Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
STUMP SPEAKER
ARRA|C ned IN
PORTLAND COURT
Paul Schlcht Claims He Was
Sent Into Maine by Democrat
ic National Committee Held
on Charge of Defrauding of
Board Bill


from New York. by the Democratic
national committee to address the
French speaking citizens Of Maine on
national questions. Paul Schlicht, 81,
was arraigned in the municipal court
this morning charged with having de-
frauded the Congress Square Hotel of
a board bill Of more than a hundred
dollars and was bound over to the
November term Of the superior court
In the sum of $4,000. Bail not being
furnished he was sent to the county.
Jail.
Schlicht. according to his own story.
came here to speak on national Dues
tlons in the recent political campaign.
He is said to command several
tongues and spoke at Rumford some
weeks ago before French audience,
which received him very coldly.
Arrested at Old Orchard
He was arrested Saturday afternoon
Orchard, by Police Officer William E.
White. When arrested she showed
the officer a letter from the National
Democratic committee, commissioning
him to speak in the interests of the
party, and claimed that he was not
trying to defraud anybody
According to Manager Carleton
Ghdden of the Congress Square,
Schlicht registered at the hotel Sep
tember 4. presenting his card, and
stating that he was sent to Maine by
| the Democratic national committee.
He kept fairlyy close to his room in
the hotel, but passed a good part of
each day out and about town. On
September a woman who had for
merly been his wife, according to her
own statement, arrived at the hotel
accompanied by a daughter in the ear
ly twentfes, and they, too, stayed for
a few days.
In the meantime tho management had
heard disquieting rumors and presented
bill to Schlicht about the 18th for his
room and board, and room and board for
his former wife and daughter He said
| he would pay it next day, and leaving the
hotel a little later was not seen again by
anyone connected with the house until
urday, the 18th.
Looked over property
II have been told" said Manager Gid
den today, that he had looked over sew
eral properties about town. stating that
he wanted to buy house, but. that he
never came to any understanding that
| was definite on any of Them
| From Rumford it was learned today
| that he had addressed a meeting there
about two weeks ago, that he was not
| well received and spoke only about q
minutes. He claimed to have credentials
| from the national Democratic committee
| and spoke to his audience in French in
the parochial hail.
In the dock this morning schlicht, who
is a short. stout, well dressed man, with
! a large, well-developed head, crowned by
q shock of white hair, did not seem to
take his situation very seriously. He stat
ed that he expected to be able to settle
up the bill in time, and had no intention
Of defrauding the hotel.
After his arrest at Old Orchard Sat
urday, his former wife, and his daugh-
ter were called to the police station,
and after a conference with the police
left the city. .....
| Onefeo miItI0nS TO oTuUSwfCk TotiS0
Schlicht was billed to speak in
Brunswick Sept. 6, but it was discov-
cred there that his French was not
fluent and the date was Cancelled. Last
Thursday he showed up and claimed
to have letter to President Hyde Of
1 Bowdoin. Mr.. Hyde was away. and
Schlicht sought out Prof. Marshall
Cram, who after forming an opinion,
referred the man to the police.
! Chief Stetson held him until the aft
ernoon train, and loaned him the mon
ey to come to Portland, at the same
time telephoning the Portland police.
While in Brunswick it Is said he
offered to give each police officer a
million dollars and offered to deliver
series of lectures to the Bowdoin
students The subjects upon which he
desired to be heard were How to
Make Electricity at sne Cent Per Kill
owatt," and How to Make whiskey
That Would Have no Bad After FL
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