The Portland daily press., 1880-10-02
CONTEMPLATING.
SHOWERS OF THE QUEER IN TROUBLE.
Arrest of Clark Record W. II. Gard and
H. e. White.

Arrest of Clark Record, w. II. Gard and
H. E. White.
| Thursday afternoon Mr.. Morrill, Goddard, a
son of Judge Goddard, while visiting the fair
| at West Cumberland noticed several men
near the gate, holding what appeared to be an
| angry alteration with another in reference to
| money. The impression conveyed was that
the man had yictimized the others by passing
bad money on them and they wanted him to
take 1t back, which he finally did. Mr.. God
dard knew that Marshal Bridges was present
| at the fair, occupying the judges stand, and
| he notified him at once. Marshal Bridges
| knew that there had been a number of one
dollar counterfeit bills floating about Portland
aud suspected the man Mr.. Goddard had seen
was one of the guilty parties engaged in utter
| ing them. He followed the matter up and
found the party he was looking for talking
| with two other men one of whom claimed the
stranger had passed counterfeit dollar bill
| on him for shots with his air gun, and the
other making the same claim saying the bill
had been given in exchange for articles pur-
chased at his restaurant.
Marshal Bridges recognized the man as
Clark Record a member of the livery firm of
Young & Record, Green street. He was ac-
companied by his wife who nearly tainted
when the Marshal arrested her husband. Mr..
Bridges brought Record to the city and placed
him in the station. He received from l. H.
Libby OF Gray, Robert A. Allen of West
Gray. W. E. Knight of Aliens Corner Moody
Leighton of West Falmouth and Cyrus Buck,
No. A Congress street, Portland, the bills
| they had received from Record. These bills
| were all OF the same denomination, one dollar,
numbered 6,5OS,312, fairly executed on the
| back, but miserable abortions on the face. In
fact, as distinguished judge said "a man
ought to be sent to Jail who would accept one''
When the prisoner arrived the representa-
tives of the morning papers were present and
heard the story but at the request of the
| officers, as was understood, agreed not to
| publish it until another party was secured who
| was wanted. This promise the PRESS faith
fully kept. Marshal Bridges sent for Deputy
| Marshal Smith and turned over his prisoner
to him. 1t was also ascertained from Record,
| by his own confession, that he had bought
| 500 worth Of the queer from William Russell
Gard of Gorham for $40, good money.
ARREST OF CERD.
United States officers Immediately started
after Gard who resides about eight miles from
Portland. Upon reaching the house Card
asked who was there. He declined to come
at first and threatened to put head on the
officers. Finally, on being told if he didn't
| come quietly it would be the worse for him,
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a large revolver strapped about his waist.
About o'clock he was brought to the city
| and Oh the way he made the following con-
fession He said that he was poor and that
one day, about couple of weeks ago, he was
riding with one Howard E. White who keeps
livery stable in Windham. White said to
him. by the way Card you used to be talked
OF as having handled the queer. Now il you.
| like we can 60 into the business for 1 can
| furnish the article real cheap aud you can
| make good thing off of it. They are mighty
| good one dollar bills. Card finally consented
and agreed to take $3.50 worth, at $50 per
hundred. He agreed to meet White in the
woods near his Cards. place in Gorham the
following Monday and receive the stuff. This
agreement was carried out. He said he sold
500 of the amount to Record for $40 and
having made $40, on the original purchased,
decided to burn the $50 on hand and have
nothing more to do with that kind of currency
To another officer he said the amount he
bought from White was 5000.
ARREST OF HOWARD. E. WHITE.
The next thing was to procure White The
same United States officers, accompanied by
Marshal Bridges, proceeded to Windham
There they ascertained that White-who had
been described by Gard as photographer and
engraver-resided at Little Falls, and that he
kept livery stable there. They drove up to
the building and from the description recogni-
zed White. To make sure one of the officers
called out How are you White to which he
responded. The officer then took him into
the barn and read him the warrant, White
did not appear surprised but denied the crime
He said all he knew about Card was that
some time ago he doctored a horse for him,
and that he bought a % cent box of salve
from him for II cents. He also said that oc-
casionally Gard drove by the house and on
such occasions would stop few moments and
converse.
COUNTERFEIT SILVER DOLLARS.
After Whites arrest some of the officers
stroled into the village store and the store
keeper said they lad seen some of the counter
felt bills out that way. He also gave the
officer two half dollars that he had in his pos
session. These coins were well stamped but
had leaden look, although they possessed
silvery ring. The man said theyswere very
bright aud nice looking when they were
passed on him.
RECOVERY OF BILLS.
Yesterday morning the officers went to
Records house and there they recovered $61
of the bills purchased from Card 1t is prob
BILE the other $3.50 are all that have been ut
tered in this vicinity
ARRAIG NED.
The prisoners were arraigned before Com
missioner Rand yesterday and remanded to
Jail for lack of bail. White was held in 49,
800. The penalty is not less than five or
more than fifteen years and fine of 81 900.
THE PRISONERS.
Record came to Portland from Oxford
county and used to play the violin at dances.
He at one time kept bowling alley on Plum
street before he went into the livery business.
lie is about 80 years old, and appears to have
been the stool pegion to put out the money
Gard is about the same age, smart as a whip,
with ready, voluble tongue. 1t seems prob
able that he is really the leader of the gang.
He has been 2eddler, jockey and horse
doctor and travelled all over the country. At
one time he kept hotel in Aroostook, the
officers say, and got all the money he could,
and then vamosed. In 1S59-6O he was arrested
for uttering counterfeit money by United
States Marshal Clark and Deputy Sheriff Par
ker, so we are informed by the officers of the
court. He has a wife, two boys of s and II
years, and a daughter aged 16.
White is about 30 years DID, He has brown
hair, and big brown moustache. He is
quiet and impassive in manner, and when ar
raigned was cool as cucumber. He lives
with his father and has very pretty, we'll
appearing wife. Before he left Windham he
gave instructions to his father about selling a
wagon.
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