Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1913 — J. C. THOMPSON UNDER ARREST IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

J. C. THOMPSON UNDER ARREST IN CHICAGO

International Harvester Man Who * Spent Considerable Time Here Beats Board Bills. J. C, Thompson, who worked for some time for the International Harvester Co., and who spent oonSidetable time at the Makeever hotel, is under arrest in Chicago charged with jumping board bills, and today a still more serious charge will be filed against him, and apparently Thompson stands a good ehiance of being on the inside looking out. Harry Newman, another International man, who makes his home at the Makeever house while working as an expert machinist with Hamilton & Kellner, went to Chicago Thursday afternoon after learning of Thompson’s arrest, for the purpose of filing a charge of obtaining • money under false pretenses against him. j; Thompson quit the International about three months ago and about a month ago returned here and spent one day. He talked glilbly of his prosperity’ and asked Newman to endorse him at the Trust & Savings bank so that he could cash a personal check. Mr. Newman willingly did so and Thompson drew a check for $75 on a Decatur, HI., bank, and received the money. The check came back marked “no funds,” and Mr. Newman hasbeen trying to locate Thompson ever since, but couik' get no trace of him until Thursday, when he learned that he was under arrest in Chicago for defrauding hotels. Thompson was a very pleasant youngman and made friends while here. He did not seem to 'work very much and told several that he was the* owner of a good farm and did not have to work. Something like three or four months ago he met a traveling saleswoman at Mloniticello and It is said they were married three days later. He reported his marriage to his friends here' and told of his plans to live at Detroit, Mich., and engage in business for himself. When-he was here a month ago he stated that he had purchased an interest in a cut glass factory and was traveling for them. He said he had sold his farm and had ordered a $5,000 automobile and was building a SIO,OOO house in Detroit. He said that he was in a business that .would make him many thousands each year and t.iat he proposed to enjoy himself. Mr. Newman states that he gave a check for SSOO when he gave the order for the automobile and that the check was returned because he had no money in the hank. It is also claimed that he has operated under an assumed name and that he procured recommendations wihen he first secured employment with the International by impersonating a man named John C. Thompson, of Moweka, 111. Thompson’s very boyish actions indicate that he is a man of unsound mind. Mr. Newman hopes that he will be able to get his money back but admits the chances are against him.