The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-04
4 BOLD F0RGER.

CtS '1oliS iOiit Odi i''ssSii SOHiHg,
This State.
OLD HAND AT THE BUSINESS.
Committed by Him in Augusta
Tried TO Pass Drafs at Georgia
Railroad Bank and Was
Detected.
A bold fo-ger, who halls from Barnwell
County, in this State, has recently at
tempted to ply his trade IL the city Of
Augusta, Ga. His name is Blackwell
and when arrested the police recognized
him as an old offender. About fifteen
years ago he passed a payed check on
an Augusta firm for which he was ar
rested on this side the Savannah river
by an officer Of the police force Of Au-
gusta He was captured at his home
in Rarnwell and Carried back to Angus
ia without requisition papers. Cover
nor Richardson was Governor at the
time and he had the Georgia officer
prosecuted for kidnapping. The case
was tried in Augusta and the state Of
South Carolina was represented BY At
torney General Earle, now dead, and
the state of Georgia by Attorney Dutca-
er. Matters were finally adjusted, and
the prisoner being wanted in South
Carolina for similar ofense, was
brought here snd imprisoned. He af-
terWards was imprisoned in the peni-
tertiary Of the stare of Georgia. T lis
was for the same charge'and he receiv-
ed penalty Of nine Years He only
served four years. for in December,
1892, he was pardoned by Governor
Northen.
Blackwell is man Of about 50 years
of age and Of medium height. To sse
him IN crowd hc.swould not be no.
ticed, for he is far from pcepossessing,
bat his blue eyes are searching and as
strong as those OF panther. He wore
short mustache, black and ssubby
aud his 1mplexion was szl!ow. " Nhen
arrested on lis person vas found ssV-
eral checks, a stamping outfit 81 so
in change, a pipe ard tobacco etc. The
following account Of his methods IS
tai en- from the Augusta Chrouic!e:
About three ae>ks a!o man at
tempted to pass check on t:.c 6zm of
H. j. Porter bearing the signature Of
the Perkins M.2ufacturing company.
The attempt was unsuccessful, but IN
fortunately the f1rgcr escaped. lals
vas one Of the f,il"ss ,ricss Ab1Ht
!hree months ago the same mar iass' d
check on Day & .i'a,.ah:j f4c sl23,
,igned by the Lombara Iron works. a
slort time before taat lie pas q oac On
tn, Isish Aovricaa S4viuzs bank for
Sla0, These are the eases knosn So
far There no don7f ara Others Who have
be n taken io by tbs swiad'sr, bal up
to his uma these are til only cases re-
Dor ed in Augusta His S,;.l. ma was a
smooth one and caleu!a.ci to fool tie
average persoI. IN sou@e eases he
would wait uu,i If er ban>irg h@u-s,
as ne did "a Po:,crs, AID psca@n; me
check with : letter frym III siG@er a. <
| iog as a pe-so a fa:or ! la, tie money
be ,dsa.ce thc " al ;..; s.mc rcIa-
tive bal just c;ed, p!cas@ excuse lhe
oversight in se1Giny after banking
| hours. etc, etc.
When arrested be wa< aut exp, c!ing
to net $3.50 becau~" ~ IL per!"n ~as
fund Graft for SiJ0 AMI check fol
500. Besides ;f,e-e iso were f2und d
! cnyck dras il favor If I. NJ. King
{ he fofgcrl, dated Sept. l4,h, and slg1
ed b. the Perkins Hlts. Go. al 4 Graft
payable to A II XII. (.1o,hsr nom
de plum"), draw ca Mes rs. Di,i;on
& Fargo Of Angus'a by Wilcox &;
Gibbcs, cf Wayresboro. barring the
date of Sept. 81. This draft was for
he amount OF $3.50 an: was endorsed
by DAWSON & Fargo and coan:ersiEned
by a II King aud Vas due OF Isl.
TIE fcst draft rctc;raG 20 was the one
he was caught or. s." PRESENTED with
this drafta letter, which read as fol-
lows:
Augusta, Ga, Sept %
To Whom it Nly Concern:
We take pleasure in s,at!ng lha: W:
are personally acquaiDted WIN Nn 3.
Wilcox, he being relative by i2a--
riage. We are also familiar with his
signature. We are acquainted. to",
with J. ". Mcpherson. Both parties are
perfectly responsible for any amoac5:
We will vouch for them. You may hH;i
Us responsible for draftif you prefer.
Very truly.
PERKINS MFG Co
Geo:4c +. Tea.
On the back Of the envelope ~as Kit
ten ia pencil the name Of McPh@::on.
.hile the face Of the envelope bar, he
words written with blu: pencil, TO
whom it may concern.
The draft re d as follow:
W,Enesbcro, Ca, Sep: 2ad, 1899.
J ..::,G i'!2.1nery & Co., Savannah, Ca
l:rty daSs after date.
Pay to 4. G. Walker, o. bsarcr. $50.
Char.e 10 account OF
J. " WLLCVX & co
The draft bore four r.verue s.amps,
cancelled with writing iik - he IL
itials J. ". & Co, AID WaJ crt .l:ed
by Il e business men cf Auzus:a.
When >.csc Id g lie Georgia R8il-
load B7nk il d;dHr;2ka tac CASTER
a second :elj ;l:aS HE r:,!s was Hoeus
and Blackwell was the sufferer thereby
The check, datsu Sept. 22d, was en-
closed IL an envelope bearing On its
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