Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-20

senator GOrmaA'S Name Forged.
HOW HIS ACCOUNT WAS ovERDRAwN AND HOW
YOUNG wHITEFORD, THE ALLEGED FORGER, WAS
TRACKED THROUGH INFORMATION GIVEN BY A
BABY FARMER.
Last week Mr.. r. B. Nixon, financial clerk of the
United States Senate, discovered that there was
something wrong in his accounts with Senator
German, and he at once communicated with that
Senator, informing him OF the fact, and his (NiX-
On's) suspicion that the Senator's name had been
forged to money orders. Senator German asked
for statement of his account, which was fur
nished him, and he found that it had been over.
drawn, but should not have been. He sent word
to Major Dye, superintendent of the metropolitan
police department, who assigned the case to De.
tect1ve Block, who went to Baltimore last Monday
taxing with him the money orders which he got
from Mr.. Nixon, purporting to have been drawn
man, he showed him the orders, from which the
Senator selected out several, prOnOuncing them
forgeries, the sum total of which amounted to $500
The signatures were very fair limitations OF the
Senator's autograph.
The fact being well known to the officer that
Senator 5o Gornans x, former private secretary
during the last session OF Congress for forging the
Senator's name, but by some means had been re-
person. Senator German stated that he had dis
charged his secretary at that time and had no
knowledge Of his whereabouts Mr.. Block re-
the young man, who, he learned, was still living
here, somewhere in the sixth police precinct He
see sr gpy that
charge OF forging the Senator's name Lieut.. Guy
told Block that Whiteford had farmei out his in
his W wife were living at another piace. Lieut. Guy
suggested to Block that he go at once to the col
ored woman lBranson). 519 21st street, and make
pretense that he wished to farm out child. This
was arranged, and the woman replied eyes,
she she would would take take the the baby" When
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WhtefOrd. and gave his address on 10th street.
opposite the Medical Museum. Lieut. Guy and
Block i6f Went sneTe on TUESDAY evening
were told to come later on the day following. The
officers posted themselves and waited under cover
until IL O'Clock at night, when Mr.: Wh1teford re.
turned home. He at first denied his name, but
Lieut.. Guy, who knew him. stepped up and told
Block to take him along, as he was the right man.
has been since, he made no secret OF his forgery
and talked very freely. He said to the officers
Oriole and stopped at the same hotel and eat at
the same table with Senator German.
"And paid for his fare with Senator Germans
money" fnterjected one or the officers.
"Yes, that's true, tOo," said Whfteford. plee.
fully. He made secret of it at all. He is young
man, not above % years old, a native OF Maryland
PROCEEDINGS IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
Mr.. Moore stated In the Police Court to-day that
there would be four warrants against Whiteford,
charging him with forgery, and they would be
issued as soon as Senator German arrives
Mr.. Campbell Darlington said that he appeared
for WhitefOrd, and 1t was proposed to waive eX-
animation and give bail for the action OF the
grand jury.
Mr.. Moore said that he would be content with
bail In 81 900.
The court made an order that when the war
bail in that amount.
SENATOR GORMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT
BOTH MAKE AFFIDAvITs AS no FoRGERIEs.
Senator German and Congressman Talbot ap-
peared at the Police Court to-day about O'Clock,
and Senator German made af1davit to three war
rants charging Whfteford with forging his name
to checks for $50, and Mr.. Talbot to check on
the sergeant-at-arms of the House for $I65 on
which Whiteford was committed to Jail
WHITEFORD IN JAN.
Detective Block accompanied him to Jail, and the
prisoners wife also accompanied him.