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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Astonishing Careers Of the Bid
wells, Who Cheated the Bank
Of England Out Of 100000,
and Other Famous FOrgerS

needle Street in the name of Warren"
Another account was opened in the Con
tinental Bank. False bills of exchange
for amounts averaging about $4,000 were
discounted almost daily at the Bank of
England and put to the Warren account.
Checks were drawn against that account
and the proceeds invested in American
bonds.
The success of the forgers was so great
that within a few months they had
amassed fortune of 100000 in bonds be-
side several thousand dollars in cash.
They decided that to continue the game
indefinitely would be running unnecessary
risk and a final coup calculated to net
them some $4,000 was planned.
1t was this coup which proved their I'M
doing. Through pure carelessness the
clever Bidwell forgot to insert the date of
the acceptance of the draft. OF course,
the bank regarded it as a mere oversight,
but they had to communicate with the sup
posed acceptor in order to have the omis-
sion supplied, and thus the forged char
acter of the bill was discovered Very
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

tin. These criminals succeeded in hood
winking the Bank of England out of $780,
600 and then came to grief through two
trining mistakes.
For three months the Bidwells sue
ceeded in getting credit at the bank on
forged bills Of exchange, and then just
when they had decided to make one final
haul of $4,000, they forgot to put the
date of acceptance on one of the bills.
This ueCessitated communication with the
supposed acceptOr and disclosed the fraud,
Even then the Bidwells, who had care
fully kept themselves in the background,
might have made a successful flight but
for another oversight. In destroying all
evidence which might have led to their
Identification at the rooms where they haa
been lodging, they left a small piece OF
blotting paper How that piece OF blot
ting paper brought about their arrest viii
appear in connection with this account, I
their operations.
George Bidwell and his brother, Austin,
viii go down into history, l suppose, as
the cleverest forgers who ever victimized
a bank. and yet their operations covered
but a comparatively short period Of time.
George was the victim of circumstances.
At twenty-five he was wrongly accused of
having stolen ten dollars from his employ
ers lie was discharged in court, but the
incident proved his undoiug. He found it
impossible to secure honest employment.
He started In business on his own account
several times but failed time after time.
Sometimes he was victimized by people he
regarded as his friends Sometimes
ordinary business reverses ruined him.
However hard he tried he seemed to be
able to make no Roadway, and then he de-
cided to do dishonesty what he had found
himself unable to do legitimately.
Bidweu hau the misfortune of making
bad acquaintances and he was easily led
by them, He embarked in one swindling
operation after another and at last he fell
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

cleverly the bank kept its discovery to it.
self, and when NOyes, one of the members
of the gang who had been used to do the
actual presenting of the drafts, appeared
at the Continental Bank to draw some of
the gangs money he was arrested.
Word reached Bidwell at his aristocratic
quarters, in the West End of London, that
the game was up and he and Mcdonald
who boarded with him, at once set to work
to destroy all discriminating evidence. Not
an iota of evidence apparently was left to
identify them or to characterize the work
il which they had been engaged. Every
label was carefully cut out of their clothes
and other belongings, all papers were
burned and, of course, the engraving
blocks were thoroughly destroyed.
While the work of destruction was going
on, Mcdonald wrote a letter to Austin Bid
well in New York, whence he had fed, and
he asked George to save a piece of blot
ting-paper so that he might blot the letter
when he got through.
Some days later when the detectives
from Scotland Yard had so far followed
the forgeTs' trail that they came to the
abandoned quarters of Bidwell and Nc
Donald, they ran across that piece of blot
ting-paper Holding it up to a mirror
they were able to decipher Austin Bid
wells New York address This piece OF
blotting paper also contained impressions
of some of the forged signatures them
selves and proved one of the principal
links in the chain of evidence which the
Government was able to. present against
the foTgers.
All four we're convicted and sent to
prison. George served some fourteen
years and worked for five years in an eff
fort to secure his brother Austins re-
lease which he then succeeded in doing.
The two brothers went West Austin died
pOverty-stTicken few years later. George
delivered a lecture in an effort to raise
enough money to bury his brother! A few
weeks later George himself died.
George Bidwell had cleaned up over
million dollars in the course of his COM
paratively short criminal career, but after
years of suffering and privation he died a
pauper, In all the history of crime there
never was better example of the futility
of a life of crime than this,
But there are many others. There was
Steve" Broadwell, referred to so often as
"the man with the cough" He was a
member of the notorious Wilkes gang of
forgers George Wilkes, regarded as the
most expert freehand forger of his time
was the penman Of the gang, and Broad
well was one Of the 'presenters.' Every
gang Of forgers consists of capitalist or
hacker, an actual forger, known as the
"penman" or "scratcher," a middleman.
who acts as the forger's representative,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

