Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1912 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Near* by Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. Young Check Forger Works Brook Business Men. According to the Brook Reporter, Alfred Dennis, a young man aged about 19 years, an adopted son of John Dennis of northeast of Goodland, got about SIOO out of Brook business men a few days ago by means of forged checks on the company that is building a masoleum at Brook. It had been the custom of the company to pay oft their men with checks each Saturday night, and young Dennis, who was well known and had borne a good reputation heretofore, found it easy to work Lyons & Hershman, A_! Leopold & Son, James Montgomery, H. Gragg, J. A. Sell, Eb Ctisler each for a sls check, while “Peach” Leopold loaned him $25 tor a couple of weeks. The young man then hiked to Chicago on the following Monday before the checks were found to be 'forgeries. Ben Leopold and Eb Crisler followed him on the evening train and placed the matter in the hands of the police in the hope of apprehending the lad, who in addition to securing nearly SIOO in cash, left a sll board bill behind.