The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-15
A BIG REWARD IF
he IS RIGHT MAN
BELIEVE THEY HAVE FORGER
WHO is WANTED IN NUM-
BED OF PLACES.
CLAIMS He IS INNOCENT
Says He Does not Know on What
Charge He Is Held and Tells Where
He Has Been for the Past Two or
Three Months.

If man who was arrested by Bruins
wick police late yesterday afternoon
proves to be who they think he is,
then they will have captured one of
the most notorious crooks in the Unit
ed States and one for VIII m rewards
aggregating two or three thousand
dollars have been offered, and who is
wanted in no less than dozen or
more cities and towns in various sec
tions of the United States,
1t will be recalled that seve. al days
ago The News published an article in
reference to notice of reward receiy-
ed by Chief Of Police Owens, fo. the
arrest Of John H. Kline, who has a
dozen or more aliases. Not very m c.l
attention was paid to the article a.
the time, or rather no one thought
that the man was in Brunswick. The
following day, however, the chief re-
celved a telephone message from a
well known citizen, stating that man
answering the description given in the
paper had been to his house on that
day looking for board, and that he
was stopping across the street. The
chief looked into the matter and since
that time an investigation has been
n Ii
CATION eliminated in the arrest of the
man and he was landed in the Glynn
county jail, pending further informa-
ton. The man who is wanted and
who is known as John Kline, is a no.
torious forger, who has operated in
various sections of the country and
mas secured amounts ranging from
5000 to $1,000. His last scheme was
worked in Ann Harbor, Mich, just a
month ago, when he secured $4,000, in
a false real estate deal.
The article in The News, as well as
the notice received by Chief Owens,
gave a complete and full detailed de-
scription OF the man, even locating
moles on his arm and hip mentioning
a small scar on the forehead, etc. So
we'll did the man here answer these
descriptions, and so suspicious has he
acted since his arrival in Brunswick,
that he was arrested. At the request
of Mayor Hopkins City Physician
Abercombie made a close examina-
ton into his features, the scar, moles,
ETC., and he announced that the man
answers the description in almost ev-
cry detail
When seen in his cell at the Jail last
night the man gave his name as Pat
terson aid said that he did not know
on what charge he had been arrested.
lie claimed to be an old newspaper
man, and said that he was at one
time owner of a small paper in Iii
nois, having sold it several years ago,
giving the name of the purchaser. He
stated that he had been living in Jack
sonville since December and gave the
name and address of the party with
whom he boarded there. He also said
that he had brother in Asheville, N.
c. The man who is 60 years of age,
really did not resemble the picture Of
Kline, though the photo received here
was taken ten years ago. He stated
that he was here advertising patent
medicines, but could not give the
name Of the house by which he is en-
ployed.
In an effort to establish his identi-
ty Mayor Hopkins last night wired
the chief of police in Asheville to as
certain if The man really has broth
er there. Tie also ed Jacksonville
to see if the man was telling a straight
story about having been in that city
for the past few months. 1t is thought
that these facts can easily be estab-
1ished and if they are the man will be
liberated at once. But if it should
prove to be the much-wanted forger
a big reward will be coming to those
who figured in his arrest