The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-19
How Yonng Mr.. Bean Worked the
Banks.
TAKEN BACK TO AUGUSTA AS THE
SCENE OF HIS CRIME.
He Is Said to Be q Professional Sharper
and He Goes By Many Names-He Got
Ministers to Endorse for Kim-Wanted
On Many Charges.
Special to the PRESS }

Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, December lS.-City Marshal Bean
of this city arrived in Augusta tonight from
Rockland having in custody o. Bean, alias
O. Bean 2nd, alias j. E. Varney, alias G..
M.Getchell. alas II. B. Kennedy. who Is
charged with forgery in Augusta last July.
Beams method of procedure is somewhat
novel, and is quite original. He would go
into some bank. having check for a small
amount, wish to have it cashed and would
say that II the cashier desired any one to
identify him, he would go out and have a
certain minister in the town to endorse the
check for him.
While in Augusta last July, as the story
runs, Bean walked into the Augusta
National bank one fine morning, went
through his usual formalities and said he
would come back again with the endorse
ment of Rev. G. ". Doherty to the oheck.
In about an hour Bean came back with the
proper signature. collected the amount of
the check went directly to Gardiner and
play the same game.
In that city Rev. j. McCarty was the en-
dorsef. and the check was for the same
amount as in Augusta. The bank officials
thinking that nothing was wrong paid the
the course of time it was found that the
check was worthless, but Bean could not be
found. Marshal Bean has been working on
the case since that time, but was not able
to find any trace of Bear till yesteId day,
when he received a message from Rockland
which read that man had been seen in
that city. which answered to the descrip-
tion of the forger.
Coming up on the train Bean claimed that
he was never in Augusta in his life. This
cannot readily be believed, as he does not
remember where he was during the month
of July. When asked if he was guilty of the
forgery. he said he was innocent of the Au-
gusta job. but admitted passing a forged
check at Foxcroft some time ago. =
He is safely behind the bars in Kennebec
Jail tonight, and will be given hearing to-
morrow. The police think they have
captured the man who has been floating the
state with worthless checks during the past
year. If not proven guilty of the Augusta
charge. the Foxeroft officers will probably
arrest him and have him stand trial to the
forgery up there. Anyway, he is destined
to spend while in jail.
Somerset County Supreme judicial Court.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Skowhegan, December 1S.-The December
term OF the Supreme Judicial court of
Somerset county opened at Skowhegan to-
day, Judge Wiswell. presiding. The docket
OF, civil cases is very large, the new entries
numbering $50. The assigned Eases will
occupy three weeks. perhaps four weeks.
One interesting case that will come up this
term is suit for libel against the publishers
of the Fairfield Journal.
Lewiston Mill to Start Up,
Especial to the PRESS.)
Lewiston, December lS.-It is good news
for the people of Lewiston to learn that the
management of the Lewiston mill corpora
tion have decided to again start mp their
plant. which has been lying idle for the
greater part of the year. The stock of the
company is valued at $500 ,000. and a meet
ing OF the stockholders will be held Decem-
Der ~. for the purpose of reducing if
possible the capital stock. 1t is expected
that the mill will be started again early in
January.