Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1913 — EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER BLACKMORE FORGERY [ARTICLE]

EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER BLACKMORE FORGERY

Check Cashed July 3rd, by E. D. Rhoades Bears the Forged Signature of Harvey Davisson. ~ --- - ~ _ Still another forged check has shown up and is believed to have been the work of Reuben Blackmore, Although it was cashed the third day of last July. The check was made payable to Charles Hancock, a young man living south of town, and bore the forged signature of Harvey Davisson. The name Davisson was not correctly spelled, only one “s” being used. The check was on the State Bank, and Mr. Davisson had no account there at the time and a few days' later he received a notice from the bank that he had a $lO overdraft. He went at once to see about the check and at once discovered that it was a forgery. The check was taken to Mr. Rhoades and Hancock' was sent for. He was badly frightened, although it was proven that he was innocent as soon as Mr. Rhoades saw him. The identity of the forger remained a mystery until the forgeries of the past few days, when Mr. Davisson thought it not improbable that Blackmore might have committed the act. He procured the check given to Mr. Rhoades and also the one recently given to Morrow Bros, and found that the writing is Identical. Similar letters are made just alike, the figures are the same and the checks are made out in just the same manner. Mr. Davisson had known Blackmore for some time and reports that at about the time the check was cashed Blackmore had asked for a loan and had been re fused. Blackmore was at Hamilton, N. Dak., while Harvey was there and is said to have been engaged in bootlegging and to have been a bad and worthless character. Mr. Rhoades has not yet seen Blackmore. and. is not certain that he would be able to identify the person who cashed the check, but there is little doubt, in view of the circumstances, that the forgery was committed by the same person, i The check Cashed at the Morrow istore seems to have been at the expense of W. E. Harris, the cream buyer, who furnished the money to cash it after Morrow did not find enough cash in the drawer to accomodate the forger. This should be a lesson to persons about cashing checks for strangers. No sensible man will become offended if a merchant turns, him down when he presents a check and when a complete stranger asks to have a check cashed the merchant should do one of two things, have the man identified or call the payer of the check and ascertain its authenticity.