The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
nab ROGUE OF MANY POSES
rRIES TO DIE AFTER CtRDINAL
GIBBONS DENOlNCES MN.
Hume %. West Passes as q Priest. . Food
Inspector and \ Naval Onicer. swim
dies q wa>hins ton Bank ami steals
None, pr,ier.-tausht In baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nov. i9-Cardinll Glib
bons figured IN an important arrest here
to-day when h. unmasked an alleged
swindler who p,,sing rs n priest had in
sisted upon being identified by the Car
dinal after his apprehension.
The man. who is wanted here. IN WASH
ngton and other cities has been going
under a number Of aliases. He is known
a. Hume n. West. Paul West. Frank
Hume and Henry knowlson. Lieutenant
Commander in the United States navy.
He was arrested at the instance Of ". ID.
Ford Of the Falconsr Company. litho-
graph..rs and stationers in this city.
About four weeks ago West visited the
Falconer concern under pretence Of get
ting estimates for Autograph work and
while in the store stole number OF blank
checks. He took the checks to Wash
ington and there used them in a series Of
daring swindles. The Baltimore police
say that he also passed number Of worth
less checks in Baltimore pretending that
he was employed at Notre Dame College.
near Guilford.
The police Throughout, the country were
asked TO arrest the man on sight He
was supposed to have gone West This
morning he again visited the Falconer
establishment and Was recognized by
on. of the clerks notwithstanding has
priesily garb. A policeman was sum
moned. but before h. arrived West fed
and boarded a car. A clerk followed and
notified Officer Mckson who stopped the
car and made the arrest
West protested that he was q Catholic
priest and asked to he taken TO Cardinal
Gibbons for Identification The police
man complied and keeping a close watch
on his prisoner took him TO the Cardinals
house The Cardinal addressed a few
questions TO West They were not an
sw.red satisfactorily. and the Cardinal
turning 20 the officer said: Keep this
man under arrest. he Is not priest He
IL an impostor
The prisoner made no protest and ac-
compani.d the officer To The station lie
WAS in front Of the desk IN the assembly
room and the turnkey had signed to him
that he wanted tn search him. A. he drew
his right hand out II his ov-rcoat pocket
there came With il AL automatic revolver
and before Mckeon could seize him the
prisoner directed the rnuzzle 81 the gun TO
his left side and pulled the trigger Al
the flash of the weapon Mckeon who Vas
standing nearest the prisoner leap~d
upon him and pinioned his arms to his
-id.- Tn. revolver dropped from his
hand and went Gathering 10 the floor
West struggled. but was overDower.i
thrown on the floor and handCuned The
bullet went INTO the wall - the station.
West was hustled 20 cell and committed
for further hearing
In Washington West NOR. the Conv.n-
tInnai garh IL a Catholic priest a. h.. dad
this morning
The. police say tina, W.--t has posed
IN various places as a United States food
INSPECTOR. a Catholic priest and while
IN Washin gton represented himself a. a
II.It-nanr Commander in the In tied
States navy
West - wanted in Washington on th.
sE--c'ic charg" of Passing two worthless
checks. one for o.. TO the other for s5.,D.
and also sor tn. larceny Of blank pos;
To- II 90 inclusive which h. IL alleged
to have stolen from a Washington drug
store ON July ~ last Five Of the~.. or
dcrs were negotiated
IA. com nunicatsd with prlvar.
banking firm ia Washington by te!eph0n.
and r-pr-s-n ted himself a. a navy officer
on "A temporary detail with IN. bureau of
supplies. that he had been relieved and
was detailed for duty at u foreign station
He sad he wanted to buy 80 .OJo in per
cent United States bonds because they
would b" easier "a negotiate in foreign
country than currency or drafts
on Monday. October IL. n. cali,-i IN
person at The bank and arranged for TIA.
purchase Of the bonds. saying hat his
money as deposited in the Powell TnI-I
Company III Newport News. Va lie
asked how payment should b. rnad. for
IN. bonds When told that New York
draft wa. preferred hs said that Il. would
notify his banker- an that city at once
and hay. them forward the draft
Two days later h> called AZ tho bank
and asked il the lstter or draft had been
received When told tina, II had no, he
SAID no doubt it would come in the next
mail. and he would wait IL no one objected
about fifteen minutes later tn" letter
carrier entered and handed mail TO ihs
clerk. who after looking over il said
Here Is the lgrt.r for Mr.. KnowlIon.-
The letter was addressed to Knowlson.
who commented upon il not being ad-
dressed To the bank. Upon opening il
h. took out u cashiers check for 81. 2OO
lie did not zsefn To like this and said that
h. had given orders for a New York draft
instead 81 check.
Upon hearing this IN" clerk in the
bank said that to prevent further delay
he would accept the check in lieu OF ths
draft
The check was on the Powell Trust
Company Of Newport News for o. 10
payabl. Ia rho order Of Crane. PARIS
4 Co
The bonds were then delivered to the
man and ali but two 81 them have sine.
been negotiated.
lin. same day he got the bonds the
swindIer obtained $3.50 worth Of isw"lry
from "A " Arlington dealer. giving in pay
rnsnt A forged cashiers check