Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-06
Arrest of Sheehan at Wilmington.

Wilmington, N. c., April s.
F. M. Sheehan, alias ]. P. Elliott,
said to have been former Seaboard
Air Line conductor, was arrested at
police headquarters last evening at
6:10 by Hall officer ]. S. Lane on ad-
vices from Savannah, Ga, Americus.
Ga, and Columbia, s. c., where he is
wanted on charges of forgery The
police say that Sheehan admits that
he is the man wanted and that he al
so admits that he committed the for
geries.
The police here have been watching
for Sheehan for several weeks, and
had him located here last Friday ev-
ening, but he left the city for Norfolk
before ,he could be arrested He re-
turned Sunday night and has besa
here since then, though he was on
spotted yesterday
A telegram was received late last
night from Mr.. A. G. Hodges, a Sea-
board Air Line detective at Savannah.
advising Chief of Police John ]. Fow-
ler to hold Sheehan until an officer
could be sent for him. Chief Fowler
committed the man to Jail last night.
When arrested a Colt automatic re-
volver was found in Sheehan's pock-
ct, and the charge entered against
his name was of carrying a deadly
weapon. 1t is thought that the re-
corder will, in view of the more Sc
rious charges brought against tt
man elsewhere, waive the rights OF
the local court in the matter and let
the officer from Savannah take Shee-
nan back with him.
Chief Fowler received advices some
weeks ago telling him to keep a look
out for Sheehan, or Elliott, who was
also using several other aliases at the
time. among them Hunt and Morris.
The information stated that Sheehaa
had disappeared from Americus, Ga,
On or about February 1st, with pad
of Seaboard discharge checks, and
that he had cashed three of these Ia
Savannah, amounting in all to over
S21O. The advices stated that Shee-
had had been employed by the Sea-
board in the capacity of conducto"
prior to the time of his arrest.
A short time later Chief Fowler re-
ceiyed additional information from Co.
lumbia, S. c., stating that he had
casbed ose or more of the checks
there, and also that he had purchased
revolver. The chief notified all the
ocal merchants of the city, furnishing
them a description of the man, and
asked that if seen they report at once
to headquarters.
Yesterday evening message was
received stating that man answering
to Sheehans description was standing
at Front and Princess streets. Hal.
officer Joe Lane was at once detailed
to bring him to the hall, and he had
no trouble in spotting his man. He
asked Sheehan to accompany him tt
1.-The hall. which the man consented tt
10 He answered the description SEN
ont to the last detail, and when the
revolver was found in his pocket ne
was formally arrested on a charge O.
carving a deadly weapon. At flrst NJ
denied any knowledge of the affair
and insisted that his name was Elliott
not Sheehan. However when a re
ceipt was found on his person mad
out to F. Nj. Sheehan, he admitted
his identity. and also the forgcTles
he poIice say He talked very free
lv TO the officers, stating that he wa
) in the office at Americus one day an
; saw a clerk making out some OF TN
discharge checks. The idea occurre
4 TO him that any person could fill /
D the checks and pass them Off 10
{ money, and he determined to secur
\. some of them. He took catch o
0 one of the windows and came bac
< that night. finding no trouble in 50
n curing one of the pads. He told th
e officers that he was glad to be a.
..ested as his money was giving o'
: and as he had worried so much ov'
n the possibility of arrest that 1t can
is as relief He had. one of the checl
left and about $40 in money.