The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-23
VIII Y TEHALL HAD
RICHM OND list
Gave One Banker Same Secret
Hating That He Bestowed OH
DR.. Lyman Abbott.
BEAT WALDORF-ASTORIA
Queer Lot Of Printed Junk Salts
hcs Police Man Was a
Crook.

Major Werner admitted yesterday
that while he had to examine the per
sonal effects Of many crooks, second
story men. unfortunatcs, and the like
he has never yet seen such an assert
ment of truck as was packed away III
the satchel Of tho stranger who died
here on Wednesday and who passed as
Emo Whyichal! The police arc not
certain whether the mans name was
really Whytchall, but they arc con
WINGED that lie was crook Ills pos
sessions bear out that theory.
Whytchall had what might be called
a card index system OF people. For
Instance, on one slip the names or
Roger a. Pryor and Dir. Lyman Abbott
appear, with II mystic mark opposite
each. But under DR. Abbotts name is
the word good. evidently meaning thai
the doctor has been i'll the habit or
helping those who arc In distress OF.
who pretend to be III distress But OF
far more interest is tho Strangers
Richmond list.
Rated With DIR. Abbott.
Exactly how and whore he got tho
names is not explained, but two bank
presidents are put down first, with
those same secret marks. One must
nave neen regarded as good friend,
for the same signal which lie gave Or.
Abbott is given the Richmond banker.
md there is one little slip which q,
person seldom carries away from a
motel as a. souvenir. 1t is an order card
on the Waldorf-Astorin for luncheon.
The care with which he selected his
1000 showed that he was Il connoisseur
He picked the most delicate food. and
then while the walters back was
turned. he slipped out OF the cafe ana
carried the ticket with him. Nero pos
session showed that whitehall didn't
pay ! t might also interest the man
aEer OF tho New Willard in Washing
ton. to know that Whytehall carried
off some OF his most dclicatcly per-
fumed soap, with tho hotels name bold
" stamped upon it.
Pictures of Children.
Whytehalfs assortment of photo
graphs was unique. These were mostly
OF. children--littlc girls abou, two
years old. taken without clothing or
any kind. Many Of these pictures were
torn from frames. with nothing to in
dictate their identity. One Of his memo
randum books was filed with clip
pings OF crime. Another related TO
wildcat mining properties Another
loid OIL children who We're cruelty
treated in institutions. Then there arc
dozens of envelopes, thick enough and
heavy enough to require 6 cents post
age for mailing, cranlmcd full of other
newspaper clippings. all relating TO
crime.
Found with the other papers was tho
printed program Of a music entertain
ment given in New York last year
Under the name Of ono girl performer
Whytehan had written MY Daughter.
The name was heavily undcrscorcd.
Major Werner has written to the school
TO see what he can find. Whytehali
had more clippings than clothes
Got One Pntrnt.
Nothing was learned Yesterday about
the mysterious stranger. Major Wcr-
ncr got letter from Mum s. Co.
patcn, attorneys Of Washington, say
ing that all they knew about the man
was that lie had obtained a patent
through that firm, and that he had
stated his home was in Norwich, Conn
IT was necessary to have two witnesses
present when the patent was Obtained
and two clerks in the law Offices acted
in that capacity.
The police have learned enough, how
ever. TO sntisfy them that WnytehaiI,
or whatever his name. was not the
character Of man who would be invited
here by any commercial organization
lie Will probably so down i'm the
records as q crook