The sun., 1912-08-10
Y. N. c. A. GUEST NABBEO
ON CHARGE OF STEALING
Prisoner Says lie Is Lieut..
Frost Of the English
Army.
"AlL 4 BALLY MISTAKE
Specific Charge Is Larceny Of
$50 From Teacher
in Gymnasium.

y tall, military appearing person, who
said he was Albert l.. Frost. a Lieu
tenant in the English army. was ar
rested last night In the West Twenty
third Street Y. NJ. :. a, charged with
stealing $3.50 from the coat of John
Kernigan. the boxing instructor Frost
said the arrest was all a baly mistake.
Frost has been an object of attention
in the Y. NJ. &. a. building since July
80, when he appeared there with sew
.ral bags. "a monocle. and a pronounced
drawl He stands about 6 feet inches
and carries himself with crectness. His
usual dress was Norfolk suit of tweed
and swagger cane. although the
monoclc was often in evidence.
He was assigned TO room ON the
fifth floor after he had said that he had
been staying recently at the y. NJ. G. A.
in Cambridge. Mass. His manners We're
eproachab BILE. his bored. easy way of
drapinc himself over the furniture Of
the luunging room made him an ob-
j.Ct of envy To the unfortunate ones
who Were built ON angles. lie appeared
almost too good to be true until there
seemed 10 be- more than coincidence In
the way money disappeared on the
floor where the newcomer roomed
one day $50 vanished and every ono
seemed To- be able to explain his entire
dlsassoCiat!on with 1t except Frost,
whose evasive answers made the man
agement keep an eye on him. lie was
SO very generous that they hated to do
It, He had given a leather covered
clock to a Chambermaid and pair Of
almost new shoes tu "A male employee
Also the management was impressed
by F'rost's apparent familiarity with
the English army. and one day the
chambcrmaid whispered that she had
seen uniform and a white helme, in
his room.
Last Wednesday Frost strolled into the
gymnasium on the second floor Just after
kerrigan, the instructor, had hung his
hat and coat on "a hook there Frank
Carroll, member. was taking a shower
bath near by and hs says that when kerri-
gan's back was turned Frost took some
money from kerrigan's coat and went
out, Later kerrigan missed $3.50
When Carroll told his story il was de-
cided 10 swear out warrant for Frost
the Jefferson Market court issued one for
petty larceny. Detective Martin was told
10 serve il Martin found Frost in the
lo'inglng room and produced the warrant
>. i will go with you. my good man. said
Frost but il is really very embarrassing
and all mistake.
he was taken up to the Tenderloin
police station and locked up to await
an examination this morning in the Jeffer-
son Market court. Martin says Frost told
him later that he might possibly have
taken the money, for he was very short Of
funds and was awaiting remittance from
England. He said he was - years old
In Frost room after he was arrested
wer" found lieutenant's uniform and
photographs of English army Officers
among which was one Of himself in an
English uniform He had mentioned in
the !, NJ {. A. that he expected soon to
y" assigned to a regiment in Egypt
On his effects We're marks indicating that
h" had belonged 10 the Second ROya
Dragons n the back Of his watch was
engraved The First Royal Dragons.
ana IN an army book he had written The
loyal Fifth Dragons AZ Aldershot.
There was memorandum book with
line in u reading. Lieut. Frost. stationed
at Lucknow." There were clippings Of
the names Of gazstted officers and ma nv
books on army and naval subjects.
rrosi mad letter OF recommendation
.io,m ,ht ramp NnlpbulIdlnE Company
III Philadelphia saying that he had been
employed there for two years in the hull
department as a draughtsman Another
letter. posted in Germany, was Addressed
TO Albert L. Frost, "a Prospect street.
Cambridge, Mass.
The Y NJ c. A. mana cement telegraphed
to the branch in Cambridge asking il
Frost had been there and received a reply
that he was not known at the Cambridge
Y. NJ, c. A.
At 81 Prospect street. Cambridge. a
young man named Albert l.. Frost was
lodger for q few weeks He WA "A
special student at Harvard for while.
He went to Maine u few weeks ago.
returned to Cambridge and departed
without telling where he was going
house understood he received remittances
of money from England.