The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27
ALL IN ONE AMOUNT.
a Forxer's Penchant For 918s5O
Bogus Checks.
H GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE.
wm,.n q. Carter Utssrs several Forged
CAs<ks aaa b Captured While
Preparing - skip
n GETS HIM MIRO TRousLE

w. II. Carter. . dapper. sharp featured
young . had I'll his preparations made
to 60 to Chicago yesterday. but II the last
moment an obstacle. in the person Of De-
tective J. l. Barck. presented itself and i'm
terfered with his intended departure. hav-
Ing . warrant for his arress upon . charge
Of forgery. Instead Of taking . pleasure
iauns he now occupies . prison cell.
Carter is = papsr-hangsr by profession.
his habits and tastes are expensive. To
crafty these he has used means Of obtain
ing money that has placed hum in his pres
emit unenviahle position. Wednesday, after
noon he went into The jewelry store OF
George Bowers, 9i2k Front street. and
asked to be shown some rings. stating that
he desired TO purchase one. Finally selectiny
one he rendered in payment : check for
$3.50. made payable to his order and
signed by NJ. A. Merritt Mr.. Bowers had
NO hesitancy in accepting the check, Is he
had . slight acquaintance with Carter, and
had no doubt OF the genuiness of the paper.
When the check was presented to the bank
upon which it WAS. drawn, il was found to
be worthless. aud the signature unknown
at the bank. Mr.. Bowers immediately
swore out . warrant, charing Carter with
IOI8cfys Suo paaco0 III VIC ueuuS ~
Detective Barck.
When Carter was searched ct the police
station last evening there vas found upon
him $50 and checks for his trunks and .
scalper's ticket signed w. c. Reynolds to
Chicago.
Carter has been using similar methods OF
raising the wind for some time past, and
has victimized numerous shopkeepers and
tradesmen. He has invariably presented
checks for the same amount, and al signed
with the same signature. These checks
have been regularly returned 70 Carriers
dupes with the announcement from the
bank that they were mo good" Among
those known 70 have been taken
in by the smooth swindIer's methods are
Henry Burke, . printer; w. B. Ash, T. p.
Watson, Charles B. Murphy. Mrs. Charles
Weight, keeper Of q restaurant. and the
Famous restaurant. Each Of these people
parted with SIS 50 or its equivalent. and ~.
ceiyed in return . bank check with Carriers
autograph on the back. The police are OF
Ia impression that there are other checks
outstanding, and that ~ soon as Carter's
arrest is generally known it will be found
that his operations have bean very extern
sive.
When Carter was dispensing checks so
literally he was the pOssess0r of . heavy
beard, but when he was captured he was
clean shaven. with the exception of . light
mustache. He had otherwise changed
his appearance 81 ~ TO look like another
man. Detective Barck saw him on Conn
mercial street acting suspieiously and ar
rested him. not being positive that he had
the man wanted until he reached he jail
with him.
Carter is . nan about thirty years old.
with q sandy complexion and inclined 70
be stoop shouldered.
He was very reticent, and at first de-
clined to talk at all, but finally admitted
that he was . native Of St Louis, Missouri,
and had come from Tacoma to Seattle.
where be was employed by G. B. Elder &
Co. He said that he was in Tacoma for
two months. and had been here three. part
Of which time he had been employed by
Geo. w. Boardman & Son.
He said he was going TO do all n his
power to squash the. business" but he
feared he would not be successful.