Show FORGER CONFESSES GUILT Was AYa N AVIg Ig 11 False Fabe il k r an and ami Suit Stilts ben rhet Fresno Cal Cat Jan 23 WIlliam 25 William J. J Reid feld alias alas J. J P. P Croft Crof wh who conr confessed sed la lat last t night that lie he had hac attempted to pass a forged check for tor on OIL 01 the First National bank of oC Sager Cal Cat pleaded guit guilty to n a. n forgery forger charge and was sentenced to 51 six years ears In Folsom penitentiary Held claimed to be president of ot the National Automobile Protective Protect e association aton in Chicago o When arrested lound to be he wearing a a wig false falb whims whims- kers HS and two suits of or clothing Chicago Jan JaiL 25 William J. J Reid Held Is IB president of ot the time president National Automobile Automo Antonio bile bie Protective association and lies has 18 a a. a brokerage office here of ot tho the office toda today said ald tho they were not positive that It I was their employer who was sentenced to prison although the chief chIc clerk was waa making an effort to find nd out If it It such were ere the ca ca- case e. e According to the record of ot a detective detec dete- lye tive agency the VY IV J. J Reid sentenced In Fresno Freno 1 is a former convict con who 11 was pardoned b by Governor Go eror Foss of or Massachusetts Massa Massa- In November o 1911 Ills His aliases Alases all ali Al- Al ases are S. S K F Croft tho the name used on the tor forged ed draft In Fr Fresno sno James James Bled Dad Black L L. L O. O Hoffman Hoerman Albert Perrin and Herbert S. S Johnson Reid escaped from the Massachusetts prison on on JanCa January 10 1904 l ill I with wih rheumatism m he lie made keys les and amid laid a whereby he lie vas able to saw his way w through chains unlock nine doors scale calc an foot toot wall walland walland and hobble to lbert liberty on a crutch His Ills escape was not discovered red until the thene ne next t day Tho The Reid wlm wha who has haR offices here left eC for lor or California on December 14 H. lIe IIo lo had written employees that h he expected to return soon |