Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-19
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was on the lookout for such ailemergency
Quick as flash he seized and overpowered
the desperate man, this time performing a
ceremony which had been politely waived
placed a pair of bandcuffso upon his
wrists. "a fter thus securing himself against
resistance, Ellis surveyed the apartment
more closely. Upon the wall was hanging
another revolver fully loaded, while under
the bed layst two double-barreled shot guns
charged with buckshot. sd Oi i5nsn3ln9-
,dIn due time Elder returned from Geneva,
having performed the enecessary-legal busi-
ness. Meanwhile, unbeknnwn to the Off
GERS, Mrs, Livingstone had dispatched the
farm hands in, all directions for lawyers to
aid in extricating her, husband from his
unpleasant predicament. The fast, high
spirited $4,000 team was now ghitched, to a
tWorseated buggy, with Elder in front
handling the reins, and Ellis behind ready
to handle the prisoner should occasion re-
9pire; Arrived at Blackberry Station, the
detectives found that Mrs. Livingstone's
emissaries had not been dispatched in vain.
Something like a score of lawyers were on
hand to, try titles for the possession of, the
prisoner, An attorney had been dispatch
ed to Elgin, few miles distant, to procure
writ of habeas corpus for the possession of
the prisoner. and also for a,writ of attach
$l0,000ih greenbacks which had been found
at the farm. Pending the return Of the
absent attorney, the remaining lawyers
were to detain the party until the. papers
should arrive and be served, =, -'of'i,,'i5 co
d; Pending his return, however, the de-
teetives Quietly gave the legal gentlemen
the Slip: Re- entering the buggy they
aforesaid by driving across the country to
niles. fifAH' sils' = iais'apse 91 sessA'yaRss
;. From Michigan City, Elderand the pris-
Qner, took passage for New 7 ork, while
Ellis returned to this city, where he found
q goooly representation Of the lawyers
they had so unceremoniously taken leave
of at Blackberry Station patiently await
ing the arrival of the officers aud prisoner,
upon whom to serve the writs of attach-
ment and habeas cofplLs. For their mutual
satisfaction they, were informed that their
respective client was several hundred miles
on his way to New York. 80 80 ,,o-,
nIIOf the anteeedents Of the bold and fol! a
time successful perpetrator of this gigan-
tic forgery little beyond his numerous all
ases, is known, The Imitation, of Commo-
dore. VanderbiIt's signature was so COM
plete as to attract no attention whatever
among the sharp-eyed officials of Moses
Taylor & Cos bank. The fact that but
$4,000 of money was recoveredfs account
ed for in the predigal expenditures made
by the forger. IN the management of the
msmDney was spent without stint. When
an employe asked for q pitchfork, horse
blanket or so forth, the proprietor would
reply by autborizing the purchase of
dozen or bale. His general conduct
would seem to indicate that he was accus-
toned to handling such large sums of
money, or else anxious to convert his ILL.,
gotten funds into such a shape as would
render its recovery as difficult as possible.
However. the greater part of the immense
sum will be recovered. the real estate, stock
and fixtures being held subject to the
claims of New York bankers! . u .i,l.f,.l. Il