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

Arrest and Return of Young Theirs, the
Kenosha Swind!cr, to the Scene Of HIS
horgeries-V!1at He Has to Say Regarding
Ills Crime.
Kenosha, Wis, reporter of the Chicago
News, interviewed Herbert Theirs, in the Ks-
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
What have you done with all this money? It's
gone; that's all Iknow.
summer in New York stocks while you were on
your visit there? dealt in stocks, and lost some
| money. but not largo amount.
From his conversation it seems that he first
commenced the practice unwttingly, and, hav-
ing got into it too deep for retreat, he Geter-
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 10 get him off with a
light punishment Atpresent there seems 70 DO
an under-current of sympathy setting in in his
favor, but his victims are fixed in their deter
mlnatlon 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
ulatlon IN these cities His principal victims
are George Tule and Adolph Gulshard, and they
propose to prosecute him to the fullest extent
forged Pennoger water-cure mortage, realizing
80, 600 each time. The mortgage was also
sold to several other parties.
Theirs mode Of forging signatures has at
last been discovered. The bank notes camo
from the printers hands in tablet form printed
RI
of the qualities of the kind used in offices, and
known as manifold. 1t 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 sisna-
! ture After the victims departure, the blank
space was filled and the signature touched up
and made more natural. If he wished mort
gage signed lie would ask the victim to sign
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 q 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 tho police two weeks ago last Monday.
At 2 O'Clock in the morning 8 well-dresseI
man of nearly middle age walked into the Cen
trail station in q hesitating way and asked for
Chief McGarigle. He was told that he could
several minutes as though undecided what to
DO He would not tell his business to the sta
tion-keeper, but asked for one Of the detec-
tiyes. Charles Amstein, who was sleeping in
sIl altoining room, was eeordingly roasad M.
and the stranger Efnitted to his pts-4s4a.
first asked if there was q reward offered for
the Arrsst Of Theirs. Amstein naturally
wanted to know why he was 80 inquisltive.
and he said that he thought he knew
where the young man was to be
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patch book for particulars in, tile case, but
failed to find anything about the reward. Ho
showed the stranger picture of the fOrger,
and the NAH at once said that he had seen
Theirs that very evening. The curiosity Of tie
detective was aroused, and lie told his midnight
acquaintance to call again in the forenoon Of
the following day, and he would in the moan-
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, 600, 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 if
he chose to give the police POINTER he
would be doing them great favor. After some
further higgIing 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 neighborho0d, and Amstcin learned
in the course of a few days that man answer
ing the description of the sWindler stop
ping there, but he could not in any way POSI-
lively identify him. So week passed by and
aothing 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.
tlenan 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 1t 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 kenosba carle
to Chicago couple Of weeks ago and got on d
grand carouse, and he thinks that they gave his
hiding place away to some of their companions.
he probably struck the TRUTH for the sran-
ger, who woke Amsten at 2 O'clock i'll the
morning, told the detective that he accidental
ly overheard conversation between four gen.
tlemen very much inebriated, who were drink
ing wine in q 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. Ihe
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 matter
of profession secrecy, and absolutely refuses
to disclose anything likely to establish his
! identity.
Public Land Frauds.