The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17
THE BOGUS CHECK MAN.
Hs Works One Helena Firm and
Tries II on Another
House.
--%- IS
A Big Bill Of Goods Paid For In
What Proves to BIO Worth
loss Paper.
Tho Purchase Did Not Amount to the
Check and He Took Cash
In Change.

A bold confidence man In wanted by tho
Helena police now The name he Ia known
by IL II. w. Wolfe. and he 10 described a.
young, with q weeks growth of beard and
q first o6ense'' moustache. 1t was az
= rancher that hs introduced himself NJ
Bach, Cory ~ Co.'S on Thursday morning.
and said he wanted a big bill Of groceries,
and asked for bod rock prices on account
OF the size of the purchase. He had the
list of what he wanted already made out.
II called for goods to tho amount Of $lGO.
He ordered them to be done up while he
went for his wagon, which he had left in
charge Of a man, and to get the money to
pay for the goods from his employer, j. H.
Dorsey, whose ranch WAS on the Big Black
foot, but who at that time was lying i'll at
the Grand Central hotel. He brought back
a check on the First National
bank. made out to the order of R.W. Wolfe,
and signed by j. II. Dorsey. The latter,
by An overnight, nae made out the check for
$500, more than was needed to pay for the
goods, but MIR. Wolfe. very CONSIDERABLY,
would take the difference in cash. The $40
WAS given him and he went away to get his
team, while tho clerical force busted them
Wv 60UpAhk II SOoNo Az
packages.
About five o'clock the same afternoon the
same Mr.. Wolfe walked into K~leinschmidt
Brothers grocery store, and. acting for the
same Mr.. Dorsey, ordered another bill OF
goods, not as large a. the one in the morn
ing, but still quite heavy. Mr.. Dorsey,
whose ranch was on the Big Blackfoot, was
still sick in bed at the Grand Central. Mr..
Wolfe. soting for him, bought of 4. H;
kleinsohmidt groceries to the amount OF
$116.. After giving the order, Mr.. Wolfe
asked for a blank check on the First
National bank. He was given four of them
and took them off with him, saying he
would get his employer to fill out the check.
After being gone Just about long enough to
signed, he returned. Handing Mr.. Klein
schmidt a signed check. MI. Wolfe noted
with some surprise that his employer had
made a mistake in tho amount. It was TO.
$152. OF course M. Kleinschmidt would
give him the difference in cash, and he
would be around for the goods in the morn
ing. Mr.. Kleinschmidt consulted his
brother Albert about the matter of change.
The check looked all right and the hand
writing was very much like that of a sick
man would he. The whole transaction, in
fact. looked straight. But as Mr..
o MH,5H T "a q ss9sneer' .n1 it w esas de-,
until morning, when the bank
would be open. 1--WE will give you the
change,in the morning when you come TO,
the goods,' said r. H. Kleinschmidt to the
ranchman. That was perfectly satisfactory
to Mr.. Wolf, who left, saying he would be
around next morning for the goods and hif
change. He never came. The check wal
presented at the bank and handed bach
with the emark hat there was no suct
account. The goods had not been put uI
yet, and all the firm was out was a cigar
handed the purchaser after the sale was
concluded.
Bach, Cory & Co. were not SO fortunate.
They were out $40 and the trouble and
time of putting up the big order for goods.
less. The police were notified.