The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-26
Does AGAINST HARRY E.
CHURCHILL MULTIPLY
power of Attorney Said to Have
Been Forged and Money
Collected on
Same

for state seiIAeoi'
~, main to be charges that can be
,st.ntiated. The publication in
S.,urday's Tribune of photographs
:, tho check which Mr.. Churchilll is
.,0ced to have taken from letter
.adrsssed to C. II. Wheeler, and to
,,,,0 converted to his own use, has
,.ouoht out other stories of alleged
,.ookedness. Among them it is
onorced that Mr.. Churchill, back in
,so, forged power of attorney pur-
norted to have been made in his
,,ror hy r, S. Chestnut, a ranchman
living in the vicinity of Beebe Draw.
and to have drawn $500 of Chestnut S
money from the Greeley National
Rank which sum he was afterwards
compelled to bay back to escape
nrosecution by the enraged MIR. Ches-
mt. A visit to the county clerk S
office disclosed that such Il power OF
attorney has actually been recorded
there, and copy of it is published
herewith.
Mr.. Chestnut was in Greeley Satur-
day. and upon invitation called at
The Tribune office and told the story.
If seems that some ten years ago MIR.
Chestnut was sentenced to the pen
itenitary on the charge of branding
calves that belonged to the other
fellow-cattle stealing, If you will.
Mr.. Churchill was his attorney, and
thus became familiar with his affairs.
After Mr.. Chestnut had gone to Canon
City to commence serving time, leav-
ing his little family on the ranch to
bide his return, there was presented
to Mr.. Wheeler of the Greeley Ma
tional bank, a duly executed power
of attorney authorizing ii. E. Church
i'll to draw Mr.. Chesnut's money from
the bank, and other things (see exact
copy of the original below. A pecul-
iarity of this document is that IN
the signature Mr.. Chesnut's name
is mis-spelled, and the document Is
Acknowledged by Mr.. Churchill HIM
self, as notary public.
1t is said that Mr.. Wheeler refused
at first to recognize the document
saying it was not Mr.. Chestnut S
signature, but later, upon the state
ment of Mrs. Chestnut that IL WIS
probably all right, as part OF Mr.
Chesnut's and Mr.. Churchill's deal
ings, he paid over $500 to Churchill
When Mr.. Chestnut finished his SELL
tence at Canon City and returned
home, he learned of Churchill's per-
tidy and went after him hard. lhrea'-
ened with summary punishment, MT.
Churchill coughed up the $500 ti'a'
he had secured on the forged paper
along with the fees that MIR. Cheshu'
had paid him for his defense III 'he
cattle case. The forged power OF
attorney Mr.. Chestnut secured from
the bank, and when Churchill Il lie"
years ago was running for the ONCE
of prosecuting attorney, sold 1t lof
800 to couple of local POLITICIANS
one of whom holds deputyshlp III
one of the county offices to TINS Gay
because of the club he holds over
Churchill's head. This, briefly, Is
Mr.. Cliesnut's story. Asked TO 'iiaNe
attidavit to the fact of the forgery
he did so, and his affidavit loi'o"S
No. 5449l. Know all Men
Power of Attorney p.os
Robert Chestnut ny '''''e
to ents, That Rob-
Minnie j. Chestnut ert Chestnut OF
Filed for record at Weld County,
1:l5 O'Clock =. NJ. c.,o.,do have
Jany 5th, 1895. ,.,
Il. G. Williams, ''i"'e'
R.cord or ! tuted and ap-
pointed, and by these presents oe
make, constitute and appoint Mliii'fe
J. Chestnut true and faithful attorney
for me and In my name, place ana
stead to mortgage, sell and give, ex-
ecute and deliver mortgages upon
any and all real estate L may own III