Telegram-herald., 1889-09-05
A JIM THE PENMAN
A Slick Forger Defrsuds Several
Business E1rms.
he SECURES BETWEES 500 SDSSoo
A Prsasssr, ,. 4. Hsrkners ,. 4 shaw aod
Herrlek 8 Randall the Nictins-A
Coo &nd slitk Rascal sed the
Orlsl Company Name.

A snort Al t4N II III tiiE EAfAf So -''---
AID Yesterday stated that forged
check had been passed on Hefrek a
Randall Is man named Miller, and
that nae uame forged was that OF tie
Orel Cabinet Company. II now APP
praEs tlat the i0ggcr has played most
successful game here and las secured
between $3.50 and too nom buslnee,
luCu on forged checks which appeared
% hc slEcu uy the orel Cabinet Oom-
D4ly. Ine victims tAus far heard from
arc a. llca,aer. Sl02.o)i Joseph itcfkl-
Aer, SlJ0; g.. X. Mayhem, 500, ) e..
~laN a Co. and Ilerrck a Randall,
both Tor small amounts.
Mr. rreusser SAYS That the man came
into bis store week ago saturday,
claiming To be employed ny the Ouel
Cabinet 60. ana gave the name 81
Horace s.. Miller Mr. Preusser thought
tnat the mans face Was familiar and
he had the impression that he vas
slightly acquainted with ham. Inc
man ordered some goods, such as was
not kept IN stock, stating that tueN
were Tor friend IN Alpena. lie showed
letters from his Alpena freud
-
Mr. prcUsser telegraphed for the
goods. Miller was IN the store every
GAY 10 sec Il they had come, and lac
and Mr. Prcusser became quite we'll &C
qua.utcd. Last Saturday the goods
came aaI Miller came TO pay FOR them.
H. gaze an Orel Cabinet Company's
chccS. stating that ne had received a
bii. OI exchange from Alpena TOO late
TO get the cash, and G. W. Black had
gwen hm the check IN exchange tor
the bill, As ne thought Mr.. Preusser
might not like 10 take the bill. The
goods ordered consisted of a watch,
three chains and several lOckets, All
valued at $1,000.
The check IS not the work Of genius
or professional, as the Orlel Cabinet
Company has hthograph checklot It's
own. There are some decclving features
about the paper, however, that has
caused the sNindler TO have some luck
at his illegal game. The signature Is
made with Il rubber stamp, quite SINH
lar TO one used by the Cabinet Com
pany, and reads "Oriel Cabinet COM
pany, per {. W. Black, secretary and
treasurer
Miller played a game identical with
the one played on Mr.. Preusser on
Joseph Hcrkner and got away with
$50. Mr.. Hcrkner says that there IS
some one IN this city who looks exactly
ike the fOrger and ne was sure that he
knew the man until after the game was
played.
Mr.. George X. Mayhem, the boot and
shoe dealer, is another victim. Miller,
or whoever he is, was a frequent visitor
to Mavhew's store during lastweek, and
Saturday evening asked Mr.. Mayhew II
he could cash a check for 800, given
him by the Oricl Cabinet Company. He
told the travelling man story, saying he
wished to leave town early Monday
morning and wanted the money. Mr..
Mayhew has the bogus check and "Mr.
Miller" mas the 500 IN cash.
Att. {. Shaw's place of business he
ordered goods amounting to nearly -
and presented n check which Mr.. Shaw
did not wish to cash on account OF lack
OF funds IN the store. Miller ordered
the goods sent TO 65 State-st., and said
he would call and settle for them Mon
day. lie took goods amounting 10 81
with him, but Mr.. shaw called up the
Oriel Cabinet Co. and found that 1t was
not Ill il-Hl, - lAit SopI0 WIZ A'l
sent to % Statc-st. Miller l. very
slick individual, OF pleasant address,
about 80 years of age, and exceedingly
cool and deliberate IN ms dealings. lie
drove a bay horse attached To a square
box buggy to the store on Saturday,
and Mr. Shaw declares he was seen
driving gray horse past the store
about noon yesterday. 4 number of
merchants claim Miller asked them 10
cash the checks, but that they refused
because he was stranger. The only
ones successfully touched" by the
forgor as far as heard from are those
abuve mentioned.
Nj. preus-cr remembers now that the
man Mas su1u'arly nervous while the
goods were being done mp for hlm Sat.
urday D.. .-hi, bat he had no suspicion
I that he was q crook.