The herald., 1896-10-16
NEW YORK FORGER CAUGHT
Clever Capture Made by the
Local Officers
GEORGE T. QUINN IN JAIL
Cashed a Raised Check and Eloped With
a Married Woman
The Pair Accompanied by a Speedy
Youth-Arrested in Riverside Coun-
ty-Quinn's Confession.

|
the mecca of eastern criminals. who,
compelled to flee from justice, have
headed for the Pacific coast where, far
| from the scene of their exploits, they
| have hoped to find seclusion and safe
ty. The records of the police depart
ment of this city show hundreds Of
cases where fugitives have been appre-
hende dhere and sent back to answer,
and now one more is to be recorded.
In the Associated Press dispatches
yesterday morning the news was sent
out from Riverside thas Sheriff johnson
| of that city and Detective Goodman of
Los Angeles had captured III Lake View
George T. Quinn, wanted in New York
city for forgery committed last Sep
tember Yesterday morning Goodman
arrived in the city with his prisoner
| and landed him in Jail to await the ar
| rival of an officer with requisition pa
pers.
The crime of which Quinn is accused
! and to which he has made full confess
sion. is the robbery of his employers,
J. Hall & Co. of No 131 West Thirteenth
street, New York, by means of embez'
zling a check for SAIL, raising it to $f1.
and decamping with the proceeds. IN
it's details the story is as follows:
Quinn was employed as a collector
| bv Hall & Co., and for years was
trusted man. He is well connected ana
has heretofore borne a good reputation.
| AS told by Quinn. a 1T-year-olu poy
| rared Gilbert Orcutt, who is dlstantly
| reIated to him, was the tempter IN leau-
ing him to commit the crime anu mas
since the act proved his Nemesis. Or-
cutt is youth OF tne psaiou a,,,s ani, in fat
| expensiye tastes. Quinn became lHlaI,
mated with the wife of a druggist nalileu
| Camhle and his attachment appears
to have been reciprocated. Oicu'. aino as,
| knew the woman and used ms i,lliu
ence to forward the scheme Which iaeei
on was carried out. ,ar Quinn
| In the early part of September quinn
s.,s he was induced by Orcutt to ap-
nronriate the check for SAL, Whlcn ne
| had collected for the firm ana whlcn
u.ae made payable to bearer. Orcutt
| wanted him to raise 1T to $l50o' put tnie
| Quinn feared could not be done WIN, IN,
@nt detection. 1t was finally decldeq
to raise it to $771. when was ooiie OH"
the money secured upon IL. ,.+
Mrs Gamble had not liveGSn the pest
| oe terms with her husband, ana pelhs
on,v 90 years old. hungered for love.
when Quinn secured the money OF, .ne
check. Mrs Gamble eloped win nilii
ND
for California. For some time Qulllh
| had been anxious to come to TINS sec
| ton and with this in view had CORES
nonded with the Chicago firm OF Mltch-
eli &, Co. who control some lands IN
the Lake View colony near Riverside
and asked prices on silall iaaG" a., s,h-
The first correspondence on TINS sup
iect was on September I'd last ana even
after he had arrived in Los Angeles
Ouinn wrote them letters which ASSIST
ed materially in discloairg his Wnere-
abouts. ,,o;.,,,o,,,
The trio proceeded westward leisurely'
! stonning off at various places. just De
fore they got into Chicago Quinn says
Orcutt bled him for 500, on the threat
that he would denounce him to the po-
lice unless he gave UP. This has been
the procedure from time 10 tll1le ul-
| til Quinn has been MIXED dry. ApouI
| September "a the strange trio arrived
=, tbis city and took rooms at the Hotel
! broadway. where they were known as
John Quinn and wife. In explanation 10
his claim to Katie Gamble as his wife,
Quinn says he was married to her IN
Kansas City on the way out IL was
about the 1st of October when leteer
asking the department to look out Tor
Quinn as he was believed to be heading
One of the first clews picked up by
! Detective Goodman was caro- III d
drug store guessing contest on the pres
idential election. which quinn hao sIgn- @
ed and put in, figuring it out that Nc
Kinley was the man. At the hotel Quinn
gave it out that he was going to Will
! Jams, Ariz.. hoping to throw any chahce
inquirer off the track. On the. 3Oth OF
September they left and went straight
to Lake View, situated in the san "a
cinto mountains, back of Riverside,
Here a small cottage was rented for
81 a month and supplied with furniture
which had been bought in Los Angeles
and shipped there, and the three settled
down to housekeeping.
In Lake View Quinn had good time.
He made many acquaintances and was
| a nop,llar character playing the piano
and dancing at the new hotel, enjoying
himself generally He received mail at
the postoffice under five different aliases.
being known as John Johnson, John
Quinn, etc. OF the postmaster he re-
| ouested that no one be told of his pres
| ence and or the dlIerent Haihes ne
| went under
Meantime the detective had not been
idle. and had tracked his man to earth.
After satisfying himself that he could
lay hands on him at any time, a, tele-
| cram was sent to Chief of Detectives
| O'Brien of New York, asking whether
he still wanted the man or not, and
whether he would send for him If ar
rested. A reply was received stating
| that he (O'Brien) held a bench war
rant for Quinn's arrest on grand
Jury indictment and to get him at all
| hazards. Accordingly Goodman left for
Riverside, and in company with Sheriff
Johnson drove out to Lake View and
broke up the happy household
Quinn and his companions must have
lived we'll since their departure from
| New York a month ago, as when ar
rested he had just so cents left in his
pockets. which he gave to Orcutt for
his use and that of the woman. He was
taken completely by surprise and con-
| cluded to make a clean breast of it,
Being brought before Chief Glass, Quinn
told his story. substantially as above
and said he was ready to go back and
take his punishment. He gave an order
for the furniture in the Lake View
house, which will be disposed of for
| his benefit. Neither the woman nor
Orcutt We're disturbed, as there was no
request for their detention.
! Word of the capture was Immediate
| ly wired to New York. and reply was
received last evening stating that an
officer would at once start with requi-
sition papers for Quinn. The latter was
seen in his cell, but said he had nothing
to add to what he had already told the
chief, and wished only to be left alone.
It will probably be nearly week be-