Show Duped Be Brides London Police Sought by Gerald Fitzgerald Wanted in England nd fo for Obtaining Money From Irom Hundreds of Women on Pro Promises i es of Marriage Relieved to Have Left for f United States 1 I Q Oct t 16 Aa amazing 9 of how 1 oa a man man of many parts is alleged to havo duped a multitude of would would-be b brides lies behind the following following notice which ha has has' been Issued issued is- is sued b by th tie the Manchester police Ranted Wanted On Cm warrant charged with larceny G Gerald Grald Fitzgerald age 23 height 6 feet e t. t 8 84 Inches Complexion Corn Com Com I n t fair lf l Hair parted in inthe the middie middle mid mid- mid mid-I die dle slightly bald on crown Clean shaven n and deep lines between the eyebrows eyebrows' Dressed when last Jast seen in In Ingray gray tweed suit black boots with fawn colored t tops ps double collar dark tie watch and gold chain gold finger finger fin fin- ger er ring armorial bearing motto z ferme lie i is a man of ot su superior superior su su- education and nd pretends to be a civil engineer This man man at Liverpool from New York on June 13 and later took f furnished rooms in Manchester 1 He received some hundreds of ot replies from wom women n in all parts parts' of ot the country country coun coun- try try and has obtained sums b of m money ney from Crom them Extraordinary stories stones of ot wealth and fortune which awaited him if only they would share their lot Jot with Him are alleged to h have ve been Unfolded unfolded unfolded un un- folded to the young women women who answered answered an an- the plausibly word worded d advertisement advertisement advertisement adver adver- of ot the wanted wante l man According to the I 1 Manchester police he suddenly left the city one night after alter representing himself in numerous numer numer-j numer ous roles including those of a a. civil engineer a a. representative of one of the most famous Scottish clans and the owner of ot two large estates in Scotland a big game hunter an ex explorer explorer ex- ex of ot Africa and the Wild West a planter in the Far East and a yachtsman He informed all his his- women admirers th that t he had Just re returned returned returned re- re turned from a tour around the world and that he had resolved to settle down and marry a respect respectable ble English Eng Eng- lish hish ladyA lady Jady A visit paid by a Manchester 1 correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent to the boarding house where Fitzgerald for tor several weeks revealed some Inter interesting facts S In th the corner of ot the sitting room used by Fitzgerald stands a desk at which he passed most of ot his time I writing His His' correspondence was voluminous vo- vo luminous but most of ot what he wrote Is known only to his dupes But one thing Js Js is certain the writing was as all aU of ot love The desk is close to the window from which Fitzgerald made his hurried leave in doing which he had a a. a narrow a row escape from the pOlice who were were on the watch but he outwitted outwitted outwitted out out- witted them and g got t away Hence the hue and cry It was was was' in this room that he re rec received re- re c his victims telling them st stories ries of exciting adventure and fabulous fabulous fab tab ulous riches to which some color was lent by the splendor of ot his apartment apartment apart apart- ment which he lie had decorated like one befitting an Eastern magnate the walls wails hung with Eastern curtains dragons and cunos curios One of his creations cre was a a. beautiful Chinese gown with It exquisite gold braiding in which he received his callers He is said to have offered marriage to as many as a a. dozen Women of ot good standing in a a. single day but his dupes appear to have hae run into three figures ures obtaining from them sums ranging from 10 the contribution r I of ot a typist to The landlady said that he be arrived arrive in a cab with sufficient luggage t to lo dispel any doubts which those at th the house might otherwise have hava had re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding his good faith lIe He gave us the impression sh she said that he lie was an exceedingly exceeding well wen educated man of means an and during the whole of ot the time that h he was with us us he did nothing to arouse arous suspicions enough for us to deem i It advisable to inform the police Let Lct tens arrived each day in shoals man manof many of ot them registered packets Your gentleman must have a birthday remarked the postman t to the landlady on one occasion Oh he has a a. birthday every da day she replied to the letter carrier The landlady explained that al although although aIM al- though he gave them to understand that he was a traveler Fitzgerald passed practically the whole day i ithe In Inthe inthe the house lett letter r writing It It kept us s' s busy clearing away th the i ashes from his grate after he had burned piles plIes of ot the letters he re received received re- re daily dally she ehe added The would be brides who went to the house were all well spoken an and apparently well circumstanced worn worn- en They generally generali arrived in the evening and Fitzgerald was always ready to receive themOn themOn them On no occasion did two arrive to together together together to- to gether continued the landlady with witha a smile One thing that caused u uto us to think a bit was the extraordinary habit of photographing himself Once One when my son entered he found him standing in front of ot th the camera with witha a small rubber tube in his hand and the camera camera on he dressing table in front of ot him He was passionately fond of ot flowers lowers and the room was wa generally filled with blooms which he afterward gave to the young la ladies la- la dies Shortly before his hasty leave h he pU purchased a whole rig of ot fine and expensive ex expensive ex- ex pensive clothes which is supposed to lend color to the belief beliet in his intended intend Intend- ed trip to America and a big trunk which he left at the hotel where he stopped before taking rooms at the boarding house was labeled for Cor New I York Letters found indicate that he has hasa a wife and child in Chicago ant and there Is evidence that In the name of Harry Wilkins he married a a. Miss at the Paddington registry of office office office of- of fice on August 6 1908 but whether she was his wife now supposed to tobe tobe tobe be in Chicago is not known though It is significant that the morning alter after after aft alt er the mar marriage lage he deserted her takIng takIng taking tak tak- ing with him a dowry of ot given to him by hia his brides bride's mother the previous day and also money which she had saved He returned to her after awhile but again deserted her and next made the acquaintance of ot a a. barmaid at a house hous in Finsbury Pavement To her he spun the old yarn of ot his Scottish Scottish Scottish Scot Scot- tish ancestry of ot his being the son ola ofa ol ot a a. wealthy Scottish laird named Cameron Cameron Cam Cam- eron on the strength of ot which representations representations representations he married her by special license at Marylebone got possession of ot all the money she possessed and andoff andoff off oft they went together to spend their honeymoon at Paris But they never reached Paris After Alter stopping a a. few tew days at Folkestone Wilkins disappeared disappeared disappeared and the bride had to tomake tomake tomake make her way bark back to London as best she could |