The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-14
BANKER AND FORGER.
Arrest Of w. f. Baird, the Ma
dera, CAL, Financier.
MORE OF HIS CRIMES EXPOSED.
Boss Buckley Quite Comfortable in Mon.
treaI-FafIure OF Banks at Broken
Bow, Neb., and Cheyenne.

BAN Francisco, Nov. NV. r. Baird was to
night arrested at the Palace hotel OF telegraphie
orders from MADEIRA The charge is forgery.
Baird refuses to talk on the subject.
FRESNO, Cal, Nov. l3.--Ths rascally transac-
tons OF w. F. Baird, late vice president and
cashier of the Bank of MADEIRA, continue to come
TO light While there were originally about $50
shares OF bank stock issued there have already
been presented over 900 shares of fraudulent
stock. The over-issue is held in this city,
Los Angeles and by the Pacific bank in San
Francisco. Major Bonebrake, OF Los Angeles,
holds $1,000 worth OF notes hypothecated with
his bank by Baird Several notes have been
found which Baird raised from 10000 to $4,000,
and from SIS TO l,50o. The Consolidated bank,
OF Elsinore, may yet suffer severely on account
OF Baird's rascality.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 13-Cashier Mcdonald.
of the Pacific bank, said today regarding the
Bank of MADEIRA and the John Brown colony in
Fresno county that the MADEIRA bank had been
reorganzed and is now distinct from any con-
nection with the colony. He said:
We reorganized the Bank of MADEIRA about six
ing, with the assets and liabilities balancing at
SlOO,0O0 The bank was organized aud the John
Brown colony was started by W. r. Baird and
John Brown about three years ago. The colony
consists of 5000 good land,
and there are about 800 settlers on it..
Baird and Brown put great deal
OF money into the cultivation of the colony
lands, and we were finally obliged, owing TO
an overdraft on the Pacific bank, and in order
10 protect our interests, to make an investiga-
ton. We found a number OF irregularities due
to the close connection between the bank and
the colony, but nothing OF a sensational charac-
ter, ana secured ourselves by having the over
drafts turned into bills receivable and secur-
ing an interest in the colony. The bank is now
reorganzed, with Return Roberts, wealthy
capitalist OF MADEIRA, rs president, and, its con-
Iiection with the colony having ceased, no fur-
ther com plicatons need ensue. The colony
lands valuable and have been well iul-
proved, and we do not intend that the settlers
shall! suffer any loss by reason OF any transac-
ton between the Bank OF MADEIRA and the Pa
cltc bank through the operations of Baird.
CHICAGO, Nov A dispatch from Montreal
says Christopher A. Buckley has apparently es-
ta5lished himself there for the winter, and
shows no disposition to leave.
BINGHAMPToN, N Y, Nov l3-The police to-
day arrested confidence man and forger who
had laid plans to delraud several banks in the
state out of sums ranging from $4,000 to 5000.
The swindier claimed to be William Lumbard, of
Il Wheatlani. Cal, bank. His method was
to forge checks upon the Wheatlsnd bank,
which he intended to deposit in banks of this
state In his satchel was book containing a
list of all the banks in the country. He is evil
IDENTIFY an old crook. as he refused to be photo
graphed, and the police twisted his wrists with
nippers until the blood came before he would
open his eyes, His right name is believed to be
Charles Morton.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 13--The Jury in the
Woodruff case was called in at noon by Judge
Lee, of the Pulaski circuit court, and they re-
ported that they were unable to agree they were
DISCHARGED