The times., 1897-06-06
PASSED A FORGED CHECK
The Arrest of J. Stanwood Dodge
in Alexandria.
HE Halls FROM WASHINGTON
4 Milliner Was His Victim-BIank
Checks on the Riggs Bank Found
I'm His Possession-H He Sends a
Telegram to Attorney Fairmans
of This City.

Alexandria, June "a stranger, who,
from papers found in his pockets. is be-
ueved to be j Stan wood Dodge, of washing
ton, is locked up at Ioiice headquarters
bogus check on Mis-. Robert Wenzei, nlilli-
ner, at 4lO King street.
Shortly after noon today he entered
Mrs. Wenzels establishment, and selected
lady's hat, which he promised 10 call
for later / n the day.
Leaving the stole, he went to the niilii-
merry establishment OF Mrs f. A. Proctor,
at GA King street, and after examining
several hats, selected one. and offered in
payment a check, puiporting TO have been
drawn 10y L. &. Portner, in favor of William
G. Portner, whom the stranger repre-
sented himself To he.
Mrs. Proctor refused to cash the cheek,
and the stranger left her place. AS
soon as he had gone, Mrs. Proctor tele-
phoned the Robert Portner Brewing Com
pany, OF which Mr.. E. g.. Portner / s vice
president, and was advised that the check
was forged The police were at once
notified, and started in search OF Dodge
After leaving Mrs Proctor's the man
returned TO Mrs Wenzus and requested
that the hat which he had selected be
delivered at S12 Duke street not later
than 6 80 this evening. The price was
S3, aud he requested the lady to cash
d check for So so on the First National
Rank, OF this city, which proved to BE
the same one n. had attempted 90 use
at Mrs. Proctor's.
10 10 hrr+ on
count of the good appearance of the man,
concluded that he was honest She could
give him hut So, unless he would wait until
she could get note changed, hut he was
in hurry and suggested that She could
send the 81 90 when the hat was delivered
1t was not until after the man had left
the store that Mrs. WenzeI suspected that
she had Eeen victinized. telephone
message was sent TO the First National
Bank, and the hank officials stated that
the check, which was numbered Alb, was
forgery, as Mr.. f. G Portner has no ac-
count at the bank. A second message
was then sent to police headquarters, and
shortly afterward the swindiCr was cap
tured at the corner of King and Payne
streets, where he had evidently gone with
the intention of boarding an electric train
for Washington
When searched at The police station, So 50,
a gold watch and bunch of keys were
found in his pockets. 4 letter, which had
been broken open, was also found in bis
pocket, together with batch of blank
checks Of the Riggs Bank OF va shin gtOn.
The letter was addressed j. Stanwood
Dodge, No, 511 Eleventh street north
west, Washington, d. c., and was post
marked at New York.
When seen tonight, he denied any knowi-
edge of the offense. with which he is
charged, and feigls insanity.
He sent the folio wing telegram tonight:
"Mr Charles F Fairman, OH Eleventh
street northwest, Washington, D. C.:
Come here Immediately: amin trouble
~ S DODGE"
He says he has a wife living in Massa-
chusetts He also had in mis- pockets
strips of paper on which were written the
names and addresses Of many prominent
men in Washington. From the package
of blank checks found on him it Is SITS
pected that he has been extensively engaged
in the business of check swindIng He WIN
be held for trial in the police court Monday
morning.