The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-30
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of forty-six years. which were staged
in almost every big city in the coun-
try. During all this time he was ar
rested only three times, once in KAN
sas City charge of forgery, for
which he served two years in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary; once in Denver for
in Waukesha for attempting to bor-
row $4,000 on forged warranty
deed.
Two weeks ago, the. detectives say,
Kline. or Barnhardt, with several
other prisoners slugged the jailor at
Waukesha. and escaped. He was
caught last night when he entered a
hotel where his wife had registered
City. Ark. Five hundred and fifty
dollars and valuable parcels were
found on the prisoner
The detectives say their prisoner
has property worth more than $780,
600 in his own name, that he is a di-
rector and principal stockholder in
the Planters Bank and Trust com
pany, which he helped found at For
est City, and he has been urged to
become u candidate for a seat in the
Arkansas state senate.
Grimes on Cuisines Trips"
His game, the detectives say, was
to leave the city of his residence for
a short business trip to distant
city. There he would pose as pro-
spective purchaser of real estate,
would select a site and gain access to
the warranty deed while the title was
being examined. He would then hur-
~ to a hotel, copy the deed and forge
the signature. On this fraudulent
deed he would borrow as much as a
bank would give without lengthy in
vestigation and would then return to
his home town and go on another
business trip n few weeks later.
Bornhardt today said he would re-
turn to Wisconsin without requisition.
To reporter he said that for several
years he had evaded arrest by the use
of assumed names.
WaukeSha Wants Him.
Waukesha, Wis, Aug. 30.-George
Adler, said to be j. w. Barnhardt,
64 year old wealthy banker of Forest
City, Ark, who was arrested in st.
Louis, Mo-, last night, was arrested in
Waukesha several months ago on
charge of attempting to borrow a
large amount of money on forged
deed to a piece of land at Menominee
Falls, Wis. During the negotiations a
real estate agent called up Menomi-
nee Falls and learned that no such
deed had been given to Adler. Adler's
arrest followed. He escaped two
weeks ago with two other prisoners.
While he was in the Waukesha Jail
officers from Racine, Omaha and sew
eraI other cities identified Adler as a
man wanted in connection with vari
Gus crimes, and warrants were issued
for his arrest in case he was freed at
Waukesha.
DfSIrlcC On0er SnerlI1 Dave ROBERTS
today left for Madison to obtain ex-
tradition papers to bring Adler back
to this city to stand trial on charges
of forgery, Jail delivery and attempt
ed murder, when he assaulted, it is
alleged, Under Sheriff Roberts with a
gas pipe in effecting his escape from
the Waukesha county Jail. Sheriff
John Sleep and District Attorney NJ. E. |
Newton have gone to st. Louis.
Sent Up From Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. SO.-Police
and criminal records hero show that
John w Kline in 1898 was charged |
with forging a deed in the sale of q |
hotel and with grand larceny for TAX |
ing $7,76O from a local trust company
by alleged fraud. The first charge |
was dropped when he pleaded guilty |
to the grand larceny charge. and he |
was sentenced to two years in the !
penitentiary.
Operated in Iowa.
Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 30.-In |
1904 a man giving the name of JOS |
eph Fisher, and also John NJ. Bork- |
man, victimized a number of capital |
lists in this vicinity by means of fraud |
ulent deeds and mortgages. n. P. |
Dodge, ST., of Council Bluffs lost So |
900 some months ago. A man ar
rested in Wisconsin under the name of
George Adler is understood by the To-
cal police to have confessed the Coun- |
ell Bluffs swindle, among others. The |
Identity of the man has not been posi-
lively established, however.
Under Another Alias Here.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Aug. 30.-Local |
officers assert that John w. Kline /
operated his alleged bogus deed sys-
obtained $500. He is said to have
been known here as Philip Calvick.
adler Dupes Politician.
DanyilIe, ILL.,, Aug. 30.-Four wears