The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-15
BOGUS EARL Wins
FORTUNE BY FRAUD
Lives in Luxury uH $4,000 for
Stationery.
NOW lAACUISHES IN pRISM

| eS0SB t~1tA1o0tOtbAsO ~
srudFtt $15nDO0 Estate m Michigan
on Payment of But $1,000 Duped
Two Wives, One Of Whom Lived
ModestIy in Toronto, While tthe
|, JOttrr Travelled Around With slim
Under the Title of -sCounte~ fof
Il sDunblane" About His
Past.
II What two boxes of crested station
ssery, worth paltry $4,000, will do for
a unan when judici0asly employed
could be related by s.Alfred, Earl Of
/ Dunblane," alias "A. j. Walker sGrieg,
l now repining in the state PRISON at
4 jackson, Mich, under sentence las an
\ embezzler says the New York NVorld
4 Among other things, that arrested
Stationery helped obtsin for ~,Alfred
A Earl of Dunblane,"a wealthy censort,
| "a Chicago woman, WHO automatically
/ became the Countess; they Ahelped
obtain for linn former milii0naire's
estate of 1,70O acres at CheSoygan,
Mich, and "a life of opulence for a
period of years, and they hsiped to
maintain in Toronto IN comfort, If not
I'm luxury, "a second establishment
consisting Of "a wife and eight. children
whose existence naturally was I'M
known to the HOountess'' Of se-hicago
and Gheboygan.
Had the GranE Manner.
Crested stationery did not ;saceom-
plish all this unaided There were in
addition several suits of expensive
tweeds. There was IA black ribboned
pinceslez bridging IAN arissocratic
nose, or held deity in long slim
fingers to emphasize conversation.
There was also a thick yellow cane
and the grand manner The com
bination was impressive. A great
many persons, both men and women,
to their regret, found it irresistible.
AS stated, the '"Earls' 'meteorlc
career was based partially on an orig
irfal Investment of $4,000. The word
is misleading. For 80 far
the $1,000 stationery bin has not been
paid.
About four years ago ,"DunbiaHe"
began his campaign in Chicago and
Michigan. In Chicago he met Sara
'Turngreen, reputed to be wealthy, and |
the divorced wife of Wilbur bye. |
They We're married at Sault Ste. Marie |
in January, 1918. "Dunbiane" gave |
his residence as Nottingham, Eng,
{,-tx- e,,,p ,JSte
as English barrister, and his previous
state as single Neverc..e,ess he
was then. as subsequently, going TO
Toronto every second weekend
with check for 500 for Christina
Grieg and her family. When he
couldn't come personally, as deveI-
oped In recent months, he sent the
funds by mail.
Were Paying Guests.
After the Earl and the 'tCoumtess"
were married they went to Chicago.
Her rtwo. children were pat in "a pri-
vate school He and she lived with
her parents, the TurngreenS
I'VE were their paying guests" said
the Earl" in answer to the proseeu-
tons query. as to how he, the earl
Of Dunblane." had come to five with
MS fathef-in-law.
1t must not be supposed that the
EarP' wsss lazy and inactive, or that
lie expected his new wifets family to
support him. His whole life as far
is known has been a peculiarly active
me. And SO after a reasonable in
errmption warranted by such an event
IS marriage. 4'Dunblane- appeared I'm
Detroit, where he floafed a company
nowR as the '"Title Guarantee and
'asuaiVy company" He became its
resident and sales manager. And
ere ''ISanbane- was in his element.
NE tweFds, the pince-nez, the yellow
ane, the grand manner and. when it b
Guild be introduced. the crest, were v
irresistible. He tomed Michigan sell @
~ stock. He also sold stock in On 4
iris.
An era of great prosperity for g
DunBlane" set in. He and the
Countess lived at ttse best hotels. q
! northern Michigan, at Cheboygan, ri
e disee@ered magnificent estate for O
erly owned by millionaire but J
Fling into disrepair 1t had LOO .
res overlooking gray water it had q le
fnding driveway half mile long b.
aiding through evergreens up to the
urstory mansion which, with it's tC
lge gray tower, goes under the name til
1.-The Castle Just the setting in
r the Earl Of Dunbiaae." al
So he bought It at price of $780, &C
9, of which $1,000 was cash and h,
$1,000 mortgage A large mort We
ge? But why not for the earl of
lnHane"2 The estate needed re- al
irs. SO workmen were called In. CT
lille the Earl and Countess" went OF
aveling. an
They spent several months in Mon un
al. There he organized another be
npany and became president of it. ist
And every two weeks, when posi- ws
!. 'fDunblane" took train for To gu
ITO where he BECAME A. j. Walker ow