The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-10
MOON IS IN TROUBLE
Arrested at Valley Center for
an Alleged Forgery.
THOUGHT TO BE A BAD MAN
Attempted to Pass Bogus
Drafts Against C. |. Fuller.

Albert Moon, stranger who has been
in the city for few days and whose
means of subsistence were questionable,
was arrested Thursday afternoon at Val
ley Center for forgery. Constable W. S.
Davidson made the arrest and brought
Moon to this city on the afternoon train.
The prisoner was handcuffed to City
Marshal KimbaIl of Valley Center, and
the two were in charge OF the constable,
who said he handcuffed the city marshal
to prevent a possible getaway by Moon.
kimbalps acquaintance here thought it
was a pretty good joke on Kimball, be-
cause he was taken for prisoner by
everybody, and his friends wondered how
a city marshal of pious Valley Center
could possibly have gone wrong. So the
constable and the city marshal had to
do lot of explaining yesterday TO set
Mr.. Kimball right.
Yesterday Constable Davidson filed a
complaint of forgery on two counts
against Moon. 1t is alleged that Moon
forged two drafts purported to have been
issued by the Armour Packing company
of Kansas City, against C. l. Fuller, the
groceryman, of this city. One Of the
drafts was for S1499, and the other for
S10.22. Noon was lodged in the county
jail and his preliminary trial set for
next Friday.
1t is said that Moon tried to pass some
drafts in this city but was very sly about
it and did not succeed in passing any.
He is said to have attempted to pay
board at the City hotel a few days ago
with a draft. The proprietor told him to
wait until next morning when he would
take the draft to the bank and cash it
for him and then take the amount of the
board bill out of the proceeds of the
draft. The stranger said "all right" but
he never showed up any more.
Failing TO find a sucker here, it is sup
posed that Moon thought he would try
some smaller towns and reap a harvest.
He struck the wrong place when he land
ed at Valley Center, for they are metro
pOlitan up there. Constable Davidson
said yesterday that Moon tried to pass a
small draft on Al. Glazier, the Santa Fe
conductor in payment of his fare to VAL
ley Center, and some good money in ex-
change. At Valley Center he is said to
have passed one of the drafts at a
store receiving some cash in change.
Constable Davidson got on to his game,
and telegraphed c. L Fuller, asking him
if the drafts were genuine. Mr.. Fuller
said they were not, and the cons ale
Immediately arrested Moon.
The officers think Moon is burglar,
robber, forger and confidence man, and
have good reasons for their belief, judg-
ing from Moons actions after his arrest.
The city marshal. to whom he was hand
cuffed. says that Moon had keys of all
kinds in his pocket and could have un-
locked the handouts. He also showed
the officers a railroad switch key While
being handcuffed he asked the constable
to put the cuff on the left wrist He
tried every way possible to be left with
his right hand free, so that he could
manipulate the cuffs as he pleased. The
constable refused to allow him any privi-
leges.
Moon had worked the secret society
plan some, but Constable Davidson soon
found that he was an impostor. He car
ried a Sons of Veterans pin and an J. @.
o. F. pin. which he wore very conspjcI-
ously and used in order to get into the
confidence of the public. Mr.. Davidson
IS an Odd Fellow. and he queried Mr..
Moon before he had occasion to arrest
nin. After this Moon took off his Odd
Fellow pin.
Moon has made himself known IN this
CITY by his persistent conversational tao
tics. He talked necessarily, and when
he saw two men engaged in a business
chat or a crown arguing a p0irt re
would break in without invitation and
talk everybody out OF the meeting"
The officers say he stands a good chance
fo- trip to the pen.