Douglas Island news., 1920-04-23
LEADS OFFICERS
 A MERRY CHASE Dr. Robert B Forbes With Many Aliases. Accused of Long
 Lis. Of Grimes

uc Post mtcuisoncer of recent dat. gives prominence to Che capture O. Dr. Robert E Forbes alias John. stonc alias Fisher etc. who som, weeks ago created a stir m Cordoya by passing government checks tol considerable sums The article Is a. follows
 After uu exciting chase oi 2,Ooo miles from Juneau Alaska. To thD deserts of Utah. wlth United states secret service operatives hanging dorrcdly to ha tvhtng and doub- ling raL Dr Robert E Forbes ua. uoually known loreer with a dozen alIlscs. was again brought to % hal' iu bls career or crime by h.s arrcs. last Wednesday at Hitc. Utah. hy W H Davenport secret sery.c, agent at Salt Lake city. who acted ou information furnished by opor ativcs under Captain Thomas B. Poo. Ger or Che United States secret serv- tee iu Seattle.
 Wanted for theft and forgery O. United States treasury cheeks to ,ho amount ot Ss.oo0 at Juneau and Cordoya Alaska. for obtaining tl35 under false nrctcuscs af CorIova. for having forged United States trcas- ury certificate ir bs possession at Hte Utah. suspected of being a German spy. wanted by thc stcr.0 of Okauoeau county Washington. where hc broke out Of Che county iau last October and wlth % record Of indictments for -hcft and forgery of posal money orders m halt % dozen cities ou both coasts. Forbes Is one Of the biggest catches to ou into Che net of Che government ot dcers ol Che Seattle secret service division m many months Captain Foste nays
 Forbcs was picked mp at 0kano- ron. Wasb. last fau and was being held lor forgery Hc was alaovant- ed by One government for various al- iceed thcfe and iorger.es of postal money orders but picked the lock of Che county IaI and escaped Ac- rordre ,o information from shorr Harry F stark or Okmcsau he went up into canada. and from there wont to Juneau. Alaska. n Caua1a. It Is sa.d. he stole Scottish Rite Masonic certificate bearing Che name of "Bober. Cullen Johnston DO uIth which name he uscd his opcr- atons iu Alaska.
 On March il Captain Foster was uoufcd from Washington ol Forbes latest exploit at Juneau and mmo- d.atciy offered thc services Of his de- pertinent to Che United States d.s- trIct attorney at Juneau
 Forbcs s alleged to have stolen United state. treasury cbccks num- berod from af6 to a5O. inclusive. from One omee Of John D Walker supervisor 1r surveys at Juneau. to have forged check No. 9f7. lor 22- O0O. signing Che namc. it Is aid. ol Robert Cullen Johs.on and csh- ed Che paper at bank at CorIoya He Is said to have used rhc Jobn- ston Scottish Rite certificate for Identification He immediately cone yerted Che sum into travellers cheeks. Captain Foster ays. At Cordova he wrote cheek tor Sl35. which was cashed by A. J Adams ot thatplacc. upon representation Cha, he had money In Che Nelson sutc Bank at OkanoEu Wash. it Is reported
 About chat Imc Forbes leH Alas ka and headed tor Seattle. accoriur Go adyIcos received bcrc Hc was expected to arr.yo here February 27. but did not arrive mtl February 2S. coming m on Che steamer Ai- mIui Watson.
 Two operatives ot Che Seattle see cret service department. to whom s due credit for One una arrest ofthe foreer. found where Che fugitive had hired am automobile ou Fcbru- ary 2S and driven to Portland 40 Portland te dismissed bis ear. took another and drove to Hood Ryer where hc took a train He Icr sc- at,lc for Portland at about o'clock n Che morning of February 2s and and reached Hood River about mld- night of tho same day.
 At Hood River ho purchased a ticket Co Provost Utah and w. H Davenport the Salt L8kc City agent was wired and put on che rau But Forbes evidently dId not Intend to step of thc train into Che crms O. waiting officers Captain Foster says En route his baggage was ro- checked to Thompson. Utah. and Inc arrive a there without molestauon. His next move was to plunge into the