The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28
n. r. CHANDLER, SLEuTH, NABS
ONE j. n. JACKSON.
Detective Claims to Have Captured
One Of the Smoothcst "Con"
Men i'm Country.


From Fridays Daily.
II. +. Chandler, a Thiel detective
of st. Paul. today made what appears
10 have been one of the most I'M
portant arrests ever made in Man
kato. He nabbcd one J. Ia. Jackson,
who is said to have many aliases
and to be noted forger and all
around crook and confidence man,
who is wanted in many parts of the
country. and for whose arrest il is
said that rewards are out.
Jackson arrived i'm Mankato yes
the Saulpaugh as Il. NJ. Davis, Coun.
ell Bluffs. Iowa." and was assigned
TO room y. He appeared to be an
honest farmer. or at least not at all
such a person as the popular idea of
sleek forger is. He visited the
TO be working some sort of an ad.
vertiSing scheme.
Worked the "Hawkshaw."
At midnight Mr.. Chandler arrived
in the city on the lookout for Jack
son. He had warrant for his arrest
on the charge of having obtained SITS
from him in Il very sleek manner.
In fact the shrewd detective was
trapped by Jackson. it would appear.
Chandler is well known in the city,
having been in the employ of the
Koch family during the trial of DR..
Of no nhnr of
numbering DR.. Gebhart. He has of
late been conducting the Northern
Hotel in ST. Paul, in addition to his
detective work.
1t appears that Jackson stopped
at the Northern Hotel few days
ago, and while there so worked him.
self into the confidence of Mr.. Chan
der that the latter endorsed Il check
for $175 drawn upon bank at
Lewiston, Mont. This check was
cashed by Jackson at a st. Paul
bank and yesterday came back from
Lewiston with the information that
it was worthless
Tracked Jackson to Mankato.
Mr.. Chandler at once got busy and
succeeded i'm tracing Jackson TO Man.
kato, as he thought. lie followed on
the first train, arriving here at mid
night last night and at once searched
all the hotels, but failed to find the
man that he was after. This morn
ing, after concluding that Jackson
had not come to Mankato after all,
hp of IN Cu 1f.n, Il,
TO get his shoes shined. and he was
astonished as we'll as gratified to see
Jackson at the cashiers desk paying
his bill. Jackson had no doubt be-
come Cognizant of the presence OF
his pursuer and decided to leave at
once.
Mr.. Chandler placed Jackson un.
der arrest without any ado and took
him to the city hall aud locked him
up. and left on the 10:15 a M.
Milwaukee train for st. Paul with
his prisoner securely handcuffed.
Many Blank Checks.
On searching JacksOn's suitcase
il was found 10 contain a large as
sortmcnt of blank checks of va
rious banks of cities and towns
in Iowa, Montana, Colorado, Kansas
and other states. 1t also contained a
check perforator On his person were
found two checks, drawn upon Fort
Dodge, Iowa, banks, one for $3.50
and the other for 1916. Mr.. Chandler
expressed grave doubt Of the value
of these checks. Jackson had about
Sl5G in cash with him, but just be-
fore leaving on the train he sent 2
telegram to the mayor of Great Falls,
Mont. Samuel Phillips asking him for
$1,000.
Says Jackson Is a Crook.
Mr.. Chandler stated that Jackson
is well known crook, and one
of the smoothest i'm the country,
and appearances would seem to sup
port his statement. Jackson made
no denial of the charge against him,
and said but little, taking his arrest
calmly. He is a tall man, who
would not attract particular attention
anywhere by his appearance or dress.
The arrest was made at about eight
O'Clock this morning, and Mr.. Chan
der took particular satisfaction in it.
as he was the victim i'm this case.
Jackson sometimes goes under the
name of Graham, it is said