The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-01
A BIG FORGERY.
T. @. Early, a Former Sedalian,
Implicated.
The Gigantic SWindle Fails of
Consumalion.

Yesterday evenings Kansas City Nee
contains the particulars OF an alleged for
gerry ami attempted swindle in that city, in
which the nsDe of L. G.. Early is coupled
as party. Early WIS for long time q
resident of Morgan and Pettis counties
where he taught school and afterwards be.
came a member Of the bar. He is well
known in this section and some time since
created quite sensation here BY shooting
an other attorney in Denver, where he b 5
been located for some years and where the
alleged forgery is now saio TO have been
perp-trated. In speaking of the affair the
Ne,rs says:
"A few DAYS ago Mr.. o. p. Dickinson,
cashier of the Merchants National bank,
was approached by J. w. Williamson,
late Of Denver, Col, who was
AMI Us To DISPOSE OF TWO NOTES
aggregating s. 600, one being for $1,000
and the other for $1,000. The noies bore
date "Denver, Col, July s, 1885" They
Purported 10 he given 10 j. L. Wells by
Emily T. Smith, and Williamson offered 10
dispose of them for 81 600 less than their
alleged face vslue."
Mr.. Dickinson at first declined 10 nego-
that the noes were secured by deed of
trust given by Mrs. Smith, he finally con-
clude1 to send them to Denver bank for
the purpose Of ascertsiuiug whether every
thing was straight. A reply was received
that the notes were all right, but Mr..
Dickinson as not altogether satisfied He
telegraphed TO Mrs. Smith and
was greatly surprised when inform alton was
that the notes were forgeries
Mr.. Dickinson at once communicated
with Chief Speers, and Tuesday night
was taken in:o custody, when
he stated that he had received The notes
from s. p. Rice, a real estate dealer with
an Office in the Sheidley building, and he
was to receive a commission for dlsp )sing
Of them.
Inquiry disclosed that Rice had told
certain parties that he was going 10 ST.
Louis for few days, but this proved to be
untrue, for yesterday morning he was
apprehended at Independence by Detective
Bryant and brought to this city, and late
n The afternoon he was srrsigned before
Judge Worthen, when he pleaded no,
guilty, and his preliminary hesring wss
YET for Wednesday next, Williamson in the
DCCh dl-ShoAsCIg HIS
innocence YVES apparent.
A lawyer OF ID nver named T. c. Early
S also presumed TO be implicated in the
lffair, but his exact connec ion Herewith
S unknown st present. Rice claims that
ne took the notes IRON parties in the best
If faith, and If there is any crookedneSs
connected with them he is not aware Of il.
A postal card addressed 10 Rice was found
II his boarding house. Missouri avenue
mi Walnut street, which reads rather sus-
as follows:
DENVER, August %, 1884.
EVERYTHING on Investigation is o. h. |
ure. Telegraph soon as result OBJ aimed.
Tours, etc.
Had the Merchants bank exercised only |
rdinary precautions in dealing with the |
o:es, they would surely have been out
ONE thousands of dollars, for the people |
q the Denver bank with whom they cor
esponded had the wool pulled over their
yes so thickly by the Denver operator that
hey answered that every thing was all
ight. and most banks would have copsid
red that TO be perfectly sound basis on
hich to lend money.