The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
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ANOTHER OAIO MAN,
"a cUss AMONG THE WOMEN"

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Iohn w. Young was born in Unity,
Columbiana county, Ohio, and during
the late war went east with Pennsylva-
MIA regiment and was detailed to the hos
pital at Governors Island, New York,
His polished manners, ready colloquial
powers, excellency in penmanship, and
youthful appearance, soon secured Tor
him the responsible situation OF Chief
Clerk at the discharge Office. Having
mastered the system for discharglng SOL
diers from the hospital, he engaged in
forging discharges for pay and large
number of persons we're discharged in
that way, and finally he discharged him
self and made for the Western army,
where he made raid on the quarter
masters department, and succeeded
through fraudulent vouchers in obtainN
ing large amount of money, IN Wtem~
perate habits, excellent taste in dress,
expert penmanship, quick PERCEPTION
and active temperament, were strong
points in his favor; Meanwhile ne was
mastering the forms Of the Office in
which he was employed, preparatory
to a grand swoop on the national treas"
ury.
Finally, on a visit to his fathers home
al Waterford. Columbiana county, Ohio,
he was arrested at the instance of Capt.
Iohn F. Oliver, Provost Marshal, and
forwarded by him to New York City, by
orders from the Government, where he
administered drugs to the guards Of
Broome street prison, releasing himself
and hundreds Of others, and fled to the
West. He was recaptured at Detroitand
sent to Albany prison, New York for
three years.
Upon his release from the Albany pen
itentiary, he went to Chicago, and soon
after procured 4 position in the Chicago
postoffice. In short time it was discov.
cred by the agents of the Postal Depart
ment that money orders were being forg'
ed. The work was finally traced to
6'Col." Young and he was arrested. He
managed, however, to make his escape,
and once at liberty he fled to the East.
Detectives followed him, however, and
he was re arrested and put on board the
train, we'll manacled for the purpose Of
taking him back to Chicago. On the
way he jumped from the train with the
irons on him and got away again Ans
other very tedious search followed, and
he was finally re.captured and taken to
Chicago and lodged in Jail. The adroit
ness which he displayed, both in the ex.
ecution of his forgeries, and in making
his escape from the authorities, made the
case one of more than ordinary interest,
and his name became thoroughly well
known in that part of the country. In the
fall of the year 1881 was tried, convict
ed and sentenced to two years in the State
penitentiary, in Joliet, He was sent there
served his time and was released, since
when, until now, he has dropped out Of
public view,
The Fort Wayne Sentinslof last week
gives the outlines of a social sensation
there, in which one Or" J., w. Young
and Miss Clara A. Hill, daughter of an
old and respected resident Of that city,
were the leading characters. ltappears
that clandestine acquaintance sprang
up between them, resulting in their eope-
ment and marriage in Van Vert, Ohio,
on Monday evening oflast week. There
is no doubt that Or" w, Young and
"Col." ]. w. Young are one and the same
person. The similarity of names, to-
gether with the probable similarity of ma
ture--for Col Young was 'cuss among
the women'-leads to the conjecture of
personal identity. He has wife still
living, and is the vilest of men. and his
forgeries and crimes have filed whole
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