The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-11
ssAlex" Drnmmond's Confession
to st. Louis Police.
Forged Names Of Topeka Con-
tractors and Cashed Checks
TO BE BROUGHT BACK.
Must Answer to the Charges in
Topeka.
Downfall Caused by His Weak
ness For Liquor.
Attempted to Commit Suicide
Last Week.
20 BE BROUGHT BACK.

IT am forger'' These are the words
used BY a man who appeared at the ST.
Louis police station this morning and
asked TO be locked up The man was
Alex s. Drummond. who is well known
in Topeka He confessed to the forgery
Of the names of two Topeka contractors
to notes or small denominations in St
Louis Monday night. It IS believed that
he forged the notes to secure money To
get to St Louis.
It was learned this morning that one
Of the forged notes bore the name of
CuthberE & Sargent, and was for the
sum Of $40 Tt was caShed at the Sim
drug store The other was for SIS, but
it has not been learned whose name
was forged He viii be brought back
to Topeka for trial
Mr.. DTumm0nd left the city on Sat
urday- He told me- said Mrs Drum
mond. that he was going TO Maple Hill
to visit some OF his Scotch friends and
that he would return Sunday night or
Monday morning. But he did not re-
turn, and I have not heard from him
since" Mrs Drummond first learned
that her husband was in St. Louis from
a State Journal reporter
Alex Drumrnond attempted suicide
last Wednesday night. December s, by
taking morphine He took a large d0sa
and his life was saved only after nearly
a whole nights work with nIIn-
Mr.. Drunam0ndes family is in a deStf-
tute condition The furniture with
Elich his house was furnished had been
bought on credit Of a secondhand man
on East Fourth street. Only very
small amount had been paid down and
the secondhand man this morning took
charge OF the furniture. This leaves the
unfortunate wife almost without the
necessary comforts of life
The family consists of his wife and
two girls The oldest IS about If years
old and the youngest about : years
Drumnnond formerly had a feed store.
and was for several years clerk n
the Santa Fse store house in this city
His reputation as a clerk was good
some money was left him in Scotland
and he went there to settle up the affairs
several years ago. and aTteF returning
to this country ne acquired the drink
habit He gradually went through with
his money, and for q long time ne was
practically a beggar on the streets he
was continually borrowing small sums
from his friends when he had No pros
poets OF ever paying il back
A bout two years ago his case came to
the Toeiee Of the II II G. a people Of
this city and they took him IN he
promised to quit drinking IL they would
help him ind q place to get work Fl )
family was looked after and ne was Civ
en- the position of 5anftor at the y d.
C. A. rooms. He worked faithfully there
for several months during which time
he left liquor alone During this time
the marks of dissipation left his face
and as soon as it was deemed advisable
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debt T EnalAy on tna ffst Of november
after DTu1n1nond had been On "a drunk
Mr.. Lerrlgo again TOOK charge or the al
fairs
on the first Of November he found
that according to Drummond's STATE
me1n he had bills to the amount Of SIS.
This was. as Mr. LeFTlg0 discovered Ia
ter. about SIS less than was really the
case To meet these bills he had a
check for S39.65-