The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-22
SUCCESSFUL sWINDLERS.
Two Employees OF the Rock Island
Lumber Company Pass Forged
Cnecks and Skip out.

may be called, was played in Rock Island
last Saturday. but the facts in the case
were not made known until late yester>
day afternoon. In fact the victim of the
was not aware of his position
until that time, when he went to the
Peoples National bank to have two
checks of equal amounts cashed. He was
informed that the drafts were bogus and
worthless, and that he had been an inno>
cent party to game of forgery.
1t seems that late Saturday afternoon
two young men named Frank Burns and
William Mack, called at the saloon of
Claus H. Frank, on Moline avenue, and
presented Mr.. Frank with two checks,
one of which read like this;
Rock ISLAND, H. Sept. 10, 1885.
Peoples National Bank-Pay to Frank
Burns OF bearer sixteen dollars; (Sl6)
Rock ISLAND LUMBER Co.
The other note was precisely the same
as the one copied except it bore the name
of William Mack IS payee instead of
Frank Bnrns. Knowing as he did the
two men, and of their employment by the
Rock Island Lumber and Manufacturing
company. Mr.. Frank did not hesitate to
cash both, when informed that the money
was urgently needed and that being after
working hours it couldn't otherwise be
obtained until Monday. Yesterday af>
ternoon MIR. Frank came down and pre-
scented the checks at the Peoples Bank,
when he found he was out $50. The
Rock Island Lumber company was imme-
diately notified, when it was ascertained
that the men had been discharged Satur-
day night, and further Investigation re-
vealed the fact that they had departed for
st. Louis Sunday Light.
The men were both under 80 years OF
age. were comparative strangers in the
city and had been in the employ of the
Lumber company as mill hands about
four months. They were discharged
Saturday night, as there was no further
work for them. Sunday afternoon they
we're seen asleep in state of intoxicatiou
in the mill yard by the watchman, who
did not disturb them, thinking they were
still employed by the mill
The police claim to know of their
Whereabouts in st. Louis, but Mr.. Frank
does not seem disposed to pay the ex'
penses of going after them. As long
however. as it is criminal offense, some
action should be taken to bring the ras
Gals 10 justice.
AhAY DEAL.
A pair of scamps, whose names are moi
yet known, succeeded in putting up iot
on citizen the other night, the like Of
which is seldom heard Of Fritz Ehlers
of Third avenue, between Eighth anG
Ninth streets, made late visit to MarkeI
square in hopes of purchasing load Of
hay. He found load which had not beeI
sold during the day, still standing on The
square, and he questioned two fellows
near by as to the owner of it. They i'm
mediately informed him that it was thei
property. and opened negotiations for thu
sale of the load, which ended in the pur-
chase thereof by Mr.. Ehlers. He brough
his own team that very night and hauled
it home, having paid the young rascal:
81 for the ton. The next day Corneliu
Buckley, of Canoe Creek, who CHANGED t,
be the rightful owner of the hay. cam
around to find it gone, aud traced it Il
the premises of Mr. Elders, of whom h
demanded recOmpence. Mr. Ehlers set
tied for the hay again, explaining that h,
had been the victim of pair of rascals
and now swears vengeance on said ras
Gals if he gets them within his grasp,