The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-21


Wilson arrived here from Boston satur-
day afternoon and early yesterday morn
ing called upon Wilson, Slade a. Co.,
brokers. in the Rhode Island Hospital
Trust Co.'S building and offered for sale
three $1,000 per cent. 1920 government
bonds
These bonds are readily convertible into
cash and as they were perfectly straight,
Wilson. Slade & Co. purchased them.
Subsequently Wilson called at the Of
fee OF Davis & Davis and offered for sale
the certificate of stock referred to.
Mr.. A. r. Davis at once detected some
thing wrong about the certificate.
II had been perforated thus 5000, and
popularity was that the first cypher
was not only larger than the other, but
1t extended below the base OF the figure
8. The star TO the right OF the last cypher
was smaller than the other star.
The word hundred" on the face OF
the certificate appeared blurred In places,
of 1t had the same feature.
Mr.. Davis communicated with Captain
Cannon and the arrest followed
When Wilson reached headquarters his
pockets were searched and in one Of them
was found another of the apparently doc
tored five-share certificates of the Chi
cago & Great Western Railroad company
Also receipt from Wilson Slade g. Co,
bankers, whose office is in the Rhode ISL
and Hospital Trust Co.'S building, for
5000 worth of 4 per cent 1890 government
bonds
Capt Cannon learned from a member
of that firm that Wilson had sold them
just such bonds earlier in the day.
The whole business oooked so shady
that Mr.. Davis wired to house in New
York. receiving the information that n
certificate for five shares of the Chicago
and Great Western stock had been raised
to 200 shares and that IL had been sold in
Boston: also that the Pinkertons were
working upon the case.
Capt. Cannon called up the Boston Pin
kerton agency and as result Assistant
Supt. n. ]. Gutman and a young man
named McAloon came down from Boston.
reaching here at 1888 o'clock
The young man was from the office OF
Norman w. Harris & Co. and the purpose
OF his visit was to identify Wilson as the
man who had sold the forged certificate
to that firm, which he did on sight.
last week Wilson called at Harris & Co.'S
office and said that he resided in East
Dedham and that he desired to purchase
some government bonds and that he had
shares of railroad stock for sale.
He gave as reference the Dedham Ma
tional bank, and as Harris Il Co. learned
by telephoning to that bank that sWilson
had been carrying an account there, that
was taken as guaranty that he was a
respectable and responsible person.
Thursday he called again and deposited
one of the 500 share certificates, directing
that a sale be made at 1874.
One block OF 100 shares was sold at that
quotation and the other 400 shares at 1895.
Saturday he dropped in again and re-
ceived government bonds, valued at 5000
and cash sufficient TO make a total of
s666s. 20 representing what came to him af-
ter commissions and other charges had
been deducted
Harris & Co. mailed the certificate to
New York to secure transfer to their own |
name and yesterday wired their New
York correspondents to ascertain II the |
deal had gone through all right
The reply was to the effect that the GER |
tihcate had been raised and forged.
The Pinkertons had just got to work |
on the job for the Boston Bankers as
when Capt. Cannon called up |
the Boston office and informed Assistant
putf1an OF lne dITeSt I
made here.
Mr.. Gutman described the appearance
OF the man who did the Harris and COM
pany JOB and II fitted TO a dot the man
held here.
Wilson refused to tell what he had done
with the money ne got in Boston, but
when he was stripped 10 the bun at 1890
D clock this morning. the money In FIVE
1900 bills and three $50 bills was found
In the calf OF the leg OF his left drawer
leg.
Prior 10 the arrival OF Mr.. Gutman
Wilson had set up the claim that he had,
on May 3lst, written TO Providence from
East Dedham TO a man whose street ad-
iress he did not know. arranging to pur-
,hase 1000 shares of the Chicago and
Great Western and that he met him at
he Union passenger station here yester-
lay morning and completed the deal. a
transaction calling for a cash payment Of
nearly $4,000
Wilson couldn't or wouldn't tell where
ie got hold OF so large a sum as that.
When pressed TO tell the mans name
he gave an address on Manton avenue.