Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-15
THE CAPTURE OF A FOReER.

Superintendent Pond Of the Win. |
 chester Avenue Railroad Captures |
 the Culprit-He Had Tried the Same l
 Game on Erhart, the Center Street |
 Jeweler. l
 There was considerable excitement on the green and on College street in the inn- mediate vicinity of the green about o'clock yesterday afternoon over the arrest of forger. Starting from the New Haven house he gave his pursuers quite chase through College street from which he dodgsd off into several back yards and at last come up ir front of Center church where he was captured, completely tired out. Officers Tighe and Murphy soon came up and he was taken to police headquarters and locked up.
 Last Tuesday evening this man, in con- pany with another, registered at the New Haven house as Joe Burke and brother of Boston, Mass. They had been staying there ever since and Proprietor s. H. Nose ley says he had hardly seen them as they were out all the time. About 4:39 o'clock yesterday afternoon the man registered as Joe Burke, short, thin, spare man, with small light mustache, well dressed and wearing high silk hat. stepped up to the office and presented check for $25 signed with the name of R. Morgan, plumber, of Center street. He said to MT. Moseley that he was expecting some goods of some kind and that If he did not want to cash the whole check now, he would like $2 on 1t, and MT. Moseley could send 1t down in the morning and see if 1t was all right. MT. Nosely immediately telsphoned down to R. Morgan & Go. and asked them if the check was all right. ''Is the man there?" came the answer back over the wire. "Yes," answered MT. Moseley. "Arrest him. He Is beat" was the reply.
 Ar. Moseley turned and found that the man had left the office and gone up to his room. So he telephoned for an officer and went up to the fellows room and told him he guessed he could fix the matter of the check for him then. The man accompa- nisd him down the elevator, and when they arrived in the corridor he said, "Just wait minute" He turned and dashed out of the door onto College street, and breaking through an astonished crowd of Foresters continued to run down College shouted, ''Stop, thief" at which quite a good sized crowd took after the culprit. Superintendent Pond of the Winchester avenue railroad happened along at this time in his buggy with another gentleman and they gave chase.
 . The man dodged in by W. E. Gilbert's residence at 123 College street and then came out on Wall street, and ran into the open door of Mrs. Winchell's boarding house at 64 Wall street, through yard where some young people were playing croqcet, and at last got out on Elm street and into the green, where Superintendent nnht hiro n6G1ara Tfrxln Murphy soon came up and took him down to police headquarters, where hs gave the name of J. Burke. In his pockets was found nothing of any value. On the leaf of notebook he had the names of Brown 6 Durham, R. Morgan & Co.,, and c. E. Hooghkirk written. There was also @ paper on which New Haven, Hartford, Boston, Providence ard Taunton were written in the above order. He has several cards of Leon Cherburg, M D., 52 Eldridge street, New York, and a prescription blank from the same doctor with the name Shapiro written below, and which ia thought to be his real name. There was also a slip of paper with the name "G. F. Schilling, 501 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. N. Y.," written thereon. Two or three ladies' songs was about all that was found on him. He had torn up and thrown away several checks, pieces of which were picked up and brought to police headquarters. He lost his silk hat in 8 back yard in the rear of the house on Wall street, and it was later picked up and brought to police headquarters.
 It seems that this is not his first offense, as he tried to pass check for $16 signed by R. Morgan & Go. on Erhart, the Center street jeweler, on Wednesday evening. hn ho1 Gnl apI looking for him at the time his capture was made. This fact also gave R. Morgan the knowledge that some one was passing
 bogus checks drawn on him, and so he was
 prepared to warn Proprietor Moselsy. The
 culprit Is said to have also operated in
 Norwalk. The man who was with him
 and who was registered as his brother has
 disappeared entirely.
 The man who was arrested is charged
 with attempting to pass false checks and defrauding hotel keeper.
 HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY.
 A Long and Happy Life, and still
 Useful, Hale and Cheery-A Reeep-
 ton to Mrs. Parmelia Warner.
 One of the pleasanteat events of the sea son was family gathering Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Frank Bronson, No. 229 Edgewood avenue, where a reception was given in honor of Mrs. Bronson's mother, Mrs. Parmelia Warner, and in celebration of the venerable lady's ninetieth birthday anniversary, which oc- cured on that day. There were present her seven surviving children, four sons and three daughters; fourteen grandohil- lo children are Henry Warner of Hamden, aged seventy-two; Allen Warner of Ham den, aged about sixty-seven; and Jesse and Birdsey Warner of this city, and Mrs. Henry L. Cowell, Mrs. Bronson of this city and Mrs. A. A. Dart of New London. A joyous social time was spent, the happiness of the occasion being fully entered into by the venerable lady. whose ninety years have borne lightly upon her, leaving her still bright, active and spright- ly in body and mind, and, in fact, she is one of the youngest old ladies of ninety in voice, manner and appearance to be found in the New England states. She declines all assistance in entering or getting out of the carriage when taking 8 ride, and on one of her recent carriage rides, after twenty mile drive, she alighted at her door with the spirit and slacrity of one forty years younger, and not having felt the slightest weariness from the excursion. All her long life has been blessed with fair degree of health, and today she takes an active interest in affairs and events, and reads the papers and books with unimpsired interest, although like the rest of womankind she has not attempted to read all the speeches so far made in congress on the silver ques- tion. She spent most of the past summer with her daughter. Mrs. Dart, in New Lon don. She is native of Hamden, where her husband, who died about thirty years ago, Jesse Warner, was a sterling farmer and citizen of the town. A fine pic ture was presented at the gathering Wednesday night with Mrs. Warner and her descendants oheerily engaged in the celebration, three generations of descend ants gathered about her, proud of the ven- erable old lady, and rejoicing in the sun- shine of the chsery, amiable and kindly nature which has ever characterized her throughout her long and serene life.
 THE NEW SCHOOL TICKET. MT. Morgan Heartily Endorses the
 His Colleagues.
 AiueIuau W. n. moIgan aHHouHce6 that he is aolidly with and for the new school ticket which bears his name upon 1t. When nominated he was away attending the national encampment of the G. A. R. in Indianapolis. He sets at rest all rumors that he might not consent to serve on the Ticket. He said last night when interview ed by COURIER reporter that he heartily ,I@- H. r