Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1912 — YOUNG MAN SENT TO JAIL FROM BROOK [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN SENT TO JAIL FROM BROOK

Alfred Dennis, of Carpenter Township, Charged With Forging Orders on B. Leopold. Alfred Dennis, 18 years of age, a well dressed and nice appearing young man, is a prisoner in the jail here charged with having forged orders against a cement contracting firm at Brook and thus securing money under false pretenses. The orders were cashed at the store of Benhart Leopold, the Brook merchant. Dennis is a son of John Dennis, of Carpenter township, and worked for the cement company at Brook. He disappeared from Brook at Thanksgiving time and the day after Thanksgiving enlisted in the U. S. army at Chicago, selecting the infantry service He was sent to Jefferson Barracks for training. He wanted to keep his whereabouts a secret and enlisted under the false name of F. A. Gardner, thus laying himself liable to a court ‘martial for fraudulent enlistment. After he had been in the army for a little more than two weeks he wrote back home and the officers at once went after him and the military authorities released him to the civil authorities. He was brought to Brook last Wednesday and later brought here for safe keeping in our jail It is understood that the aggregate sum of the alleged forged orders was |IOO and that they have been settled. It is not improbable that Dennis will be dealt with leniently on account of his age and his past good record, but the military authorities are apt to go after him for his fraudulent enlistment, in which case he would probably get a sentence to the Fort Leavenworth prison. He is an adopted son of John Dennis, having lived with them since a very small child. . .He had borne a good reputation prior to this time and his friends hope that he escapes severe punishment and wil be enrouraced to change his ways and get back on the right road again.