Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-18
NEWARK MAN
UNDER ARREST
|NP..0. CASE
Neil McConIogue, Who Manip-
uIated Money Order Blanks,
Caught in Providence.

Neil McConlogue. who formerly
lived at 276 Plane street, and whose
manipulations of money order blanks
caused every postofilce inspector in
the country to search for him, is un-
der arrest at Howard, r. l., on a
charge of forgery. On November 5
last McConlogue took a book OF
money order blanks from postoffice
station No. 81. at Plane and Bleecker
streets. 1t is estimated that he Sc
cured $1,000 by forging these orders.
McConlogue is twenty-three years
old, and is known under the aliases
of Jack Grant Jack Carter
George Orlov," George De Busy
and other names. After leaving this
city last November McConlogue Wis
ited- New York Cleveland, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Louisville, Ky.
Evidence Found on Prisoner.
There were 115 money order blanks
in the book which McConlogue appro-
priated. He had used more than a
score of them, when he left Kansas
City, late in December, to escape ar
rest. His satchel, containing the
money orders not used. was found IN
the Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City
where he roomed. Voice u. Toombs
of st. Louis, who met McConloguf
whilepthe latter was operating In
Kansas City, is now under arrest In
the latter place on a charge OF at
tempting to cash one of the money or
ders filed out by McConlogue,
McConiogue was arrested at ProVf-
denee, r. l., February 4. on a cllarss
~, fov 10 %.
sented the check at the Narragansett
Hotel, Providence. The name on the
check uroused the suspicious of the
hotel clerk, who, after a consultation
with the manager, arranged for Nc
Conlogue's arrest McConlogue was
told the check would be cashed ae
soon as the cashier returned from
lunch. A policeman was then sent
for. McConlogue was called into the
hotel Office and as soon as he accepted
the s100 he was placed under arrest.
The name used by McConlogue at
Providence was George De Busy
Descriptions of the prisoner were
sent to various cities and the post
office inspectors decided the man was
the much-sought McConiogue. In
spectors Clinton A. Larabee and Will
lam ]. Opdyke visited Howard, r. l.,
Yesterday, where McConlogue is be-
ing held pending trial for the check
forgery. The inspectors today said
that McConlogue not only admitted
his identity, but gave a detailed ac-
count of his travels since leaving
Newark.
McConlogue declared he was an ac-
tor by profession, but the war ano
lrard times left SO few openings thai
he could not get an engagement. Lne
money orders which he casned Varieu
in sums from $40 to S1o0. Tney were
drawn on sG. w. McVey, Postmastsl
at Newark" The last order casneo
i.v McConlogue was for SIS, paid to
him at Louisville, KY, on Decem-
ber 26.
In relating his experiences at Kan
sas city, in which place he barely
escaped the postoffice inspectors, NC
Gonioeue according to Inspector Op-
dvke. told the following story:
How McConlogue Worked the Game.
"I was staying at the Hotel Balti'
more under the name OF jack Grant
one day went into the Hotei hup.
per to get drink was sltting -
tha lobbv a few minutes later wher
saw Toombs. He had on pair OF
1o,,d' shoes. and so did /. / noticed
+bat he was looking at my shoes anc
lent looking at his. Then | spoke
70 him and invited him to have
| drink. He accepted and told MN
q warn about my partner in a vaude'
vile act leaving me. He agreed ts
90 al for me a money order, Whicn
| toId hin, I did not want to presen'
| for obvious reasons.
when Toombs went up to the dest
IN get the order cashed saw ina
he was being watched. Then two
men. / suppose they were inspectors
went alongside of Toombs and ! knew
! they were going to lock nm up.
was a little bit nervous, 50 ! Went .'
tha har and got another drink. Look
Ing toward Toombs again / saw thai
he was as good as 'pinched,' so KEEP
r;ght on walking as fast as l coult
ns7tii got to railroad station ant
,nade connections with a train going
east. never looked around to see
ieT was followed. / was too busy
| trying to get away.
" when Toombs was arrested tbs
Kansas City inspectors reported t,
| the Newark office that McConlogu'
was under arrest. John McConlogue
who is a leather worker and lives a.
e7s Plane street, then wrote to his
SON whom he thought was held ir
| Kansas CITY. ne rePiy- ne iecoisee
nroved that Toombs had been arrest
ed and McConlosue had made goot
his escape.
while the Newark postoffice in.
apectors were in Howard, r. l., yes
terday they placed a detainer fol
McConlogue in the hands of the
| Rhode Island authorities. When Nc
| Coniogue is released he will b.
brought to this city to face the gov.
ernment charges growing out of this
money order forgeries.
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