South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-10
REAL FORSYTHE
IN SOUTH BEND
Seeking Man Who Wrecked
Home-TeiIS Story of How
Miller Took His Wife.

Determined 10 never cease his er-
forts until ne has seen behind prison
bars the man who he declares
wrecked his home, stole his wife
and even his narne. Basil II. For
sythe OF Elmyra, y. Y. is in South
Bend comforting with the police au-
thorities and the prosecuting attor-
ney regarding +. II. Miller, alias
Forsythe, Williams. and dozen
other names. against whom Is pend
ing a charge OF obtaining money
Under false pretenses. Miller Is not
in the city. having been released
from the county jail where he vas
awaiting a hearing before the cir
cult court grand jury, under $500
bond. His attorneys say he Is In
Chicago with Marjorie Forsvthe.
wife OF the Elmyra man. who mas
been posing as Miller's wife for the
past eight months.
II will never rest until this man
is punished" declared Forsythe
Monday morning in an interview at
the Robertson hotel. where he Is
staying. Not only because he took
Marjorie from me. but because he is
an all around crook and a detriment
20 society. He is wanted in a dozen
places upon charges Of similar char
acter 10 that upon which he was ar
rested in South Bend"
Forsythe told Of how he was mar
ried to Marjorie Nixon in Elmyra,
in August. 1912. For three years
they lived happily together. He is
in good financial circumstances and
they had a home Of their own and
an automobile. Then one day he
and his wife were going up town TO
q motion picture theater. on the
way Mrs. Forsythe stopped to do
some shopping. Forsythe waited in
the car outside the store for her. As
she came out q man passed. She
spoke. The man hesitated, looked
rather sheepish. tipped his hat and
passed OF. Forsythe thought nothing
Of the affair and another stop was
made a few blocks down the street.
Here Mrs, Forsythe entered a store
and the husband stepped around the
corner u another establishment. He
returned a few minutes later TO find
Mrs Forsythe talking 70 the man
she had passed.
He was introduced 10 the man.
who called himself Mr. LaBar." A
few minutes OF conversation passed
and "LaBar" offered TO act as host
at the theater party. The three went
TO the show and ''LaBar" left them.
Couple Disappear.
Tshroa later Mrs EOrCVt Ia
went TO stay with her mother for "A
few days while her husband was in
Pittsburgh. He returned on Friday
afternoon. On the same afternoon
Marjorie told her mother she was
returning home. She never reached
there ano the next day Forsythe
traced the couple TO a depot. They
were then followed 70 WilliamspoTt.
Buffalo and Toledo. and here For
sythe lost track of them until 10
days age when he learned Miller
had been arrested here with his
wife.
Forsythe has a picture Of Miller
and has identified him as the Same
man who named himself 'LaBar' in
Elmyra a picture OF his wife was
shown TO persons here who had seen
the woman here with Miller and she
proved 10 be his wife. Forsythe win
stay in South Bend over Tuesday
and then intends going into Chicago
in the hope of seeing his wife.
Marjorie can never come home
again" declared FOrsythe. Her own
mother SAYS that she has lost all
faith in her and will not permit her
70 come back 10 Elmyra."
Forsythe believes that Miller has
rich relatives in the south. Marjorie,
according 10 letters she wrote TO her
N other since Miller was arrested
here. calls him Harry" This For
sythe believes TO be the mans right
name. Bond was furnished for Mil
Ter by local attorneys with whom the
man deposited $500 as security for
his return. Ii is understood that
relatives from the south came here
10 the young mans aid.
That the name 'LaBaT" is an
other alias used by Miller is the be-
lief OF officials. 1t is understood that
Miller has a sister by the name OF
Bar and thai he adopted part Of
her name as an alias.