The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-28
TO TAKE BACK DORE.
Boston Police Officers Here
With Requisition-
the STORY or HIS DOWNFALL.
A Missing Mas Estate Emeerxied ana
Two Women Robbed Of Their
s.vBags-Ha Family.


evening. and after securing the necessary
warrant from GOV McGraw today viii
start with their prisoner on their return
Trip. By way Of san Francisco. perhaps
to1aorrow
SIR. Dore, alias Fairfield. 10 evidently
considered noted criminal in Boston, as
no less persons than William b. Watts.
chief of the Boston detective department.
and Andrew Hoaghton. inspector of POI
Ice Of the same city. crossed the CONT
nent ia order 80 make sure Of Dore's
return.
Sir. Watts and Mr. Houghton were seen
shortly after their arrival last evening. and
before they had had time 10 wash of the
dust gathered on their long journey they
gave tho PosT-IaTKIIasEscER reporter =
brief intervlsw. Both are typical officers
ia appearances. possessing q manly rug
gedness thsi bespeaks long service
in the police department and a con-
ssquens keen knowledge of criminals
and criminal matters. SIR. Houghton has
been in the harness twenty six years. and
looks hearty enough for many more years
of service, while Chief Watts has earned
his Office through gradual promotion and
long and faithful service. Chief Watts is
also Thirty -first degree Mason. and wears
q handsome mark. diamond studded, a
gift from associates
Chief Watts said they left Eoston last
last Wednesday night and met with but
little delay. In British Columbia the
train ran on q large rock, which had to be
blown from the track with dynamite.
Some little delay wa. also met along the
Coast line. which brought them in this
city several hours late.
Chief Watts was not willing to let his
requisition papers go out of his hands
until he had first submitted them to Gov
McGraw. He stated. however. that they
were signed by Gov. Fred T. GrcenhsIge.
of Massachusetts,. demanding the body of
John r. Dore. charged with forging and
uttering forged instruments. There are
eight counts set forth in the papers,
each being the forging of an order on a
savings bank by Dore. The methods Of
Dore. as related by Inspector Houghton.
was to ingratiate himself with Catholic
priests, bishops and Catholics generally.
then swindIe the poorer classes through
sharp practices on their ignorance.
Following Is one OF the orders and forms
the basis OF one Of the counts In the in
dictment:
Il
ton of Savings of Boston.
.'Sir: Please pay to John +. Dore all
the moneys that have been and may be
deposited. togsther with the interest that
may become due on account OF book 81
Ts4. MACY X poSovaS.
Witness. Mary j. caliigan."
The eight counts In the indictment cover
eight of these forged orders, four Of them
signed by Mary Donovan and four by
Mary J. Calligan. They were all uttered
October q, 1857, and covered In the
aggregate $3.50. which money Dore
IL alleged to have secured These
two women were poor and illiterate
and, the money being part of estates which
Dore was managing for them. he succeeded
in binding the women with fairy tales
about the delays in the law and the inn
possibility of getting an early settlement.
The discoveries were only made alter Dore
had been arrested in February, 1850, on
another chsrge. for which the law has
still an account 20 settle with him after
the Donovan and Calilgan cases have been
disposed Of
On February q. 1889, the Boston Herald
announced the arrest of John r. Dore. the
day previous. Sunday. for uttering forged
security bond TO the amount of e.. COO in
the probate court on the administration of
the estate of Thomas MoElroy. The story
of frauds on the part of bore towards the
heirs OF McElroy is told In lengthy de-
tails. how Thomas McElroy left Boston in
1861. leaving on deposit 500 III bank.
and that In isS4 John h. Dore
made the acquaintance of McEl.
roy's heirs. John Martin and
Mrs. Martin. aud through fraudulent
representations first drew up papers APP
pointing one OF the Martins adminlstra.
tor. then substituted other papers I'M
known 10 them appointing himself to that
position. The Martins inquired repeat
eddy about their missing uncle MeElroy
but failed 10 get satisfactory answer. out
of Dore. shortly after this John Martin.
having some money 70 bank, went 10 the
rrovident Institution - DEPOSIT L. In
the course Of this transaction he men
toned that he had already a tidv
sum there In the MeElroy account book.
This led the teller 20 question Martin, and
the latter told Of McElroy's bank book and
his 500 on deposit FOR nearly twenty-five
years. The book was asked for. and Mar
tin said Dore had H. Martin visited Dore
and asked him Tor the book. the LAWYER
did not have IL, and finally admitted
that be had drawn the deposit
standing 10 the credit OF Thomas MeElroy,
which appro minated SatS This Was a
revelation 10 the Martins. They sought
Hon. "a J. Flynn. of the Eovernor's coun-
eli, aud it Was discovered that The estate
had been administered on bv DORIS
ana in his security bond appeared
the name Of Iohn Martin as sgretv. This
name Of Martin As surety was a forgery.
This vas the charge on which he vas ar
rested and baiisd cat ia 5000 by his
hrothsr.in-l James Malonsy
When released he kjpped tav country
at ones. and. though the bond was dec ared
cred by the state.
The Bostoa GleAs, in recountins his
story. says;
lie dropped cat 81 the business and
social life 81 ChAriestown almost as com
pleleiy IS n she exrsa had swallowed him
A. weeks. months And years went bv With
no word from him, lie vas gradually tor
Fosten 10 the busy Nhirl of everyday life
Ills odd friends hoped however that the
sstt~r ~cnld in time os q red up. and that
he brilliant Young lawyer mlEas sEsan re-
tura ana resume hls place among faen.
The pcliev, however. had other ideas
about &ae matter. ard kept Up y cant.n-
va search toS the missing man, lie nuss
hSFe kuown thelT tntent.onS Ter De per
ststvnNy remained under cover. Eas =
wsiIs the r0igec shadawed his house
hoping g ges sogae eiew 20 has here
seouts lrolu- Any communication BE 20 Eht
sena bis VIE, &et nothing carae o. thelg
vigilance IN this asrecsioa.
Taen Ter Eo@g unsa nothing fartheF
vas hsaT1 Aiao0s tie matter. and sg sAs