Telegram-herald., 1890-10-29
ALLEN-W HITACRE
Ths cslsbratsd Forgery Matter
Nov ga Trial sE Lansing,
4 REciPIIULiTl0s Of rHE CASE
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s.ys the LAnz.ng Republican: The
sensational forgery case "a which AEs.
Gertrude n nltiaefe. once \ pFominent
soclety LADY Of Portland, and Frank
Allen, a pfotess Of Mrs. Whitssere's
father. we're tie principal nxures, MAS
opened in the circuit court THIS mora
iag. Ths facts Of the matter are well
ka0Na. Mrs.. WhHt4eTe became en-
anlored OF Frank Alien and came 70
Lansing IA company with Charles
Wheeler. a mutual friend. she pre-
SEATED the forged check on the BeIdlng
Rank of NJ. 3. Deyine & Co. prepared
~ Ale, AZ the lknslng National
bank and left vita ever 5000 IA cold
cash. officers cbAsed Allen aad Mrs.
Whittacre all over the country aud
finally captured them down near
Mexico tN0 years after the Offcnse A
feR sensational incidents IN the affeir
were. TIE Identification OF Mrs. hiLL-
acre At the bank By Young society peo-
pie 0f Lansing. among Nnom she vas
well known, and oy Nulcn means she
was enabled "a gslths money the klck-
lne III Alien 0ut of WhitIacre house
hv tie wronged husband, and the
heavy damage suits Tor defamation OF
character lrolght by Detective Aoels
against III. L Coleman o. The national
bank.
b. means of influence Capt. Allen.
of Portand. father OF the recreant
Mrs Wuittacrc. succeeded IN getting all
part.es to agree in having Mrs. Whit
tacre tried separately, aud TINS y the
case that = n0w on trial. Prosecuting
Attorney Day and Charles A. HAM
moud are fOr the prosecution, and +.
4 Montgomery and j. Z. Lee for the
defense.
Tue court vas crowded when the case
opened. Il uack sekt of the court
sat Mr.. Whittacre. the husband OF the
unfortunate woman. In appearance
he u an unusually handsome man. but
hs regular features are surmounted
with A certain sadness. giving him a
melancholy .OOk, heightened some
What by MS cOal-olack hsir and mus
tsscne. Beside HIM were two or three
friends, and little further away was
n. b. Dewne. OF Belding. the banker
or whom tue check WAS forged; NJ. l..
Coleman VAS present. and Detective
Abels and Mss Flora Taylor. the lady
freud Al whose house Mrs. Whttacre
slopged while IN Lansing, occupied the
very front seat. Frank Allen was not
present. During the selection
og TIE jury Mrs. Whittaere paid
the utmost attention from her seat
benmd Attorney Lee. She scanned
every Juror with intense interest, and
wuen the jury was impsneled she re-
sumed an Indifferent posture. Dressed
~ becoming travelling dress Of unas-
sasfing color, aad with her cheeks
hushed and eyes sparkling. she looked
unusually pretty. A. her right sat her
father, and at her left her uncle, J r.
Roe. Of DstsOit. Another uncle, Mr..
Smith, OF Nebraska. Was also present.
Ihis mornings testimony came from
". +. Coleman, VI. L. Coleman, Water
Bailey and Miss Flora Taylor. All was
old testimony, and the only important
feature was the statement of VI. L.
Coleman 81 10 the correctness of bis
testimony gwen ia the examination
held some months ago. In that ex-
Summation Mr.. Coleman testified
that ne believed the draft that
was presented BY Mrs. Whittscre
was genuine, or rather tnst
b. believed rs much, on the day Of the
examination. that the draft was genu-
ine. "a on The day when ne cashed il.
Taxing into consideration that he IS
row sung her for forgery, It IS neon
ssteut 70 say the least, 70 testify as 70
fne gruulneness of the draft. but IN a
Subsequent conversation with Attorney
Hammond. Il vas understood Mr.. Cole
ulan viii change that testimony, on
shat grounds 70 "a not known. but
ensnEed it must be IN order TO carry on
prosecution on ms behalf.