Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-12

WOufu boOn manu- MS appearance ~
the Capital city. Sheriff hinsell hav-
ing left that Gits for Calf Lake City.
Tho New Mexican of last Saturday,
in Its article on the subject. says:
After victimiz!ng lawyers by the
wholesale In the southwest, Is. f.
a GILMAN, alias L. M. foid, B. NJ. Fow.
les, Bert J. Forbes and Bronson J.
Freeman, who swind.ed the Hon. L
Is. Catron OF Santa 10 on November
10 to the tune OF 1925 has been round
ed up. and is now in durance vile at
salt Lake CIty, awaiting requisitlon
papers that Will bring him back to the
territory Of New mexico to undergo
Imprisonment in the penitentiary hero
with still many punishable crimes
hanging over has head.
On November lS man who repre-.
scented himself to be the agent OF the
American Law Book company OF New
iork CITY. arrived In santa Fe from
the south. and registered at the
Claire hotel as "B. NJ. Fowles. New
iorK city. The following day he
made the rounds OF the attorneys OF
the city, and after trying in vain to
get j. +. victory, Esq, Colonel
George w. knaebel and a number Of
others to indorse a sight draft for $l25
on the American Law Book company
of New York City, drawn in favor OF
G. NJ. Ford, he succeeded in securing
the endorsement of the Hon. L. Il.
Catton, received the money at the
First National bank and eft the city.
In due time MIR. Catron received a
telegram from the treasurer OF the
American Law Book company that no
such person as e NJ Ford was in tn cir
employ and that he had been the vic
tim OF clever swindler. Mr.. Catron
Immediately got out a NUMBER OF cir
culars Offering q reward OF 800 for
the swindler, which no sent to the
chiefs OF police ali over the country.
Arrested at Salt Lake City.
Late Friday afternoon the follow
ing telegram was received from the
American Law Book company, ad-
dressed TO Mr.. Catron:
Bert J. Forbes, who swindled you
for sl25 arrested by chief OF police of
Salt Lake City You better have him
extradited. and wire chief OF police
Immediately to hold. Answer"
In the absence Of Mr.. Catron. who
Is in Kansas City, Robert G. Gortner,
Esq. Immediately made the necessary
information before District Attorney
Il. G. Abbott and warrant was is
sued Friday evening by Judge j. X.
McFie.
Saturday morning the warrant and
the information were presented to Gov
NJ. A. Otero, who lost no time In max
ing requisition to the governor OF
Utah for the prisoner at Salt Lake
City. The requisition papers, warrant
and information were placed in the
hands OF Sheriff n. g. kinsell, who
left Saturday for Salt Lake City To
bring back the man OF many aliases
for trial on the charges of forgery and
receiving money under false pre-
lenses.
Circular Letter Sent Out.
Prior to the receipt of the telegram
late Friday afternoon apprisng him
that the swiuiler was in custody In
Salt Lake City, Mr. Catron received
the fwollowing letter from the Ameri
| can Law Book company. In addition
to circular letter that was sent
broadcast to the principal attorneys In
the southwest:
Dear SRA draft was this day
presented to this office drawn on this
company for $40 by c. NJ. Ford en-
dorsed by you. We have no knowledge
| of any G.. NJ. Ford and we are inclined
to think that this party's name, Of
| rather the name by which we have
known him, Judging from the hand
writing, is b. NJ. Forman. Whether
/ under the name OF Forman or Ford h'
/ has no right to draw on this company
Within the last two weeks we have
had several other drafts presente;
here. the majority of them bein;
drawn on us by b. + Forman. one .!
c. NJ. Ford, one by Bert j. Forbes an,
one by Bronson j. Freeman. We thinl
all the above drafts were drawn b,
the same party. II so, whatever hi
name may be he is not only guilt. o
obtaining money under false preten
SEES. but of forgery. We would like t
have you wire us at our expense upol
the receipt OF this letter as to whetf
or you viii prosecute him criminall
in case we are able to ascertain n
whereabouts, and nave him arrested