Evening journal., 1921-08-17
CAP'IN JOHNS
WORLD TRIP
CALLED OFF
Continued from First Page.

! Is o4f came 10 lne btlnhNtn iioA't
about a week ago and dszzled those
who talked to him about the trip
around the world that he was plan
ming. He represented himself as a
millionaire sea captain and ship
owner and said he made his millions
during the war. He would entertain
groups of people by the hour, tell
ing )of some OF his remarkable ex-
ploits on the sea, but would always
include in his talks some OF the de-
tails for the two-year trip on the
mammoth steamship that was being
constructed especially for him and
which would be ready TO sail next
month.
Captain williams painted a won
derful word picture OF this proposed
trip that seemed to bewilder his
hearers That most everyone who
came in contact with him believed
the stories of the proposed trip is
evident from the number who are
said to have either accepted invita-
tions TO go as his personal guests
without cost to themselves. or who
had accepted positions on the myth
ical boat and advanced the amount
OF the premium for their bond. A
number who advanced money for
this purpose are known, but t1ere
are said to be a large number OF
others who fell for the same propo-
sition who are now keeping mum
{ about il
on his arrival in Rehoboth, Cap
tain John let 1t be known that he
was staying here, only until his ship
which was being built in Baltimore,
was completed and ready to sail
next month. one OF his first acts was
TO engage a local garage to house
his $4,000 automobile built es-
! pecially for him but the machine did
not arrive. He also reserved extra
rooms for his two daughters who
we're expected to join him any day,
he said and engaged a social secre-
tary for the two girls. A well known
] young woman of Milford. is said TO
- have landed the job OF social secre-
B tary to Captain williams two daugh-
1 ters and is thought to have paid her
fee to bond.
The round-the-world trip was to
be the real thing. and to show his
new friends that he was no 'piker"
Captain John several days ago or
dered 20 tons of chocolate from a
candy salesman who hppened to be
in Rehoboth. to be delivered to the
new boat for the round-the-world
trip. BY this time, according to one
man who had listened to some OF
Captain Williams exploits, "he had
, many people here eating out OF his
hand" They apparently we're taking
in all that he pictured about the trir
as gospel and we're dreaming OF the
wonderful countries they would visi
and the sights they would see
While some OF his new formed
friends were TO get the trip free az
z his guests, that was not the case with
other passengers who were to go
Each passenger booked other thar
his guests, Captain John said. was Z
pay $4,000 for the trip whicl
- would include everything. evei
20 spending money, which would b.
Dc advanced at the various ports wher
'i the boat would stop. He had book
ed passengers at $50, 900 each TO th'
le capacity OF the boat, according L
= his statements. One man who hearC
n some OF the extravagant statementl
h OF Captain williams says he figured
e that the trip would bring in SAL,
d 600 900 to the genial Captain John
j. There we're to be all kinds oi
secretaries to Captain Williams OF
c, the trip. One who was employed
sr for a secretarial position was said e
le be Miss Edna Neubert one OF thos'
he who swore out warrant for hi
c. arrest on the charge Of obtaining
~ money under false pretenses. Sh
IN is said to have paid $1,000 for he
r bond. II was quite necessary 10
e, Miss Neubert to bond as her posi-
It. ton was 10 be an unique one. He
vn principal duties Captain John is sal
he to have explained, would be to hav
I'd United States money exchanged a
he tho various ports where the boa
would stop for the money
wn whatever country the port WI
ne located in, to be passed arour
ire among the passengers for spendir
nd money at that port
ac- The bubble burst yesterday afte,
ent noon when Captain John as uncoi
cerned like as you please, wake
aes out of the Belhaven carrying a gr
ons in his hand. W. Taylor Barne
the manager OF the hotel inquired
one Captain John. where he was goil
ata and he replied that he was simp
,ith taking some clothes TO the laundr
,ers BY this time some OF the NJ
osi- friends OF the supposed milliona
sels had become suspicious Of him. y
,vvn Barnett and several others decid
ed TO follow him. They trailed him
near the canal. where he stopped
IN autoist and asked for a ride to Lew
non When he got into the car tn,
nh watching him rushed back and &
-eat ting several cars, also started
nee Lewes. When that town was reach
,een nothing could be found OF Capt.
with John Those seeking him went
nee the Office OF Magistrate n, b. Res
the ter and swore out warrants for
ned arrest on the charge OF secur
10 a money under false pretenses. II
next telephoned a description Of G.
tain John TO several towns incl
ing Georgetown. It was not Il
@. until word was received that
:, had been found in Georgetown Z
- was being held there. Il later '
10" learned that the machine Capt
81, 81 Williams was riding in broke do
- near Georgetown, and as by that ii
'"ei the captain was in a hurry to
away he walked 10 Georgetown
take a train. Deputy Sheriff