The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-23
HOTEL CLERK GETS IMPOSTOR
FIGHT ~ STREET FOLLOWS
FISHING ~ THE W. REGIS.
Prisoner Mas SslIeIiInG NoaeS Tor the
'T"IeGraPh clerks and I.adJ Opera
tsrs' RAN" and knows SSmethlRx Tee
Absut the street Cleaners sIrk Fund

By the sleuthing instinct and the strong
arm Of Gustav X. SChmid. assistant mana
ger Of the ~ Regis. an attempt to Obtain
money under false pretenc-s from a
woman Who IL a patron Of that hotel was
frustrated last night and one of the men
responsible was landed in the Fast Fifty.
first street police station. Mr.. Schmid
il nursing a bruised fist as III. result Of a
eight put up by the prisoner in irving
To get away
II was about half past 9 O'Clock when
Louis Goldnnger. an A. u. r. messenger
from the ONCE ia Madison avenue. near
Fifty eighth street entered the hotel with
nste addressed TO Mrs y y Breitung.
the wife Of banker Of Marquette Mich
who with her daughter and two maids
arrived AZ the ST Regis three days ago.
The messenger said he had been inst r,Ict-d
To wait FOR an answer. and the note was
sent up stairs After few minutes worl
came down stairs To Mr. Schmid that
Mrs BreiuIng would like HIM To have the
cashier give the messenger boy $50 # he
thought the note which was sent down 10
him was all right
The note was marked personal on
the outside aud It Was typs~ritten. eX-
cept for the signature aud on paper "
good quality. II read
september - 1910
Hrs = y BTsfaHg. Ho,sI ~ R,grs 'tiy
DE,H MADAM You are cordially invited
10 attend a banquet and reception Of the
telegraph clerks and lady operators 10 b~
held ~ Grand 'en'rsl Palace GA 1u--dav
evening September .
Thanking Won beforehand for the courtesy
YOU are extending toward ~ ~ helping
TO make This AFFAIR IA suCre-- and also thank
ING YOU for past favor We neg ia remain
honrs Faithfully. ktEN,N. Secretary
In the lower left hand corner Of the
note, IN brackets. appeared the legend
500. and n receipt for that sum accom-
panied the note. Tearing the same sigma
turS
Schmid went ~ the telegraph o'ica
IN, the hotel aud asked the Young
woman an charge Nh~ther she knew
Of any tall that was To b- gwen
Nv Telegraph employees next Tuesday
night. and she said she did not Then
he quest i"n-d the boy He said h. had
been summoned by call from = drug
store ~ Madison avenue and Fifty-seV
"nih street and going there had met two
men outside the store who had given
him III" letter and char ged him to bring
the answer tn them
Sn Schmid tore "a the top ~ a sheet
OF hotel paper enclosed ~ in one ~ the
hotel envelopes and gp' u addressed m
a " 1fnan's huuI In Mr. II E..pau
When the messenger LEFT the hotel
Wl'h -" -nNelop- 8. hrud and Jane.
Carroll. the motel DIRECTIVE. aauntared
along after him The two men were
waiting for the Toy It'la below tra !
drug -'pr"
What ~ ~" IA kept .ypu - long
demanded one ~ the men The hnv !
had h"gun 10 explain Wh-n the men |
caught sight Of carroll ~ Madison T,
avenue car passed One - them. Who /
y - short and wore gray cap. went
~ Mad son avenue on run IN. hotel 1
defective fullovinG INN The other ran I
south and Schmii grabbed him a. ~, :
reached Fftv .hfh street The man pu /
Ip = Ngh' and SChmid grapplad with /
hum and threw him down IN the nave
In"n' where they were having " hot .
and heavy when Carroll whose man had .
putrun hum. cam" hans
The prisoner gave tn. name ~ James
ullns ~! Huus'ou street and aid he
Nas a clerk and unmarried lie had
m his packet a printed -ibscriIE ION blank
= hich reed Proceed. 10 u- used 20
maintain -l'E and death benefit fund
'"r the Uniformed Street Cleaning I'm
poy~-- Association ~ New York