The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-28
H. R. Roger. Head of Barn.
storming Company, Arrest
ed Here on a Charge of En-
bezzlement. Yesterday.
HIS FELLOW ACTORS
THOUGHT HIM HONEST
1t Is Alleged the Man Is Want
ed at Indianapolis, Muncie
and HagerstoWn-Confess-
eS to Guilt.

lmpersonating a double character in
real life, the role CO DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" in the play of that name.
featured by the Jordon Dramatic COM
pany, troupe of barn stormers who
hit this city Saturday night and regis
tered at the Central House. admirably
suited II. X. Roger, the star perform
er, who was arrested yesterday by the
local police and is now being held on
the charge of embeZzlement. Not I'M
til the mans apprehension We're the
other members of the troupe aware of
his alleged crookedness. it is said. and
the clever manner in which Roger lead
dual life for many weeks was great
surprise to his associates in the com
pany.
Roger was arrested yesterday after
noon by Patrolmen Staubach and Vo-
gelsong at the instigation of w. G.. Har-
ris. of Chicago, manager of the circu-
latiOn department of the State of In
diana for the "Woman's World" a
monthly publication. Roger is want
ed in Hagerstown, Muncie and Indian
apolis. there being forty cases of en-
bezzlement against the man in the lat
ter city. it is said.
Other Actors Aided Him.
His method of operation consists in
soliciting subscriptions for The Wo-
mans World collecting the money
and never sending the subscriptions in
to the concern. He obtained, it is
said, about fifteen subscribers for the
magazine during the short time that he
was in Richmond. by offering the pub
LEGATION at a ridiculOusly low price.
Members of the mans own company,
supposing him to be the authorized
agent, aided him in making a canvass
of the city, turning the money which
they had collected, over to him, una
ware of the fact that he was an i'm
poster. and appropriating the money
thus irtrusted to him, to his own per-
sonal use.
When confronted by Mr.. Harris, Roy
er dropped his bold front and confessed
that he was not the authorized agent
for the magazine and had not sent in
the subscriptions which he had secured.
tracing Royer for some time. In some
manner he learned that the man was to
be in Richmond yesterday and he came
to this city to notify the officers to APP
prehend the alleged embeZZler. Five
other members of the dramatic COM
pany We're closely questioned and
claimed that they thought the man was
acting in good faith.
Wanted at indianapolis.
Mr.. Harris declared that Roger was
badly wanted at indianapolis, where
he has operated extensively 1t is said
that he can be tried in that city on for
~ different cases of embezzlement. He
will probably be returned to Indianap-
oils this afternoon for trial.
SIEVE, al days ago Chief of Police
Gormon received communication
from w T.. Duff of Chicago to the ef-
feet that similar game to that work
ed by Royer was also being operated
in this state on the magazine Home
Life" 1t is thought by the police that
this was Royer also, although he con-
fined his subscriptions. while in this
city. to The Woman's World
Rover claims that his home in in No
blesville. Ind. He has been travelling
with the Jordon Dramatic company
for several weeks. but somehow the
public didn't properly appreciate his
company and the acting business had
not been a bowling success. In order
to pay expenses and keep alive. he re-
cortod RI tho SwindIe which eventually
resulted in his detection and arrest.