Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-12

A Gay Grand Rapids Youth A.
ested at Pct Huron
FOR DEFRAuolSe The BANKS


PoRr HrEos. Mich. July Il.-Aa in-
rort4Gt arrest w4s made AZ ST. Clair last
night in the person 4 q young nsn. who
gave his nane ~ L~on A. smith Yosng
Snith = ahoet - years IL age. and ons7s
lived N Fiat. n.t his rhother nos re-
sisiss 10 Gtz1d kAp.dsL Saith called az
the Commercial bank IN. this city last
seek with a sldo Ses York draft. drawn
GA the Cold~atsr bank. lie induced .
frieEd 70 introdace ham. tie then xeEt
q the Flint Matt snsl hank aud RAISED
ssc n tie same manner. Frum the
Citizens t2nk II Plat he secured ssto
n8ore. Al tsraad Rapids he ra.sed
$3.50. and thea came back 10 Port
Huron. On Monday afternoon. be pre-
seated another eco draft on the Com.
uaerclai bank.
Iianks smith Worked
70 seens that az fbe Cifixeas' bank IN
Flint Be did not ask fof cash. bat took
a NeN Nark draft lf vas thls draft ne
presented Monday afieFnooa. Cashier
lcr,er's susricions became aroused. and
ha t,lsgfapned 20 Flint and the answer
came back to arrest Smith.
Af tue fiuae of his arrest he was our
riiins with TAO young ladies of this
ci,y lie had D<arl, "a 100 in his pos
sessioa. and $40 blank New York drafts
issued D the Celda ates bank. Ii now
turns cut that hc had them made at the
Calvert lifhographing establishment in
Detroit lie said he had started out FOR
a ul.llion dollars
kaekeF~ are here from Flint, Grand
- A
have been sfctimlzsd The yourg IRIS
ourr - Vel known in Flint. and On this
1ccCant he was able TO hoodviak the
banks Reports frou other state banxs
arr expected 20 show other forgtrles.
STORY From Flint
FLIvr, Nich.. july li.-One of tho
meet sensational forgery cafes in this
section has dcyciorcsi in Tie arrest OF
Leon a smith az 81 Clair Yesterday By
Chicf of ptlice Stoddafd of PORT Huron.
IL seems that last week Saith went to
Detroit and had $50 blank drafts .itto
grsphed for the Coldwater National
hank tie then weut % Port Huron.
forged draft Cor s:lJt signing the names
q the officers * the Co.dw ster bank.
sAls be bad casked-
Suspicion being aroused the matter
was Investigated. the irrcgularity dis
covered. aud Smith charged sith IL.
lIe nxed the matter by paying back
$50 and drawing en- his mother at
Grand Rapids for sf50 10 balance it,
lie then went 10 Detroit aud telegraphei
1is mother not to honsr ths demand
draft. lie then went - Grand Rapids.
where Le presented another Coidwaisr
trnfy IA the Oid Satiouai bank ~ Graad
Rapids for sll.I. which was cashed.
he aiso had another draft for rs1t
cashcd BY the State Savings bank.
Grand Rapids. tie then went 20 Port
Huron and settled his iirst forgery.
Dated "a Draf on sunday.
Then comiHg 20 Flint Monday morn
ing pc casted another Coldwalsr draft
for $50 AZ the Geuceee County Savings
tark taking 400 ia Nes ioyS exchsnss
aud the Feulalnder IN cash. tie returned
g. Port Huron about noon aud pre-
rerfegi 0is NcN iork draft % the Com
mers .ai Saviags bank II bc cashed here.
BE wa- suspected because the draft was
dated A Flint on SUNDAY. When pre-.
seBted the Port Huron bank teicgraphetl
filbt and recrived reply that they had
taken goisisater draft. The Coidwatrs
bank vas tflegraphed and they returned
that the daft was forged Young Smith
aas then arrested ~ 81 Clair. whese he
rsa ~pensiing the day with friends at
thr Sosas srviiie hotel Marshal Miller
dii nes 8ving smith back 10 Flint. as
tte 5.hgers bad him ia Port Huron.
When arr s,f5 he had fktOo in cur.
recrs en- he prrs.n tie has M
aouhissi'y esmuittrd other forgeries
'hr x ssu. tie state. a. ~ sfated % the
ol.cers nat r hc had soi bctr captured
~ eeu So Wouki have had a million
looo< r,uith formefiy lived here. being
in The ernpioy - Georges 7. Warren 4
C.. cigar aarufactarers. f,.r about A
year. leaving for t,rand Rapids IN i1a
fie was afKaye considered perfectly
straight tie passed The examination
for 4 easletship At Annapolis in is9i. b-,
ing -eiect~i a. alternate taitoriy. how
sfrr II has been stated that he vas
ieatilnQ a rather rapid lie lie vas n
f.nf yesterday rnorning. and vas sceul
irgly ~ fine splfsts when be 10, for
Port uarsn.