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Forger St. Clair Found Guilty in West Virginia Banks Case
Francis St. Clair alias James Percival, held for forging checks across West Virginia, was sentenced to two years in Moundsville prison after pleading guilty. His rise from Scottish upbringing to wealth and downfall through lavish living and bad company is detailed, including arrest of a woman companion and his surrender at Parkersburg.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Burns Detective Agency
Francis St. Clair
Williamson
Marietta
St. Clair
Wheeling News
St. Clair McKay
James Percival
Yous
Jen Robinson
Moundshilie
St.Clair's Iite
Scotland
Anterlos
New Yorks City
Burns
Tovat
W. Va
St.Clair
Charleston
Gail Hamilton