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Show a mm in jail Thomas H. Litlieow, an Old Salt Laker, Arrested in St. Paul for Beating His Hotel Bill. WOBIS HIS WIFE TOE HEB CASH. He Sends a Telegram to His Wife in New York for Money to Pay His Own Funeral Expenses. Thomas II. Lithgow, a frisky young man well kuowu'iu Salt Lake for his misdeeds, is in jail at St. Paul charged with beating u hotel. But this is not the only charge against him. Lithgow came to this city Home time ago in the errpaeity of agent for the II. K. Thurher company of New York, and for a time eut quite a swell, lie was flashily dressed aud apparently had lots of money. He became acquainted with the daughter of M. C. Phillips, Phil-lips, a well-to-do cigar merchant of Zioit and in a short time the pair were wedded. Nut until he had robbed and shamefully deserted the young lady did the fact become known that he was an adventurer of the craftiest sort and a villain of the deepest dye. At the time he married Miss Phillips ho had it wife living iu New York. When arrested yesterday he was, tinder tho naiiier'f Walter Lorraine, trying to piny a conlidenee. game on his w ife in New York city, llo telegraphed tele-graphed her that he was dead and requested re-quested that money be sent to pay his funeral expenses. But the woman had probably been there beforafor she proceeded pro-ceeded to investigate the matter, ami telegraphed to the !St. Paul chief of police po-lice to know whether or not the report was true. Lithgow will probably get off easy ns it is doubtful if the Salt Lake parlies will prosecute him. Ho should be sent for aud made to stand trial for bigamy. |