The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08

HEAVY FORGERY.
John s. BIaisdell of Minneapolis
the Victim.
Officials of Prominent Banking
Institutions Scared.
Secretary Noble to Succeed JUS.
tice Mathews.
The National Communicable.
The National Communicable
fled Arrest.

MINNEAPOLIs, Aug. John 5.
Bloisdell, one of the oldest and wealth.
lest citizens of Minneapolis, yesterday
discovered that forgeries to the
amount of 1867 600 had been commit
ted in his name. The forger is a
young lawyer of the city whose father
is also wealthy and prominent.
LATER.
MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. III. Frank
Colon, son of the builder of the Colon
block, and one of the best known
young attorneys in Minneapolis, has
confessed to forging the name of
John T. BiaisdelI, the millionaire pion-
eer of this city, to notes and other pa
per, footing up the huge total of 1927,
900. 1t has been known for some
weeks that something was radically
wrong with MIR. Collom's accounts. He
has been the trusted attorney of Mr..
Blaisdell for several years. 1t appears
that Collom began his peculiar hnan-
cial methods upwards of year ago.
Mr.. BloiSdell had every confidence in
the young man until a few weeks ago.
Then his faith was suddenly shattered
The sensational story, however, never
came to the ears of the general public
+. A. Chamberlain, cashier of
the security bank, met John
L. Blaisdell on the street. MI.
BlaiSdell has for some years been one
of the banks heaviest depositors. ''Mr.
Blaisdell," said the cashier, "how
much of J. F. Collom's paper are you
on?'' The millionaire thought for an
instant and then replied, II believe l
have endorsed his paper to the amount
of SO, OOO.'' Mr.. chamberlain became
somewhat excited, why, Mr.. Blais-
delI,' said he, I'VE have nearly three
times that amount of the paper in the
bank endorsed by you" The capital
lists face blanched at this. 1T must
be mistake, Mr.. Chamberlain, he
said, II know I've never endorsed Col
lom's paper to any such amount.
There must be great mistake some
where" There is no error regarding
the amount" retorted the cashier
know what I'm talking about. 1t
strikes me, too, that we had better
look into this matter at once. There
is Senegambian located in this
thing somewhere" Then Mr.. Bias
dell and the Security bank officials
put their heads together and the result
of a hasty investigation showed that
| something was very seriously wrong.
Several brokers and money lenders
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| tltlOuS paper was soon discovered
Within very short period the immense
sum of 1927, 900 In notes and other Sc
curities was discovered, but the only
part of which MIR. Blaisdell's name was
attached. Mr.. Blaisdell pronounced
all the signatures purpOrting to be his
| to be forgeries. The next move OF
those conducting the investigation was
to confront Attorney COllom with his
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| day. COLON was called into the Office
of Mr.. Davis. Here the situation was
put before the young man without any
minceing of words. Mr.. BlaisdeIl and
several of the bank officials were
| present at this meeting. The
Young attorney broke down and con
fessed his crime in detail. Colon
wept bitterly and begged his hearers
not to spare him. He was almost be
| side himGp