The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-08
YOUNG FORD'S ARREST
HE Is ACCUSED OF RETAINING A
VALUABLE DIAMOND RING.
Ford Dresses Like Swell and Has
Been the Principal in Several Es-
capades in This City.

Avery swell young man was very much
surprised when he walked through the gates
at the Union Station last evening when he
was tapped gently on the shoulder by De-
tectives Gerber and Morgan and placed
under arrest He was none other than DR..
j. Harvey Ford, well known in this city
through the notoriety he gained here last
summer. He was taken to the police station
and slated on the charge of grand larceny.
The story of Ford's life, as far as In
dianapolis is concerned, is very interesting.
Unfortunately for him he is passionately
fond of diamonds and the finer the stones
the more pronounced Is his passion for
them. In addition to his passion for the
brilliant Jewels, he also possesses fondness
for women. These are the things which got
him into this trouble and also gained for
him previous notoriety. Ford gave his name
at the police station as "Jiles Ford" In his
pockets were letters addressed to DR..
Julius H. Ford. But these aliases do not
figure particularly in the story.
Last May DR.. Ford played a long engage
ment in Indianapolis and one OF his &C
quaintances was Laura Bess, the proprie-
tress of a place on West Maryland street.
She also became quite fond OF Ford, so
the story goes, and when he admired the
big $3.50 diamond ring she wore she took 1t
from her finger and gave 1t TO him to
wear for a few days. After securing the
diamond his attitude toward the woman
changed. He forgot TO return the ring and
then left the city after sporting the diamond
here for few days. Laura Bess claimed
that she demo nded the return of the ring
and wrote 10 him several times for IL. but
he never returned Ii. He went to New York
and later returned to the West minus the
valuable ring. She told her story to the
police and Superintendent Quigley advised
her TO swear out a warrant for the gay
young mans arrest.
FORD TALKS.
Ford was seen just before he was placed
behind the bars. He stated that he was in
a little trouble but that 1t was merely a
misunderstanding. He got broke in New
York and pawned the ring for s125. He
asked that his arrest be kept quiet as he
was too well known in the city and State
to have such notoriety. He has been coach
ing the De Pauw football team and was
figuring with the managers of the Purdue
team to coach that eleven. He said that
this trouble will cause the negotiations to
be declared off.
When Ford was searched small amount
OF money was found on him in addition TO
some letters and a few bills from lndi-
annapolis haberoashers: One bill was for
had letter of Introduction to a Chicago
girl, the writer advising the girl to show
him a good time. His attire was fautless
and he would come under the heading OF
swell"
Ford figured in the principal roles OF
other escapades in this city last summer.
| He became attached to a beautiful young
| woman from New York, who was in the
| theatrical profession, and that same pas
| sionate fondness for diamonds again as
serted itself and he soon wore her valuable
diamond ring. He did not stop with that
| but secured another yalIaole ing from 9
| young married woman in THE city. IL
addition to this he stopped runaway horse
| on Pennsylvania street one day and wor
| more notoriety for himself before leaving
| for Cleveland. The Cleveland authorize:
| were notified. but he returned the rims
| belonging to the theatrical woman and also
sent SIS in cash and the pawn ticket fol-
| the other ring which he had put up FOL
| that amount of money before leaving here
| Ford boarded at the English Hotel par
| of the time while in this city ana when ar
| rested last night he telephoned to one o.
| his friends stopping at that hotel 10 cal
| and see him. Ford claims he has a rici
uncle in Tennessee who will help him gu
| Of his trouble.
| When the Frank Daniels Opera Compan,
| was here last season Ford took one of tn
chorus girls out for ride and the hors
1 ran away. At that time he was living a
| the Lorette.