presented his forged letters of introduction
and easily succeeded in getting the banks
to cash the forged checks and drafts he
presented to them
In this way he cleaned up hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. The gang had not
been operating long in Europe before they
discovered that the Bank of England might
prove an easy victim An account was
opened with THE Old Lady of Thread
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
The New Plan to Encourage Love-Making

clean amusement for your boys and girls they are
not nearly SO likely to 90 wrong.
our park policemen have been instructed to use
their discretion i'm determining between true lovers
and Washers We have twenty-five old, experienced
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

VVJHY should not the course of true love run
M smooth? Why should spooning be inter-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
COMPANY ADMITS INSOLVENCY


MEMPHIS, May Formal admis-
sion that the Lesser Ely Cotton COM
pany of Memphis and j \. Ely per
soualN are msolvcut, WAS made in
answers filed in United states dis
trct court here today To bankruptcy
proceedings instituted last week Ely
is the Junior member of the firm.
Leo Lesser. senior member of the
concern, is missing. and in a notice
published. is declared to have dis
appeared and ahscondcd.'
other developments today in con-
uecuou with the financial difficulties
of the Lesser Ely company were the
filing OF additional claims 10y planters
to cotton held in Memphis warehouse
90 the credit of the company and the
seizure of six carloads of grain ship
ped under orders of Lesser to Mis-
sissippi plantation, The shipper ap-
pcarcd AS the petitioner
1t is expected that roorts Will be
made early next week 10y receivers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
SHILLING KILLS ONE FAMILY


Rebels Hastily INacuatc When Fed
erals Attack.
NOGALES. Ariz., May THE only
apparent result of the Smelling of
Empalme today when state troops
evacuated, was the killing Of an en-
tire family.
A shell from the gunboat Guerrero
burst over a house in the suburbs of
the town, killing a man and his wife
and several children. No Americans
were reported injured.
Rifle fire late today indicated that
the federals begun n movement in
pursuit of the fleeing constitutions
alists. whose hasty exit occasioned
the shclling. 1t was believed federal
reinforccments recently arriving at
Guaymas had begun an advance.
The state troops left on trains con
sisung of II engines and 40 box cars
all the available railway equipment
Thus the pursuit by rail was pre-
vented.
General Pedro Oieda, whose daring
defense of Naco, Sonora, occasioned
official recognition, has been com
mandcr of the first military zone, in
cluding sonora state. A consular re-
port says he has sailed for Guaymas
TO take the field against the same in
5urgents who drove him from Naco
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
ALLEGED PRISONERS
WAIVE preliminary
DETECTIVES INFARTH INI-
DlNCE AGAINST SEVERAL
OTHER PERSONS.

HUGO, Oklao May 2-CspcclalD-
" Bronaugh and Ed l.. Reed the two
hugo real estate dealers who were nr-
rested on Wednesday ON information
charging them with attempting to
poison Ellis Wood, u fun blood Choc-
taw indian, waived examination In
Justice Oallcs court here today and
were bound over 10 the district court
Ia the sum Of $1,000 each.
The defendants announced after
their arrest that they would insist ON
q preliminary hearing and change of
venue was demanded When the time
arrived Friday for the hearing. United
states District Attorney Gregg ana
County Attorney Warren announced
themselves in readiness. The defend
ants who were represented by Stewart
and Mcdonald, Cropping and Works
ana Coke aud Willard announced aft
cr a conference that they would falvo
examination and there was nothing
left FOR hc court 10 do but to bind
them over Ellis Wood the complain
ing witness was carried into court and
later ia the day was conveyed To his
home, wood is In a bad state phys-
mIv and IT Is doubtful II he lives un-
tll the mex term Of the district court
II was reported today that Sheriff
Cornell, District Attorney Warren and
Fred s. Cook had unearthed consider
able evidence against number Of 9TH
cr citizens of this county and they cx-
Ia, ai.s.. a Htf.tt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
WHY JESUS DIED
FOR SINNERS
We Have All Erred Seriously In
The Past, Said Pastor Russell.
A RANSOM PRICE NECESSARY

