The Washington times., 1911-12-11
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ALLEGED NOTORIOUS
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| TRIAL IN BAL LT|MORE
Charles Emery, Captured
Here, to Be Taken
Away Today.

Arrested in washington by three Contra
Office detectives, Charles Emery, alias
Burt Garsten, said by the police to be
pne Of the most notorious worthless
check operators in the country, will be
taken to Baltimore this evening to
answer charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Arriving in Washington a few days
hgo, Emery is alleged to have given two
bad checks in payment for automobiles
which he purchased" One of the
checks was for A.1sO, which he gave
10 the Pope Automobile Company, while
fhe other was for $,190, which he gave
to d. 8. Hendrick. manager of the local
agency for the Thomas car AS no
money was realized on the checks, and
tine cars had not been delivered, no
charge could be preferred here.
Baltimore had sent a lookout for
Emery. He was arrested at Pennsyl-
Fania avenue hotel last night by De-
tectives Burlingame, Weldon, and O'Dea
paving just returned from a demonstra-
men with whom he was negotiating for
p car.
Charge In Baltimore.
In Baltimore, Emery is alleged to have
deposited a worthless draft in the
provers and Mechanics Bank for $4,000.
against which, the police claim, ne drew
several checks.
In giving the two checks here, the po-
Pee say, Emory gave as reference a firm
pr private bankers in Alexandria. Va.
on whom he is alleged to have passed q
bad check for $25.
[ According to the police records.
Emery's real name Is Garsten. although
Il is said. This record shows that Gar.
stem first was arrested in Evansville,
Rnd., In 1904, on a charge of passing a
bad check. He is alleged to have ope-
the same year is accused of passing q
check on Kansasi City, Nc, hotel. IN
Fort Wayne, Ind, he is said to have
passed a bad check for 2 small amount
made an unsuccessful attempt to pass
another check on the Hamilton National
Bank, Of the same city.
Served In Spanish War.
During the Spanish, war Garster
served in the Twenty-seventh Indiana
Battery. and, according to the pinlker.
ton Detective Agency, he got into some
trouble for which he was at one time
wanted by the commander of the De-
partment of the Lakes, United States
army. The Pinkertons also say they
understand he served time in Joliet
penitentiary. On December 8, 1905, Gar.
taken to Rochester, where he was sen.
Fenced to three months in the peniten.
kiary for passing a SIS check In INCs
he got sixty days in Cleveland, Ohio
FOR passing $25 check. He also served
fime in Evansville, Ind. The Washing.
ton police arrested Garsten in 1901 fol
the Boston authorities but 1t is not
known what disposition was made oi
The case against him. He was charged
with passing bad check for $3.50 in Bos'
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Alexandria Case.
Reports from Alexandria this morning
bay that when Emery visited that placs
several days ago he obtained SIS from
Bert & Herbert, bankers. Emery, 1t Il
said. represented to a real estate maj
that he wanted to purchase a home IL
Alexandria and was taken to the banl
and introduced as future customer
Later, on the strength of the introduc
kion, he stated that he wanted to opel
an account, presenting a check for s, 30
on the Drovers' and Mechanics Banl
of Baltimore, which was accepted and ;
pass book given him. On the plea o
Emery that he was short of read!
money, a check for $25 then was cashe,
by the teller, principally on the strength
81 Emery's Introduction, it is averred
Friday a wire was received from tn
Baltimore bank to the effect that tn
check was worthless.