The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-22
HenryAllen, ,anex-C Con.
Yict Commits Two
FOrgerieS.
Takes In the Former Farmer
at the Pen and Also Does
a SilYertOn Saloon
Man

The police are searching for Henr
Allen. an ex-convict, who was recent
discharged from the penitentiary, an
who is wanted for forgery. When A
len secured his release he went TO In
farm of John II. Porter, near Aums
vile. and secured work there. Nj
Porter was, until six months ago
farmer at the penitentiary, and knew
the man, and for a time found him I
good and faithful farm hand, Las
Saturday Allen went to stayton and
cashed a check for $75, bearing The
signature OF Mr.. Porter. He immedl.
ately hired a team and came to So
lem. and, leaving the horses in lF
cry barn here, left for parts unknown
lIt now develops that the CHECK he
cashed was a forgery. that Mr. Porter
did not sign It, and Allen is being
hunted, with good prospects Of being
secured and sent back to the penltn'
tiary for another term. The mysteUl
is that, Knowing prisoners at the pea
as well as he does. Porter kept the ei
convict around him so long, and there
by enabled the fellow to commit Tie
forgery and float the check, something
IL would have been impossible for Al
len TO do IL he had not been known %
be in the employ of Mr.. Allen ia
some time.
This morning Justice Of the Pea'e
w. II. Queener, Constable Henri
Smith and saloon-keeper Matt Span
iol. all OF Stayton, came down, also
hunting for the ex-convict. II seems
that Mr.. saniol was also a victim
misplaced confidence, in that hs
cashed a check for S75 for Allen,
which the signature OF b. @. Boedis
heimer had been forged. Allen hai
been at work a part Of the time slne 1
living at the Porter home, In repalrihi
the Catholic church at Subhmity an
Il was supposed the check from Nj
Boedlgheimer had been given him l0
the work. The Stayton people reaai
identified the picture Of Allen take
from the rogue's gallery at the pen1
tentiary, as that Of the man wanue
and they will spare no pains to enn1
the fellow to justice, Allen was sen
to the penitentary from Southern "
egoa for incendiarism, and was O
recently released. III
Barber Shop 6urslarlEsd'
Levi A. Geier the well-known sNea
bootblack, yesterday afternoon W.
fed the Salem police that some uu
between Saturday night and Mouul
he had been robbed OF about y
money he had taken in during
week, and which, on Saturday hls
he had hidden In the rear END Oh
Anderson's barber shop With the
ception OF sac, all Of the money N'
in silver. and was placed In e's
box. and was hidden over one Oh ~
bath rooms, where II was covered
with a lot OF old clothing. MT "e''
had intended TO pay some bills VII
the money on Saturday, but Sas p
vented. and concluded to hide
money until Monday as he feared
carry it with him, in view OF the ~a
hard characters to be found on
streets He thinks that when he
the money he was watched throush
rear window, and that immedlA
after he left the thieves opened
window and carried on the coin.
also broke open a drawer in the oA
shop. and secured about So in enal
For the past few weeks MT. u
has employed several eolorea
around his place. and some oi
were ex-convicts. One OF these
discharged last THURSDAY and
Geier thinks that this ieho"'
several cronies. did the job MI !"
went to Portland last evening 70
suit with the Portland police anu
thinks the thieves will be appreno
ed soon. as evidence OF their gum
accommodating.
Chased Them Out.
Last evening Chief OF Police GlO
and his officers rounded up a nun
OF ex-convicts who have been ~
city the past two weeks, and oFo'
them out OF town. The order was
forced. and the men left town Os
first train.