The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-05
ALSO IN MARYSVILLE
The Standards" Account of Twins
CrOOkednsss Widely Circulated.
HE'S WANTED IN THAT TOWN
IL Appears That the Old Sharper
Has Uttered Worthless Checks
In Different Citles-He Uses
McCormick's Name.

Great Falls, May At appears that
the venerable confidence operator.
known in this city as w. 1. Irwin, who
was sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in the county Jail last Thursday
after pleading guilty to a charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses
by uttering fraudulent drafts on Cap
tain Mccormick of Butte and having
Them cashed, is wanted at Marysvillse
for similar game. The Standard of
Thursday and Friday last referred to
TWINS arrest and sentence and gave
an exclusive and detailed description
OF the culprit, with the result that
Chief of Police Guerin of this city is in
receipt of letters showing that the
Standards description of Irwin result
ed in unmasking his crooked career
elsewhere. The letters are as follows:
Walters Detective Agency, May l.
John Guerin, Chief OF Police of Great
Falls:
Dear Sir-I notice in Yesterdays
Standard that you have arrested a man
calling himself w. /. Irwin on
charge OF obtaining money under false
pretenses. A short time ago this same
man operated at Marysville and have
to-day written one of the victims, Os-
car Strenstrom, to write you full par
ticulars. He holds a draft on Can't ].
Arizona streets, Butte, for $40, which
draft was passed on him by Irwin.
very truly yours, N. p. Walters"
Marysville, Mont, May /.
John Guerin, Chief of Police of Great
Fails:
Dear Sir-On request of n. p. Walt
ers of Walters Detective Agency, Hell
ena, hereby take the pleasure to give
you some information about a man
that, last February, visited Marysville
and who exactly corresponds with the
description of w. /. Irwin, who now,
according to the Anaconda Standard.
is under arrest in your town for pass
ing worthless drafts. He came up to
Marysville about the 11dh or 18th of
February, and took rooms in Peter
sons hotel, where he told the manager
that he was United States inspector
for school lands. He stopped here
about four days and was during that
time drinking heavily. On Sunday, the
10Th, he came to my place and present
ed the enclosed draft which he wanted
to get caShed. Being rather a suspic-
ious looking character, he was told
that there was not enough in change
in the house, when he asked the bar
keeper to take the check for safe-keep-
ing until Monday, at which time he
would be able to cash it in the bank
This was done. About half an hour
lalef, however, ne came up TO the par
again, asking for 50 on the draft, which
we hardly could refuse him. as he had
spent some money in the house pre-
viously. He got the money and that
was the last we seen of him. In the
hotel he passed similar draft which
1 also enclose. He obtained 81 on the
same and owes the proprietor for four
days board and. room, besides $3.50 for
protest of the draft. He is a small
man, about so to 55 years old, who has
the appearance of being a hard drink
er. He wore small, brown, soft hat,
and was otherwise shabbily dressed.
When reading he used srectacles.
Yours truly, Oscar Stenstrom."
The two drafts accompany the let
ter to Chief Guerin. They are for $40,
each, drawn on Captain Mccormick,
and are signed Henry ID. Smith, the
name Irwin was sailing under at that
time Chief Guerin has notified the
authorities at Marysville that Smith,
alias Irwin, will Re turned over to
them on the expiration of his present
sentence.