Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-10
LOCATES HIS man
after LONG HUNT
Detective Follows Trail of
Swindler Into Interior
Of Idaho.


hunt which carried its plain clothes
men into and through three states
Oregon, Washington and Idaho-re-
suited In the arrest OF Hugh A. Rock
well at Caribel, Idaho county, on the
charge of swindling an oregon bank
ing institution. This notification was
received III Idaho yesterday when re-
QUESTION papers from Governor West
OF Oregon We're opened in Governor
Hawley's office and later placed in the
hands of the attorney general. Rock
well Is in custody in Idaho county and
the oregon officials want this state to
deliver him up to face his accusers.
The papers We're honored without OPP
position. +. s. Alkus. the representa-
tive of the Burns detective agency,
trailed the alleged swindler and Dep
uty Sheriff Tim Quinlan of Idaho
county made the arrest.
cashsd Bad Check.
The specific charge against Rock
well is that he swindled bank in Ore
gon through clever scheme. The
swindle charged in the complaint is
for an amount of but $50. but it is
claimed by the authorities this is but
one instance and he is responsible for
the working of many other institu-
tons Of hundreds of dollars. The false
check Rockwell is alleged to have
drawn was on the United States Ma
,tional Bank of Salem, for $50 and was
presented to and cashed by the First
National Bank of Monmouth, Ore.
Immediately after the alleged swim
die was committed Rockwell, or "A
Adams" the name he is alleged to
have assumed when arrested. de-
camped. Alkus had been notified by
his chief, F. A. Tharp. to take up the
task of locating Rockwell. and with
his arrival in the town where the
swindle is alleged to have been COM
mitted found Rockwell had departed.
With a description of the man want
ed Allxus visited in and around Sec
tions of Oregon. where he suspected
Rockwell might appear, and then
learned that he had gone to Lewiston.
Alkus arrived there one week ago, ard
conferred with the sheriff Informa-
tlon secured in Lewiston led the de-
tective to Charleston. and upon arriv-
ing there Alkus found his man had de-
parted for parts unknown the previ-
Gus day.
Inquiry was made among train Of
ficials, and man answering Rock
wells description was learned to have
departed for Kamiah. Alkus FASTENED
there. and learned that the man sup
posed to be Rockwell had applied for
and received work at the Rawson lum-
Der camp. located at Caribel When
accosted there by Deputy Quinlan.
who had been called from Grange
Vile to make the arrest, and the Burns
operative,> Adams denied being the
man wanted. With a search made OF
+, his belongings. however, lot of pa
Il ers the detective claimed were OF an
discriminating nature We're uncovered,
and several fictitious names added to
that already, assumed.
| The swindle carried out on the Ore
gon bank was through friendship dis
played for Rockwell by one of the Of
ficsrs. Detective Alkus stated that
one of the practices put to work by
Rockwell in carrying on his operations
was that of visiting town and placing
on deposit at the local bank a sum
never exceeding $40. which was al
ways made subject to check. thus pro-
curing deposit book. In order to
cash checks after his original deposit
twas withdrawn within q few cents
enough being allowed to remain to
hold the deposit book. Rockwell would
add figures enough to make his de-
posit appear to run into the hundreds
and upon seeking to cash check. II
doubt was encountered. he would IN
|variably display his deposit book with
the doctorsd amount Of deposit. result
ling in most attempts to cash checks
while without sufficient funds being
successful