The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-20
ARREST MITCHELL
ASCHECK FLASHER.
jewelers. Identify Him as Man
Who Defrauded Them on
Ring Deals.
CLAIMS HE IS INNOCENT
Captain Mcmahon Doubts The
DRY, However, That He Rob
bed Jcweler in Salem.

,n Jast as de pa Hs Wharton Mitchell
was arrested yesterday morning N hls
parents home at 1854 south I ,ard
j. spiiling, jcweler, Of SCI East
proad Street, out OF diamond ring
valued at sos: who had obtained $oo
from the Broad Street Bank by means
tempted to pass a forged check for Soy
ON Sclwarzschild Brothers, jewelers., OF
122 East Broad street.
Mitchell denied guilt and said thai
when the jeweler positively identihed
him as the man who had defrauded him.
The prisoner was, equally ignorant q, OF
the identity of w. Fl. schwarzschild,
who had attempted to pass check on
his firm. and he repudiated u. 7. Vail.
made SO free. Mitchell showed no
rest and accusation on 80 serious
charges rather as a matter of course.
Came Buck sunday Night.
But Captain McAlaton. who had been
movements and had kept trail Of him
has no doubts as to his guilt, and the
others concerned are equally assured
that Mitchell is himilammer OF the
received word yesterday morning that
Mitchell had returned to the city Sun
day night, and he sent Detectives Wiley
and Kellam out to catch him. They
found him at hons, preparing to leave.
Mitcheil's alleged criminal operations
began about two weeks ago when he
went to the Broad Street Bank and
cashed check for $50 bearing the sig
chant OF 400 North Sixth Street. Two
days later he Is alleged to have re-
!, turned and offered another check for
a like amount but the ink was scarcely
dry. and the paying teller, Il. l.. Word,
became suspicious and went back to
examine the books to see II the sigma.
tunes correspondent. When he returned
Mitchell had disappeared, and he did
not return.
Didn't Walt for 1t.
AT Schwarzschild Brothers he is al
legged to have offered a $50 check in
payment for y diamond ring. the check
The clerk who waited on him asked for
his address and told him the ring
would be sent BY a messenger. The
check was found to be worthless. and
Mitchell did not return to see what had
become OF It.
Then he called on Mr.. Splitting, to
whom he told tale so smooth that all
dount was at rest. and for valueless
mond ring. Detectiye-sergeaSt Wren
found the ring In a pawnshop. where
for SOS.
VINO is tWeHl1-lWO5 yedTs
old. gave his occupation as Il carpenter
Though the transactions were SINH
lar. Captain MaMahon believes that
Mitchell Is not the man who defraudec
j. a. Thomas. q jeweler OF Salem. out
of diamond rings valued at s5s3.75. The
descriptions of the two men do 70
tally. Mr.. Thomas said the man whit
called on him was thirty-nvc years old
whereas Mitchell Is only twenty-five
1t was in the first week of Septem
Der that Mr. Thomas was flimaammcd
a man giving the name OF j. -. Adam
and saying that he was the head OF Til,
American Lumber Company. of New
York. gave him check for s6S6.66 fol
two rings valued at s593.75. and re
ceived the change. The check wa
found to be worthless. and Mr.. Thomas
went to Roanoke and notified the pc
lice there of the transaction. He reas
in The Times-Dispatch the story of tn,
fraud practiced on Mr.. Splitting. ant
wrote to him. asking cooperation II
catching the crook. giving an accoun
OF how he was duped by the wary
smooth-tongued stranger But the az
scription he gave does not correspont
with that of Mitchell
Concerning Mr.. Pislion.
However, there is hope that his ef
forts may be rewarded. for Captain Nc