The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
THINK They HAVE
FAMOUS OR 0 0 X
Police Hold Smith on Iniorma-
ton That He Is Wanted
in Seattle.
POSED AS REAL ESTATE MAN
Thousands OF Dollars Repre-
scented i'll Bonds, Which Are
Located in His Room.

Just as he had hope of being re
leased from Jail, where he was being
held under u $500 bond. NJ. y. Smith,
who is charged here with doing bust
ness without license and suspected
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. WAS confronted with the possi-
bility of being eXtradited to Seattle.
Wash, where he is said to be wanted
on 40 charges of fraud. involving
So
Attorney Gilbert X. Pollock had OBJ
tanned ticket to Raleigh. n. C.. for
his client, and was ready to hustle
hinl out of the State. But there re-
posed on a desk III police headquarters
letter from the authorities in Winni-
peg, Manitoba, which stated that Smith
had been arrested there for the Seattle
authorities, but h;a1 escaped by secur-
Dcus corpus. So the police decided to
hold Smith until the Seattle authori-
ties were heard from. y telegram was
immediately sent to that city. a reply
was received last night asking that
Smith be held and saying officers
would be sent across the continent for
him.. smith is alleged to have opcrat-
cd various fraudulent schemes under
the alias OF w. W. Smith. Myron a.
Moore, Alfred Groves, IL. II. Hall, f. L.
Sears.
Located by Accident.
lie was arrested here on october IS.
iollowing complaints from several PEG
pie that they had deposited with him
sums of 80. which were to bind them
10 an agreement by which he was to
build houses for them at little cost.
No houses were erected, and they fail
ed to have their money returned. He
was put under bond, which he was
unable to give, and has been anguish
ing IN jail since. He would not di-
vulgc hts place OF residence. and il
was not until few days ago that
Captain Mcmahon learned where no
Mrs. L. c. White, OF 9l5 East Mar
shall street, Informed the police that
one of her boarders had been missing
ior some time. Captain Mcmahon call
ed on her, and obtained from her "a
description which Tailed with the sus-
pect held in Jail. Smiths room was
searched. and about $4,000 worth OF
covered in a chest. Whether they are
OF amy real value is uncertain but
Captain Pollock has written to the va
rious companies named on the bonds
10 learn whether they arc redeem
able.
Trunk Filled With nonds.
Among Smiths effects were found
two $500 bonds OF the De Land Water
Works Company. OF New York city:
four $500 bonds of the Titusvillc Gas
Company. of New York; six S5O0 bonds
eight $500 bonds OF the Falbsberg and
Mitchell Railway Company. on the
Continental Trust Company Of New
York: gold certificate for $500 shares
IN the Colonial Realty Corporation. one
5000 bond of the New Paltz and High
land Electric Railway: three 81 900
| bonds of the Toledo, Dclphos and Bur
lington Railway Company: two 81 900
gold bonds Of the New orleans. Mobile
ana Texas Railway Company; one ST.
600 bond OF tho CoXsackie and Green
vile Company. eighteen $1,000 bonds
OF the North Jersey Gas Company:
one $500 bond OF the Mount Prospec;
/ Water Company, and others.
Detective Atkinson. who. with De-
tecttve krcngel, arrested Smith, called
on him In Jail yesterday. and positive
~ identified him as the man who had
| been arrested in Winnipeg. The identi-
location was fortified by q photograph
and Il similarity in the scars described
in the letter and which Smith bears
Word is now being awaited from
! SCattl,