The Washington times., 1905-12-06
Hall Forged Check
10 Please His NeW Wife
Messenger in Department of Justice ACknowl.
edges Crime Because He Had Married
Most Beautiful Woman in World"

/ forged this check in order 10 get
money 10 make a showing before my
Wife
Ihis was the explanation Whitney j.
Hal. messenger in the Department
CT Justice. made when taken into Gus
tody by Detectives Peck and Warren. OF
the Central Office. on a charge of fOrs-
sHg the name G.. NJ. Blackford, of Alex
andria, Va. to a check for 5000 A few
hours after his arrest 81 $50 OF the money
which he is said 10 have obtained on the
Forged draft was recovered by the
detectives. II is said the young man
admits his guilt and accounted for al
most every dollar of the $1,000. He will
be given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Kimball in the Police Court to-
morrow or Friday morning.
The check on which the young man
obtained the money was drawn on the
Citizens National Bank. Of Alexandria,
Va. and deposited in the Commercial
National Bank at Fourteenth and G
streets northwest. on Monday afternoon.
Immediately after it was deposited the
bank officials allowed the young man
who deposited IT. to draw S2.5OO and
have the remaining $500 credited to his
account. Yesterday. however. Cashier
George White and the other officials of
the bank, had a rude awakening when
the Alexandria bank informed them
that the check on which they had paid
out $500 was a forgery.
Wife Was Frustrated.
nall is twenty-siX years old and lived
AZ Llewellyn apartments. near Twenty
third and F streets northwest. On Sep
tember 6, he was married in this city to
4 handsome young woman whom he met
at the Regent Hotel. His wife was sum-
moned to Police Headquarters last night
to tell what she knew about the forged
check. and broke down completely. Mrs.
Hall is a pronounced brunette, about
twenty-four years old and dressed in
the height of fashion.
The young man has been employed In
the Department of Justice about eight
years and had many friends. TO all OF
whom he told the story that he had
thousands back of him." Halls expla-
nation of the matter is that he was in
love with the young woman whom he
met in September and induced her to
marry him on the pretext that he had
a great deal of money I'm bank and would
get more from his godfather's estate
in January. In order to carry out his
story. he says he resorted to forging the
names of prominent business men I'm this
city and Alexandria He informed the
detectives that the draft drawn on Mr..
Blackford was his first venture
On Monday morning Hall obtained
leave at the Department of Justice and
went direct to the Commercial National
Bank. where he was acquainted with
one of the tellers. He presented the
check for 5000, duly signed by G. NJ
and Endorsed by himself The
paying teller required identification
One of the tellers in the Institution was
and when consulted, he is said
70 have identified Hall He was not
identified by Victor 3. Deyber. one OF
the board of directors. as has been
reported Two bright.
crisp. new 81 900 notes and a $500 bill,
fresh from the Treasury. were showed
through the wire screen to the young
man. He drew out his wallet careIessIy
and crammed the bills into it, With a
Much obliged he walked out with the
banks money in his pocket
The check was handled I'm the regular
way, and yesterday morning it was sent
10 the Citizens National Bank for COL
lection. The officials there looked over
the books and compared the 5000 paper
with other checks bearing Mr. Black
Mr.. Blackford as to the validity of the |
check, and the latter declared the draft |
to be a forgery. Little time was lost
In communicating this information 10 |
the Commercial Bank officials and they
IN turn Informed Captain Boardman At |
Police Headquarters. The latter as
signed Peck and Warren TO make an in |