The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-05
TWO YEARS
WENT BY
Before C. w. Henderson Was
Apprehended.
FORGED CHECKS AND DRAFTS
Obtaining Money and Groceries Was
Arrested Last Night and Identified
by One OF His
Victims.

The apprehension of c. w. Henderson
who is alleged to have comm itted for
gerry in this city in 1897, was very clev-
erly accomplished Friday night by on
Ger Rohn, of the local police force. The
| evidence against Henderson was work.
ed up with the assistance of Off
Ger McCloud, and Henderson lapguishes
behind the bars at the city prison under
a charge that will probably comrait him
to the action of the grand jury.
On November 9th, 1897, a stranger
applied at w. P. Shanafelt in West Tus-
carawas street and asked the clerk,
Charles Cox, to cash a check of 50 for
him, the paper being signed by one F.
j. Melbourne. Recognizing the name
at the bottom of the check Cox cashed
the check and the man started out of
the store with the money. When the
check was presented for payment Mel
bourne declared it a forgery, and the
police were notified and set at work
to catch the man who uttered the same.
However, they were unable to appre-
hend him at that time. c. w. Hender-
son formerly lived in East Tuscarawas
street adjoining the place of AL. Raber,
at which place he secured some grocer
les and gave in payment a draft pur-
porting to be drawn upon some party in
West Virginia. The draft was for
warded, but later returned to the bank
with the statement that it was rejected
for non-payment. Naturally Raber
lost the amount of the bill. Henderson
then moved away and it appears he
never paid the amount to Raber
Complaint had been made for some
time to the police that a colored man
had been purloining coal from a west
end yard and taking it to certain bus
mess place and leaving 1t there. Off
Ger Rohn learned of the actions of the
colored man and on Friday night he
watched the place designated and the
fellow did not show up. A visit was
made to the business place referred to,
and as Rohn entered he discovered,
seated at table playing cards, c. w.
Henderson whom 1t is alleged uttered
the forged check. He at once tool, him
in charge and marched him to the po-
i'SS StoliOh WhSIS I1SIlueISOu WAS
placed in charge of Turnkey Joseph
Riegler until an investigation could be
made. AT first Sergeant Wielandt and
officer Rohn, accompanied by Hender-
son, called on Raber who identified him.
Henderson promised to pay the bill by
small amounts in the future. He was
returned to the police station and OFF,
GERS Mccloud and Rohn Immediately
started out to look up Charles Cox who
had the check in charge. They awak-
ened him during the early morning
hours and asked him for the paper All
night long the officers worked on the
case. Saturday morning the check was
handed to Frank J. Melbourne for lden-
tification, but he stated tht 1t was a
forgery, and he recalled the affair Of
several years ago. Officer Rohn at once
nied an affidavit against Henderson
charging him with uttering the check
as forgery, and he will be arraigned
before the mayor later Henderson is
well known young man and his pas
rents reside In this city.
! c. w. Henderson was given an ar