Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-15

ing. dressed in his gaudy band uniform.
called at the residence OF Governor f.
s. Stover.
The knock at the door was answered
by the governor himself, and his dusky
visitor inquired: rs this Governor
Stover?"
Yes" answered the governor.
"Ah, governor" politely answered
back stuart, II have a letter to you
from Captain A. NJ. Fuller of the
Ninth cavalry. but forgot to bring it
with me. l will go back to my room
and will soon return with the letter"
on started Stuart, ehuckling TO him
self, II have found my Victim"
A few minutes later Stuart put in his
second appearance at the Slower man
sion and presented the following letter,
which The Citizen publishes verbatim
Fort wingate, n. NJ,
June 70. 1900.
Cove. Slower
Dear cir please let george A. stuart
have the sum Of si5 and charge same
to me will be Payable June 2s and
blige Cap. A NJ Fuller
commander Of Troop II, 9th Cavalry"
The governor read and re-read the
letter. and ne could not conjure up in
his mind on what grounds Captain Full
Ter would call on him for money. He
questioned the authenticity OF the let
ter. and remarked to Stuart that Cap
tain Fuller was a graduate OF West
Point and surely was capable Of writ.
ing a much better letter.
That's correct governor" remarked
stuart, "the captain was a graduate OF
West Point but he wrote that note He
came in with me from Fort wingate
and went on to Santa Fe. and from
there he was going to Kansas City"
The governor asked Stuart to take a
ride with him down town. Stuart con-
sented and the governor drove around
to The citizen office. He knew that
considerable correspondence had passed
between Captain Fuller and the presi-
dent of the Territorial Fair and while
stuart sat in the buggy. the governor
presented the letter at The Citizen Of
flee. II was promptly declared a for
gerry. and to make IL doubly sure
comparison of the signature to leteers
written to the president Of the Fair
and the letter presented TO the COVER
nor by Stuart was made. There was
no denial then that the stuart letter
was a forgery
with stuart still In the buggy, the
governor took another drive and on
meeting city Marshal McMillin the col
orcd bandmaster and forger was turned
over to him.
A - IT,
gate. asking II Captain Fuller had re-
turned to the fort from his trip east,
and an answer was received that
Captain Fuller had not returned but
was expected in few days"
This information from Fort Wingate
clnched matters and made Stuart out,
not only a forger. but liar.
Marshal McMillin, with Governor
Stover, then called on Stuart at the
city Jail and asked him to prepare a
telegram and send Il to Captain Fullef
at Kansas City. stuart readily con-
piled. and, as he was writing. boldly
declared that he was "all right"
The writing of the telegram and the
alleged Fuller letter was COM
pared, and the similarity in the shaping
OF the letters was indentically the
same. Stuart then confessed, and
stated that "he did not know why he
did it."
Marshal McMillin then telegraphed
the arrest OF Stuart to the command
ing officer at Fort Wingate. receiving
in reply the following answed:
Hold Stuart for trial by civil court,
II YOU wish. IL not, Will send a guard
for him,
DAY, Commanding.
II will be decided this afternoon
what disposition will be made OF
stuart, whether he will be tried here
or sent back to Fort wingate for
trial.