Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-05-14
From Saturdays Daily.
HIS CAREER WASSA0R7
Sheriff Rider Speedily Cap
tures Forger George Lam
phear Yesterday.
HEARING POSTPONED TILL MONDAY
He Tells a Strange Story about
Trading a Watch for
the Wheel.

The career uf George Lamphe r.,
the man who forged the name VI u.
Dur,Ls. the west side brick manu-
facturer. to an order on j. w. Berg.
for bicycle, was cut very short by
Sheriff Rider Yesterday afternoon.
Lumphear appeared at Berg's
hurdwar store at abOOt9 O'Clock
Friday morning and asked Berg II
a. order from O. DuclOs for bicycle
was good and M. Berg stated that
1t was, Shortly after dinner LAM
phear reappeared at the store with
an order to which the name of Mr..
Duclos was signed. Not suspecting
any thing wrong, MIR. Berg instruct
ed his clerk to give the wheel to him.
Lamphenr showed poor judgment
in his selection Oi q wheel. Tor H.
stead of taking tho best one In the
store, which he could as VII have
obtained on the order rs any other,
t,e selected one that was not In good
condition, the valve of the front tire
leaking so that it could not be kept
filed any length Oi time.
He was told that he could go to
til. West side repair shop and have
the wheel fixed in few minutes, 50
he started of with the wheel at
about O'Clock. About 4 O'Clock
Berg met DuclOs and told him about
the order and when he learned that
he had been victimized by Il fOrEer,
he Immediately had a warrant issued,
ann Sheriff Rider started in pursuit.
AT the repair shop the sheriff was
Informed that ne had beer there to
have his tire mended, but when he
WIS told that 1T would require hall
hour to make the repairs. he replied
that he did not have time to wait
AMI started off in the direction Of st.
Cloud.
The sheriff started down the west
siue road and after going about Il
miir he met IL team that had come
from North Prairie. The driver
stated that he had met no wheel
man, 80 the sheriff was cert ain. that
he had not gone in that direction.
He then turned around and went out
on the pike Greek road. and was
soon informed that no bicycl'sts had
gone over that road yesterday after
noon. The sheriff then came to the
conclusion that his man was still IN
the city, and he showed some clever
work in tracking him to his hiding
place. Finding the tracks of the
wheel, the sheriff followed it until 1t
led him tO the house Of a family
named Quimby, IN Rhodes addition,
near the Little Falls & Dakota
tracks. He there inquired If they
knew George Lamphear, and they
informed him that they did and
that he had left the house but a few
minutes before the sheriff's arrival.
The sheriff further inquired II Lam
phear had tuken his wheel with him,
and was told that he had not, and
showed the officer where it was.
After finding out the probable W here
abouts of I.amphear, which was the
home Of his sister, Mrs. Asa Porter,
on the West side, several blocks west
OF the gate house, the sheriff took
possession of the wheel, and went to
the Porter residence and there found
his man, not more than four hours
after Lamphear had left the store.
The sheriff on his way to the Jail
with Lamphear stopped at Berg's
store. Berg readily recognized the
wheel and was certain thnt the
sheriff had the right man, although
he denied that he received the wheel
from Berg's store. He admitted
that hisname W rs George Lamphear,
but claims that he met a man on the
Broadway bridge riding the wheel,
and traded him a watch for it.
Lamphear's hearing was set for 2
" NAOCh Slto Ill OuotlOC
Shaw's court, but Lamphear asked
for pOstponement until Monday to
give him time to have his relatives
assist him III securing an attorney.
Lamphear's mother and two sisters
live at Barnesville and he has two
brothers living near st. Cloud. The
pOstponement was granted and his
preliminary hearing will be held
Monday.
A Man Named Nelson, of RAN
dali, is in Trouble for Signing
Another Persons Name.