The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15

rying out her threat was to hurry
the wedding ceremony. And II was
performed.
ROMANCE SHATTERED.
With all confidence in Topper, Mary
was happy. No sooner had she reached
her room at the dormitory than she
penned a letter to her mother that
she was married-to a war hero, a
clever young man Of influential friends
who had promising career In the
Secret Service. -
But she did not write her mother
that she advanced the money to Tap
per to pay for the marriage license =
she did not write that she had loan "a
him money. The ink on the marriage
certificate scarcely had dried before
Upper had fallen into the clutches
OF Detectives Wilson and Emanuel.
And with his arrest fell with a thud
the ambitions and trust of woman
the third in Tupper's career OF
thirty-three yesrs-a career, he says,
which never has seen actual work.
Detectives Wilson and Emanuels
told the pretty war worker-brids
that her husband was a confessed
bigamist, a man who had two other
"A'te oho a Sohf - -
had stolen, who had forged checks
and who had made himself notorious
by his many Interpretations and
deceit.
HIS FIRST MARRIAGE
Through his nrst marriage to Miss
Mabel E. Peterson, OF Watertown, ),
Oak. on December I, 1913, Topper
has a son he has not seen for three
years, he says.
Yes, they drove me to the Dogs"
Upper says. my wife and her
parents drove me away. Since they
drove me away / have gone down,
down" TO-.
That is no reason why you should
have dragged two other women with
you" suggested Detective Wilson.
IL, didn't care. Ny first wife cast
me aside. / lost sight of my baby
and / simply went farther and far
Their. beyond redemption. You've got
got me right. I'm glad
you have. Ny conscience has wor-
ried me. and now l feel better. Do
with me as you like. 1 will take
my medicine"
Soon after his marriage here, hav-
ing access to the mails in a hotel
where Lieut.. F. B. Lewis, Of the
army. was a guest Topper stole the
army officers credentials and as
sumed his name.
On December IS. Upper went to
the office of Prof. Marcus La Mar.
at 1920 G street northwest for a
reading. He pocketed the profess
sor's check book and then started on
a career of passing forged checks
forging the name of Lieutenant
7 20
One Of the checks for $40 he pass
ed on a grocer who knew him under
the assumed name of Lewis. Topper
purchased a small amount of food
stuffs, amounting to about 50, gave
the check and received 81 in cash
He bought a suit Of clothes and an
overcoat at a downtown shop, giving
payment by check. The next day
the check was found to be worth
less
Detectives Wilson and Emanuel
were put on his trail and when they
arrested him in the lobby Of hotel.
Upper attempted to destroy incrim-
mating evidence. Professor La Mars
check book, Lieutenant Lewis cre-
dentials and other papers, including
a letter to his second wife, contain
ing a forged check. were found in
his possession.
Its all up with me-" Topper told
the detectives after he had been
put through severe examination
"I'll tell the truth"
Here is the letter, writtea Just
before his marriage to the war work
err, containing a check for &65.S5
Upper was about to mail to his
wife in Virginia:
my dear Nellie:
II am writing you few lines TO
let you know that l am well and
Looping you are the same, dear. How
IL all the folks, dear? l would like
to see you again for a few days. dear,
81 am sending you a check for Mr..
Williamson so you can pay up. BE
sure to get a receipt and mail II
to me.
Your loving husband, always
Earl"
Admitting the check to be worth
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