Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-08
SURE IT'S A F|RfBUG HIS HOPE IN FATHER
Police Profess to Know Man Young Man Accused of At
Causing Small Fires. tempting Fraud on Bank.
BUT WON'T MAKE ARREST CLAIMS HE DID NO WRONG
Waiting Until They Him Charged With Presenting Worthless
Handed Is Excuse Checks for Negotiation.
MYSTERIOUS BLAZE TODAY SAID MoNEYWAs IN oKr MAMA
OF East Capitol Street Spends Night
Thrown by Be Son If M,,uo,.,,.
Young Man Accused of At.
tempting Fraud on Bank.
CLAIMS HE DID NO WRONG
Charged With Presenting Worthless
Checks for Negotiation.
SAID MoNEYwAS IN OKLAHOMA
Spends Night in Police Cell-Claims
to Be Son of Millionaire
Oil Producer.

Oil Producer.
charged with having made an attempt
10 negotiate checks based on the deposit
or an alleged wort HESS draft for ST. 400
at the Citizens Savings Bank. 1905 New
YORK avenue northwest. Carl NJ Hard
man, twenty-one years old who SAYS he
10 a son or l.. d. Hardman, millionaire oil
operator at Marietta Ohio, is detained at
the first precinct police station
Il IN not scared" the young man said
this morning. II haven't done anything
and father will he here today TO look
after me. ] was simply broke. and that's
all there Is to it,
Hardman said he attended law school a,
the University of West Virginia, MORGAN
town. until last Christmas Then he went
to Tulsa, Okla, where he had some
trouble about an overdrawn bank account
He wanted to get home, he said. and his
bank account was overdrawn about 80.
His father came TO his rescue. and the
matter ended. He denied that he had
ever before been arrested.
Under Two Names.
61dI0Il6n Was kHoWu 1CEt dc d.
Hunter and Frederick L. Coogan, the
latter being the name Of a prominent
resident of Marietta. Coogsn is now at
Tulsa, Okla. and his name merely sug-
gested itself to Hardman when the latter
was pressed for a name.
Detective Berman arrested Hardman
about o'clock yesterday afternoon on
14th street. short distance north or
Pennsylvania avenue and took him To
the police station.
1t was explained by the police that
Hartman was not sent TO court this
morning for the reason that il was de
sired to make a further investigation OF
his movements in this city. Shortly
after reaching here. IL is alleged. Hard
man made the acquaintance of "A number
Of brokers and he seems to have exper
fenced no troubled in gaining their con-
fdence.
When Hardman arrived in Washington
about three weeks ago he registered at tho
Fritz Reuter- Hotel as G. vi. Hunter. and,
the police have been told. he represented
that he was really Blaine Elkins. son OF
the late Senator stephen B. Elkins. He
was trying to conceal his identity while
he was in this CITY, he is reported to have
said. because Of business reasons. Several
checks for small sums are alleged to have
been passed on the proprietor OF the
hotel.
Unfolds a Business Scheme.
Thomas L. Hume. former president Of
the Washington Stock Exchange. is one
Of the brokers who was interviewed by
Hartman. To him the young man from
Marietta unfolded q plan the Standard
Oil Company had to form a stock COM
pany. saying he represented the wealthy
oil company. Wells near Pttsburg. he
represented. were to supply the oil, and
he endeavored to make it plain that md
lions Of dollars would be earned by the
new company.
Incidentally. he said he had a draft fer
S67, 900 on the Central National Bank Of
Tulsa, Okla, which he wanted to de-
post in bank in this city, asking Mr..
ing institution where he could transact
business for the new company. He eX-
planned that he did not want to deal with
a bank in which the Elkins family was
question with B. r. Walters. treasurer
and cashier Of the Citizens Savings
Bank, and the two men became suspi-
cious of their prospective client.
Hartman called at the ONCE OF Mr..
Hume yesterday afternoon about $50
o'clock, and the latter accompanied him
to the bank. The draft was accepted
for deposit and a message sent to the
young man who deposited the papeA but
before the response not known here
came from Tulsa the cashier of the local
bank notified the police and Hartman
was arrested.
II beg your pardon" said Hardman
wi hen the detective accosted him on the
street and said he wanted him TO go to
adding he would not SUBJ
NIT to such an insult.
Wants Check Cashed.
few minutes before Hardman was
Tod he hoH "a h., "a; -
Moore & Hill and asked that check
for SIS be cashed, having had other deal
ngs with tho firm during the past ten
days. He had asked Mr.. Hume to in
dorse his check for SIS. just after the
draft was deposited, but the latter re-
fused to accommodate him, and when he
made the request at the office of the
real estate firm he referred to Mr. Hume.
Mr.. Hume said the young mans con-
with him showed he was thor
oughly familiar with the oil business. His
proposition about the formation OF the
company was plausible and looked good.
says Mr.. Hume. and he was willing to
discuss 1t with him so long as no money
was asked. The time came whe nit was
necessary for Hartman to make q finan-
cial showing. and when he told ar. Hume
his money was in bank in the west the
latter became suspicious. knowing II
would take q week to get the draft there
and back. and he thought Hartman
would want money on MS oralt
And before we left the bank" said
Mr.. Hume this morning. he asked me
to indorse his check
Out House-Hunting.
Hardman had represented to the real
estate firm, It is said, that he wanted to
lease or purchase a dwelling, saying he
was going to bring his wife here shortly.
He was shown q number OF houses. being
taken about in an automobile. A week
ago Hartman told Mr.. Hume II was nec-
essary for him to go to New York on
business, and nothing more was seen OF
him until yesterday. The police say they
think he went to Pittsburg and not to
New York.
The prisoner was taken to police head
quarters this morning. where he was
measured and photographed. He offered
40 objection and Joked with the operator.
but he did register q vigorous objection
% confinement in a police cell.
LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY AUTO.
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