The Penalty For Sin According to the
Bible Contradiets Our Creeds-The
Bible Theory Reasonable-1ow II
Could Have Been Different Had God
Pleasod--How Jesus Suffered the
Penalty OF the Sinner--He Redeemed
Not Only the Church, but Also the
World-How All For Whom He Died
Must Ultimately Be Profted-Divine
Justice as Well as Divine Love In
volved-The Glorious Outcome.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
AurO ACCIDENT INJURIES FIVE


DALLAS. Texas. May 3.-FiNc men
wcr, seriously injured, one probably
fatally when speeding automobile
struck sand heap ON Forest avenue
and cIps:zcd at J.. 50 here this morn
ing. The ear fell on Dick Estes OF
TuNic Okla. crushing his chest and
ribs on right side. other more or
less seriously injured were Kirk
Brown. Lee Downs. Aubrey Horn, all
Of Bowie. Texas and J. @. Cowan OF
Dallas.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03

DENVER, May Eddie McGoorty
of Oshkosh, Wis, and Jimmie Clabby
Of Hammond, Ind, claimant Of mid
die weight championship, fought 10
fast rounds to a draw tonight. There
were no knockdowns. The decision
was well received by the crowd
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03

HOUSTON. Texas. May APPROX
matcW Gee carpenters in Houston
struck Friday following the refusal
of the contractors to grant their de-
mand that union men be employed
and the employment of a union fore
man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
Another Of Our Difficulties.

An additional difficulty under which
we labored as Bible students In the
past, said the Pastor, is that we con
fused the special work of this Gospel
Age with the general work Of the next
Age Gods provision, through the
death of Christ. for rolling away the
curse Of sin and death from mankind
applies to the next Age, and not to the
present Age. When His due time shall
arrive, everything will be in readiness
for the great work which He has
promised shall he satisfactorily con
summated. Divine Wisdom. backed
by Divine Power. will establish Mes
siahs Kingdom in power and great
glory, bind Satan. break the shackles
OF ignorance. error and sin. and Sc.
humanity free from the slavery of sin
and death. under which It has rested
for six thousand years.
This great work Is spoken of In two
different ways: Cl) II will be time
for overthrowing and breaking down
the powers Of sin. darkness and evil.
~ II will be time for uplifting man
kind to the original Divine image in
which Adam was created.
As the entire reign Of slD and death
came. through Adams disobedlence
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03

Brooklyn, ~ y,
April 20. - Pastor
Russell's topic in
the Brooklyn Acad
emy Of Music here
today was. The
Necessity for Je
sus' Death" His
text was "In due
time Christ died
for the ungodly"
Romans $50.
The speaker stat
ed that while the
Bible eVcryWhpre
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03
900 900 . 90 o o
ADDITIONAL OIL NOTES.


GLENN POOT-The following re-
cent competitions in the Glenn Pool
district are a fair key to its develop
mcut:
GYPSY oil company No. /, Janctta
Fisher, section /. 17-l2, $50 barrels
after the shot
Tom Loffand and associates, No. .,
Goldic Ricketts,. section 6, 11-15, 100
barrels after the shot.
G. u. Lyuchs No. II. Linda Jeffer-
son. section II, 17-12, 20 barres after
the shot
George and DIETRICH, No. 16. Eu-
gene simmons, section II, HIP, 80
barrels after the shot.
Marshall oil company No. Z,
/ Charles Marshall, section 10, 17-l2.
dry.
Gldays Belle oil company No, 4,
| Hannah Coonhcad, section /, 17-12.
| 1000, 600 gas
/ Monte Cristo oil company Mister
! Barney Uorrigan). No. A. Dunn, sec
/ tion 36, 1872. $40 barrels after the
/ shot
/ KANSAS Here are the last ones
up Peru way:
Interstate oil and Gas company No.
4, NJ. ). Uazclton. 2S, 9i-12, 10 bar
/ rcls.
Interstate oil and Gas company No.
IN. G. H. lnglefield, Is, 3i-l2, 10 bar
rels.
] Interstate oil and Gas company No.
IA. Dcrmand 10, 34-l2, 10 barrels
Interstate oil and Gas company, No.
/ II, IL. NJ. UarzelL 19, 3i-12, Is bar
/ rcls.
/ Interstate oil and Gas company No.
/ 2. II. Ilinuiug. y. 34-ll. 100000 gas.
/ Peru slnd was dry. Gas found in
! lime.
Denman Bros. No. 49, Il. J. Fulton,
| 90. 33-1e. - barrels.
Central Pool oil company No. 81,
/ II. J. I'M p. 3i-12. so barrels
Mcmillan and leonard No. 12. fee.
-. S4-12, 80 barrels.
Union OIL company No. 3, ii. c.
Ewers. "a. 34-11. 10 barrels
Druley oil company No. 3. \. h.
pruley. %. 34-1s, 30 barrels.
Peru Drilling company No. |. h.
| r. McIane "a. 3i-l2. dry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
LOSE ONE
Of DOUB[E-AEADER
BROOKS FANS THREE ON NINE
PITCHED BALLS-NORCUM
QUITS THE GAME.
Especial 10 The Richmond Virgtnian.)
rnAN,nUr VA I,,l,, l0-In n

