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Capture of Edward Adams ends Portland check forger spree
Edward G Adams alias Ferree and Ferry, a longtime con artist in the Pacific Northwest, was arrested in Portland after cashing hundreds in bad checks and attempting to marry his young sweetheart in San Francisco. Detectives traced his bank book from Merchants National Bank to gun shops and stores, leading to his confession and a hold to the grand jury. In a separate case, John Glese, a woodcutter, was seized by patrol after abducting four year old Ida Pendel, amid angry crowds. he faces charges and is believed to have led the child toward the Lickel King & Cake soap factory before pursuit.
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Portland
San Francisco
Edward G. Adams
Adams
San Franciero
Ferry
Merchants’ National Bank
Merchants, Bank
Price
H. Beal
Merchants Bank
Olds, Wortman & King's Department
Sixth Street
Meier & Frank's
Honeyman Hardware Company
Hyde
Seattle National Bank
Seattle
McAllen & McDonnell
Burroughs — Gault
Hudson Arms Company
National Wine Company
Roberts Brow
Owl Drug Company
P. L. Thompson
Portland Gun & Bicycle Company
John Gliese
Ida Pendel
Front
Hall Streets
Glese
Front Street
Curry
Aiswer
Gruber
F. M. Bowe
Corbett Street
Lickel, King & Cake
Terwilliger Park
Giese