Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1894 — A YOUNG SWINDLER AT LARGE. [ARTICLE]

A YOUNG SWINDLER AT LARGE.

A swindler, who has been operating extensively in Indiana during the past few months, successfully worked Crawfordsville parties Wednesday evening. He is a young German, and claims to be an agent for electrical apparatus. In Crawfordsville he traveled under the name of Ottman, and at Barnhill <t Hornady’s store he attempted to pass a forged check for $35, with the name of Henry Alfrey. the lumberman, attached. It was refused, and Ottman. leaving, went to Otto's jewelry store, where he purchased a twenty dollai watch, and received sls in change for ths worthless paper. He escaped undetected.