Especial 10 The Richmond Vtrginian.)
ROANOKE, VA, July 1s.-1n
double-header today. Busche's Goob-
crs took the first one away from the
Tigers to I, and the Tigers got the
second in a close shave, to !. In
the first game Perryman and Cooper
made the artillery smoke. In the Sec
ond Efird and Brooks were the
moundsmen. Cooper pitched beau
tiful game, allowing the Tigers but
three hits. The Coolers hit Perry
man badly for II. The Coolers
made their first tally in the second
when Spencer scored on d single from
Erennegan. The Tigers made their
one tally In the sixth when Perryman
hunted the ball and reached first safe
on Cooper's wild throw over Barnett's
head. scoring Liebs. The Goobers'
next six tallies came in the seventh
and eighth. Brennegan scored on
Summers error, and Damrau went to
the plate on Simmons single in the
seventh. In the eighth the Coolers
hit Sky buster" for five clean hits,
scoring four tallies
In the second game Brooks pitched
a good game. allowing the Tigers but
four hits. Efird was hit for eleven
hits. The Tigers made two OF their
scores in the second. McCracken went
to first on Laughlin's error, and Cold
by scored for the first tally. Nc
Cracker scored on Liebs' single. In
the fourth Pressly's boys made their
third run when McCracken scored on
Liebs three-sacker. Petersburg made
their only run in tho sixth when Keller
scored on Krepps' single. Brooks. In
tho seventh inning. struck out three
men In succession. throwing but nine
halls, an unprecedented play on the
Roanoke diamond.
Umpire Norcum during the second
game left the held while Petersburg
was 1t the bat In the second. his rea-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20


among q number OF those connected
with the game. prides himself upon
the number OF young players whom he
has picked out and sold into faster
company. The most prominent OF
these sales. SO far as the local fandom
is concerned. were the disposals OF
Ayers to Washington, Piez to the
Giants, Rogers to the Yankees. Fred
Graf to St. Louis and Perryman te
the Giants.
And before this season Is out" de-
clared Steve. II expect to sell Strain
and Bresnahan. / expect also that the
draft route will make several inroads
upon the remainder of the squad"
Others who have played under him
and who have been purchased by ma
jor league clubs are: Pitcher Vail Ia
Pittsburg. Infieider Priest to New
York. Pitchers Mayberry and Fanwell
to Cleveland. Pitcher Bussey to Wash
ington. Infielder Morgan to Washing
ton and Catcher Harry Smith to Buff
falo.
From the first crack OF spring until
most of the leaves in this neighbor-
hood have settled down over terra
frma Steve is baseball manager and
a second baseman: but after the leaves
have covered the mundane sphere the
Foxy One spends his time planning for
the next season, and incidentally col
lecting tickets on an Ohio railway
Yep, Steve is a conductor, and 1t is
said that much OF the wisdom which
he shows during his personally con.
Quoted tours for the pendants was
gained while contending with the rail.
way SINNERS who infest the Ohio
roads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
nv MONTY.

