The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-30
CARLSON INTERVIEWED.
SAYS HE WILL TRIP 'EM ALI UP
 THE BACK"

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 Man Charged With Forgery by Local
 Business Men Says He Can Vindicatc
 HimseIf-Claims to Have Left Ss2,OOO
 With Friend to Deposit in n ChicagO
 Bank.
 William II. Carlson, who was arrested by Detectives Ward and Daley as he stepped off the boat from New York at Belle dock Saturday evening, was in- terviewed by Journal and Courier re- porter at the lookup last evening and asked concerning the forgery charges brought against him. MT. Carlson claims that he can vindicate himself, anu states most emphatically that the Electric Signagraph and Semaphore company, of Chicago, whose New Eng land agent he claims to be, is bona 1ide company
 It is alleged that he attempted to vic- timize local people for amounts aggre- gating $6,000, and it was stated by Cap tain Cowles that additional charges would probably be placed against him before his trial comes up.
 The attention of the police was first called to Carlson week ago by com- plaint from Frank N. Palmer, the Crown street liveryman, that he had passed bad check for $2,540 on him in payment for an automobile purchased earlier in the week. Carlson was not to be found, however, but during his absence complaints came in from C. s. Johnson, of the University auto sta- tion; Moegling's hotel at Savin Rock, and Heubleins cafe, of like operations | by Carlson.
 A day or two after buying the auto from MT. Palmer, Carlson bought a car from MT. Johnson, it is alleged, for q price of $2, ,45O and paid deposit in the form of draft for $10O on the First National bank of Chicago, the bank on which the Palmer check was made out. The draft came back marked N. c. At Moegling's hotel Carlson is alleged to have given bad check for $25 and at Heubleins one for $50, giving the check to Tony Anderson, waiter. Both automobiles have been recovered by the owners.
 Carlson has represented himself about town as the New England agent of the Electric signagraph and semaphore company, of Chicago, a concern having offices in the Hayward building in that city and promoting a patent signal de- vice for use on railroad lines, advertis- ed in the companys circulars as the most wonderful invention since the tel ephone."
 Carlson said that he had taken neith- CT of the automobiles mentioned, al- though he had bargained for them. He attributes the non-payment of his checks on Chicago banks to some mis- understanding. He claims that when he left Chicago the last time he left a deposit slip for $32,000 with a friend, which was to be placed in the First National bank of Chicago, upon which he drew If this had been done all would have been we'll
 Carlson denies that the New York Central turned down his proposition, On the contrary, he asserts that the official with whom he had corresponded had commended the system but said that it was not in his province. Carl son has been following up the railroad to secure its adoption.
 Among the local men with whom Carlson said he had canvassed are Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, who is connected with the c. S. Mersick com pany, and Edward L. Hearn He has also canvassed with a prominent off, cer of the New Haven Clock company, whose name he could not recall. He claims that he has left no stone un- turned to show New Haven business men the reliability of his company, and hal even paid the expenses of q promi- neht New Havener to Chicago for the purpose of Investigating his claims. Western Agent Grant, of the New Ha- ven Clock company, he says, had also examined the Chicago end of the busi- ness. All the above mentioned men he claims, pronounced his business o. K. He was seeking, he said, to give New Haven men controlling interest in the business and have the manufactory re- moved to New Haven.
 When asked as to his plans for the future he said that he would ask from the court this morning for a continu- ance of his case for at least two weeks. During that time he would secure bonds and counsel. He could not say who he would obtain as counsel. He asserts that he will rip em all up the back before he leaves New Haven.
 Carlson is about thirty-three years old, single, and well known both in this city and Clintonville He has relatives in the latter town.