The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-25
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
TICKET sCALPER PRANK PULLED
N roe FORGERY.

Dies, Punches ard Ct1eT Pa-apAe-na-
lie FOR Getting the Best OF the Rail
rods Found IL BIS Possession
visi. Of Yrs. harrison snG Ter Party.
Cthe- News Of the Town
ATLANTA. Ca. March 2A-At the il
sts7,sof c. II. Ward. general manager, and
{. II. Wells. Charleston agent f tie South
Carolina railroad, Harry Frank, a ticket
s.aI1ar. vas arrested for forgery to-day.
For some time railroad men have suspected
TIE geuui-eDess Of the stamping and sigma
+lI-5s On certain tickets, a number Of which
having fallen into the hands OF the South
Carolina road were traced back to Franks
establishment. Messrs. Ward and Wells
concluded that the broker must have duph-
cate STAMPING dies, and came TO Atlanta to
investigate. This morning a search war
rant was obtained and served upon Frank
n his ofice Just across from the Kimban
house.
CAUGHT n THE ACT.
In a moment the officers detected him
transferring the contents Of 8 convenient
drawer 10 his pockets. They lnterfsred,
but Frank would not give the things up.
lie was consequently carried 70 police
headquarters and searched \ number Of
dies were discovered on ais person and other
tools OF the same kind a. his Office. He had
n combination stamping apparatus, with
dies TO 1T. for the South Carolina Rai gay
CompanY's Line street tChsrlescoul Office;
The Western and Atlantic Railway Com
I,any's Marietta street Office; the East Ten
Ilessee. Virginia and Georgia railway depot
Office, Atlanta, Edward Kirby. agent:
Western and Atlantic railroad, r D. Mann,
Atlanta TTnfo1 ri0-or QFTSrsa
OTHER TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Collins erasing substance, q baggage
punch and an IL punch also formed part
of the outfit. The presumption of the
prosecutors Is that Frank, on purchasing
.1alf-used limited return tickets, would
require the seller to sign his name on the
Ozcs; then when he found a purchaser he
would forge the name OF the proper wit
Messing agent and stamp the ticket with the
agents official stamp dating il as he pleased
Agents viii testify that they never handled
some Of the tickets which appear to have
Deen duly witnessed, signed and stamped in
their Offices.
Frank was released from custody on Civ
ing three bonds aggregating $4,000.
MRS HARRIsoNs VISIT.
Mrs Harrison and party reached here
early this afternoon. They came in at the
East Tennessee depot, on the edge of town,
and 50 were met by only a small delegation,
including Mayor Glenn, ex-Gov. Bullock.
and others Of prominence. The members of
the party entered carriages and were driven
70 Gov. BullOck's home, where they
were entertained at luncheon. After
luncheon they were taken TO see the sights
OF Atlanta. This evening at 3 o'clock a
reception was rendered them at the Capital
City Club. Tomorrow the party will go TO
Chattanooga ard look over the battlefield of
iol~n
sionary Ridge.
HON. J. c. c. BLACK INVITED.
Hon. J. c. c. Black has been invited
TO deliver an Grafton here Memorial day.
a PECULIAR ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
A peculiar attempt at suicide was made
at the Markham house yesterday afternoon
A stranger, who registered as n. B. Carter
Rural, Fla. tried TO end his life by convert
ing ms stomach into a gas tank. The man
appears to be New Jersey carpenter, who
has recently been working in
Florida. Late Friday afternoon he
reached Atlanta. In the evening he
went to the theater and Saturday took
a room at the Markham, where he now lies
somewhat better than last night, but still
in critical condition. He was seen at the
breakfast table yesterday morning. Then
he seems to ave disappeared from notice
till about o'clock in the afternoon, when
Ne was uIsCOF6Ftu apparently IN uYlDg
condition. W. B. Rock, who found him
gave an alarm, and George Scovill, the hotel
manager, rushed to the room.
HOW HE SOUGHT DEATH.
Carter was lying upon the bed In his
mouth was one end of & piece of rubber
tubing, securely held in place by a stout
cord which Carter had tied tight and fast
around his neck and head. The rubber
tube was about seven feet long. The
other end communicated with the gas
jet, and the deadly vapor was
turned on full. He had been uncon-
scious for some time from asphyxiation.
Doctors were summoned and worked with
the patient all night. AT IL o'clock he was
reported much improved, though still I'M
conscious. To-day there are hopes of his
recovery. There is unmistakable evidence
that before Carter arranged his novel death
trap he took several ounces Of chloroform
to make the job sure one.
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