The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-08
ARREST OF A FoRGER.

A DOWNWARD COURSE-FIRST FARMER, THEN
LAWYER, NEXT FoRGER, AND LASTLY AN
ALLEGED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF JOHN
C. ADKIsSoN-AN EXCITED COMMUNITY OF
CHANGERS.
Washington township was excited Thurs
day. The rural inhabitants have not had so
much sport as they enjoyed at the Ham,
mond farm since their last fox drive. The
occasion was the return OF John G.. Adkis-
son, attorney at law and former part
ner of J. S. Harvey in the
practice of the law. To begin
at the start. Mr.. A. was a few years ago an
honest farmer apparently at least). Weary
ing of this be took to law, and by gradual
steps to forgery, and, as it would seem, has
graduated finally as first class horse thief
He was indicted last spring for forging the
history of his career was given at
the time in the Sentinel. 1t is Unnecessary
to state more now, than that Addison came
hero some years ago from the South, with
limited supply of money and an un-
bounded assortment of cheek. The last
named commodity he used to beguile the
affections Of Mrs. Lizzie Weiand:
creek with her children, who, with
herself, were the heirs of the home
stead. Things went along as smoothly
with the adventurer as they could under the
rather discouraging attentions OF his grow
ing, and now able bodied, step-sons, who
showed a penchant for prowling around after
their dear step-father
WITH SHOT GUNS
and things, and not without good reason If
all that is charged against him is true.
Affairs went on thus until Addison was de-
tected in having forged his wife's name to
notes held by U. P. Hammond and Mr.. Man
sur, and an indictment was found against
him in consequence. Before he
could be arrested he skipped the country,
nor has he been seen since. until yesterday
afternoon. He was then found in an Ice
house near his wife's house, north OF the
city, and one of his loving step-sons at once
ran for bis shot gun and aroused the neigh
borhood. The former light of the Marion
county bar now began to think it time to
take TO the woods, but tor the
want OF any such sylvan retreat,
took to an adjoining corn field.
The Washington township grangers had,
however, begun 10 gather in by this time,
and surrounding the place, they at last cap
tnred the fugitive after an exciting time by
closing in much in the style of fox drive.
Word was sent to Bsiliffs Brown
and Horton, of the sheriff's office,
who went out to the place where Adkisson
was captured and brought to the county
Jail, in which he is now incarcerated.
number of fine horses have been stolen
from time to time in the Weiand neighbor-
hood, the last of which belonged to William
Weiand, and was stolen on the 30th inst.
The bride with which the ami
NAL was taken off was found In
Adkisson's possession yesterday and the
opinion of the neighbors is unanimous to
the effect that that individual has been.do-
ing the stealing. A number of these came
to town with him and consoled him with re-
marks that he was "sureto go up now, !" that
"there wasn't any moro chance OF him living
with the wilder after all this" and one
rough-looking rustic recalled to..mind to the
unfortunate in his hour of defeat that he
had. years ago, perjured himself in sheep
stealing case, from which it is inferred that
the prisoner was not remarkably popular in
his neighborhood before he left to avoid
arrest.