The Washington herald., 1911-12-11
MILLIONAIRE KID
NABBED AS PASSER
Of BOGUS CHECKS
Dined and Wined at Expense
of Auto Dealers.

The climax to the three days career
of the millionaire kid" Charles Emery,
alias c. H. Chisolm. who drifted into
Washington on the Congressional Lin
tied last Friday, displayed a wad OF
$4,000 checks, and was wined, dined.
and whisked in high-powered motors
from this city to Baltimore and other
points by Washington men, came last
night when two Central Office detec-
tives placed the man under arrest in
the lobby of an Avenue hotel
CHECKS AS SOUVENIRS.
The arrest of the man came as a shock
to business men who had fallen dupes
to his suavty since he made en-
trance to Washington. Two checks.
one for 1880 and another for $4,000. on
neither of which Emery realized money.
are exhibited at police headquarters as
| souvenirs of his operations here.
One of these bogus checks was de-
posted with D. S. Hendrick. manager OF
the Thomas automobile agency, to whom
Emery declared he intended buying a
touring car for his invalid mother.
I Another check was deposited with James
Nolan, manager of the POpe-HartfOrd
| Automobile Company, to whom the sup
posed millionaire said he intended pur-
chasing several automobiles for his pri-
vate use. Emery had just returned from
Baltimore with Mr.. Nolan in the latter's
seventy horsepower car when he was ar
rested.
Washington is the easiest pickings in
the world" said Emery last night. why,
l blew in this place. and nobody here
knew a thing about me. A lot of fine
fellows here but they are too easy. Why.
any man with common sense can come
here and do society If he cares to. Who
am and where / came from is nobody's
business but my own. I have an invalid
mother and don't want her to know of
my plight.
Il feel confident that I will get out
of this trouble without serving time. as
have done nothing here in violation Of
any law The police will tell you that
l have done nothing here. and they could
not hold me if the Baltimore police
hadn't sent lookout for me-
Engaged Hotel Suite.
Emery's first appearance was made at
the hotel, where he engaged a luxurious
suite The first night he was seen in
company of several newspaper men and
a former member of Congress.
pearance at the Thomas agency. and to-
gether with several friends was whisked
about the city and suburbs. In the party
was a well-knOwn real estate man to
whom the "millionaire'' conflded that he
intended investing a large sum of money
in suburban property. The party was
notored to a fashionable club on the out
skirts of the city and enjoyed a wine
supper. Emery appeared the next morn
inc a the office of Mr.. Nolan.
4 want to purchase a car for my
mother, and ! may as well leave the
money here now" he said after looking
over a large six-cylinder car.
Drew Check fO- $4,000.
Then he drew a check for $500 and
handed it to a salesman.
BY the way. l intend to purchase a |
high-powered roadster for myself" Emery |
remarked as NJ was about TO leave the
showrooms. I'd like a demonstration !
tomorrow
Yesterday morning Emery. by appoint !
ment met Mr.. Nolan. Drive me to Bal |
timore. old man." Emery ordered.
He was motored to Baltimore. During
the trip he spoke of his intimacy with
society people of New York, Philadel- |
phia, Baltimore and Washington. He
was just walking to the desk at his
hotel after returning from the motor trip
and supper at the Rennert Hotel in Bal |
timOre when the detectives arrested MIN.
When first arrested here the police
thought Emery was Pembroke w. Pitt,
who is said to have swindled Baltimoreans
out of nearly $4,000 The voice and
manner of the man. his height, and gen.
eral physique put at rest all suspicion
that he was Pitt. Chisholm is about six
feet tall and weighs close to 200 pounds
He dresses neatly, and is an exceedingly
fine conversatiOnalist.
Operated in Baltimore.
1t is alleged Emery represented him
self in Baltimore two weeks ago as
government official connected with the
Department Of Commerce and Labor. He
succeeded in obtaining about 500 in cash
in return for alleged bogus checks from
automobile dealers, hotel proprietors, and
others He presented a draft on the
Cleveland Trust Company for A,l0 to
the Drovers and Mechanics Bank, OF
Baltimore and was warned not to draw
on the account until Cleveland was
heard from.
On December l last. the trust company
stated that Emery had no funds there
and that the draft was forgery. The
bank lost nothing. Emery purchased
champagne recklessly and hired chaut-
feur for his private secretary. Emery
left Baltimore before the police took up
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