Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-07
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A Forgery Sensation.

A WILMINGTON BUILDER SIGNS OTHER pEorLE's
NAMES TO PRoMIssoRy NoTEs-FIIdHr AND PuR-
sultan EXCITING cHAsE-RHyoLvERs TO THE
FRONT
Towards the latter part of last week, the dis
covery was made by Mr.. p. Taggart, shoemaker,
at 705 Market street, that his name had been
forged to two promissory notes, one for 9400,
and the other for $3.50, and that the man upon
whom suspicion rested as having committed the
forgery, was Mr. VIM. I. Ellingsworth who has
resided for five six years at 205 West 10th St.,
this city. Mr.. Il. is a carpenter and has been en-
gagged in some building operations on his own
account.
The note for four hundred dollars was dis
counted at the farmers Bank the one for
$3.50 was held by Springer, Morley X Cause
Two hundred of this latter has been paid by
Ellingsworth, and his own note given for the re.
mainder. In addition to the above notes, he
also gave his own note to Mr.. T. Y. deNormandie
endorsed by John McElwee, for $780, dated about
July 18th. Mr.. McElwee denies the endorse
ment. Elingsworth's notes are also held by
other parties, but TO what amounts has not yet
been divulged
On Saturday, Mr.. Ellingsworth began to be
"wanted," fact which he seemed to appreciate
for at about l01S o'clock A. NJ, he was seen
moving out Of town, driving a horse to which
was attached buggy and to this buggy another
buggy. Information of his movements having
been brought Mr.. deNormandie, that gentleman
hurriedly hitched up horse and accompanied
by Constable Truitt, started pursuit of the flu
gitiye. The pursuers were forty
minutes behind, but, by rapid
driving, slowly lessoned the distance be-
tween them and the object Of their pursuit, out
the Newport pike to Newport, thence to Hare's
corner, thence to Red Lion, all the time gaining
little. Inquiries made along the road, and
the track of the vehicles driven rapidly assured
them constantly that they were on the right
track. Ellingsworth seemed to know that he
was pursued and hurried up his nag to the
by the roadside, and bribed her to say
he had not passed. The hindmost buggy he cut
loose that he might drive the faster, and hurried
on at a desperate speed Switching OF from the
main road he struck q by-road, which led no.
where, which nearly led to his capture. The
| pursued and pursuers were now near together,
each driving at fearful speed, on different
roads, one on each side Of triangle, and
coming towards each other at the acute an
gle, woods separating the parties. They
soon met Mr.. deNormandie guiding hif
horse directly in front of Ellingworth't
team and both parties fetched up pell-mel
against the fence by the road side All scram.
bled out, Ellingsworth first fleeing towards a
cornteld Truitt babe him halt, at the same time
| pointing a pistol at him. In response to this
demand Elllngsworth cooly drew a revolver of
double the range of TRUTHS and defied him to
fire. Considering discretion the better part OF
| valor both parties withdrew Ellingsworth taking
to the cornfeld, since winch he has not been
heard from, while DeNormande and Truiti
finally started for home, bringing with them
both teams. This final recontre took place neal
St Georges, the neighborhod Of which was oil
course considerable excited by reports of the
affair Ellingsworth is a small man. with shalI
black eyes and face much pitted with the small
pOX.