Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-16
CHARGED WITH roRceRIEs.
Boyd Alias EIdsidss Taken In by Rich
moud Onicers Yesterday.

william Boyd alias H. w. EIdridge.
whose real name appears to be unknown.
was arrested on Broad street, near Elba
Station. yesterday between II and o'clock
by sergeants Alex. Tomlnson and John
T. Hall, on charges OF forgery. These
officers had been looking for the chap
for several hours when officer Tomlin-
son confronted him In the vicinity named
Only n minute later Sergeant Hall came
nm. and Boyd. or Eldridge. was aiken TO
the Second Police Station, where three
charges were placed on the books against
him one entry was for forging the
name Of Adam wollseiffer. No. 10s west
proad TO an order on Gressett ~
pros for 800 cigars: a Their was OF
drawing an order for 200 cigars on the
same firm. and purportlng TO be signed by
ceorge W Iatmer. while the third charge
was OF attempting to obtain two bicycles
from Messrs a. X. and G. Il. Sehaap,
under false pretenees.
Sergeant Hall has another forged order
in his possession. which Is supposeh 70
be the work OF BOYD alias Eiur"be. ~
narer asks c. W. Saunders to send 300
ciears ar once by bearer. and has signed
90 I, the name Of Adam Wollselner.
son OF a GOV EkNOh.
povd alias Eldridge says he is q years
Of age. and that his father was at one
ti,re Governor of "a State not very iar'
from here. He admits that he was sent
"a the penitentlary In jefferson CITY MO-
for killing a boy, and says that III ms
trial he was defended BY Senator y, T.
German and Congressman lsadofe NaS-
ner. e.. rro,,,tt,sor
DID declared that he was glad that he
,,.S,,Id he run in. lie was asked why by
r. o,,icer and said because he was starry
ing. -- ,..,,oro,,i,,
ord Z, 10 feared his mind H. somewhat
i,nnaired Boyd had In his pocket sew
an other forms OF orders. and OF
,et,or which he had written. addressed
60 senator A. L. German. Chair u, sen
ote chamber, Washington, -. I. ne
claims that he has sister-in-law mere
whose husband works at the Kichhohu
I locomotive Works. Boyd says ne mas u"
home. but tells some people ne IN
hore from Baltimore. while to others ne
says he came down from Brooklyn, ana
go, uassachusetis. He arrived In Rch-
- however. on "Wednesday morning
TN West Point. which place ne probaply
reoched by boat from the Monumental
City.
CHECKS OK 4 BALTIIORE BANh'
Hovd or Eldridge had not been in the
ct,v very long when he went UP 10
Scbaau's and purchased two bicycles Ten
derino in payment therefor cheek Drawn
mon the First National Bank, OF BaIu-
more. for SlC56j. payable 10 hiiati
Hoyd. and purpOrting 10 b. sgneh py "a
q Albright. OF course, ne was not az
lowed 10 take the wheels away from 'ne
establishment, and Mr.. Schaap comniuhl-
Gated with the police. The young man
also went 10 the place OF business vi wy
Iiob,,ord Tobacco Company and bought
n large bill Of goods on wednesday, say
i,f, he would call on THURSDAY and give
cbecl, for them. At the hour named
yesterday Sergeant Hall was AT the e.
,atIisbment. but Boyd never put In his
at,,,sarance. Carrying out what seems
30 have been a tobacco craze. however ne
con, note by Western Union messen-
,,er rcouestlng that two boxes Of cigars
70 cont 10 him by the bearer The
s,nolers were not forwarded. but the
odicer started out 10 look for the sender
90 ,bo rnissive. with the result already
,o,d Rovd received nothing but appre-
borsion and imprisonment for his trouble
I'll rrIsonpr had several unused checks
dun ON the Baltimore bank in his
racl,et and left one for sl5 with the
i,oo,,or of n restaurant near the Chesa-
* and Ohio Depot whose name was
ric,red 10 another order for cigars. Al
hrigbt's name was attached 10 all or
the checks.
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