Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19
EGG SUBSTITUTE"
PROMOTER CAUGHT
Wallinlford,Lit Man Is Arrested IN
Fort Worth and Many Cities
Ask for Him,

Ask for Him.
Fort Worth. Textile EGG sub
stitute" man, for whom agency DE-
teetives and The police of many cities
have looked for nine years, after be-
ing arrested here, on charge OF for
gerry and swindliHg said. with all the
assurance Of a j, Rufus Wallineford,
They can't beat me- and smilinely
added: They call il forgery. but |
have the right to sign my partners
name and get the money"
This man with q Wallingford like
career is w. ]. Williams. He has been
taken to Philadelphia for trial ST..
Paul. Berkeley. Minneapolis. Duluth
and Brooklyn also tried 10 get Will
Jams when thcy heard he had been
arrested. When the detectives looked
over Williams. he had that Wallina.
ford-like appcarance-ho looked ana
acted like Il prosperous business man,
Detective Chief Jackson thought he
had Il tough job on hand, but VIII
Jams, looking him in the eve, said:
Lets get down to brass tacks No
use asking long string of questions.
| am the man you want. and ani
willing to 20 without requiSiiion pa
pers to any city. That is tho best
way; il saves argument. time and
trouble. | would like 10 leave right
now and get il over with. | am 4
Gentleman and | ask that you treat
mo as such,
lie declined to sleep with The othcl
prisoners, and paid for the privilege
of sleeping in detectives room ans
for the guard who watched while hc
slept.
Williams, according to the charges
is a one-game man. This game Is
aid by the detectives TO have bccr
about as follows: Williams wo1lt
advertise iD a newspaper for Il part
nor with $500 capital. He would ~
ccirc many. rcplies,and upon landin-
4 partner would propose starting ;
food product plant, He claimed Il
have the formula for substitute fol
the white Of an egg. According Il
Williams, he all but started o..
factories in about - cities. The do
receives say that. after forming ;
partnership, Williams would draw al
the partners money from the baul
and disappear Williams seemed II
think this perfectly safe operation
Williams was caught when an ot'
henison citizen EEL" for the egg foo
proposition and arranged TO com'
here and put up $500. The citiZci
went to his banker to get the none!
But the banker had read in hankers
journal OF a similar egg proposition
There were She initials "W. J..
Williams had preserved the initials
which he says are his own, in ever
case. The banker warned his Gu.
toner, Matthew SchNaln.
A trap WAS prepared. Schwall
notified Williams TO meet him her
one afternoon. Instead OF Sehwal'
however, four detectives met Vii
inns, and arrested him.
Williams Is %, but would pass Il
40. when taken to Chief Jackson
office he was faullessly dressed, !
trousers We're creased and he wa
clean shaven.
Specific charges against him il
volvc alleged swindling 10 the amom
Of several thousand dollars. In Belb
eley he is charged with having raise
u ~ check 20 $500 ana with hayin
cashed $50 check ut a bank Their
on a lumber company that had move
existed But detectives say the "cE
plant was his faVoritc game al
in his suit case was lot Of letter
from partners The police here ~
if is an cgg deal for which he mu,
stand trial in Philadelphia. where h
is said 10 have got 500 from ban
by signing his 'partner's' name an
left with the money. In Philadclphij
The detectives say ne used the nam
of W. j. Douglas.