The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-09
TWO FORGERIEs.
Only One of them Successful-Capiure OF
the F0rger-A Bold Strike.

Only One of them successfaI-C apiure Of
the Forger-A Bold Strike.
Two forgeres were attempted in this CITY
during the last two days, but only one of the
forgers was able to raise money on the fraudu-
lent paper, and he was arrested soon after com.
mitting the crime. The particulars of the
affairs are as follows:
On Thursday afternoon a rather ordinary
looking man called upon Mr.. Eihu Hasty and
asked him to purchase note against Mr.. Hi
ram Brooks of Cape Elizabeth for 5000. Mr..
Hasty either could no. or did not want to, and
he sent him to Mr. q. K Harmon, the claim
| agent in the Centennial block Mr.. Harmon
had recently seen Mr.. Brooks Signature and
when the man presented the note he thought il
resembled the handwriting of Mr. Brooks, and
SO told the stranger he thought he could get the
money for the note from Mr.. Charles III. Har-
mon, his son, Of the firm of Loring, Short &
Harmon. Upon the mans visiting Mr. Har-
| mon at bis store be refused to purchase the
note, but told him it he would get Mr.. Hasty's
| check for it be would Cash tue same. at this
| the man LETT aud went to S. E Springs office
| and tried to get the money for the note there,
| but failed. He then disappeared until in the
| evening, when Mr.. q K Harmon met him up
! town enquring where Mr.. Spring lived. He
| was directed to the house and called and again
| importuned Mr. Spring to let him have the
money on the note, but to 10 purpose. He
then went again to the store of Loring, Short &
Harmon and presented forged check for 5000
from S. E Spring. Mr.. Harmon took it and
uau hin, Q1 in hills and tho firm chooly for
$50, and the man departed.
Nothing more was thought of the matter I'M
til the bookkeeper took the check into the Casco
Bank yesterday noon, when it was pronounced
forgery. Word was at once sent to City
Marshal Bridges and he at once took the mat
ter in hand. Deputies Sterling and Chase took
teams and started in different directions, while
the marshal and officers watched the trains
and searched the hotels. By good luck the
Marshal beard that man answering the de-
scription of the forger had been out to the
Park House the night before. The Marshal
drove to that hotel and learned that he had
gone from there to the Brewer House, and from
there he traced him to dsreputable house on
Newbury street kept by Minnie Hanson. The
Marshal drove to the house, and entering rath-
OIL iUuuu HAL. AlLeT
some parey the man consented to go to the
station, where be was at once recognized as the
forger. He denied all knowledge CT the affair
and gave the several names of franklin Green,
Edwards Help and Brooks. He had but little
money about him, having used up about $125
at the several houses named above. He is a
hard looking character, but not very shrewd
one.
While the search for the man was going or,
two young soiled doves were flying about the
hotels trying to get check cashed signed by
Loring, Short & Harmon, for $50. They went
to several places, among others to the Eastern
Express office, where they were sent to the
store of the signers. When the check was pre-.
sented Mr. Harmon recognized it and at once
sent for an officer to take charge of the women.
They were taken to the station and proved to
have come from the Hanson house. They
said that the forger asked them to get it cashed
for him. They told story of their owe in re-
gard to the mans whereabouts while in the
city, in which they i'm plicated fallen sister,
also stopping at the Hanson mansion. She
was arrested ard the three gave the names of
Gertrude Densmore, Lucy Davis and Belle
Sherman. As they had not purchased the
check, Loring Short & Harmon will not be
obliged to pay it.
The other forgery did not get as far as the
above, but the intent was the same aud the for
ger no doubt is working with the m an arrested
yesterday Early in the week rather green
looking fellow arrived at the City Hotel and
registered as Frank Glines, Dover. N. Fl. He
paid in advance until Thursday nighr, when he
remarked that he had no money, but presented
check for $50 signed by G. Hale, cashier of
the First National Bank in Dover. Mr.. Car
penter, the clerk at the hotel desk, was unable
to cash it and told him to wait until morning
Yesterday morning he visited several banks,
but Of course they refused to cash check for
stranger. Glines then went back to the hotel
and asked Mr. Carpenter to go to the bank and
vouch for him. Mr.. Carpenter went as desired
to the Canal Bank, but refused to endorse the
check although he told the cashier what he
knew about the man, which was 40: much. The
cashier did not like the looks of the check aud
refused to cash it. Mr.. Carpenter then stepped
into the telegraph Office ard sept dispatch to
Dover asking if the cashier had given Glines a
check for $50. The answer came that the
check was for IS only. Mr.. Carpenter then
went to the police station and told the story,
but the bird had flown. The officers had Just
learned of the other forgery land it was thought
one man was the author Of both. but it seems
that such was not the case, for one stopped at
the City Hotel Thursday night and the other at
the Park House.
The check was raised from So to $50 by SIM
ply adding cypher to the figure and y to
the word eight. One of the bank men where
it was presented noticed that it had been rails
ed at once.
Marshal Bridges showed much skill In fId-
ing the whereabouts of the map, and he was
arrested in less than five hours after the affair
was reported at the station.
1t should have been stated that the note Of
Mr.. Brooks was forgery.