Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-09

be brought about locally After Sc
curing these affldavits, the papers
must pass through the hands Of the
state authorities at Des Moines AMI
later through the officials at the iii
nois capital at Springfield. 1t will
probably be a week before these pro-
| cedures can be consummated.
Think Hardebeck Was Here.
Whether or not Hardebeck, the sec
gers, who is now under arrest, is to be
| brought to Davenport or not, is a mat
ter which rests upon the question
whether or not he can be connected
with the forging of the bogus check at
the Iowa National bank From the
opinion expressed by officials of the
Davenport bank, it is thought that at
the time that Ordway operated in this
city that he was assisted by a con-
federate whom 1t is thought was none
other than Hardebeck.
Led a DIAL Life.
Since the arrest Of Ordway. whose
Davenport connection is the stronger,
it has developed from statements is
suing from the city in which he is de-
tanned, that Ordway while travelling
under the nom de plume Of Harry ..
West, in Chicago, was leading a dual
life and represented himself to the
travelling man for a wholesale hard
ware firm. The allegation is made by
the authorities that while living IN a
nicely furnished apartment at 20S
Forty-eighth street, Ordway ostensibly
was conducting a business for hard
ware firm but was really conducting
the operations Of this gang of forgers
all over the country. the members Of
the gang, which 1t is alleged he direct
ed from his Chicago home, working
in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and
several northern states.
Further allegations made are to the
effect that, while he was purporting
to be a man of business integrity and
the possessor of a home, he was lead
ing dual life and that, since his wife
has become cognizant of his duplicity,
she has broken down. 1t is claimed
that she was aware of his frequent
trips out OF the western metropolis bu.
did not suspect in the least degree the
nature of his frequent essays from
home.
Other Towns Want Him.
That the banks in the tri-cities are
not the only institutions that have a
designing hand on Ordway and whom
ever else they might capture Is evil
denced from the fact that kilograms
have been received by the Pinkerton
agency from cities ali over this section
of the country notifying the agency ot
fraudulent checks which have been
cashed on the respective institutions
at various times. 1t has been learned
since the first developments arose IN
the case that banks at Battle Creek,
Mich, were worked by a member who
is supposed to have been IN the same
gang and who worked that city under
the cognomen of Wheeler from Kala-
mazoo, Mich, where the banks there
were worked by the Ordway-Richards
where his influence has
been felt severely.
Identifies west ms ordway.
While Ordway was a resident OF
he resided at 115 East Lo-
Gust street with w. w. Daley, co
whom the pictures of Harry o. West
have been shown. Mr.. Daley has
identified the pictures as being those
H. N. Ordway and feels
confident that the authorities have
the right man.
Side Partner I'm PEN.
In the conviction of John Bauer,
alias John Brewers. at Iowa City, and
who was arrested in Rock Island a
few months ago for tho forging OF
checks on Iowa City banks to the ex-
tent of nearly $1,000, It Is believed by
the authorities that they have part
ner of Ordway and who Is believed TO
be the second leader in the big gang
of alleged swindlers. Bauer Is now
beginning the serving OF a seven-year
sentence in the state penitentiary at
FIT Madison for the forging of the In