Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-17
IN THE TOLLS.
John |. Ingham, Alleged Win
throp Forger Arrested.
Another Chapter in Famous Philip S.
Laid Case.
lngham Now Awaits Requisition Pa
pers from Governor Hill.

Boston, June 16.-The local inspectors.
this afternoon, arrested John l.. Ing
nam, 40 years old, of Mount Vernon,
Ne, who is wanted at Winthrop, Me,
for the larceny of $4,000, which it is
| charged he obtained from Phillip S.
Laid Of Winthrop, in forged orders.
Ih2ham will be held to await requisi-
ton papers from Gov. Hill.
FROM what could be learned from the
local police, it apears that the Boston
officers have been looking for Ingham
for some years. 1t was after he came
here that Mr.. Lldd discovered a short
age in his bank account, but when the
Maine officers tried to locate mgham.
with the help Of the Boston police. he
could not be found.
1t was subsequently discovered that
he had left Winthrop with u woman
ana that the two started a boarding
house in this city. The woman manag-
ed to save several hundred dollars, but
one day on going to the trunk where
she kept it, she found it missing, to-
gether with a valuable gold watch.
lngham disappeared about the same
time and for three years the police have
had this added charge against him.
When at length the police arrested
i'm they found that Ingham had been
engaged in business here right under
their very eyes. He will be arraigned
i'll court. Wednesday.
Another chapter in the now famous
Philip S. Ladd case was enacted, yes
terday. John l.. nGham, who is alleg-
ed to be guilty of forging Ladd's name
upon orders at the Augusta Savings
Bank Of this city, and the AndrOscoggin
Savings Ran< Of Lewiston, was arrest
ed in Boston by a police inspector. He
is now in custody in that city, awaiting
requisition papers from Governor Hill.
The case is a very peculiar one.
Philip $. Ladd has been lifelong resi-
dent Of Winthrop. During the last 80
years he has been employed at =. NJ.
bailey & Co.'S. oilcloth factory. He is
of IA retiring disposition and has seldom
left his native town. His savings dur
ing this 80 years have been sent to
banks by fellow employees. who have
made the deposits and returned the
bank books to him with the proper en-
tries.
He was in the habit of depositing in
the Augusta Savings Bank of this city,
ana the Androscoggin Savings Bank of
Lewiston. Seven years ago the books
were placed in the envelopes in which
they were usually kept and deposited in
his trunk.
Time went on and he had no occasion
to look at his books, as he did not need
the money. Six years later or in Aug
ust, 1901, he went to his trunk ana
FOUND the envelopes, but the books were
gone.
lie Immediately notified the banks,
hut in response as Informed that the
money had been withdrawn on orders
purported to have been signed by Laid
himself. Ladd knew nothing of the
Withdrawals and had signed his name
to no orders or checks.
Suspicion at the time pointed to
Ingham, who had been a fellow
boarder. in company with Hon. Elliott
Wood, Ladd came to this civ and
swore out d warrant before Judge A.
.G. Andrews Of the municipal court,
for the arrest Of Ingham, but lie has
not before been apprehended. Dadd
also brought suit against the banks
for the recovery of his money.
The writ against the Augusta bank
alleged that, June 10, 1897, the plain
tiff had on deposit, according to book
1881 the sum of $209717; that on
June 10, 1897, $3.50 was withdrawn;
on Sept. 6, 1898, $500, and on Aug. rs,
1900, $227.17, which was cashed by the
American Express Co.
The writ against the Androscoggin
bank alleged that, Dec. 2, 1895, the
plaintiff had $916.15 on deposit, ac
cording to book 12,457; that On that
day the sum Of 1921 was withdrawn
and, Sept. /, 1900, $685., which was
cashed by the American Express Co.
Most Of the money was made payable
by check to John Tote.
The cases came up at the October
term of the supreme court before
| Judge Whitehouse without jury.
| Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath appeared for
Laid, Cornish & Bassett for the Au-
gusta Savings Bank. and White d Car
ter of Lewiston, for the Androscoggin
Savings bank. The case went TO the
law court on report and at the May
term it was argued before the full
bench by the same counsel. That
! tribunal has not as yet given out its
decision.
Deputy Sheriff ]. f. Bean started,
| last evening, on the Pullman, armed
with the necessary papers for bringing
| Ingham back to this city. The case
was placed in Mr. Beans hands at the
time the warrant was issued and he
has worked faithfully upon it for the
nast 10 months. He has sent out a
large number of photographs and has
made numerous trips to Manchester
and Dover, n. H., Boston and other
places, searching for his man. 1t was
| through the descriptions which Mr..
Bean gave the Boston officers that
Ingham was finally apprehended. II
is expected that Sheriff Bean viii re-