The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
REFUSED REQUISITI0N
Governor Of Washington Aids
Alleged FOrger
Elliot A. Archer Of Newark, N. j,
Who is Accused Of Getting
AWAY With $4,000.

Seattle Wash Dec S-ElHot A. Ar
cher, alias Archie Carter, wanted in
Newark, n. j., to answer charges of
forgery involving $4,000 have been
released from custody, Gov Mead
having refused to honor The requisit
ion for him made by GOV Fort Of New
Jersey
Sergeant of Detectives Walter God
frey and Detective Frank lutte OF
Newark. s. J arrived I'm this city
Thursday night with the papers They
had with them the indictments which,
with the papers from the governor
were examined by Prosecuting Attor-
uey Mcintosh and Attorney General
Atkinson and pronounced regular
Counsel for Archer went before The
governor al the Arlington hotel and
the governor after hearing both sides
told the New Jersey officials that they
must produce more evidence to Offset
the upright conduct of Archer since
me had been resident OF this state
for several years
Elliot A. Archer had been sought for
about four years by detectives OF this
and several foreign countries before
he was found in Washington state. He
had twice crossed the Atlantic. Once,
for a little while, he established a
home in Capetown, Africa, for the
Newark woman who accompanied him
when he fed from that city in 1904.
The charge against Archer is EN-
bezzling $4,000 from the National
Newark Banking company and the
Manufacturers National bank of New
ark. He had an Office in the Pruden-
tial building, in Newark where he OPP
Grated a brokerage business under the
name OF Hull 4 Co. Il Is charged that
he feeced the banks with which he
had been doing business by means Of
forged railroad bills OF lading,
He would represent himself, IL is
alleged, as the owner OF a large car
load of grain, and would consign II to
some customer in a distant city place
the bin OF ladng in one Of his banks
and obtain cash on Il. Then he would
| Il is charged forge another bill OF lad
! ing which he would send to the con-
signee with which the release OF the
car could be accomplished In sever
| M instances it was found say the auth
critics that each bank had loaned mon
ey ON a carload of grain which had
been released by forged third bill OF
, ading rendered by he actual purchas-
or.
Archer is said TO have operated iu
this manner for many months before
| suspicion was aroused he learned
that am investigation VIA ON foot and
ned. leaving his wife. Mrs Elizabeth
! Archer and their two children who
lived at 12l Lincoln Park Newark Tie
was indicted for forgery ON ten counts
and circulars bearing his photograph
were sent throughout the country by
local detective bureau.
The National Newark Banking Co.
when had $4,000 of the original bills
OF lading. brought suit against the
Iackawanna railroad which had re-
leased the cars on forged bills and oh
tanned a verdict for the amount OF Ar
chers forgeries. The present com
plant against Archer Is signed by Jos
| eph W. Plume. president OF the Manu-
facurers' National bank
When Archer fled he was acCompau
led by Mrs Everett Garrison of Sum
mer avenue. Newark. She was the
wife Of a broker. who az that time
had Offices In Newark Garrison now
has an office In New York Mrs Gar
rison was popular In Newark and un
til the time OF her disappearance nc
one had suspected her friendship fol
Archer