Arizona republican., 1905-11-06
A SWINDLER's TRAIL
The Passage Of E. C. Rowan Through
 the Country.

In the captue of E. c. Rowan by Bis 1 bee officers, at the instance of a bank cashier on whom Rowan tried to pass a forged check, the officers seem to have secured possession of much wanted crook whose operations are on scale that puts him way above the piker class. The only thing to be fear ed now is that so many people want to get hold of Rowan that some of the officers will start a rough house among themselves.
 Information from Tucson and Doug las is that he made his play good in those towns as he undoubtedly has in many other places in the days gone by. His work in Tucson was the nerviest thing yet attributed to him. He went to the local agent of R. G. Dun & Go. and represented himself as an inspector from the main office. After being ac- corded every privilege and an an in spection of the books he got the local man to identify him at a bank and drew down $246. Then he went to Douglas where he got a citizen to en- dorse for him to the amount of $2S4. Then he went to Bisbee and was turn | ed down by one bank and captured in ! the other one. It is understood the ! Tucson officers wired at once to Bisbee that they would be over after Rowan. In the meantime telegrams had been received from many places in the north, east and west, and one from 1 New York City the latter assuming ! that Rowan is a man very much want | ed there for forgery and instructing | the Bisbee authorities to be sure and | hold him until they can send somebody after him. At all these messages the Bisbee officers smiled and replied that Arizona had some pretty good law ! herself that needed vindicating. If the prisoner outlived a term in the peni- tsntiary 1t would then be time enough for other states to do business with Rowan
 These messages brought the infor- nation that Rowan's right name is Gustave l.. Henderson and that beside | the name of Rowan he operates under the following aliases: George l.. Har- vey, Charles Bartholomy, Elijah l.. 1 Payne, Leonard $. Marks, and H. Solo, mon. He claims to be innocent of any wrong doing and says it will all be ex- l plained.
 | A special bulletin issued by Pinker- | toms National Detective agency in New York on Aug. 3 talies with the de- scription of C. E. Rowan, says the Bis bee Review. Accompanying the bull letin is a photograph of a bank draft which is a fac simile of the handwrit- ing on the draft attempted to be pass ed at the Miners & Merchants bank of | Bisbee.
 The bulletin states that the usual method of operation employed by Gus tave Henderson heretofore has been in the role of a travelling adjuster and representative of the American Car and Foundry company, New York but un- der the names of Bartholomy, Payne, Marks and Solomon he has operated as a travelling salesman for a New York neckwear concern.
 The plan heretofore used by the smooth artist was to have letters mail ed to him to hotels purporting to be instructions from the American Car and Foundry company, of New York, also enclosing a draft to his order. These letters were typewritten on pa per with the printed letter Jhead of the American Car and Foundry company, New York. Their card also appeared on the envelope He tenders these worthless drafts in payment of his ho- tel bill, and as additional identification has Gus l.. Henderson. in silver. '-- his hat and initials G. L. H., upon watch charm. These drafts are all number ed with a numbering machine dated with rubber stamp. and the amounts perforated, but the filling has a crude. unbusiness like appearance. Some are to the First National Bank of Chicago, and others are to the Crocker- Vol worth Bank, San Francisco.
 The Pinkerton agency gives his true name as Gustave L. Henderson. resi- dence New York City. an American Hebrew, and legitimate occupation a salesman and adjuster. The remainder of the description t-'-'-- with the man confined here in the city jail.
 The overcoat worn by Rowan bears the name. l.. E. Marks, and was made in San Francisco, and the watch charm tallies with the Pinkerton de- scriptiOn.
 The description answers to the man here under arrest and there is no doubt but what he is the individual that attempted the forgery on the Miners & Merchants Bank