The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-28
PEN AND "A SHARPS
Msssrs. Nash d Boucher Send a
Fer to Cover.
NORMAppLAYED FARO BANK
\, rnbiIng House He Was
Tp,,,S I'd Up and Run I'm by the
pce-He Had Two Ac-
omplIces In His Game.
FARO BANK

raj East Park street merchants
vstaken in last evening by a rather
c,E forger, but 1t did not take them
~ to discover the fraud. and the
sSer. a young man who gave his
me as William Norman, was soon
ider arrest and is now in jail About
k30 o'clock the fellow entered the
tore Of w. s. Nash & Co., tailors. and
bought $375 worth Of underwear and
rendered in payment a check for $1465
drawn on the First National bank In
favor of William Norman and signed
Walsh & McGrade, per Nc"
Walsh & McGrade are property pro-
prfetors OF the Vulcan boiler works.
and the man with the check looked
like a boiler maker who had just re-
turned from work. He was carrying q
dinner pail and his face and hands
were black and greasy. He looked all
right, but still ]. w. Nash, who waited
on the man, was cautious and asked
him IL his name was Norman.
You don't for a minute think the
check is not good?" said the man with
assumed Indignation. and then he Of
fered to take Mr.. Nash to some bar
tender named Cummings for the pur-
pose of being properly identified. The
bluff worked and Mr. Nash handed
over $1,000 in cash. To further assure
his victim he was all right, Norman
volunteered the information that he
formerly did all his trading at Frank
Boucher's, but that he had quit him
because of some dissatisfaction over a
purchase. Mr.. Nash still was suspi-
cious and as soon as the man had left
the store he showed the check to 9TH
ers and some one said that Walsh a.
McGrade did not do their banking
business at the First National and
suggested that the check be taken to
Boucher's to see If anyone there could
identify Norman and his signature.
Mr.. Boucher said he did not know
Norman, but had sold him $40 over
coat and a 25-cent pair of socks only
O few minutes before and had taken in
payment a $14.65 check in every way
similar to the one held by Mr.. Nash.
Both were convinced that the checks
were forgeries and Mr.. McGrade was
hunted up and he dispelled all doubts
on that score. He said he did not
know Norman, and besides all checks
issued by the firm were signed "Vul-
can Boiler Works" instead Of Walsh
& McGrade. and were drawn on Clark
Bros. instead of the First National.
The two victims then started II
search of the forger and made a rount
of the gambling houses and at the M
& NJ. found Norman and two compan
ions seated at a table playing bank 70
all they were worth. AS soon as the.
saw Mr.. Nash and Mr.. Phillips, VIII
had sold Norman the overcoat, the mel
recognized what was up and so cashe,
in and skipped out. They were fol
lowed down Main street and pointe,
out to officers Stoneberg, Barnamai
and Baldisero. Norman left his TIVE
companions and stepped into a saloon
where he was arrested, but the other
took to their heels and escaped, on
lodging through the Casino alley, an,
the other going down Main street
Norman was taken to jail. where $43 II
cash and a gold watch were found oil
him. He wore the suit of underwea
that he secured from Nash, and Office
Baldisero compelled him to disrobe an,
surrender the suit. Norman PRACTICAL.
admitted the forgery. but declared h
would never be taken to the peniten
tiary alive. IT is evident that the thre
men were implicated in the forgery, a
the body of the checks the signature
and the endorsements are all in differ
ent handwritings, and when Mr.. Mas
said to the fellow in Jail, 81 think tn
other fellows made the balls and yo
fired them" Norman replied. Il CUES
you are right"
1t is suspected that the fellow
worked off a number of other checks
and in order to protect themselve
| Nash and Boucher last evening at
tached the money and watch take
| from Norman.