The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-26
ALLEGED SW|NDlER IS
ARRESTED IN RICHMOND
Operating In Many Cities Through
out the Country.
Is HELD ON CHARGE OF
FORGING CHECK FOR St25
Appears Amazed At Development.
and Insists Matter Can he Quickly
Observation-Disclosures Use of .Niia@es.
Dresses With Good Taste

Paul lie Montigny, thirty-sight
yearN OH. said to have recently made
his home IT. Detroit, Mich. was ar
reeto st night by Detective Ser
geart Bryant ana Superintendent
Ere %" the Pinkerton Detective
agcr,.. charged with forgery. The
warrant was served in the Virginia
building Fitth and Main streets. and
last night he was locked up In the
First police station.
The specific charge against the
man IS that he forged a check for
s125 on the Highland Park state
bank; Highland Park. Michigan. This
place. ii is understood. is a suburb
OF Detroit. Al police headquarters
las; night the man said that he could
not see that thcr- were any irregu-
larittes In his banking affairs in De-
troi1. and Il thery were. the small
amount Of Sl2j. mentioned in the
warrant eonid bc quickly adjusted,
Upcrintcndcut t.rb stated last
night that he had been working for
four months ia trying to round up de
Moutisny, and that he had been
traced to moro than a half dozen of
the larger Northern cities. II IS said
that thts detective d-eHTy bet1gyes that
they have man who has been oper-
ating in Il number OF the cities of
the United States.
DE Montigny IL "a Uar OF average
build of somewhat Distinguished APP
pearance. and while he bears u
French name, il IL. said that he is a.
uative-born American. He wears
slasses. a short, hushv mustache, aud
has sandy hair. ~ dresses with per-
feet taste but II appears from the
records OF The police he has an OBJ
session for Weari1s ci-ayats of gaudy
colors. This was one OF the means
that the detectives were able to trace
the man.
At his apartment ia the Virginia
building, the officers stated that the
man had a large amount OF expensive
clothing, and that his luggage was Of
the finest construction. His handbag
was literally covered with hotel stick
ers from numerous American cities,
and abroad.
DeMontigny stated to tho police
that he has been in the city for about
two weeks. When in Detroit. he said
he was connected with the Ford Mo
tor company. but on leaving that city
severed the connection. He said tina,
he was not now engaged in any spe-
ciai line of business. but was travel
ing about looking over the fields in
various cities
Detective Erb stated hat the Pink
erton agency has been on the lookout
for the man for several months. IT
was from the Pittsbuyg office of the
agency that the first iutimation of
the man being in Richmond was re-
ceived. II appears that the Northern
office discovered that . package was
goin gto be sent from the william,
Penn hotel n DO N1nfigpv addressed
to him at boswell. We. Superinten
dent Erb looked into the matter. and
found that the man was not at that
point. but that he called on the ,eie-
phone frequently to see if any mail
had been received.
Some time later DeMontigny wen,
TO see w A. Michigan Of the South
ern Express company, mplainine
about the non delivery Of a package
which he said contained government
papers. This matter was referred IL
superintendent Erb by Mr. Mahegan
Since the man has been in the city
he has been making he Richmond
hotel his headquarters, while he main
tained his residence at the Virginia
building Detective OF The pinker-
ton force last night Swallowed him in
the hotel. and followed him to his
apartment. where the arrest was made
later, When he was confronted by
the officers he declared that he was
amazed at the development. Accord
ing to the detectives, the man has
been operating under several aliases
but this he denied, saying that he hao
never had occasion to use n fictitiou,
name. The arrest was made through
ehe Pinkerton Rank and Bankers