Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-03
"A YOUNG SCOUNDREL.

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"A YOUNG sCOUNDREL.
Arrest and Return of Young Theirs, the
Kenosha Swindier, to the Scene of His
+ orgeries-yVhat He Has to Say Regarding
Els Crime.
A Kenosha, Wis, reporter of the Chicago
News, interviewed Herbert Theirs, in the rs
nosha JAIL after his arrest in Chicago, and re-
turn to the scene of his rascality. He ex-
pressed his willingness to take the medicine"
as he called it Said he:
This case has been much exaggerated and the
amount of money is not nearly SO large as has been
stated.
What have you done with all this money! It's
gone: that's all know.
summer in New York stocks while you we're on
your visit there? dealt in stocks, and lost some
money. but not a large amount.
From his conversation it seems that he first
ing got into it too deep for retreat, he deter
mined to use all the talents he possessed to de-
fraud the victims.
"A BROTHERS VISIT.
His brother Edward visited him in jail, and
consoled him as much as possible. The best
legal talent will be engaged in his defense. and
| all efforts possible made to get him off with
light punishment. Atpresent there seems to be
an under-current of sympathy setting in in his
favor, but his victims fixed in their deter
mination to get justice. Last summer he made
an extended trip to the East, visiting Saratoga,
New York and other places. 1t is claimed that
| a large amount of his means were lost in spec
ulation IN these cities His principal victims
| are George Yule and Adolph Gulshard, and they
propose to prosecute him to the fullest extent
Of the law. To both of these men he sold the
forged Pennoger water-cure mortage, realizing
30, 900 each time. The mortgage was also
sold to several other parties
Theirs mode of forging signatures has at
last been discovered. The bank notes came
| from the printers hands in tablet form printed
! on prepared paper. This paper possessed soma
| OF the qualities of the kind used in Offices aud
, known as manifold. It seems that when 3
| person signed his name to bona tide note, the
blank one Immediately beneath it on the block
would also receive the outlines of the sigma
| ture After the victln's departure, the blank
| space was filed and the signature touched up
and made more natural If he wished a mort
gage signed he would ask the victim to sign a
receipt for some small sum, and he would
place the paper on the mortgage over the place
where the signature was required on that arti-
Gle The man thus signing the receipt would
leave trace OF his name on the mortgage and
the forgery would be completed after his de-
parture.
HOW THE ARREST WAS MADE.
The intimation that Theirs was III Chicago
reached the police two weeks ago last Monday.
At 2 O'Clock in the morning q well-dressed
man Of nearly middle age walked into the Gen.
trail stAti0n In i itating way and asked for
Chief AcGarigle. He was told that he could
not see him ct that time, and he hung around
several INMATES % though undecided what to
do III 1ould not tell his businessIto the sta
ton but asked for ono Of The detec-
tiYes Charles Amatoin, who was sleeping ia
s1rfaf seo1s; VIZ rdingly so,.aad np.
Sraf por6
| the 4rrest Theirs. Amstein naturally
WANTED to know Why he was SO inquisitive,
and he said that he thought he knew
where the young man was to be
patch book for particulars in tile case, but
failed to find anything shout the reward Hs
showed the stranger q picture of the fOrger,
and the man at once said that he had seen
Theirs that very evening The curiosity OF the
detective was aroused, and he told his midnight
the following day, and he would in the NOAH
time find out about the reward. The stranger
came as requested, and was closeted with
Lieut. Currier. He said he understood that
there was reward Of So, 900, and he thought
his information was worth good share of that
amount. The lieutenant assured him that
only one-fourth of that sum had been offered,
and said in any case he could not promise him
money for his knowledge or his service, but it
he chose to give the police sspolnter" he
would be doing them great favor After some
further higgling the stranger said that he
would
POINT OUT THE HOUSE,
and took Detectives Amstein and Gallagher to
the place on that very evening watch was
set in the neighborhOOd, and Amstein learned
ing the description of the swindler was stop
ping there but he could not in any way POSI-
lively identify him So q week passed by and
nothing of consequence TRANSFERRED One day,
however, a certain young gentleman who was
known to be Theirs intimate friend called at
the house and went to the room supposed to
be occupied by the concealed attorney. At
another time the house was visited by gen.
tleman who was afterWard followed to hotel,
where he was booked as from Kenosha-
In this way the case was slowly developed,
and on Monday forenoon, Amstein, Gallagher,
Beck and Reid went to the house and effected
the arrest. It is almost certain that Mrs.
Phelps knew whom she was entertaining, for
Theirs told one of the detectives that although
lie was not aware how they found out his
whereabouts, yet he felt sure that she would
never have exposed him if he had remained in
the house for thirty years. The remark was
made on the steps Of No 20 Throop street, at
the time Of the arrest He afterward said that
four of his particular friends in kenosha came
to Chicago a couple Of weeks ago and got on q
hiding place away to some of their companions.
he probably struck the truth, for the stran-
ger. who woke Amstein al 2 o'clock in the
morning, told the detective that he accidental
ly overheard conversation between four gen.
tlemen very much inebriated, who were drink
ing wine in a saloon on West Madison street,
near Throop. They associated Theirs alias
"Jesse," with the name OF woman whom he
knew lived at 20 South Throop, and in fact
very nearly gave away the whole AFFAIR. The
police will not say whether their informant
lived in the same house or not, but the proba-
bility is that he was total stranger to all par.
ties concerned His name is known to Lieut.
Currier, but that official considers it a matter
| OF profession secrecy, and absolutely refuses
to disclose anything likely to establish his
identity.
Public Land Frauds.
Washington special to New York Sun: The
annual report of Chief Brooks of the secret
service bureau Of the treasury department
contains the following paragraph concerning
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