Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — Tefft Man Arrested on Forgery Charge [ARTICLE]

Tefft Man Arrested on Forgery Charge

Valparaiso Vidette. John DeArmond, of Tefft, was arrested at that place yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Elijah Wood and brought here to jail. He is charged with forgery by Joseph Lawrence, a Kouts farmer, who claims that the spurious paper was cashed at the Stibbe saloon. DeArmond admits cashing the check, but declares that Lawrence authorized his action. DeArmond is a married man, and his father is manager of the elevator at Tefft.