Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-07
MAN WHO SWINDLED
MAINE PEOPLE IS
CAUGHT IN N. H.

Dexter, Me-, Feb 6.-The young man
known here as r. II. Woodbury. and
for whose arrest Sheriff O'Cennell
holds a warrant, charging him with
defrauding an inkeeper, and who is also
wanted here on a charge of forgery,
is now locked up in the STAFFORD coun-
ty jail in New Hampshire held to APP
pear gefore the United States District
court in April on the charge of i'm
personating a United States deputy
marshal.
woodbury. was arrested in Dover,
n. H., several days ago, charged with
carrying a concealed weapon and the
Dover police turned him over to the
Federal authorities to answer to the
more serious charge. He gave the
name of Albert Hall when arrested
and the Dover police say that he has
also been known in New Hampshire as
Arthur Bennett and Fl. "A. Wheeler.
Pictures of the man sent here show
that Hall and Woodbury. are one and
the same person.
In his operations in New Hampshire
Woodbury. represented that he was a
United States marshal and showing a
marshals badges, he visited saloons
and declared that it was his business
to test liquors. In Dover saloon on
Tuesday he became engaged In an al
tercation and pulled a pearl-handled
revolver. Complaint was made to the
police and he was arrested and later
the Federal authorities lodged their
complaint against the man which re7
suited in his being turned over into
their custody.
In Woodbury's possession were several
checks made payable to Arthur J. Ben
nett and signed by B. P. Howard Co. by
A. H. Wheeler president. The checks
were drawn for s41 and $42. He also had
cards representing that he was a sales
man for Boston cigar firm which the
police found did not exist in Boston. soon
after his arrest F. H. Morse of Center
Harbor, n. H., telephoned Chief Edward
S. Clarke of the Dover police depart
ment that he had cashed a worthless
check for Hall" The young man refus-
ed to tell the Dover police where he came
from.
While in this town the week before
Thanksgiving. it is charged, he passed
half dozen worthless checks and left with
nearly $500 belonging to Dexter parties.
While here he stopped at the Exchange
Hotel and In leaving, it Is alleged, he gave
/ Landlord Cleveland a worthless check in
payment of his board bill. Others were
said to have been taken by Dexter men.
the largest check being for $99. After
leaving this town Woodbury. went to
Somerset Junction, where he cashed some
more bad paper and from that place to
Henderson, where he also left his trail
by means of worthless checks, It is
charged
He next showed up in Bangor. where
he represented himself as a federal Off
Ger sent to test liquors in Bangor sa-
| looms He endeavored to cash a check
at Bangor hotel. The hotel man. how
ever, became suspicious and the sheriff 8
office was notified. Woodbury. learned
that something was in the wind and left
the city as quickly as possible
He has since been in cities and towns
in western Maine and along the edge OF
New Hampshire. He had been in Dover
but day or two when he was arrested
! coming to that city from nashua, where
he had been operating. 1t Is expected that
| local authorities will endeavor to per-
suade the New Hampshire federal au-
I thorities to turn Woodbury. over to them
to answer to several forgery charges that
| will be brought against him.