The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
H. L. Middleton, Debonair
Plunger, Accused of Pass
ing Bad Notes.
CHIEF WILKIE SEEKS
TO LEARN SYSTEM
Mexican Currency Traded for
American Money Origin
Unknown.

H l. Middleton, handsome, debonair.
and evidently q fair-haired child Of for
tune appeared In New Orleans last
April and almost Immediately vas ad-
mired by men and beloved by women.
Smiling always and content only with
the best that life afforded. he wandered
dCWn the primrose path Of daIIiauce
hand IN hand with mirth- Money vas
nothing 10 him No pleasure OF luxury
cost SO much that Il was bevouE lis
reach He uckied his palate with the
rest OF wine and He charmed bis ears
the best cafes Of the city
Wilkie Awaits Word.
He was a prince Of good fellows.
Today Chief WiIkie. OF the Secret
Service SITS in his ONCE and waits for
a telegram from Guadalajara, Mexico.
to tell him how it happened that Mid
dleton, the debouair. passed 5000 pesos
counterfeit money in New Orleans
Middleton Is in the tolls Of the Secret
Service and is under arrest
RE used the money not only TO buy
the good things Of life but also 10 deal
extensively in real estate and in stocks
on margins The sWath no cut i'm So
Siely was not wider than the row he
hoed in business
Lul, ass ITeQuenl-y me case with
counterfeitersr Mr. Middleton over
looked a bet and pulled off some rather
coarse work in passing the stuff"
His Method Of Work.
His MONEY consisted entirely of 5
peso notes Of the Bsnco de JaIsco. of
Guada sjara, Mexico. and his method Of
operating was To turn into brokers
every now and then a bunch Of the
notes and have them exchanged for
American money. 2 peso being worth
one--half dollar in American money
About a week ago a broker received
oE messenger boy note from the
charming Middleton. inclGsjuE 219 pesos
and asking that American money Er
sent him i'm exchange for it. The broker
noticed that. Inadvertently, zhe sigma
lures of the officials Of the bank had
been left Off several of the 5-Deso notes
and he handed all the money back to
tho messenger boy
Later, thinking the thing over ne no.
tified Pat Looby, Secret Service agent
stationed in New Orleans and told
LOBBY the messenger boys number.
which he happened TO remember
Caught At Postoffce.
LOBBY got on NiddIeton-s trail. but
found nothing on which TO arrest him
until two days later, when another
broker got a letter through the mails
from Middleton, who. SiEufnz a -rrf-
tIOus name asked that $50 Be mailed
u MIN at a. certain puStDfiCe box i'm ex-
change for the pesos ne iucIgSeH. This.
leileT ana Jle SJufI were turned over
u Loobvr who waited at The Qostoffire
and ua bbed Middleton as he sailed far
his mail.
The messenger boy had told ms sto---.
it WdS that man had met him ON the
street. sent him to- the first broker. and
said to him
Bring back 10 me here what JHa
broker hands YOU
The hoy had gone back 90 Middleton
aut told him that the broker had
merely handed back the peso notes t9
him. MiddleOu took the returned 0ofpE
and disappeared after paying The bov
This incident together with the post
office matter. and the fact that su- g Of
The notes had been signed and some IN
signed. induced LOBBY 20 make the ar
rest