The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-25
CAPTURE OF A CROOK
r. Nords.rom, Of Astoria, Ore, who
Bought Yacht and was Preparing
To Sail Around the World
Jacksonville Metropolis. 24thD

Astoria, Ore was captured at Mayport
last night. He is wanted at Chicago.
where posing as the representative Of
F. A. Cole & Sons. wealthy wholesale
grocers. of his home city he forged the
name Of J. Ray Bennett, cashier Of the
Astoria Bank. and cashed a draft for
$4,000 at the First National Bank
From Chicago Nordstrom fed and
continued his crooked dealings in many
cities throughout the United States.
During all Of his operations since the
followed By J. II. Walker, Il Pinkerton
detective from the Cincinnati office of
this great firm.
II was Walker who located the man
near this city and planned his capture.
when his private yacht Kathryn, was
boarded as she lay in mid-stream off
Mayport by a party of officers. NOrd-
strOm was taken from hts bunk and
brought to this city.
The story of Nprdstrom's career
since the forgery at Chicago reads like
a chapter from dime novel.
From Chicago, where he was c. A.
Cole Nordstrom appeared in various
cities under other names. At San Fran
cisco. where he was tracked, he Oper
lated under the name Of b. +. kava-
naugh. Under this name also he car
ried on crooked deals at Galveston.
Tex, and at New Orleans. From New
Orleans he was followed to Brunswick.
Ga, where he had dealings with the
Brunswick Bank and Trust Company.
las F. NJ. Wood.
The forgery of the draft on the Chi
lcago bank was committed on Deem
Der 3 last. From that time until De-
cember SO, Nordstrom was followed
over miles Of territory and finally trac-
ed to Brunswick. Here he lived in lux
ury for a time and purchased from +.
d. Aiken. president Of the Brunswick
Bank and Trust Company. the yacht
aboard which he was beginning a
world tour when captured.
From Brunswick NordstrOm came to
Jacksonville and aboard the boat whose
name was changed from Lucille to
Kathryn.
Coming to Jacksonville, the Pinker-
ton man picked up the clue, and
thinking Nordstrom had gone to ST.
Augustine in his trim little yacht.
Detective Walker went to that city
yesterday. He learned that the boat.
with it's notorious owner. had stopped
at Mayport.
Walker again reached this city last
evening and conferred at once with
Sheriff Bowden. His story was quickly
told, and the ever-ready guardian of
the law in Duval county, nothwith
standing the fact that the night was
Il fearful one, at once began prepara-
tions to join in the trip to the bar in
an effort to land the forger.
The wind was blowing a gale a cold
Northwestern, and the river was rough
and choppy when the excursion boat
Margaret. chartered by the officers,
set out on her trip to the mouth of
the river. Aboard were Sheriff Bow
den. Pinkerton Detective Walker and
! his assistant.
| The trip to Newport was a rough
one, but the natty little Margaret car
ried the five officials safely to their
destination.
1t was 11:3O O'Clock when Detective
Walkers assistant, Mccullough, who
had located the Kathryn and her own
| er. pointed out the craft to the other
officers, and an order was given to put
out all lights. Gliding alongside the
Kathryn as nOiselessly as possible. the
engines Of the Margaret ceased puff
fling, and Sheriff Bowden, Deputy
Jones and Detectives Walker, Craw-
ford and Mccullough boarded.
| Fearlessly entering the sleeping
parantments Of the boat. guided only
! by flash from an electric pocket
lantern, Sheriff BOwden bounced upon
the sleeping NOrdstrom. Holding d
revolver at NOrdstrOm's chest as he
reached for Winchester rife above
words. You're my man. Come out.
We want YOU
! With the aid of Deputy Jones and
Detective Crawford. NOrdstrom was
half pulled from his bunk and hurried
aboard the Margaret in his night
clothes The Kathryn was tied to the
stern Of the Margaret, and with the
other members Of NOrdstrom's party
iaboard was towed to the city
On the return trip Nordstrom was