Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-09-20
RELEASE UNDER
BOND LIKELY
Lester Newby's Father Ar
rives from California.
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYE
WAVES PRELIMINARY
On Charge of Forging Post Masters
Name on Note, is Held to District
Court Under $4,000 Bond

B. F. Newby-father of Lester
Newby, postoffice employe whose
arrest upon the charge of forgery
last Thursday night has been the
chief topic of conversation-arriv-
ed in La Junta yesterday from his
California home and Immediately
set about securing the bond neces,-
sary to procure his sons release. 1t
was last evening reported that he
had been successful in. securing
suitable bondsmen and that Lester
would be again at liberty pending
the next sitting of the district
court.
The arrest of Young Newly
was perhaps the most dramatic act
of the kind that has ever taken
place in this city. With his wife
of few months Lester Newly
was attending the picture show at
the Grand when he was arrested
by Marshal Strong upon a warrant
from Justice Fenlason's court
charging him with forgery.
At the preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Fenlason at noon on
Friday the complaint was read
charging Lester E. Newby with
having passed note for $3.50 on
Mrs. Hannah M. Browning, to
which he had affixed the signature
of ii. w. Lance without his know
ledge or consent. And that lie
had also forged Mr.. Lance's name
to an agreement that the post
master would retain monthly
payment of $50 from said Newby's
salary until the note thus secured
was paid.
Two further counts of similar
nature were filed for note that
had been taken up when the
above was drawn ON Aug. 81, and
upon each of the four counts
Young Newby was held under
S5O0bond to wait the action of the
district court, which sits the third
Monday in October.
At a late hour on Friday night
Sheriff Potter took his prisoner to
the comfy Jail, Young Newby hav-
ing been unable to secure the nee
essary $1,000 bond,
The arrest of Lester Newly
came about through. a call made
by L. W.Browning, the real estate
and loan agent, upon Postmaster
Lance relative to payment upon
tine note. Mr.. Lance disclaimed
all knowledge of note bearing
his endorsement, and made arran-
gements to see the papers, with
the result as above set forth.
After the arrest of Young New
by it became known that there
were other notes to which he had
fraudulently affixed other sigma
lures, notably one given to DIR. Z.
b. Wilson, which lad been en-
dorsed by H. ID. Garwood and
the, name of George Beaver forged
thereto, but this note had been
settled and the others had been
made good by Lester mortgaging
his furniture, against which there
was still a good-sized lien, it is
said.
According to the most reliable
information at hand Young New
by's Indebtedness will amount to
$1,000, to the great surprise of
everyone who knows the popular
young postoffice employe, who find
it almost impossible to attribute
his downfall to the cause assigned
by the young man himself-that
of being hail-fellow, well-met, a
liberal spender and fashy dresser
who allowed himself to ego the
pace" upon periodical visits to
Pueblo beyond his ability to make
good"
The greatest sympathy is felt by
everyone for the young wife of a
few months, who is yet unable to
realize the enprmity of the wrong
that has been done her