Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1900 — A Persistent "Check Worker." [ARTICLE]

A Persistent "Check Worker."

George Tolson, a young man who had been working at Joseph Nagel’s south of town, went into Ellis & Murray’s Tuesday night and selecting a pair of gloves, presented a S2O check purporting to be signed by Mr. Nagel. John Chilcote informed Tolson that the check was nbt properly made out and he did not believe Mr. Nagel had issued it, and refused to. take it. Tolson then went out of the store and said he would see Mr. Nagel and get him to fix it right. He went to the Chicago Bargain Store and got the check cashed, they knowing that Mr. Nagel’s check was worth a hundred cents on the dollar at all times. Becoming suspicious the check was taken to Bert Hopkins, cashier at McCoy’s bank, who pronounced it a forgery. A hunt was then made for Tolson. He was found and returned the S2O and took back the check. Tolson then returned to Ellis & Murray’s and told Mr. Ellis that he had a S2O check on Joseph Nagel which he wanted to get cashed? Mr. Ellis said, “all right, go back to Joe (Jeffries) and he will cash it for you.” The check was cashed and Tolson left

the store again. After closing up time Joe Jeffries met one of the Chicago Bargain Store clerks who told him about the experience they had had with Tolson. Joe came back to town and marshaled a force of young men and started on Tolson’s trail. Abound of the saloons was made and the gent was found in one of them. When confronted, he calmly pulled out the S2O and turned it over to Joe. who told him that he would go and get the check, “No, never mind the check,” said Tolson, “I can get that some other time,” and he placidly resumed the game of pool he was playing. It would seem that Tolson is as much fool as knave, but such 'people should not be allowed to run about loose, nevertheless. Some time ago he forged a check on Mr. Nagel and passed it off on C. W. Coen, we are informed, and yet he still runs about loose.