Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26

left saying that he would return the next day
After leaving the Erie office, he proceeded to the
Office of the Pennsylvania Central railroad, where
he presented a note similar to that presented by
him at the Erie Office Having obtained the neces
sary information in regard to the purchase of
tickets to San Francisco by this route, he left as
he did at the other office.
He called at the office of both railroads yes
terday and managed to obtain as a commission
the premium of three dollars on each ticket
Upon procuring the tickets he extended in pay
ment at each office a check drawn on the Atlas
national bank of this city, PAYABLE to Cyrus
Haldemau, and signed by NJ. NJ. Ballou, for
s9g4 The time OF his visit at the Pennsylvania
Central Office was after banking hours, and ex-
cited some little suspicion in the mind Of the
agent but as the stamp of the St. James hotel
was upon the face of the note the paper was
considered genuine. Soon after the mans de-
parture, further examination was had in regard
TO the note by communication with Mr.. Ballou
and the checks were pronounced forgeries. No
nee was immediately given at police headquar-
tiers, and officers Dearborn and Shelton were di-
rected to work up the case. Beginning at the
office of the railroad where the forger was last
been, the officers saw the gentlemen employed
there who had witnessed the transaction, and
then went TO the different railroads which lead
to New York About ten minutes before nine
O'Clock Officer Shelton, accompanied by a few
others who were upon the lookout at the Boston
and Albany station, discovered their man enter
ing the building in company with two others.
After some conversation with his supposed
friends, he started to take the nine o'clock train
for New York, but as he was stepping
upon the train he was arrested by Messrs
Shelton and Dearborn. When the pris
oner was Informed of the cause of his
arrest, he became quite wrathy, and began to
show fight. He was, however, soon ironed and
searched. On his person were found two seven
shooters, fully loaded, about $50 in bills and
currency, introducions similar to that published
and forged check for 1910 on the Atlas bank,
signed by NJ. NJ. Ballou. The prisoner upon
being arrested gave the name of j. ID. Clark, and
SAID he belonged in New York. The men in
whose company he was when he entered the
station claimed to have made his acquaintance
while drinking in saloon. The prisoner had
disposed of one or two of the tickets procured
by him to one OF these men, and they were given
to the officers. In the meantime it was learned
that Clark had visited the Office of Jennings &
NOyes, of whom he received S150, leaving as
security two of the tickets to San Francisco
Jennings & Noyes were somewhat opposed to
loaning the money at first, but finding the tick
cts had been made out in the general style, and
as "the gentleman had been disappointed by a
brother not arriving on the three o'clock train
from down east" they did loan the money
Clark is of small stature, but strongly knit and
is thrty-three years old. After being arrested
lie was taken to the second station AT the time
Of the forgery Clark was not stopping at the
hotel, but had been in and out at intervals dur
ing the three or four days previous ostensibly
lor the purpose Of Advertising Adyer-
tiser.