Evening journal., 1919-11-08
ELDERLY NAN HELD
QNFlAUD CHARGE
E. B. Carr Charged With Get
ting 100000 in Land
Scheme
HE ALSO SUED FOR
HEART BALM


Spectacular operations through when
he is alleged TO have realized more
than $4,000 by fraudulent representa-
lions will figure in the prosecution OF
Edward b Carr. who was arrested In
this ciiy Thursday night. after chase
that led through three States.
Carr. who is siXty-siX years OLD, was
bsid m bail of $500 yesterday morning
by Magistrate Pcnn0ck, OF Philadelphia,
on warrant charging MIN WIN ue.
fr4udinc Richard Arend a restaurant
employt os 1890. indictments aiieslhs
False prctenses and operating iilicit iahu
deals have also been returned mere
sgains' the defendant.
According 10 Detective George Nj
denthal. who irailed Carr to KENTUCKY
and later arrested him, the operations
and devices DE employed 10 OBTAIN
money were varied and devious. The de-
teciive saws Carr has left in his wake
number Of disappointed widows, one
OF whom has Instituted o breach OF
promise suit in Louisville. KY 10 re-
rover $4,000.
The FIRST complaints against the al
leeed swindler were made 20 the police
n month ago by Mr. Arend. A short
time later similar complaint way
made by Arend's employer, William
Kelly. who operates the Junction Res
laurant az Thlriy-second and Market
streets. Philadelphia Mr. Kelly alleged
ne had been defrauded Of 5000.
According to the story told the po-
lice BY the alleged victims In Phiadei-
mia. Carr FIRST began coming into me
restaurant some months ago. As ihe
acduaintance progressed he represented
himself 10 be the owner Of valuable
tract OF land comprising 2i3.6i9 acres
in Morgan county. Ky. He went mo
detail concerning negotiations on iool
FOR the purchase OF the property ana
casually mentioned that any one VINO
stood bv him until the deal was con-
.umated would make a fortune.
subsequently he Is said TO nave
.aShed several drafts in the restaurant
4he first of which were paid on de
,nand These instruments. made payable
al "any bank" and trust company.
were drawn on himself at No. p SCUM
aohinson street. the home or Mrs
Sadis Boucher, his cousin, the police
say.
subsequently drafts are said TO have
been presented that were not paid, and
carr Is alleged to have further pyra-
nided his obligations by floating mum
her OF loans on the strength of tel"-
grams. describing The progress OF the
pendinc negotiations for his Kentucky
property in rOseale terms
Detective Niedenthal says his inyes-
fieaiions in kentucky convinced him
that Garr's claim 20 ownership Of large
nr6neriies there were false. The po-
lice aver a number OF other Philadel-
nhians. among them three widows are
included among Carr's victims.
-The breach OF promise suit was
brought by Mrs. Anne Ellie, OF Louis
vile Abou, four weeks ago, accord
inc to the detectives, Carr married a
widow from Huntlngton. w Va. His
inide Is forty-four ears old. several
aihtr women in the West are nursing
-oro hearts. the detective says. as re-
s8r of their meeting with Carr.
John r.. X scott. who represented the
seiendant at lhe hearing yesterday, said
is had been Carr's counsel for an eN-
ended period and knew him to be the
oossessor OF valuable property in Ken
utky which has been involved in llli-
rliion.