Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-31
eILsERT LOWE


The police believe that in the arrest
OF Gilbert L LONE, 49, by Ofi1cer Allan
MeArthur at Is o'clock Thursday
afterneo1 that a spurious check artist,
WaHt4d in various Massachusetts and
Copnecticut cities and towns, is run to
earti
The fellow, styling himself G. L.
Irving, has been staying at the Hotel
Hooker for the past few days, and
"Wednesday evening passed a check
National bank of Springfield, Mass, in
favor of E. A. Winter, and signed by
@. 4. Irving. The hotel people became
suspicious and complaint was made to
Captain E. III. Richmond, vino told Of
hcsr Macarthur to bring the fellow in,
which he did Thursday afternoon, after
waiting for him to show up at the
hotel for dinner.
Irving denied that he had passed a
spurious check, claiming that he had
an account with the Chaplin National
bank, but this was found to be I'M
true. Captain Richmond talked twice
with the banks cashier over the phone
and that official claimed that numer-
Gus checks had been pouring into the
bank, for small amounts signed by G..
L. Irving, ard that no such man had
an account with Them Irving then
admitted that his right name was Gill
bert T. Lowe and that dle did at one
time have an account with the Spring
field bank under the name of the
Lowe, Hoar Land company, and drew
checks in the name Of g. l. Lowe, man
ager. The bank authorities acknowl-
with them a number of years ago, but
that no such account was there now
discriminating Letter.
Lowe had letter in his sion
from J. A. Donigan, a lawyer in Con-
cord, N. H, that was written to Hen
ry r. Lowe, 36 Judson street, Haver-
hill. Mass, the apprehended mans
father, in which MIR. Donigan states
that the son had passed check for
s11 on Samuel ]. Matson, hotel keep
err in Concord, n. H., for board on Oct.
10, 1910, and that the same must be
honored with protest costs or further
action would be taken against the son..
Worked in Chieopee, New Britain and
Hartford.
Lowe was last wanted in Chicopee,
Mass, where he is alleged to have
paused a large number of small checks.
He has also been working in New
Britain and Hartford. He claims to be
selling jewelry of cheap quality, and
he goes around from place to place and
gets the school children 70 sell it for
him on commission. The Gaylord-Ken
dali bank of Chicopee. Mass, is look
Ing for him, it is understood Lowe
44Q 14lCeTS from MS VILE III f1dV cIilil
that reprimanded him for his despic-
able uractices and told him that he
was always running around from town
to town. Lowe claims that his wife
is divorced from him, and that she has
the custody OF their child.
Absolutely Penniless.
A check was also found on his per
son with the name of e. Fl. Shaw, and
this is believed to be still another
alias, although Lowe claims that the
naznA ~ that Of a man that works for
him. When searched at headquarters
sha did not even have a red cent in his
7c1oTAes but looked prosperous. He il
aboirt 5 feet 9 inches tall, SMOOTH fac
ed. brown hair, and weighs about $50
pounds.
Hearing Today.
Lowe will be arraigned in police
court this (Friday) morning upon the
charge of fraud, although another
charge may possibly be placed against
him. He admitted to the captain that
he had been working the game, after
he found he was caught dead to
rights.