Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

Indiana age, about % years, married
to Lizzie Draper at Marion, Indiana,
in the month of Deem Der, 1900 !;
have two boys and one girl; have
two half brothers, Charles E. HolIing-
sworth. at Russiaville, Ind, Route
l, and Samuel Hollingsworth at
Sweeter, Indiana; and have one half
sister named Mamie Herald at Burl-
ington, state of Indiana; I have two
full brothers, Frank and Luther Nc
| Cain at Burlington. state OF Indiana.
In year of 1902, I was sent to Jeffer-
| sonville, state of Indiana. reformatory
for two years; sent there for the
forgery Of notes I was paroled in
year of 1904; in the year Of 1907. I
was sent back 10 the same place for ~
months I was paroled from thero
October 18th, 1909; I reported there
until March 1st 1910 a reward was
offered by the reformatory I forged
notes at Greentown, state of Indiana,
and reward was offered there.
I forged a note on the First Nation
al bank of Frankfort, state Of Indiana,
who offered a reward for me here my
name is Ed Myers.
jumped my parole, and came to
Little Falls, state Of Minnesota ;
worked in a shoe factory at Little
Falls, Minnesota learned this trade
in the reform school; from there I
went to Swanville, Minnesota, where
[ started the real estate business.
Forged note Of 1925. 90 there
an0 put that note up to a young fell
| low for so acres of wild land; got the
land for $625.00; paid 1925. 90, the
balance is still due; this note is in
the bank at Long Prairie, Minnesota.
traded this so acres of land to Bill
Cox of Swanvi1le, Minnesota for 40
acres and got 1925 to boot; took
the 40 acres and traded it to Marsall
& Lyman of Sank Center, Minnesota,
for team of horses and here l forged
two notes, big notes, I don't know
how much they are on the First Ma
tional bank of Sank Center, Min.
nesota, and l took this money and
bought horses and made big sale at
Swanville, Minnesota [ left there
October 1st. 1910; | had a real estate
Office there at Swanville, and that is
where I learned the real estate bust
ness.
From Swanville, Minnesota, wen
to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Canada; here my name is D. b
Thompson pretended to be a shoe
manufactures here. and forged notes
at the Merchants bank and got 1926 90
and l forged one note for a buggy
there; these people put up reward.
From there [ went TO Toronto,
Ontario, to a little town, Lindsey.
Ontario, Canada; here my name is D.
B. Thomas and I was in the boot anc
shoe manufacturing business; and pre-
tended that " as going to start boot
and shoe factory there, and the people
there got together and bought a plat
OF ground TOR me; and [ there put uE
one note for $40, 0O0.OO at the Home
Bank Of Canada, at Lindsey, and
checked against it until I got my
money the board Of trade offer a re.
ward there for me; then [ went tc
Halsted Minnesota; here my name is
Charles E. hollingsworth [ stayed
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to Worthington, Minnesota; here my
name is L. NJ. Thompson forged 6
note for $1,000 and turned it over to Joe
Kies for so acres Of land; this note i
III the First National bank at Worth.
ington, Minnesota / traded the lan6
to an implement dealer for horses
left horses in the livery barn, and
left horses in a barn that had rent.
ed and skipped out.
I then went to Fergus Falls, in
February 1911 here my name is Ed.
Bell I forged a deed fer 50 acres OF
land belonging to Francis Rose; sold
the land to a bus driver for 1925. 0C
and got 40 acres of land in Mexico
left this deed with an attorney and sc
never got this deed; then went tC
Cassville, Wisconsin; here my name
is D. 8. Winters; I started a real es.
tate office; bought and sold horses
about February 10Th, 1911; 1 forged
3 or notes on the Badger State bank,
at Cassville, Wisconsin, here I was
arrested for forgery; and the sheriff
attached all the property, and 7 had
money enough to pay off all notes
there I was bound over to the October
term of court to be held next October
this was on the 3lst of March 1911
my bond was fixed at. $4,000 90; was
in Jail there from 3lst of March, 1911,
till the 18th day Of May, 1911; the
sheriff there had some driving horses
and he used me for a trusty" and
on the 18th day of May, 1911, [ rode