Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-17
ROCK ISLAND man
HELD ON FORGERY
CHARGE Is DEAD
walter z. Borden Claimed That
philadelphia Detectives Hit
Him on Side of Head.
LOCAL POLICE WORKING
49,. srinn Is Endeavorins to Find
r.,,.ives Of Man Whose Death
Occurred in Washington,

Walter E Borden. alias William Boil
-, who claimed TO have resided in
p,.t Island at one time, and still has
-.,,,ives here, is dead in Washington,
Dc At the time OF his death. he
as being held to the grand jury on
,barres Of forgery
7, will be recalled that Chief Of Pc
,;.s Briun last week received word
4-orn Washington authorities that the
--an was at deaths door and that he
"a he had relatives here. II WIS
,ot known here at the time that he
as being held on any charges in
Washington
several DAYS later Chief Brinn re-
osjved a letter from the capital that
he man had died. and a picture of him
vas enclosed. Chief Brinn thus far
hss failed TO locate any relatives
A Washington paper OF August II,
under the caption, Man Held on
Charges Dies Here" says:
walter E Borden. alias Bolan, a
sign painter. who was a prisoner in the
district jail awaiting the action OF the
grzud Jury on charges OF forgery, died
Al Washington Asylum hospital last
night. During his fatal Illness he stat
ed that a policeman in Philadelphia
had struck him on the side OF the
head.
His death was reported to the po-
lice and Coroner hewitt ordered
post mo-tem examination TO determine
the cause Of death.
Borden, whose relatives are said 10
be residents Of Rock Island, Ill, was
brought here from Philadelphia, July
q, and committed TO jail 10 answer
three charges Of forgery and one of
failure 20 pay a board bill. II is charg-
ed that he went 10 Philadelphia after
he had passed three checks in this
city.
Relatives Are Notified.
The Philadelphia police arrested
him and he was sentenced to three
months in a reformatory, but was sub
sequently released and sent here for
trial. Detectives Vermillion and How
lett located him in Philadelphia Com
pIailants IN the cases against Borden
are 3. Leslie Vipund, ". w. Baum,
Carlton I. Cryor and Mrs. Mollle
Hammersley
Mai. Sylvester notified Borden's
relatives OF his death. The Philadel- |
phia authorities will be informed OF
Borden's death should the autopsy
show the presence Of a wound.
Denies Harmins Borden.
Detective Farrell Of the PhiladeI- |
2hia police department, who arrested /
Borden or Bolman in that city, in a
statement, when informed OF the |
charge made by the prisoner, that he /
had been i'll treated while under arrest |
IN that city. said he had arrested Bor- /
den a month ago in the presence Of /
Detectives MulhoIIand and John |
Lynch al three OF the detectives en- |
phaticaly denied that they had harm /
ed Borden.
"Borden's arrest was made by the |
Philadelphia officer after he had learn /
Cd the man had inserted advertise |
ments in the newspapers in that city /
IN an attempt 20 victimize chauffeurs /
While imprisoned there they received !
word from this city that Borden was /
~snted By the Washington police on a 4
charge OF passing bogus checks.
detective Farrell said that after I
borden had been taken from the house .
q correction 70 the federal building in 4
Fhladelphia, he complained OF his 1
treatment while in prison in that city.
FerreH gave him money TO buy food l
and furnished him with cigarettes and |
newspapers before he was brought
back 70 this city