The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-10
BURNS DETECTIVE
WATCHING AVERY
Coming Here to Keep Track OF
Man Arrested for Passing
Worthless Checks.
MRS. AVERY LEAVES TOWN
Philadelphia Report Shows That
Wedding Bills Were Paid
With Forged Paper.

representative of the William j.
Burns Detective Agency Will arrive
here to-day from New York. according
to telegram received last night by
touch with the case of Il. q. Avery.
alias Benjamin MacDougal, who Is un-
der arrest on two charges OF passing
worthless checks and one OF forgery.
Avery, who was arrested on Sunday
by Detectives crBeantsE Wiltshire and
Rrenge]. was yesterday shown Il picture
from the rogues gallery. which he Is
said to have admitted was that OF him
self. 1T shows that he was convicted
In Cleveland in 1911 of obtaining
money by false prctensc and sentenced
to three years III the Ohio pententiary.
When lie WAS arraigned before JUS
tice Crutchheid his hearing was CON
tnued until February 20
Later in the day at the City Jail he
is said to have announced his intention
OF entering a plea OF guilty to the
charges against him.
The police yesterday learned much
of Avcry's record /, was found that
he not only had been convicted in
York, Philadelphia, Washington. Buff
falo and other cities. SO far, however.
the authorities in none OF those places
have made any claim for the prisoner.
Did Not Pay Preacher.
Recently. In Philadelphia. according
operated with a high hand. He gave
bad checks not only to o. hotel. but
paid all Of his wedding bills with paper
which was worthless. and tho minister
check which was returned from the
bank.
The dispatch from philadelphia fol-
lows:
In the arrest of T. G. Avery, in
Richmond. on charges OF passing
worthless checks. 1t was disclosed that
he was married In this city January
go, while staying AT the ST. James
Hotel lie left this city February ..
giving the hotel a bad check for ssl.5e.
for the board of his wife and her
mother and sister, who came to this
city to witness the marriage ceremony.
The bride was Miss Marie Furnass.
daughter of Mrs. Ella rurnass, of COL
West l6ith Street, New York
avery and the wedding party came
TO this city and engaged two suites at
the ST. James Hotel. Then they went
to the ST. Luke and Epiphany Church,
where the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. l.. NJ Steele
returning to the st. James Avery
registered with his wife. and the couple
occupied one of the suites. The other
suite was occupied by the brides
mother and sistcr. Avery paid all
bills for the wedding party. He also
cashed Two checks for $40 and SIS
WHICH are said TO have been worthless
The clothes Avery wore when he
was married are said to have been
purchased with bad checks from n
Chestnut Street tailor The bin wns
$50. was
The check for $3.50 was given TO
the hotci by Avery the day he left the
city Several days later all the persons
VINO cashcd his checks, including the
minister, received them back Win tha
Information that Avery's bank ac
count had been obtained by fraud and
was worthless"
Avery brought his wife to Richmond
with him and registered ut AIurphy's
Hotei. Unknown to her, he registered
AZ inc Richmond Hotel as Benjamin
MacDousal and then started in to
clean up the town" but his plans
were upset by his arrest
As soon as she heard of his arrest.
Mrs. Avery said she would have moth
ing moro to do with him, and wired n
relative for funds with which to re-
turn to her home in New York She
left yesterday.