Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-26

& Green was discovered. Almost every
day since this discovery has been mark
ed by the receipt of a forged draft for
$50 or 800 on the firm. Losing all pa
thence for his ungrateful son, Mr.. Shell
don determined to bring him back and
have him punished.
HIS LAST FORGERY.
Accordingly on Monday detective
Hurlbut was notified by Mr.. Sheldon
that his boy had been in Syracuse,
where he had passed another forged
draft. The detective was directed to
track the youthful forger and to arrest
him if possible Mr.. Hurlbut started on
his mission Monday night. The SYRIA
| cure Journal gives the particulars OF
Sheldon's last transaction:
son Saturday morning last line
looking young man called at the editoTi-
al rooms of the Journal and inquired
for II. H. Boon. The latter was in, and
recognized the young fellow as Fred.
! Sheldon of Troy, the son of +. a. Shell
| don O. the same city, of the firm of Shell
! don & Greene, stove manufacturers. AS
/ Mr. Boon had formerly known Mr.
| Sheldon's family quite well, short
/ time was pleasantly spent IN converse
{
! resented that he was travelling for the
! firm of which his father was member,
! getting orders for stoves He showed
memorandum book in which several or
| ders were entered in such a way as not
| to awaken the least suspicion of any ir-
regularity. At the close of the CONVEX
sation young Sheldon excused himself on
the plea of having business to transact
before the departure of the next train
/ for the East.
SHORT OF FUNDS.
In the course of half an hour he re-
turned. said he was afraid that he might
get out Of funds before he reached home,
as he intended to visit several otter
places to solicit orders before he reached
/ Troy. and he would be greatly obliged
| if he could be identified at one of the
banks so he could get a sight draft for
fifty dollars cashed. Inasmuch as Mr..
Boon had known his father for several
years as a gentleman of strict integrity,
| and been acquainted with the young
man himself from the time he was
mere lad, until within a couple of years,
he had no hesitation in identifying him,
as requested, for he supposed him to be
wholly trustworthy.
RAISING THE WIND.
The First National Bank was visited
Sheldon was identified; the sight-draft
tor fifty dollars was cashed; Sheldon
looked smiling and happy; expressed
his thanks for the kindness, and went
on his way rejoicing. saying that he in
! tended to go to Rome and Watertown.
FORGERY.
Yesterday afternoon the following
telegram let in a flood of light on Shell
don's character, and proved quite conclu-
sively that he was not the mice young
man" he once had been:
TROY, June 16, 1878.
To the First National Bank: Sheldon
& Green check, your order, for fifty
dollars, June 14th, is forgery.
c. w. WELLINGTON, Cashier.
THE FORGERY CONFIRMED.
A telegram was Immediately sent to
Sheldon's father inquiring in reference
TO the draft, and the following answer
was soon afterwards received:
Troy, June 16, 1878.
Yes, the draft is a forgery. Detain
him. r. A. SHELDON.
A DETECTIVE on HIS TRACK.
But the bird had flown and was doubt
IessIat that time operating in other fields.
A telegram to that effect was sent to Mr..
Sheldon, ST. Mr. Sheldon resolved not
to shield his son from the law; on the
contrary he urged that steps should be
taken to arrest him and bring him to
Justice. for his operation in Syracuse
was but one of several forgeries commit.
ted by him during the past two or three
weeks. he having forged a check for SIT
in Lockport. Detective Hurlbut of Troy
was in town this morning, for the pur-
pose of getting necessary information.
Sheldon can not elude this willy detective
for any great length of time.
Sheldon belongs to one of the first
families of Troy He has had every ad
vantage which money and parental love
could afford, and at one time gave prom
Use of being a good business man. Blu
within the past year or two Che IS no
/, now more than twenty or twenty-one
we understand that he has contracted
bad habits, and has spent great deal o.
money in gambling and other disreputa
BILE ways. He must, indeed, have falieI
very low, or his father would not stant
: aside and ask that the law should con
sign him to felon's cell. lie has nn'
address, DTIgBG eye "HN q
face. dresses nicely but not fiashily, anC
shows nothing of the rogue in his APP
pearance. But then human nature il
f mighty uncertain.
/ This exposure has no doubt brough
grief to the relatives of the young forger
' They have, however, done their whole
: duty by the lad, and he has no one t.
( blame but himself for his condition. HI
J is now an outlaw hunted by keen-eyeC
I detective. He might have been an hon
ored and an honorable man. His caree
/ points moral which hundreds of othel
: young men in this city will do well Il
{ heed now 1t may be too late with them
D as it now is too late with him, if they
0 put off the day of repentance. We can
. not find it hard to believe that Fred.