The herald., 1896-05-07
Charges of Forgery Sworn to by
S. Carder Smith
NOW IN THE COUNTY JAIL
He Refuses TO Talk, but Managed 10
Say a Little
Particulars Of the Arfest-Names OF the Ficti-
tious 1cn Which Appear Upon the
Checks-Sensationa1 Case


Carnicle- Carpenter Hamm- Mitchell,
etc, check forging case is now to be writ
ten, and this time to record the arrest
of the man who. it is claimed, is the head
of the whole scheme. In Justice owens
court, lust before o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, there appeared s. Carder Smith
with one of his attorneys, b. E. Vick-
rey, who handed in three complaints to
the clerk to which documents Mr.. Smith
swore and upon which warrants were inn
mediately issued.
All the complaints were of a similar
character and each alleged that the
crime of forgery had been committed.
Two named Carnicle, Carpenter and
Hamm as the guilty parties, while the
third embraced the whole gang. The
first triple complaint was based upon an
alleged forged check payable to Alex.
Ferris. and which called for $3.50 as
payment for eighteen days work on the
Newell 4 Cannon building. The sec
end was identical as to everything ex-
cept that the suppositious creditor was
S. Molistine. In the third and euad-
r11ple complaint, which includes Mitch
ell the name of G. Mason was forged
to a bogus check for $12.37 for Ave and a
half days work on the same building.
Justice Owens read the documents,
signed the warrants and nxed sonds IN
the sum Of $1,000 for each defendant on
each charge. The three checks upon
the ones which, as stated exclusively
in the Herald yesterday morning, are
said to have been presented to Smith by
T. P. Carnicle in the latter's ONCE, the
money on them paid by Smith airectly
into Carnicle's 8 hands and which he pro
oeeded to divide and place in envelopes
addressed to Ferris, Aolistine and Mason
telling his office boy to hand them 10
the men when they should call ms
last proceeding, it is claimed py Smltn,
was a mere blind to delude him INTO
the belief that the checks We're al rlsnt
and that the men would CALL TOT thelr
money upon Carnicle.
Deputy Constable James took the war
rant for Carnicle and proceeded TO ms
residence, and arriving there about :: ~
He went to the door and rang ne peii,
which was answered by lady who toid
him that Mr. Carnicle was not at nome
The door was closed and James Tor anlo-
ment was a bit disconnected. He took
n walk around the house and through
n window saw Carnicle seated IN MS
SKIRT sleeves at 4 table eating supper.
Back to the front door he went again
and the lady again appeared
Jsmes nrodIced an envelope and said
that he had letter to deliver to Mr. Car
nicle, and that he was not at home. lie
desired to know where he could f1nd hlih
uptown, as the message must pc denver
ed. At this remark Carnicle, VINO had eV-
identity heard all the conversation. step
ned to the door, and was arrested. HE
vas brought to the station and placed in
the receiving hospital, where he remain
ed for some time. while parties were out
endeavorins to secure bondsmen. Inc
amount required, however, SoU00, requll-
ing the sureties to qualify for sl2,ooo,
was too large to be secured in rev mo-
ments No one having appeared AT late
hour to answer for his appearance, nc
was sent to the county jail for safe keep
ing. and as there are better accommoda-
tions there He is now an occupant OF
the bottom tank.
Yesterdays complaints now make the
array of charges against the men on the
eleven checks which Smith holds,
as follows, all for forgery: E. P. Car
nicle. three; A. M. Carpenter five;
Frank Hamm, five, and George
Mitchell, three. While Mr.. Smith
is the only one who has as yet come for
ward with alleged proof of fictitious and
fraudulent transactions, there are others
in town who hold these checks that are
anxiously working to ascertain whether
or not the men to whom they were made
out are flesh and blood or igments OF
the fertile brain of Hamm and his con-
freres.
Carnicle was seen in the city Jail
shortly after his arrest and asked to
make a statement of his side of the case.
lie refused 10 ldlh anu Sdlu tidl lie COulu
only refer all inquiries to Fred Strange,
the contractor, who could explain all.
Finally, however, in reply to direct qucs-
tions, he stated that he denied ever re-
ceiving any money from Smith on time
checks on the block. II don't think they
passed through my hands" said he. Il
asked my ONCE boy this morning about
the statement that l had placed the
money in envelopes and gave it to him
for delivery, and he could remember of
no such transaction. However, there
were often sums Of money left in my Of
flee to pay workmen on various jobs for
which I was architect, and it is pos
sible that 1 may have put money aside
in that manner"
Further than this he would say moth
ing, and, evidently desiring to he alone,
he was left to his thoughts.