The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
Charged With Forgery.

y sensation was created here Ol
Monday last when IL became known
that a warrant had been sworn out fol
the arrest of Ado Traylor upon TN,
charge Of forgery Samuel ID. Hud.
dleston was the complainant and J. l.
Hart the justice before whom the
charge was sworn to. 1t appears that
lraylor was given money 10 deposit in
the Planters Bank Of Farmvlle, for his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Hud-
dleston, and instead of doing 90, he
placed the money to his own credit and
drew paper, signing the name of II.
L. Iaulett, as president of the bank.
ana NJ. G. v, as cashier. He took
TINS paper to Mrs. Huddleston saying
1t was her certificate Of deposit. She
accepted the statement as true. Mon
day Mrs. Huddleston came to town TO
draw the interest on her certificate and
was promptly informed by the paying
teller of the bank that there was moth
ing there to her credit. She produced
TIE paper purporting to have been duly
signed 10y the president and cashier Of
the bank and was told that it was a
forgery.
Mrs. Huddleston's son, acting az
agent for his mother, Immediately
swore out a warrant for Traylor's arrest
II was learned that he was AT Rocky
Mount, n. c., and telegram sent to
that town brought response that he
had been arrested and lodged in the
Jail of Edgecombe county, at Tarboro.
The authorities were then wired to
hold the prisoner until an officer could
arrive for him.
Soon after his arrest in North Caro-
lima, Trayor telegraphed to Judge
Crute enquiriug what all this meant,
saying that he would come home if
needed. Judge Crute replied that he
was wanted for forgery. Nothing fur
ther was heard from any one in the
North State and on the train which
left here about 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing Deputy sheriff Orange left for Tar
bOrO. On the officers arrival there
Wednesday morning, to his surprise,
TraylOr was not in Jail aud not to be
found. This was at once communicated
TO Judge Crute. Several other tele-
grams were sent TO the authorities at
Rocky Mount, where Traylor's family
is now residing, to use every lawful
means to apprehend and arrest the
man.
Mr.. Orange could not enlist the aid
of the North Carolina authorities in
experimenting Traylor, the only infor-
nation given him was that Traylor
had been released at TarborO and re-
turned to Rocky Mount. The Mayor
Of Rocky Mount declined to assist in
the search for TrayloT, and Informed
Orange that unless he paid $40 for
warrant he could not make any effort
10 apprehend the fugitive.
Orange went to TraylOr's residence,
and there found Mrs Trayor in great
distress over the affair She said that
she had not seen her husband since
Monday night, when he came home
from Tarboro and told her that he was
i'm trouble, but it did not amount to
much. He also told her that he was
going away, and Mrs. Traylor told |
Orange that he left her without cent
of money.
1t is believed here that Traylor is in |
hiding in'or around Rocky Mount, and
should be captured. His escape is re-
and the Huddlestons and |
their friends think 1t great outrage |
that such a seeming travesty upon JUS
tice should be passed with so little
notice.
The amount Of money rraylor is al
legged to have taken from Mrs. Huddle-
ston is 800 He is a son Of Mr.. ID.
l. Traylor, of Cumberland county, and
is we'll known in Farmville and all the |
surrounding counties. He was for a
number of years, and until recently, a
travelling salesman for the firm OF
Wright, Of Petersburg, Va,
and IN consequence he has extensive
acquaintance throughout the territory
over which he travelled. His friends
are much distressed at the predica-
meut which it would appear he has
gotten into. 1t was only few weeks
ago that ne left here for North Caro-
lima to live, taking with him his wife,
two little children and his wife's sister,
Miss HuddlestOn.
Y. w. e.. Il. l..