Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-13
VINCENT, The FORGER.
A Remarkable Career of Crime ON
Both sides OF the Atlantic.
St. louis Globe. Democrat

St Louis Globe. Democrat
The case of George A. Vincent, in
dicted for forgery, was commenced il
the criminal court yesterday. On IN,
18th Of February last a well-dresseo
eentlemaoly locking nan appeared be
fore Cashier Nickerson, Of the st. L,ui,
National bank, and presented a draft for
S., SOC. purport ng to have been drawn
by the Union National bank on the Park
National bank, of New York. He gave
his name as George A. Vincent, a prom.
inent business man of New Orleans.
Immediately upon presentation of the
draft he was srrtsted by Detectives
Tracy and Tucker, who nd been sent
there by Chief Hsrrlgap, he having re
ceived information that a forgery was
about to be peipetrated upon the st.
Louis National. The chief was con.
vinced that Vincent was a good capture,
and correspondence WAS entered into
with the Plnkerton sgency. The
resu't was rat sfActory. Nincert was
found to be the man no In 1872 was
c, n.erned, WITH Wal ec Sheriden, Steve
Raymond, Valentine Gleason and An
drew Roberts, all noted crooks. in the
great E lie load torg,rtes. whereby the
traitors realized $500, 900. In 1875 Vim.
cent was caught, convtc ed and tent anced
to Sing Sing for fifteen years. Six
month afterwards h, set fire to the bake
shop of The prison, and with several
others escaped, seiz ng a locomotive
standing On a track near by, and by thls
means reaching the optn country, where
they abandoned the Ell CINE n took TO
The fields. He passed under the name OF
Charles j. williamson then.
All the prisoners were subsequently
recapturtd except Vincent, who, In 1873,
was caught in Londo1, sfter perpetratiug
a forgery for a large amount on the Lon
don Joint Stick bank, ana was sentenced
TO DArtmoor prison under the mama of
Cherwood, alias Perrin, for ten years.
September 10, 1888, he wa3 released on
ticket.of.leave, and cime to the United
States again, being free but a few months
only befolc he fell into the hands Of the
St Louis police. He is said to be one Of the
shire widest forgers who ever lived, and
good Gaze has been taken to hold him
here. A few mcn'hs ago a bond way Sc
cured By him, bus jutt as he was abou.
to leave the Four Courts building Chief
Hariiyau had HIM rssrtested. The ss-
curity offered on the bond was a former
driver named Malone.
Since Vincent his been in the St. Louis
Jail he HIS been the object Of the most ex-
IRENE watchfulness on the part Of the
jailor and guards, Mr.. Slegmund having
gons so far "a to discharge one guard for
intimacy with the prisoner in pas:iog
matter to the outside for him A yelled
woman also ctlled a. the jail one day,
and the attendant couli see a flash of
recognition passing between her and the
forger, but she was never seen aga II.
What relation she bore to Vincent is not
known. The p isorer is cool and col
lected at all times and perfect master of
himself, Messrs. n. Z. Claiborne and
Garesche represent the defense (. Chal-
aron, cashier Of the Union national bank
OF New Dreams, i, here as a witness.
Cashier Nicholson testimony was simply
to the effect that the prisoner called at
the bank, presented his carl and asked if
a letter of advice had been received. |
some talk about The payment of the
money Vincent said he would call for it
at l o'clock, and tuning around was ar
res ed by the detect yes. Detectives
Tracy and Tucker were On the stand and
rela ed the story Of the arrest.
Wal er Sheridan, Vincent's accomplic,
in the Erie bond forgeries, was arrested
here a short time ago f passing counter
felt money and rec ntly sentenced to the
penitentiary for W years. BIS career,
which is even more exciting and interest
ing than that Of Vin:ent, was detailed in
the Globe Democrat on y a short time
ago. Chief Hsrr son reg rds Sheridan as
even a sharper man than Vincent and the
most expsrt forger behind the bars.