Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-12
A SLICK ONE.
Merchants and Bankers of Colorado
Cities Looking for a Hand
some Man.
Accounts Of How He Worked EN- he Had
Money and Jewelry and was
Strictly Business.
Special to the Gazette,

Special to the Gazette.
| GLENwooD SPRINGS, COL, Aug. H.
IN April man representing himself as
f. F. G. Hall, accompanied by hand
some woman who passed as bis wife,
stopped at the best hotel, spent money
freely and soon made the acquaint-
ancs of come of the leading citi-
zens of the place. He was
| introduced to the best nero hants opened
a bankIaccount and placed with them
drafts for collection which were promptly
paid. He claims to be a contractor
of the Nicaragua canal and travelling in
the West for his health.
| He remained for month
when he went to San Francisco, but be-
fore going he negotiated with an agent
| OF a. Lyons, New York diamond
| dealer, fer the purchase of $1,000 worth
| of precious stones. The last of
July Hall returned here, saying that
he would remain but day, as his wife
was sick In Manitou and he was on his
way to her. Going 20 the Glenwood
national bank he closed a deal for
two city lots, giving a draft
drawn by bank in the
Interior of Kansas upon New York. This
draft was accepted and the sale con-
summated. Calling upon his jeweler he
received jewels, giving the same kind of
draft for $500 rs the bank had
taken. Two smaller transactions OF
this kind completed his business deals,
and away he went. Last SUNDAY night
kilograms were received here from San
francisco and Denver, asking the arrest
of E. f. &. Hall Tor forgery, but he had
n fnH nj
himself well, for nothing has been seen
OF him since. Telegrams received from
Kansas state that all of the drafts were
forgeries. On Tuesday check for $3.50,
drawn on the Glenwood national
bank in favor OF Tucker s. Co.,
of Denver was received here, but re-
turned with the words "no funds
across the face. Colorado Springs tele-
graphed hers, offering 5000 reward for
him, showing that he also had "good
friends there. A leading jewelry firm in
Denver Is reported as accepting forged |
draft for $1,000.
HIS EXPLOITS AT DENVER
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DENVER. Col, Aug. l1.-Early this |
spring handsome young man, giving |
his name as E. F. e. Hall arrived here. |
Being a Mason, he was introduced to I
some OF the leading business
men of the city, and ac-
companied the Mystic Shriuers in
their excursion to Dallas, Tex. He was
introduced to n bank through his Ma
sonic acquaintance. He deposited
money, issued checks upon it and con-
Quoted all his business in a straight and
honest way. Some time after Hall left
the city, and was not seen here until
about week ago, when be returned.
He claimed to have just left Nicarauga.
he renewed his acquaintance, and.
calling upon the bank, he de-
posted a draft for $500 drawn by Il
bank in Kansas upon a bank in New
York. Immediately upon depositing the
draft with the receiving teller he went
to the paying teller's window and
drew $500 IN cash and OBJ
tanned certified check for $1,000, as
Is the custom. TIE paying teller notified
the cashier of the issuance of the certi-
fed check. The cashier went to the re-
reiving teller, and there found that Hall
mad deposited draft for
$500. While he did not suspect !
hat anything was wrong, he took the
business precautIon to at once telegraph
he bank in Kansas. The next day he
'eceived q reply stating the draft was q
orgery. In the meantime Hall had gone.
The next day o well known leweler pre-
ented draft given by Hail for $1,000.
Hall had purchased that amount of dia-
nonds from the jeweler, and he had
.iven the check in payment. The cashier 8
It once recognized the draft as a
orgery, though the name of the I
'ank by which it was supposed to have
,een issued was different from the bank
,iyen in the $500 draft. The handwrit- !
ng of both drafts was the-same. Hall is ,
till at large, though efforts are being
made to catch him and rewards offered 7
or his arrest. =