Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-25
Get CHECK PASSED IN WATERBURY
Dr. Paul Pareant Alias Waite, Under AnestWoma Said
be Wife Of Alexander Harrington of This City With
Hina-CoupIe Are the Same Who Left Here HurTiedly
Last December, Leaving Trail of Worthless Checks Be
hind Both Held Under Bonds for Superior Court

DR.. Paul Pareang, alfaS LII. X. JAG
ques Paraent, alias Jerome Vernon
Waite, and Mrs. Jennie Paraen6 were
arraigned in city court at Waterbury
on Monday, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses as a re-
suit of their arrest Saturday night for
attempting to pass bogus checks on
two Waterbury merchants. Both
waived examination on the charge
and were bound over to the next Grim
inal term of the superior court, in
February, under bonds of $500 each.
DR.. Pareant in addition was held
under bond of $500 as q result of
the testimony of 10 year old Elizabeth
Muenzel of Providence, r. L, on the
charge of assault. A plea of not
was found after the child had tests-
fed to the alleged improper assault
by Paraent in hotel in Waterbury
on Saturday afternoon. Neither of
the accused could furnish bail and
they, together with the girl, are to be
taken to the county Jail in New Ha-
ven, the girl as material witness.
1t was stated on Monday by Para
emit that his companion is Mrs. Alex
ander Harrington of Norwich, Conn,
wife Of an aged inventor, who lives
on royalties from his work. He stated
that Harrington had telephoned that
he would be in Waterbury to see his
wife. Since the arrest of the couple
several other bogus checks that they
passed have made their appearance.
Upon learning of the arrest by the
item appearing in the Bulletin on
Monday morning and being struck by
the similarity of the name Waite to
the name of DIR. ]. Vernon Wayte who
left Norwich suddenly in the last
week of December with trail of
worthless checks behind him, Ser
geant John H. Kane OF the Norwich
police force called up Chief Linton at
his home before o'clock and was in
structed to communicate with the
Waterbury police.
What Sergeant Kane was able to
tell them added another chapter to
the long list of Waite's operations
and what the Waterbury police told
the one who had victimized several
New Haven merchants with bogus
checks which he gave for purchases. .
At the Waterbury police station is
pile of articles of all descriptions
representing what Pareant or Waite
got by his method Of issuing checks.
There are five handsome black lea
Their bags, filled with all manner of
things from silk shirts and underwear
to the latest style of high Russian
ladies' boots. In the pile is an Oliver
typewriter, sealsl<in coat, muff and
neck piece, an Eastman kodak, two
diamond rings, a couple of watches,
several gold chains, quite a little la
dies wearing apparel of all kinds.
All this was found in the room oc-
cupied by the couple in the Kings
bury hotel. After they had been ar
rested, Detective Stevens took a trip
to the Kingsbury and went through
their room. The little girl, Louise
Muenzel. was in the room waiting
for the return of the two. Stevens
went through the room and piled up
everything that he could find and
then took it over to the police station
with the girl She was put in the
detention room at the police station
by Mrs. Mary Bigelow, the matron.
Both Brought In at Once.
The arrest of the couple was made
on Saturday night when the alleged
Mrs. Pareant went into Foresters
store about o'clock and said she
wanted to purchase a few silk shirt
waists and some other things. She
| selected several waists and then ten
dered check in payment. The check
was for $40 drawn on the Lincoln
Trust Co., Of New York The clerk
Immediately got into touch with the
manager of the store. to see If it
would be all right to accept it.
He read the signature, Mrs. Jennie
M. -Pareant and asked the woman to
| wait for a few minutes. In the af-
| ternoon he had received telephone
call from Hampson, Mintie & Abbott
| telling him to look out for two per-
might want to pass a check After
asking her to wait he telephoned to
the police station and Detective Jo-
seph Stevens was sent over. He in
| quired of the woman where her hus-
band was and she told him that he
was waiting on the corner.
Detective Stevens got the mans
description and found him on the
corner. Asking him if he were DIR.
Pareant and receiving a reply in the
affirmative. Stevens asked him to take
| a trip to the police station to see the
captain Of the police. Pareant went
along without any trouble and both
he and his wife were locked up at the
| same time.
Inquired for q Mason.
When brought to the police station
| in the lapel of his coat was q ShTin-
er's emblem. The button was of dia-
monds set in platinum and it is
thought to be worth several hundred
| dollars.
els there Mason in the crowd"
demanded the prisoner. No one admit
| ted being one and the prisoner did not
| have an opportunity to show whether
or not he knew anything about the
pass words and grips.