The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-09-20
HIS BRAIN WAS BURNING
That Mas What Noted Crook Claimed
When Gathered in BY the Police.
NHISKEY LED TO HIS I'NDOING.
J F. Bard Wanted In Many States-He Is Held
In Yakima on Charge of Forgery but
Reausition Papers viii be
Awaiting His Release.
NHISKEY LED TO HIS UNDOING.

On Tuesday night OF last week there
drifted into the city over the Northern
Pacific well dressed, good looking man
of apparently middle age who registered
at tho Hotel Barthoet under the name
of d. 0. Woods, and gave 81. Louis as
his residence place. He was plausible
talker and after telling Landlord Michaels
that he was hop buyer whose remit
tances had not arrived he was accomo-
dated with his modest request of a
couple of dollars. Woods INDUCED in
ardent spirits and had several mild tus-
sells with the "tiger.' In one of the
| saloons he cashed personal check over
the signature of d. o. Woods for 50, but
winning out at the gambling tables re-
deemed it. He was here for several days
and running short in funds went to Dr.
Rosser and represented himself as the
travelling agent OF the State Life Incur.
ance Co., OF Indianapolis. The doctor
was retained as medical examiner and
advanced 80 on ncte for 800. Thos.
Lund was asked for 81 and planked
down the money, taking as collateral two
notes, one of which bore the name of
Mathew Boyle, for $S3, and the other
Isaac Tweed, for 800. Other deals of
| like character were made and the alleged
| Woods even tackled the Yakima Nation.
al bank on one of his fowery plays, but
the bank not doing speculative bust
ness he failed to realize
| In the mean time dispatches were re-
ceived from the police department OF
Seattle to arrest an all-round crook
named J. F. Bard. Officer Muligan took
the matter in hand and from the meagre
description telegraphed he went to work.
Woods had been drinking considerable
and with consciousness that the tropics
we're near by he left his valise at the
Bartholet and registered at the Guilland
as A. o. Baker, of Goldendale. Mr.
Mulligan had look at him Friday
morning and was partially assured that
he was on the right track and finally
made the arrest in Johnson's saloon.
That day Frank Major Raft, the conf
dental representative of the State Life
Insurance Co., came over and recognized
the prisoner as ] F. Bard, forger and
confidence man who has long given the
company much trouble. He is wanted
| in Missouri, Montana, Oregon and other
states for various forgeries, but the
trouble in bringing him to justice has
mainly been that his thefts have been OF
such small amounts that those who lost
were not disposed to prosecute. Mr.. Raft
however induced Mr.. Lund to swear out
| a warrant, assuring him that he would
secure requisition papers from Oregon to
hold Bard on charge that would send
him over the road for term of years.
Shortly after his arrest, Woods, or
Bard, as his right name is, commenced
the insanity dodge and kept constantly
repeating my brain is on fire." "My
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in Jail whenever the officers were near
but it was recognized that he was feign.
ing and he was made to understand the
situation, so after his examination before
Justice Taggard, on Tuesday, when he
was bound over to the superior court in
the sum OF $500 for forgery, he aban-
doned the insanity tactics.
Bard had plenty of opportunity to get
away and would. undoubtedly, have
! done go had he not been drinking.
Whether the charge of forgery can be
| maintained for signing fictitious names
to notes is question but Mir. Raft was
anxious that Bard should be held for if
the complaint fails here a requisition
will be ready to take the prisoner to
Oregon where time sentence is assured.
Bard claims to be from Indian
spolis and scraping an acquaintance
with l. NJ. Krutz he secured one OF the
latter's letter heads and forged an en-
dorsement OF his own character. When
Bard was arrested he had on his person
three kilograms which were to be sent
to parties in Kansas City, Denver and
Portland. They were strictly on the con-
fidence order and referred to shipment
of wheat in one instance, the ordering of
an engine in another and the sale of
~, ipiv,ar on in tho third