The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-16

a Minneapolis Lawyer Makes FREE Win
the Name al q Wealthy Patron "a the
Extent 81 Yearly Three unndred Than
sana Doiiars. aud New l"rk street.
Car Line President Does the Forged
ss.ck Certificate Act 90 the Tune ~
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MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug. ..-Foryer-
les 10 the amount OF nearly $4,000
have been committed ia the name OF John
4. Blaisdeli. one ~ the Oldest wealth.
lest. aud best known residents Of Mime.
apolis. The report IL that young law
YER ia this city who il well-knOwn aud
popular, aud whose father is a wealthy
aud prominent man, has been robbing
Mr.. Blai~dell for long time by a series
~ systematic forgeriss. and that when
the fact was discovered a dry or two ago,
the total amount ~ his gains was in the
neighborhood OF $4,000.
II Is made public this morning that J.
Frank Gallon. OF lockwood 4 Gallon.
attorneys al 40 Temple Court, is the
forger who has signed the name % John
Blaisloll to numerous notes. The forger.
les extended over a period Of more than
year. and the III -gotten money has b sen
spent in speculation. Gallon has
confessed his crime and says hc
has no desire to defend him
~tAAf H' rfAItl MNIt@ ~ 10 u
the penitentary. The forgcrer has been
Sir. Rlaisdell's attorney, and was thus
enabled to have access 10 his papers. an ops
portunity which he used for his schemes.
Owing 10 the previous good character
OF the man aud the high social anu busi-
ness position OF the young fellows fami.
ly settlement was agreed to on the uu-
Outstanding that the whole amount oh.
I tanned on Mr.. Blaisdell's signature be
returned to that gentleman. Mr.. Blais-
\ dell placed the case ia the hands OF At
torney L. I. Davis. and the latter has
been busy with il for two days, and yes
terday was locked in his private Office
with three detectives all day long. A
reporter called at his house last evening.
but Mr.. Davis refused 10 see him, saying
that he was i'll and could see no one.
The forgeries together with the social
aud business prominence Of all parties
concerned, promises 70 make the case
one OF the most sensational ever known
ia the Northwest. Ii the matter Is not
settled criminal action will be begun.
lie Issued Forged stock Certificates.
NEW YORK. Ang. s.-Eoen ;. Allen,
president Of The Green Line Street Cal
Company. was arrested Yesterday for
forging certificates % stock for about
seven hundred shares. He was locked
up in police headquarters. He has been
president Of the company for Ions
time, and connected with the company
for twenty five years.
The amount of Aliens defalcation IL
stated 10 be $4,000 or >l3).0o). Th'
prisoner has made confession. in which
he says that four years ago he became
, financially Interested ia a patent fire cs.
.fI a.. a..
in. and in the embarrassment thu
caused he yielded 70 ;the tempta
ton 10 raise money By falls
issues OF stock. He forged the signature
: % the company's treasurer aud sccre
q tary, and sold about seven hundred share
OF this bogus stock Many OF the share
y are now in the hands OF innocent holders
The false issue went Oh for four year
without. detection
Tuesday. in President Aliens absence
!, broker called at the Office TO have som
4 stock arsferred for purchaser. III
E treasurer. in making the necessary com
! parison with the books. saw the shar
numbers we're duplicates. a meeting =
A the directors was at once summoned. an
= President Aliens guilt being apparen
!, ii was decided to cause his arrest.
!, Upon being locked up at police head
:. quarters Mr.. Allen broke down AID mad
< full statement to the foregoing effec
The directors have decided 10 prosecut
a him 10 the full extent OF the law. ALE
has lived in n somewhat luxurious styl
4 for several years, having an elegant resi-
r. dence al Rawlings. He recently r-turne
n from pleasure trip in Europe. lie Is abo'
/, fifty years old and has awife and chi
!, dren. He has always had good repnta
!" ton in business circles. He was arraigns
Y in the Tombs police court yesterday, al
" rernanded for further examination.