Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-02
h ERSHNER CAPTURED,
me Young Forger Who Skipped Out a
Year AGO-The Losers and the Amounts
Lost-How Detective Norris Got His
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The Young Forgsr who Skipped Out a
| Year Ago--The Losers ana the Amounts
Lost-How Detective Norris Got His
| Pointers.
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the
| GLoBE-RErURLIc received telegram from
John 7. Norris, at Detroit, saying that he had
| captured Ed. o. Kershner and would bring
him to Springfield on the next train. The
forgery case of Kershner is well known here,
where he was popular and well liked until
his shortcomings were discovered. He was a
young carpenter aud builder, well connected,
happily married, and apparently pros.
porous. Early in June last summer
it was discovered that there
was something crooked in his transac-
tons, when men began to come to Henry
Hinkle and the Walters brothers about notes
which contained their names as securities.
The matter was looked into aud the result
OF the Investigation was a criminal suit in
Squire Smiths court against Kershner for
forgery. His method was to give his own
note for borrowed money, forging the sigma
lures of Henry Hinkle, Martin R. Walters,
and George Walters, all solid and substantial
men, as securities. By this means he had
obtained $500 from Henry Snyder, 5000
from John Crabill, 800 from James Fleming,
1925 from Charles Pollen, $40 from Henry
Hallenbeck, 500 from Joseph CRUDE, 800
from Thomas Wall, and $ll5 from D. Z.
Barnum. He also forged the name OF Mrs.
Christina Cook to an order on William Brain
tor S400 worth OF lumber. All these papers
were dated during March, April and May,
1884 Many OF these forgeres were not dis
covered until after the suit was begun, and
| ever since small amounts have been turning
| up until kershner Is now wanted to the tune
| of 81 700. Kershner got the tip in some
| manner and skipped for parts unknown be-
tore he could be captured. Ere long rumors
began to float about that he was in Canada
ard were confirmed by remark dropped by
his little son about his papa in Cana Ia
| Detective Norris got an eye-opener some time
ago VIXEN Kershners wife and child
] purchased tickets to Detroit aud moved
| thither. About week ago he happened to
be in the Office OF Kershuers attorney at
tending to some private business, when his
eye was caught by the address, "a. G. Gard
ner, WiDsor, Canada reversed on a bOtting
pad. Taking this as clue, he telegraphed
the authorities of Winsor, asking them to
look up Gardner LAST Thursday he re-
ceived reply, giving description hat tai
lied very accurately with Kershner's appear
ance, and saying that he was a carpenter by
| trade, had been there little over year,
and had recently brought his family there.
He had gone from here directly to Winsor,
and settled there in iancied security ignorsnt
OF the fact that the extradition treaty covered
his case. This contains seven crimes only
on which fugtives may be eytradlted wit
Murder, assault with intent to kill, highway
robbery, piracy, arson, forgery and using
forged paper. The detective Immediately y
teegraphed to Winsor police to hold Kersh.
ner, had warrant issued by Squire Stout and
set about to collect all the forged paper and
other evidences that could be gotten. He de.
parted tor Wlnsor, which is just across the
river from Detroit, on Friday afternoon ant
his telegram tells the rest OF the story.