Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-27
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FOR SMALL AMOUNTS

Fort Worth ia the victim OF a clover forger
whose exploits here. II they had been executed
IN the direction OF getting larger sums would
place him in the FIRST rank OF criminals OF
that class. To the great satisfaction OF some
ak or eight city merchants. however. his
ayarieo waa satisfied with small sums that
were certain and did not 1ttompt to gain
largo sums that might have led to his I'M
mediate arreGt.
a man giving his namo as Charles o. Wall
f,rlm came TO Fort Worth on December q.
lie wont to J. II. MNrtlndaie, the Main street
tailor. and asked for work. He was en-
pioyed Dnd dld very fair work lie stated
that he had wife and child living at Clarks-
vile, Tex.
Last week he needed soma money and
showed check for $40 payable 90 him and
signed b. Charles w. WallHtrom.i The check
was on an Omaha bank lie got deasra.
Martlndalc and Gavin Walker to ipdorle the
check and had II cashed at local bank.
YeHtorday clerk of d. n. Hirshneld q Co.
carried TO local bank check for 40 on an
Omaha bank which WRllstrom had given tho
hfm. 1t appears that ho had bought goods
from lllrshneld to the amount OF $3.50. had
given the check In payment. aud received
f7.5o in change. The cashier told tho clerk
that they had juAt received from Omaha Il
similar check Tor $40 which had gone to pro-
test. Then the rrookedneus OF Wailttrom bo-
gan TO leak out.
lie had given the check to the proprietor Of
tho Avenue hotel for his board bill and II
had been turned over TO tho bank for eollee-
tion.
Wednesday wniSuoui won't Into the store
OF Crowley slmms to buy pair OF slippers.
saying he wanted TO make hls boss a present.
Ho presented check on the State National
hnrL adj 40 III.
a check OF the Fort Worth Pharmacy com
pany. The check was for Ii25o In hguroa.
but for fl2 even In writing. Wallafom made
plausible abatement about tho discrepancy
ard agreed to lot IL 80 for ti2. lilo was paid
tho change. Inquiry At the Pharmacy show
ed that II was mystery how no got tho
blank check. No man by tho name OF Null
back had an account at the bank, and pay
nient OF the check waH refused.
Wednesday also he went into John Wards
store and bought pair Of rubbors. paying
for them with a fraudulent check and reooly-
Ing 1913 in change.
Yesterday morning no went into tho store
OF Morchouna A Mcbride and bought a pair
Of eun buttons for a dollar. paid for them
With SO check on bank ut Clarksyllle.
Tex. and got sii In change.
It was reported last evening that he had
also victituiScd the Fair and the Monnlg Dry
Goods company. but the report could not ba
verified.
Messra. Martludals and Walker have not
yet heard from tho check they Endorsed;
but they are confident Il viii 70 to protest.
When the clerk OF Mt. Hrahncd discover
cd that bis check was worthless he at once
went to M4rtlndale's shop TO learn tho where
Ghouin of wallstrom. This was about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, WaliatTom had
been at the shop at . O'Clock. Just an hour
before, and had gone out saying he would
not work yesterday. Then Inquiries began 10
come In about him thick aud fast from tho
men he had swlndied.
Descriptions of walls,rom wore at onca
Dispatched to clarkAyile. Dallas. and other
poinla, but up to an early hour this morning
nothing had been heard Of him.
lle left his vAllso In Martlndho'a shop. II
contains clothing. a pistol. and notary'a
seal that, on making M Impression, shows
the words. "chas. W. wsllAtrom, notary
public. Douglass county. Nebraska" Omaha
ia In Douglass county. Mr.. Maftindalo thinks
that Charles W. waiistrom Is the father OF
the iorgcr What the latter intended to do
with the seal can only DO surmsed.
wastrom ia described ns a small, slender
man. nve foet two or three Inches In height,
pale and delicate looking. with iight COM
plexlon. long. thin nose. light muAtacho and
wearing gray Scotch suit. lie Ia a ewedo.
II Will be remembered that clever forgor
worked numerous ST. Louis merchants by the
same method Just before wAllatrom came to
Fort Worth. and whether no had any eonneo-
ton with the swindling there will be inyoa-
ugeted by thu police. In 81. Louis. how
ever the checks given were for much larger