The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-24
A DESPERATE CAPTURED.
George Rowland, Noted Virginia
HOrseihi,f, in Custody
For Forging the Name OF an Illinois
Mar and Securing 1913 from
Middleworth. Gray.
bill s. Co.

On Monday last iae Sentinel contained state.
ment that the stock Yard firm OF Middleworlh.
Gayhill < Co bad reported forgery 10 the police,
and that the same was alleged TO have been com.
United by an Illinois man. Upon seeking further
information, however. II was learned from a
member oil the firm that the man
who drew the money was
partner in the Illinois firm for whom The sale
had been made, and that Middlew0rtb, Graybill
x Co would suffer no loss by HIS defscation. Ii
now tfauspires. however. that the elock-yard firm
was either themselves mistaken or attempted to
mislead the reporters who called upon them
for Information ressrding the alleged
ioIgery. Last evening tsp,sin Colbert
returned from Lexington, KY, with George Row.
land noted despeTad0 horse aud cattle thief OF
Betryville, Va, in custody, he being the man who
forged letter signed with the name OF Grandson
the facts connect with the case appear TO be
as follows: Row aud insratiated himself into
the favor OF CLARK, and on several occasions came
20 this CITY in charge OF stock for the latter who
hrm, and represented himself as partner, giving
the name OF Charles Greene. by which he was
known TO Clark oa May II CLARK wrote the arm
Iectng the exchange to he sent TO Newton. III.
Next cay Green forged letter TO the firm. sign.
be not sent to Newton, but the payment made to
Green. The latter came 10 this city aud
got got. the money. amounting to si,olS. The
an oveidrsft OF $500 and telegram
from ark asking f)r tue returns from his
shipment first revealed the alleged discrepancy.
Grsybiil Immediately went 10 Wheeler aud DIS.
covered that Green had received letters at Fort
List Postoffce and sent letters from there TO Miss
Georgia Rowland. VAUDEVILLE, Clarke County, Va.
To Virginia he hasteped, ana found that George
Rowland, whom he made Identical with Charles
Green, was said to be a noted cattle and horse
THE spd detp' RADIO In Clarke County. The Post
office was Wis ted and IL was found that the fam.
iy sent a letter addressed j. Harris, 100 East
Main street Lexing on, Ky. Graybili arrived there
Soon after, and by the aid of the Police hal MS
man under arrest. Eight hundred and thirty.
nine dollars wss found 10 the pocket OF HIS draw.
ers aud this, with silver watch was, taken from
him. He expressed WILLINGNESS 10 90 brought
here without a Iquisition, and Captain Colbert
was ent after him and returned last night be-
fore stated. Rowland is said 10 be a we'll knogu
ctsperate character and Is In general bal oior
In Virginia. u is said OF him that he once
estaped hanging at the hands OF
party OF citizens who went to mob him 10y passing
from his house 10 the woods by passing through
tunnel dug for that purpose AS Mr.. Grayhill Sc
cured $3.50 the firm will De out only ABOUT sl64 and
The trouble and expense OF catching the thief, TO
which no litue credit attaches
A reporter of the Sentinel attempted to inter
view Rowlsnd at the Central Station last night,
but the prisoner refused TO talk