Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-06
Nashua Telegraph'S Account.

A Bold Game Nipped in the Bud by the
Nashua Police.
a Forger PASSED Check for S3719 on the
Second National Bank
He had Forged Checks for over k14, 900 on
His Person.
He is a Bank Clerk in Brattleboro, VT,
also a Clerk of the Church.
The biggest capture that the Nashua
police have had for years was accomplished
this afternoon. A cool looking young man
was leaving this city for the north at Con-
cord Junction when Deputy Marshal w
W. Wheeler caught him, and thereby
hangs tale of fall that will startle Yer
mont.
A young man j years old struck
Nashua this morning and tried to cash
check for S194j.04 at the Nashua Trust
Companys He asked to have $500 of it
put on deposit and to receive the balance in
cash Treasurer Bobbin did not "see it,
although the check was finely made ont
one, and apparently all right.
1t was signed by J. f. McFarlane. presi-
dent of the bank on which the check was
made out, and was properly endorsed.
The young man also tried to cash a
large check in a similar manner at the Sc
curity Trust company's, but met with
the same reception there. At the Second
national bank he met with such success
that he will probably land in state prison.
There he presented a check for S37l9.Oj
made out by the First national bank of
Dubuque, Iowa, on the New York national
bank, payable to Frank Harrison and
properly endorsed. He asked the same as
at the othe- banks-to have 500 cash and
the rest on deposit. He was paid the 500
and a deposit book was made ont and
given him.
Soon after he departed the cashier tele-
phoned the particulars to the city marshal
and said he feared all was not right.
Deputy Marshal Wheeler and Cashier
Eaton went to the Concord Junction, and
other bank officials and policemen to rail
road square and to the depot.
1t was a wise move, and on it rests the
capture. As the conductor of the out
going train for the north called 'all aboard"
little well dressed man lodged out from
behind a corner, and ran rapidly to the re-
ceding car. That was the man.
Officer Wheeler caught him, and soon
he was landed in the police station. Here
he gave the name of Frank Harrison.
On his person were found checks for
Sl945.17, S1976.32, $l3O5.95, S2S97.4 all
elegantly made out. He had three rail
road mileages on his person, and papers of
a creamery association which showed him
to be from Bratteboro, VT.
He gave the name of Frank Harrison
He had on new suit of clothes and new
overcoat. When his clothing was exam
ined it was found that they were all made
by one firm in Brattleboro, Vt.
You came from Brattleboro,' said the
marshal.
YES, said the man, with his face like
a sheet.
"What is your real name" demanded
the marshal.
Leslie scott, teller in the Vermont
National hank of Brattleboro." He said
he had been in the bank nine years, and
was 81 years Old. He then went on and
told his story of how he was badly in debt
He had bought heavily of the New Hamp-
shire Trust company's stock, when the
securities were sold few years ago, and
had lost heavily by it.
The checks were all of paper issued by
Autograph company OF Buffalo, n. Y. He
is fine penman and therefore could do a
good job, besides knowing the names of
the bank officials. He utterly broke down
and looked ready TO faint. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY his first Job of this kind,
The prisoner was taken to Clintons
photograph gallery by the marshal and
photographed