Show CROOK CR III K HUNTED OVER WORLD IS JAILED A AND RELEASED IN S. S L. L Bad Bad Check Artist Feted by Society During Visit Here I Impostor Posed as Famed Artist While White Guest of Salt Lakers REAL IDENTITY DISCLOSED r Local Police Let Him Leave City One of the worlds world's most notorious police pollee characters an imposter who has left a trail of bad checks from the Pacific coast to Europe in inthe inthe inthe the custody of the Salt Lake police for or four days and was released without without without with with- out his identity ever becoming known here it was disclosed l Wed Wed- n da Great was the rage of the local police bad check chec specialists when it t was learned from United Press dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches from Hollywood that the much wanted man was Harry Gerguson Ger- Ger guson alias aUas R. R A A. A Adams alias aHas Prince Michael Romanoff brother of the late Czar Nicholas II of Russia While Thile here Gerguson posed as Rockwell Kent famous artist He was entertained by a a. leading young society hostess who in good faith introduced him to a select few of her friends He did not forget to pass a few checks between luncheons lunch lunch- eons eons- IN CUSTODY NOW The man Is now in custody dy of a Salt Lake private detective en route to New York Adams was arrested at the Temple Square hotel April 7 by Detective Chester Colborn at the request of Reno Nev Ney authorities who said Mid he left worthless checks totaling more than signing the name Mich Michael l Romanoff Adams was held on an open charge here while his Salt Lake activities were investigated He passed a a. 30 worthless check on Dr E E. A. A Ipp local dentist Detective Colborn re re- re ported Adams referred Colborn to Major A. A C. C Otto of the Luisi Detective agency of New York Colborn wired Major Otto Olt rind and nd the latter replied that Adams was the son of or a J Jwell well- well known New York family and that funds would be E sent nt to make good both The he Salt Lake and Reno and Reno checks DEPOSITED DRAFT Detective Colborn then reported that on the day of Adams Adams' arrival the thc latter had deposited a n 1000 sight draft on a a. N New Nw w York bank with the Utah State National bank for collection colle tion but had received no credit Ewing Parsons credit manager of the local bank said Wednesday that thata a report on the draft had not yet been received from New York and ami that when it was he would turn it over to police While Adams still was being held heldon heldon heldon on an open charge C. C W. W Sherwood manager of the Intermountain Se Secret Secret Se- Se cret Service Detective bureau ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap at police headquarters an and announced that he had received funds from New York to make good Adams' Adams checks CHECK MADE GOOD The check passed on Dr Tripp was wa-s made good and when Detective Colbom Colborn Colborn Col Col- born bom requested a n. check complaint against Adams the county attorney refused he said AC Adams then was placed In Sherwood's Sherwood's Sher Slier woods wood's custody and the private de detective detective de- de departed with Adams Adams' on the Gold Coast limited Tuesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon for New York after paying Adams Adams' Adams Adams' Adams Adams' Ad Ad- ams' ams hotel bill bUI Detective Chief D. D H H. Clayton when he be learned that Hollywood wants the imposter immediately wired the coast authorities and in- in Continued on D Pa Pace e Two Tw IMPOSTOR FETED fEnD BY BYS S SALT lT LAKE UKE SOCIETY Continued from PAle Page One formed them that Adams is en route to New York and that he can be apprehended on the train Chief Clayton and Colborn both were surprised to learn that Adams was the Issuer of the Romanoff checks hi in Reno and admitted that had they known the mans man's record the they would have held him UNIQUE FIGURE Adams is known as one of the most w unique Que figures ever to cross the path of police pollee Suave polished and bearing the look of or an educated man he is said aId to make friends easily and win their utmost confidence without causing suspicion His record discloses that ho lie is of or Russian-French Russian descent that he was educated at Oxford university in England and once served with the French foreign legion He speaks with a cultured English accent and while his appearance in Salt Lake was somewhat habby shabby he lie has been described as a a. very good dresser on occasion Adams Maims was examined here by Dr Foster Poster Curtis alienist and was de declared declared de- de dared to be suffering from a form of amnesia Dr Curtis said that the theman theman theman man was suffering from a bad blow on the head bead Questioning disclosed that Adams recently had been in an automobile accident Sources of the mone money received by Adams remained a mystery Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day and Chief Chier Clayton was unable to say the funds came from parents in New York as Sherwood Sher Sher- 1 v. v wood ODd sta stated ted Chief Clayton said that nothing has developed that would lead him to bring Adams back to Salt Lake but said that he was eager cager to aid ale Hollywood police in apprehending the masquerader |