Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
CHARGE of FORGERY
Arrangement Today Of DR..
Harrison Wagner.
HIS ROOM fSEARCHED
DIES OF OFFICIAL SEALS FOUND
IN HIS TtuNK-
Government Not Ready to Proceed
With Trial-Defendant Be-
hind the Bars.

DR.. Harrison Wagner, the elderly man
who, its is said, has caused the officials Of
the Adams Express Company considerable
trouble during the past twenty-five years
by recording judgments against the COM
pany in Maryland and Virginia, as printed
in The Star from time to time, was ar
rested in this city yesterday afternoon. He
was found in his room at 511 9th street
northwest and taken to police headquarters
about O'Clock. Forgery was the charge
filed against him, and he was locked up at
one of the police stations, being unable to
give bond.
Wagner is sixtytwo years old He is
known to the judges of the higher courts of
Maryland as the perpetual Iitigant." 1t
is stated that he has records of nearly 1900
judgments against the Adams Express
Company and private individuals. Had the
doctor been able to collect the amounts of
the judgments he is alleged to have OBJ
tanned he would now be wealthy man.
The arrest of the doctor was made on
search warrant sworn out by Edward s.
Eichelberger, former states attorney Of
Frederick county, Md, and Washington
Bowie. jr, attorney for the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Baltimore Post Office
inspector heene ana detectives Peck anu
burrows served the writ. The two men
from Maryland called on the clerk Of the
eohce Court about o'clock in the after
noon and obtained a warrant authorizing a
search of Wagner's premises for three dies.
Copies of Seals Found.
One of the dies is correct copy of the
seal of the secretary OF state of the state
OF Maryland and the others are the seals
of the late Justice OF the Peace Joan
Haynes of FoXville, Md. The three seals
were the only things mentioned i'll the
search warrant, and DR.. Wagner, it Is SAID,
realizing what the men were after, attempt
ed to hide them. The doctor occupied a
single room at the number stated and was
| found there enjoying a box of fried oys-
ters. When the detectives and inspector
| reached the house they were told that the
| man wanted had occupied room there for
a short time. They also learned that he
| spent most of his time in the room and
| that he seldom went out. DR.. Wagner was
| surprised at receiving a call from the Off
| GERS and fatty refused to give them any in
| formation or to open his trunks, in which
| he had his legal papers stored. A lock
smith had to be sent for to open the
| trunks. The three seals and big bundle
| of the records Of the doctors suits were
| laken to police headquarters.
When the doctor realized that his seals
had passed from his possession he attempt.
| ed to explain how he got them. The sea-
| of the secretary of state. he said, was giver
| to him by a former holder of the office
| and that the others were given to him abou
| the time of the death Of the justice Of the
peace named
| The defendant was in Judge KimbalHs
| court this morning FOR alleged forgery The
| claim of the prosecution is that the doctor
| used the seal to forge many of the judg
| ments he holds Assistant United State:
| Attorney Given was not ready to proceed
! with the case and the hearing was post
| poned until next Friday.