Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1912 — VICTIM OF CHECK WORKER. [ARTICLE]

VICTIM OF CHECK WORKER.

C. C. Starr Cashes Worthless Cheek for a “Remington Man.” C. G. Starr, the i roeerynian. was the victim of a check worker a few weeks ago, but didn’t find it out until this week, when the check came back with $2.40 protest fees! tacked' to it. On Saturday. April’ 6, a young man came into his store* and wanted a sack of flour and

same coffee, amounting in all to about $2, and presented a check on the State Bank of Remington for sl2, made payable to Arthur May and signed by James Wright. He said his team was down at the Hemphill livery barn, and asked that the flour and coffee be sent! there. He endorsed the check “Arthur May,” and Mr. Starr, knowing the prominence of the, Mays over about Remington did not question the check, but gave the young man $lO io change and delivered the goods to tb? Hemp-! hill barn for him. - few days later he gave the' check to an Indianapolis traveling! man in payment of a bill and supposed he Would get it cashed at Remington, Whither he was going, but instead of doing kO he took id to Indianapolis mi lUfhed it in* to his 111 course of time it ~ reached Uife bank on which it was' ■Uctwn and was protested and fin-j ally, a few days ago got back toj Mr. Starr with the $2.40 protest] fees added to it. A telephone message to the bank at Remington revealed that no Arthur May or James Wright was known there and that two or three' other fake checks of the same kind had turned up at the bank, issued to and signed by the same party. ] The check Worker claimed to be from near Remington; ~but he never took his flour and coffee from the Hemphill livery barn, and it was returned to Mr. Starr. The inactivity of Rensselaer people who are holding Purtelle'S worthless checks in prosecuting that worthy individual and the unconcern of Prosecutor Longwell and his numerous deputies as to Purtelle’s continuing to swindle people by his bad checks, has fully demonstrated that Rensselaer is an easy mark and the people here would rather be swindled than not, hence the slick gentry are taking advantage of the fact.