Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
FORGERY.



on two OF the. business houses on
Franklin street and the attempt
made TO impose upon another ID
the same way. Early in the morn
ing, before banking hours, Satur
day. man who had disappearance
oi respectable farmer, went into
Bloch Bros. dry goods store and
purchased from Mr.. Jerome Dun,
can, salesman, "a coat for $3.50 and
handed him check in payment
for same. The check was for 1872. u
and was signed Thos. L. Harvie by
w. G. Smith. The man gave his
name as w. NJ. Dickson. Mr.. Dun
can wrote this name and educ
$3.50" on the bundle and sent it
with the check to the cashier, who
returned it with the proper change,
$87. 25.
Later in the morning man OF
the same type went to Mr.. J. G. Jo-
seph's store and purchased from Mr..
Isadore BacherIg a pair of boots,
price $500, and handed him in pay
ment for same a check on the North
ern Bank for $3.50, in favor of A.
S. Bledsoe, or bearer. and signed in
the same manner as the one describ-
ed above. Mr.. Bacherig handed
the check to Mr.. Joseph, and he
requested the man to endorse it,
which he did, writing the same
name as that contained in the body
of the check. Mr.. Joseph carried
the check,into the Franklin Bank,
next door, had it cashed, and paid
the man 5000.
The third attempt was made at
Bowling & Wilson's, where he pur-
chased from Mr.. Martin Cross a
pair Of shoes and hat, the two
worth $3.50 For this he offered
check drawn on the Northern Bank
in favor OF r. M. Walker, or bear
er, for $4,000, signed, Thos. l..
Harvie, Mr.. Smiths name not be-
ing appended as to the others. Mr..
Cross took this check to the North
ern Bank to be cashed, while the
country-man waited in the store.
Mr. Ed Munford, assistant cashier
at the bank, knew the signature
was not that OF Mr.. Harvie's and
suspecting, at least, an irregularity,
refused to pay out the money the
check called for. Mr.. Cross took it
back to the country-man, who re-
marked that it was strange, that the
check was given him by the clerk
at the desk at the factory. and he
would go and see about it.
Mr.. Henry Wilson's suspicious
were aroused, and he watched the
man after he left the store. He
went first to Sensing's grocery, cor
ner First and Commerce streets,
from whence he came almost i'm
mediateIy, and walked rapidly out
Commerce street. Mr.. Wilson
then went to Mr.. Sensing and learn
ed from him that the man was
named Slayden, and lived in Dick
son county. An investigation was
then made into the matter. Mr.
Harvey was conferred with, and the
checks given at Bloch's and Jo-
seph's being presented for payment
their existence was discovered and
all pronounced forgeries. A war
rant was sworn out for Slayden and
placed in the hands of deputy sher-
iff Stafford, who, in company with
Constable Robert Lyle and Mr..
jerome Duncan, went in pursuit of
the fOrger.
Slayden went Immediately to
Caldwell & She'ton's stable after
leaving Mr.Sensing's grocery, where
he mounted his horse and started
home, which is in the 9th district
of Dickson county, twelve miles
from Charlotte and about 20 miles
from this city. The goods he pro-
cured were left atfSensing's grocery
to be carried out by neignbOr in a
wagon. This wagon was overtaken
at Dunlavy's store by the pursuing
party. The party driving the
wagon, of course, had no idea how
Slayden came by the goods. Slayden
had erased the name dickson"
which Mr.. Duncan wrote on the
bundle purchased at Bloch's. and
substituted his own in place of it.
The officers reached Slayden's
house a short while before dark and
found him at home He was arres-
ted and brought back to town and
lodged in Jail. $l83 in money
was taken from his person.
A representative of the CHRoN-
ICLE called on Mr.. Slayden at the
Jail Sunday morning. He is ra-
Their good looking young farmer,
with brown hair and moustache,
brown eyes and clear cut features.
His nose is somewhat prominent
and his chin slightly receding. He
answered very politely all questions
that were put to him in deep, So
norous voice, but in a guarded man.
ner and in as few words as possible.
He admitted having been in town
the day previous and having pur-
chased some goods. Said he didn't
remember at what houses he made
the purchases, that he paid the cash
and didn't have any checks, The
last checks he had were given him
by Mr.. Harvey for tobacco sold, one
a little before and the other just af-
ter Christmas. The first of these he
cashed at the Northern Bank and
the last at Simon Katz's store. He
expressed an anxiety to have his
trial and get back home, because
he had left his wife in a delicate
condition.
We learn from Mr.. Sensing that
/ Tho f,r yarSt fuII mama Is T,,lbart