Steve Griffin, manager OF the pros
pective pennant-winner of the Virginia
league for the present season. sales
man Of mon. best hitter In the circuit
last season and one of the most popu-
lar managers with his players who
ever urged them onward through a
grilling pennant chase or fined them
for bones" has had many strange
experiences during the seventeen years
which he has been actively connected
with the game which Chadwick faith
tered and Reach and Spalding foe-
tered Probably none of them was as
amusing or as strange. though. as was
that which occurred in Toledo while
the local manager was playing In the
American association. and which he
related 20 tn writer in the following
manner:
The funniest play ever saw as
we'll as one OF the most remarkable.
occurred there In Toledo under the
most sordid conditions imaginable.
The Fourth Of July games came after
three days OF the hardest kind OF rain
and the grounds were in miserable
condition. However. because OF the
holiday attendance, the owners de-
cided to play, regardless of the field.
and the game began. The diamond
was originally red clay. but after the
rain 1t was just mud. Mud covered
the infield several inches deep and
around first base 1t was estimated that
hard ground might have been reached
about eleven or twelve inches beneath
the surface.
Little things like that have no ef-
feet upon the players. though, you
know-they make Gliding easier: 80
we started to play. 1t soon developed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
TO BE INTRODUCED HERE
Plans Being Made Start Game Schools and Fairgrounds
Of Richmond During the Coming Fal--News-
paper League May be Formed--lndussrial
Institutions Urged to Form Teams

. c. Fl. Taylor. Jr., director in charge
Lot Richmond's Fairgrounds. does not
Propose to limit the playground move
ment to any particular class. the d.
WILSON'S to be made either by sections
|.or by ages. and is now making ex-
tensive plans and preparations for the
recreative features for tho coming fall
and winter. These features which
!, 736r Taylor proposes starting VIII give
opportunities for men to enter certain
branches Of athletics during that time
~ well ~ giving the children the use
Of the grounds.
Il One OF the newest Innovations
(which Is proposed Ia that of introduce
ing association football into the
Grammar and high schools. II this Is
done and proves to be q success Mr..
Taylor will attempt to continue the
athletic endeavors among the news
paper men which the baseball league
Of the present summer has started. by
|sforming an association football league
|sAmong them also.
Association football" declared Mr..
|sTaylor yesterday" Ii now played ex-
|stenslvely among the schools OF the
|,north and leagues arc being formed
Fin these institutions a. well as among
1.-THE various institutions. This branch
|.of athletics opens up arecreative OPP
4 portunities for those outside OF school
fife which otherwise would be entire
IN inaccessible.
ssThe game IL one Of tho best exer-
riaes that I know Of. The player II
|6apt continually on tho run. and at
|43jso same time he has the opportunity
Mr. team work and etrategem. the
|8hinxx which make our game OF coli
|16D football 20 popular. Unlike foot
hill association bali il practically void
|sof danger. do not recall = single
||snnGAnce 81 serious injury, the bark
|saa1E sok shina az sprAined ankles being
$&A mStat DISASTROUS
thing which recommends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
AMERICANS GAIN RIGHT
TO CHALLENGE ENGLAND
Loughln and Hackett Defeat Canadians Brilliant Sye-
First Sets Won Easily but Third Goes to Twenty-Five Games
First Singles in Challenge Round to be Started Frida
Continuing Through Monday-Englands Representative
Experienced.

condition as yesterday, and the
weather was far from being of tho
ideal tennis variety.
In the first set games followed SER
vice until the sixth game, when the
Americans became moro aggressive,
and broke through the Canadian'e
services. From that point tho men,
from tho Dominion had few chances.
and the Americans took the set at 6-3.'
The second was almost a repetition
Of the nrst. Hacket and McLoughlin
showing surprising team work for n
pair who have only been associated
for short while. When II looked
as though the Americans would walk
away with the third set just a. easily.
the Canadian pair braced. and aided
by brilliant cross court shot by
|Schwengers. and consistent steady play
of Powell. they forced the score Of
games to deuce. From then on It was
q night Of tho severest character. the
Canadians struggling hard to obtain,
the lead. Whenever matter shocked
dangerous one OF McLoughlin's
smasfies would come to the rescue.
and place the opposing side again
on the defensive. The Americans
finally tucked the set away at 12-l0.
The Americans were masters through
out and their opponents never had 9
chance TO take real lead.
The third set became very mono
tonous before the end. Some Of tho
spectators jokingly expressed the
opinion that the Americans were try~
|ing to give them fun value for their
entrance money. Neither McL.oueh-
lin nor Hackett seemed to exert hira.I
self.
All the players except Powell w0ro
spikes, and In consequence ~ the -.
longed play the beautiful chAxpp19NS
chip court waS In : bad condo
before the end Of ~ Imakc
result being that McLon9 h3inse