The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
CLARK, THE FORGER
A Smooth Rascal Cashes q POstofice
Money Order.
THE LETTER FROM KANSAS
After He Secured the Cash and a
Cood-Sized Jag He Joined His
Pals and Decamped for
Unknown Parts.
THE LETTER FROM KANSAS
special pispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Great Falls, May 2S.-One of the clev-
crest forgeries and most thoroughly
worked schemes ever perpetrated In this
city was turned" yesterday afternoon by
a Minneapolis sharper named Clark, who
did the postofice up for $50 Clark has
been in the city for the past three weeks
and the police have paid no attention 10
him because of his quiet. unobtrusive
manners. This morning a forged money
order for $50 was turned over to the fed
eral officers who are now at work in the
case endeavoring to locate Clark. who
left here on freight train at 10 O'Clock
last night. Clark came here from Mime
apolis a total stranger. He had little
money and in a saloon met Henry Tur-
ner a cowboy, who was spending the
evening here about three weeks ago. As
Turner remained here several days the
acquaintance ripened into friendship and
to his new partner Turner proceeded to
tell the story of his life. He had a brother
living in Kansas. he said. who was very
wealthy. and who thought so much of
him that he supplied him with money any
time he needed II.
This was enough for Clark. From the
Burlington hotel he wrote a letter TO Tur-
ners brother purporting to come from
Henry. In 1t he told how ne (Henry) had
met with an accident that day and was in
need Oh eOu. 4 ne lcIttT was IdlltO anu
the cowboy returned to the ranch, Clark
became Turner. Daily he visited the post
Office asking for Turner's mail. Yesterday
he was rewarded. A letter was handed to
him from Kansas and in opening IL he
found enclosed in IL a money order for
$50. During the interim Clark had made
IL a point to become acquainted under
the name of Turner. with a man who was
known at the postoffice. When the order
arrived Clark. alias Turner, hunted up
this friend and asked him IL he would
identify him at the postoffice. The friend
complied and last evening the order was
cashed, Clark forging the name of Henry
Turner on the receipt
After receiving the money Clark pro-
ceeded to the police station. where he in
quired for a friend named Boyd who was
serving a 'vag" sentence. He was told
that Boyds time was not out. so, after
waiting around for time. he walked
away. Shortly afterwards he began drink
ing, and meeting his Identification"
friend told him what he had done. This
friend. becoming frightened. reported the
matter to Assistant Postmaster Schoen-
feldt. who had cashed the money order
The two proceeded to hunt Clark on their
own account and about o'clock met him
in company with two tramps The assist
ant postmaster is supposed to have lost
courage at the size of the trio and let
them get away. because. as he explains
Il had no gun with me-" An hour later
the matter was reported to the police
but IL was too late. the gang had flown
To-day the whole matter was turned over
TO the federal authorities at Helena and
an active search is being made for Mr..
Clark, the gentleman from Minneapolis.