter.
Board Bill His Downfall.
Failure to pay in coin his bill at the
Leonce hotel. 1415 Boren avenue, where
he has had. an expensive suite OF rooms
since last May, led to the arrest OF
Reve w Montgomery, known also as
r. w NJ Vincent and Cluny Vaughan,
a real estate man of Fort Worth. Tex,
said 10 be wanted in that city to an
swer a charge of swindIing the Farm
ers and Merchants National bank out
of more than $4,000
Walter R. Thayer. Seattle manager
for the National Detective agency, ar
rested Montgomery in the latter's room
at the Leonce. He says he has been
following the mans trail since last
May.
Banks Take Bad Notes.
According to the information sent
out from Fort Worth, Montgomery de-
frauded the banks of that city early
last May. while he, with partner, w.
p. Fischer was engaged in real estate
operations. The information accuses
him of discounting promissory notes.
purporting to be made out in his favor
by his father, c. NJ Montgomery. and
his partner. He left the state about
the middle of that month. leaving
word. the Texas report says, that he
was going to Kansas City. Mo, to float
a loan of $4,000 to finance a real es-
tate deal he had in mind.
Comes to Seattle
Montgomery did not return to Fort
Worth and it is claimed that detectives
in the employ Of the American Bank
ers' association have been searching for
him ever since that date. Montgomery,
travelling under the alias of r. W. NJ.
Vincent and Cluny Vaughan, appeared
in Seattle late in the same month. and
began advertising in the newspapers
as a confidential mining promoter.
AS Vincent he took up his residence,
at the Leonce hotel, where he was seen
and recognized by ]. c. Gresham. day
clerk at the Willard hotel, who former
" lived at Fort Worth. Shortly after
this Identification, the PoSt-Intelligen-
GER says. Montgomery gave out the
information that he was leaving for
Deering. Alaska, where. he asserted, he
was interested in mining property with
a brother of his Texas partner.
His identity was established by The
detectives shortly after his disappear
ance, but they decided to await his re-
turn from the north. He did not go
to Alaska, however and returned to
Seattle within a few days, resuming
his vocation here in a quiet way.
His apprehension was the result of
a check for SO given to proprietor c.
B. Webb a few days ago. He had pre-
viously given Webb a draft for $3.50 on
bank at Veracruz, Mexico, in fun
payment for his hotel bill The draft
came DaCk d lew udNS ago WITH the
mark No funds" according to the no.
tel man.
Did Not Resist.
Montgomery made no attempt at re-
sistance when the officer placed him
under arrest. He is about 35 years of
age with the bearing of a business
man of means. He told the detectives
that his wife and child are both dead.
He was taken to the city Jail, where
he is held awaiting instructions from
Fort Worth.
At the city Jail Montgomery said
that he was willing to go back to Tex
as for trial.
81 have been living in constant fear
of arrest, and my apprehension by the
police is a relief" said Montgomery
Il am willing to go back to Texas at
any time the authorities see fit, and
will not oppose extradition"
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