Cañon City record., 1911-07-06

the Ardmore COklahoma) State bank
for $4,000 which he asked to have
placed TO his credit Immediately
following Its acceptance he walked
over to the paying teller's window and
asked that 1920 be paid him and
charged to his account. He wanted one
thousand dollars OF IT, he said, to
turn over to Mr.. Hall as the first in
stallment on the Cramer ranch and
the other two hundred dollars. he
stated. was to meet personal expenses.
The bank officials refused to let him
have the money. but advised him that
IL he wished to make a payment TO
Mr.. Hall TO do so by check. He then
withdrew the two hundred dollars that
he had paid into the bank and left
the place.
suspecting that something was
wrong the bank officials informed the
sheriff and the city marshal to keep
a lookout for Blocker. and they got
busy without delay. Marshal Cramer.
who knew Blocker and had all along
suspected him OF being a sharper.
learned that he had bought ticket
at the Denver & Rio Grande station
and had left for Florence on train
number ten. Mr.. Cramer. with true
police instinct. scented crime In
Bloeker's sudden departure from town
and lost no time in getting down to
Florence TO ascertain what had become
OF him While Mr. cramer was get
ting of the train at Florence the man
he sought was getting on with tick
e, in his pocket for Pueblo. Mr. Cra-
mer placed him under arrest and found
In one Of his pockets an ugly looking
revolver. which he promptly conhs-
Gated. Blocker turned over TO the
two hundred dollars which he had
Withdrawn from the bank here. hop
ing in that way to remove any suspic-
ion that might exist in relation to his
real character.
On being taken to the sherins Of
ice after arrival here Blocker was
searched and the sum OF twelve hun
dred and twenty dollars in five and ten
dollar bills was found secreted on his
person He had also in one Of his
pockets a quantity o; opium. which. 1t
appears. be is in the habit OF using.
The twelve hundred dollars found on
the prisoner had been secured by for
gerry from the Florence State Bank
after leaving Canon City. He present.
ed draft for $4,000 bearing the forg-
ed signature Of the cashier OF the Ad-
more State Bank. and. upon its Sc
curity. was paid. in the absence of the
cashier OF the Florence bank, twelve
hundred dollars in the good and lawful
money of the realm. He would have
gotten out of town with Il in short or
der II Marshal Cramer had not hap
pened along at the psychological mo-
ment and nipped his plans in the bud.
The telegraph wires we're kept hot
between Canon City and Ardmore by
the officers Immediately after Block
er's arrest with view of learning
something about the prisoner, but all
TO no purpose. except that he was
forger and had no bank account, or
property interest of any kind there.
Blocker. who says no Is thirty-three
years OF age. has. apparently bleach
ed his hair from black to a sandy red
during the last few months as the
roots are dark and the remainder a |
sort OF moiasses color.
District Attorney Locke has nled a |
direct Information against Blocker.
charging forgery and the prisoner was
arraigned before Judge wilkin at II
o'clock this morning and plea OF not
guilty fled by his attorney. tia pos
sIbIc tho case will como up for trial
during tho last week In this month.
otherwiss 4 win 20 ever to tho Sep.