The herald., 1896-02-28
Further Particulars of a Daring
Piece of Forgery
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE MADE
This Is What DoIe's Many Friends
StcutIy Maintain
The Man. However, Is Under Arrest In San
Francisco and VIII be Brought Here
to Answer

Further particulars concerning the cap
ture Of E. j. Dole In San francisco. ant
the charge of forgery laid against him, as
first exclusively announced in yesterdays
HERALD, have been received.
On February l 1 party giving the name
OF +. c. Howard bought a certified check
Tor $2.5O from the Exchange bank of Santa
Ana, payable to himself. Across the face
OF the check in red ink was written: "Pay-
able to bearer when properly indorsed."
On Friday, February 21 the same check,
which had meantime been raised to $3.50,
was presented by E. J. Dole at the counter
OF the State Loan and Trust company, in
the Bryson block. Dole was we'll known to
the bank officials, being lawyer and hav-
ing an office in the same building. He
said he wished to draw $500 on the check
and leave the $3.50 balance on deposit.
Knowing the bearer, and finding the
names of William F. Bosbyshell, o. NJ.
Hudson and Charles Adams as indorsers,
the check was paid.
Later in the day Dole gave to J. T.
Houx, an attorney, check against the
balance for $500. This was to satisfy a
claim of Houx for money which Dole had
next day being the anniversary of WASH
inRton's birthday and legal holiday, and
the following day being Sunday, the fraud
was not discovered until Monday, when
the check was forwarded to Santa Ana in
the routine exchange.
On investigation it was found that the
figures bad been altered by the use of an
erasing fluid and the false numbers in
serted. The work on the figures, both in
the black and red ink, is clumsily executed
and under glass the change is apparent.
On the writing of the amount clever job
1t has also been discovered that few
days previous to its acceptance by the
State Loan and Trust company the check
had been presented for cashing to the
Azusa Valley bank of Azusa. The paper
calling for somewhat larger amount than
bank, the cashier showed some hesitancy
about accepting it. but said he would tele- !
phone to Mr.. Bosbyshell in this city and |
ascertain II all was regular. The bearer
at this said that he had in his possession a
letter of introduction from Mr.. Bosbyshell,
took the check and departed, presumably
to get the letter of introduction, but did not
return.
Chief Glass ascertained that Dole was in
San Francisco and telegraphed to the au-
thorities there asking that he be detained.
A response was soon received stating
that Dole had been arrested and would
be held pending the arrival of an officer.
Great credit is due to Chief Crowley and
Captain Lees for their energy and prompt
action i'll the matter. 1t has been always
the case that the best endeavors of the
Frisco department have been put forth to
arrest any person wanted by the local au.
thorities, and this has been mutually reci-
procated.
Dole is we'll and favorably known in this
city, of which he has been resident for
nearly ten years, and his many friends
stoutly protest that terrible mistake has |
been made and refuse to believe in his
guilt.
Detective Bradish left for the north on
the afternoon train yesterday to bring back
the prisoner.