The Washington times., 1894-11-26
WAS POSING AS A PREACHER
Frank A. Harvey, the Noted Forler,
Arrested at Lansing. Mich.
ESCAPE FROM A MARYLAND JAIL
He Is Wanted in Hartford County Whittier
He Eod Been Taken in July Last After His
Capture at vineland, N. J.-Remarkable
Career in Washington and Elsewhere.

New YORK, Nov 25.-Frank A. Harvey,
alias Horace b. Baker, alias George 2. Sage,
the forger, was arrested to-day at Lansing,
Mich, by Pinkerton detective from Phila-
delphia. He had been posing as the Rev.
Charles o. Gibson, and was preparing to
swIndle banks in this city.
On July 80 last Harvey was arrested at
Vineland, n. j., where he had been living un-
der the alias OF Horace D. Baker with his
wife and child. He was taken on requisition to
Hartford county. Md, where he had been in
dicted under the alias of George P. Sage for
swindling the Hartford National Bank, of
Belair, Nd, by means of forged checks. He
escaped from the Hartford county Jail on the
night of October 6, being aided by two fellow
prisoners.
Harvey is said to have been born in Vir-
ginia and to have moved with his parents to
Phil ladelphia. when boy. His father was
reputable business man Of Philadelphia and
died some years ago. His mother still re-
sides in Philadelphia. He has two brothers
in business in that city.
His criminal career commenced in Cali
fornia where, in 1881, when twenty-three
years of age. he was convicted IN Santa Clara
county Of embezzlement and sentenced to the
State prison at San Quentin for two years.
After serving his sentence be went to Mon
tana, and from there to Topeka, Kans., whore,
under the name of Robert H. Alexander, he
claimed to be engaged by the publishing house
of Rand, McNally & Co., Of Chicago.
Here be connected himself with the Order
of Good Templars NJ. O. A., and other re-,
ligious and charitable organizations and car
rfed on extensive swindling operations
In ha Of Wnsbinrytnu n y
where, under the alias of Robert E. Hall. on
November II. of this years, he was arrested
for forging the name OF several business men
on checks for small amounts.
On his arrest it developed that he was
wanted in Montana and Colorado for for
geries there, and an effort was made TO ex-
tradite him, but he was tried on March q,
1890, for the Washington offenses, found
guilty and sentenced TO three years in the Al
bany penitentiary, from which he was dis
charged in August, 1892.
In November OF the same year. at Elmira,
he secured from a bank there 1921 on a
forged draft, dated October %, 1892, purport-
ing to be Issued by the Twin Valley Bank OF
West Alexandria, Ohio. on the National Bank
of the Republic of New York city. He
planned this forgery while sick with typhoid
fever in the Elmira hospital.
From Elmira he went to Cleveland, Ohio,
where he swindled Wardell & Co. with a
forged draft for S42220, purportlng to be
issued by the Merchants Bank of Bingham
ton. n. Y, on a New York city bank. He also
succeeded in swindling banks at Chicago on
March 81, 1898; at Mount Vernon, N Y, on
June 81, 1898, at Belair, Nd, on May II; at
Worcester, Mass. on June 90 1894, and many
others.
Early In June of the present year Harvey,
| under the name of Frank Moulton. got con-
troll of drug store in Worcester Mass, from
a Mr.. Brewer, paying $500 on account. and
| giving a mortgage for the balance. He car
/ ried on business until June 20. Mr.. Brewer
introduced him to the Quinsigamond National
Bank. and after opening and carrying on an
account with that institution for some time he
succeeded in cashing check for IS, 900 at the
! Manufacturers National Bank, at Providence,
r. l., on the Quinsigamond National Bank.
In his operations Robert A Harvey has
used the following aliases: Henry u. Thomas,
| Reade Halford, Herbert A. Roberts, Ralph c.
/ Hunter. A. G. Hinckley, Sherman Melchell,
! Henry W. Hunter, Lawrence Stevens, A. G..
Buckley, c. Z. Hiscock. Henry B. Scott,
Frank G. Woods, George P. Sage. Frank
Moulton, Walter B. Snow. G. W. Nelson, W.
H. Bunner, Victor Fenwicd and W. Il.
| Miles.