The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-22
A FORGERY ON aILPIN MOORE,
THE scoUNDREL IN JAIL.
His Father Expected here this Evening,


His Father Expected here this Evening,
Yesterday morning young man named
P. B. Richards walked into the Office of
the Deere's Plow Co., in Moline, and asked
Mr. Gilpin Moore to loan him $25, as he
said he was out of money and wanted to
60 to his home in Galesburg. Mr.. Moore
was acquainted with his father, Mr.. W. B.
Richards. prominent and highly re-
spected lawyer there, but he did not like
to give young Richards the money with
out the consent of his father, and ad-
vised him to telegraph to Gales
burg, The young man thanked him,
and promised to do so. In the evening he
called on Mr. Moore and handed him the
following telegram, saying he had just re-
ceived it from his father at the Atlantic
& Pacific telegraph Office in this city, viz:
The Franklin Telegraph Co,
Rock Island rs.
To P. R. Richards
GILPIN MooRE-Please give the boy what he
wants, and charge to me. W. B. RICHARDS.
The telegram was written on .
printed blank used by the Franklin
Telegraph Co, with printed heading
containing rules, officers, &c. also
picture of Benz. Franklin on the left
upper corner There is no Office of that
company here, and if the telegram had
been received at the Atlantic and Pacific
Office the operator would certainly have
written it on one of the blanks of that
company. Besides, it was dated at Rock
Island, instead of at Galesburg
Mr.. Moore did not take notice of this.
but gave him s.. and told him to call in
the morning and he would give him the
balance. He called early, received the
$50, gave a receipt for it. and left, After
he was gone Mr., NJ. began to smell a
mice on account of the similarity of the
writing on the telegram and the receipt,
and the blank on which the former had
been written and dated. He Immediately
came to this city, and meeting Richards
accused him of forgery. This he indig
nantly denied and said the telegram wa:
genuine. They went to the telegraph of.
fee but no dispatch like that had beer
received there. At this Richards wilted
and said he had written the telegram and
begged MIR. Moore to let him go, saying he
did not care for himself but did not wan
to disgrace his family. Mr.. Moore turned
him over to Policeman Brennan. III,
asked to 60 to the telegraph Office
and on being taken there sent {
telegram to his father, stating he 60
$25 by signing his name to Telegram
and had been arrested for it, aud askeC
him to send word that it was all right. N,
answer was received to this, but Mr.. Moor,
sent word to his father, and received el
answer that he would be here tonight. o.
send some one. On the way to Jail Rich
ards was very anxious to go to the rive
bank or into some saloon. On bein
searched at the Jail dagger, Is inche
long, with inch blade, and deer's foo
for handle, was found in one leg of hi
pants.
He stated to an ARGUS reporter that h
came to this city last Tuesday with hi
partner, Ike Hall; said he was % year
old; had been married but that his wifi
died about two years ago; that he taugh
penmanship in school at Spring Hill.
, miles from Erie, Whitside county, thi
state, about six months ago, but was no
: working in his fathers Office, He declare
E that the telegram on which he receive
= the money was from his father and gen,
f inc.
His partner had been hangir around Ii
y Jail from the time Of his arrest until G
n clock, waiting to see him, and was vel
i lord and insulting in his talk, saying I
q didn't care d-n whether he was arres
q ed or not, and that he was going to s,
d Richards before he went away. 1t VI
f. thought best to arrest him, which please
g him very much, but after having be-
g searched he was taken to the debters' roo
e and locked up alone. At this his jaw f,
and he had nothing to say, being disa
pointed in seeing Richards, who was pla
ing cards at table when he was lock
up,
= The following memorandum was -four
=" on Hall. among large number of other
70 which could not DE made out, viz;
PLANO, Texas, March 10, 1874
Left Plano with stinker on my ira
D. Arrived in Dallas; put head onthe stir
er; was arrested, fined SO; had old stir
l. err pulled for the same offense and fin
u the same as myself; both in together
lr |. A, HALL.
States Attorney Parmenter has the ca
in hand and the examination will come
20 to- morrow The hour has not been set,
yet.
Mr.. Moore and Geo. Vinton called
N Richards at the Jail and informed him IL
III his father would be here this evenir
d Richards didn't have much to say a
or they soon left.
just received, 5oS Black and all otl
,e colors of Mohair Skeleton Coats, at Loci
+, the clothier's. u
re Shot Himself
" Last Wednesday evening, Frem'
e. Rickel. son-in. law of Rev. Mr.. Well
as living in the neighborhood of Atkinson,s 81
-. himself in the head, and at our last he