Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-20
Use TELLS HIS STORY.
The Fine Forger Through With
Joliet.
Having served Hi. Iime for His
crime At the Rock I.ia.d House
he L. row i'm Oman. to An
.wer Like Charge

Edward 4 Ise. alias Charles Adams.
VITO. il VII Be remembered. Was sent TO
Joliet p=nIIeniisrF II months ago for
passing forged cheek on the Rock Isl
and house. and Was sDDreheutei through
the shEevdres= Of Clerk Bloom. has seq
vet his term ard i rOE II the hands Of
Capt AOzIyu. OF the Onshs police,
sgsiE, sai il n the Nebraska net
ropoIis for trial so- a ofense commits
ted il Ne5rask. before coming 10 Rock
Island Ives tell. the Bee the ziorE Of
hi: life. which !: substantially as follows.
He vas The son u Eel.-to-3o parents
Il ~ eastern STATE. and was s=as TO
Pri1cztoa 20 c3uplete MS education.
About thEes years aga. when he mad
reached his se1i9r year, his father net
with financial rsverses and he Was cam
Uel.ed TO sbsudon his College course
Shortly sfie-Esri = severe attack Of nsr-
vCu= pECs;raIiJu left him with 8 most
Drououacsd inapeiimenE il MS speech,
but Ee started CIT 10 earn MS living
After z.rki1g fo- while - s book
keeper. ne weaI 20 Log Branch snd BE-
gan ElzTicE gae rzcss. but ae plzTet MS
noaev u tie wrosg horses, aud before
.Crg was dead BCC<-- De iel. II with =
mar Tbo claimed - be 81 zctc=. and
this iz5iv.1gs. proposed a scheme b.
Hz5ca izeF cCa.d make some u-0neT Ise
VS. II : ccztlIi0u where = mouer max
ing scE=u-= looked vsrv attractive, aui St
o-ee entered tito il. He was seut cuy
= 81
game Vas for tie actor TO forward =
cheek 20 Eiz agent IN care OF some hote!
Wien the sEers Arrival there the check
xas Il visiting fCE him, snd tie hotel.
keeper Was expected 20 cash il in sulicI-
patton q securing the whole Company
for Z: EOlse Tae scheme was success
flIy worked IL Baltimore, but nothing
las teen heard from the authorities OF
that city regarding tie matter. aat il :
lot E15w1 10 what extent il Was worked
ihe1=
I:e struck Omaha about fttseu months
AEo ard stopped :; the Windsor. Twas
Tot lozg unri. lie hai succeeded IN hsv-
ne two checks cashed oy Aessrs Prince
i >cEls1E, AID tbea csue dsv when the
advance agent disappeared znt wiki him
.. Princes SIS eveTCoz; TIE jh.oE
that CALLED Prince vss 20 think tdzt he
had INSISTED o. Ise taking tie coat Ise
Tss having Is oEu cost cleaned, aud So
Il vas : EsE, chilly day, Prince would
lot allow his glesI 70 20 Cut wilEo1;
pToEer covering. Tee coat was recOy-
cred bF Captain NoEty1 when Ise vas az
rested Il Rock Island weak ago
Ise had d9ste3 tao OF his checks there
su1 tired TO WORK Of another 1hen lie
put % a. the Rock,I..sud house TIE
propE.e;c. could rot cash II. but Ise Vas
arrested b Marshal Mile. a1d held s. 5
fugitive fE5D justice 10 await The arTivs
o. Ct Omaha officer
lse supplements this narration with re-
c.taI OF tie misunderstanding here between
Sheriff S..vis ant Marshal Miller over his
arrest ani ds-enli5a, szt greatly n.5-eP-
res=1ts za5 exsZger4;es the facts II tie
case notwithstanding that M-s;yu cora.
bcr.,es a. tbs; lie says. TIE Bee II
conclusion ssys-
Ise wi.l plead guilty here 70 tie casrc,
% fcTgery s1G e1cezvoT 10 have the CcGrt
take c3Eu5zazce % us f.. s:Orv He !;
ST 'ote.igeUt young u4n. and ssys x
Wants 70 tlTa over & Lew .esf Ooe teru
has Convinced hin that he wants TO m0rc
Of that life. AID Re : Confident tbs. ID
hss sufficient aoi.iiy 10 supper; himself
Il stT4ightfOrxsrd msurer. While IL
the joliet peu.teutlsTS he wAs tie record
keeper aod devised complete new set Of
record ocoss greatly simplifying tie hiib-
erto coDp.ica'eG system sn6 st-aiEh-eced
oEt tie ole records OF ,he -. rs prs
oueTs iha- lad been confined il the ios;i-
iUti5o, s. vel S. q The I+I5 convict
WHO we're there when lie left He < a:
expert accountant sud 1ae ueumau. sCC
s. bis croCEeiusss wss 81 committed
within oce year. he does rot wait Il 70