The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-14
FORGED CHECKS GALORE.
a REcKLfsS sIGNER oFoTHER PEo-
riy,s NAMhs LANDS IN I'm.
G. H. putler Passes Forged Check on
His Best Friend, and o'her
People. Too.

For ecvcral weeks Sergeant John Han
10 noon on the lookout FOR "A iorgor. and
AN bc polico officers have also been
watchng for him.
ON December 26th four checks were
rsesod hv the man. each OF them bearing
Tho forced signature OF Mr.. James =.
Tioslcy. the wcil-known dealer IN icrtA-
izcrs m Shockoc slip.
several DAYS later other checks bearing
tho same signature we're iaken IN bY
merchants boz various parts OF the oitv.
and the author OF tho forgcries was
Traced hv sergeant Hall 20 G. II. butler.
who has been living with his iather.
respectable farmer. whose place is some
thirteen miles from richmond, in Han
over county
puilcr was married on the oath OF last
November TO a young lady OF inns CIV
and they both went 90 i've with the
father of Butler. in Hanover. mo young
man. who is about thirty years oid' help-
cd around the farm. and came frequently
10 Richmond. -.. a.,.,,-
About Christmas hc carried mo 49,,
ticn tho plan De had conceived 10 ooiI"""
n,orchaufe bv The use of other ptopi'
names. and on Saturday the Gay "l''i
Cbrlefmas he went TO tho rcstAuiAHt %
on. Of Ills most Intimate FRIENDS, MI. -
Moore az gl south Second SLo,., ti1
purchased drinks 90 thc amount Oh ul,ll ~
i've cents and nftccn cents ""iNh va
ovetcrs. and rendered the cashl,i " CIV. n
for SIS in payment for his pll' inc 0"''-
fer dld not care to handle the '".',' W..
c,u,d in Mr. Moore who suggested thal
pn,for nav him at the same time one
Iouor which hc owed him on an old Dill.
Hutior agreed 90 the suggestion ana the
,be.t was cashod. Butler getting SlV'9D
TIE FIRST ONE
This was the first check. ana inc ehsV
WAY in which 10 WAS worked encouraged
mo man to go into the business IN
wholesale fashion. iie went 10 '"c SUI
of Mr. Is. Fisher. ON Main street, ana
purchaecd some goods. rendering check
IN uayinent. and also 10 the store of Mr.
rvere ucnr by. where hc worked the
Same racket. Then Butler went 10 me
meat store of Mr.. e.. 81. kastieburE. al
1904 east Franklin street where me 'nI-
chased ham for dollar hand"@ over
check for Sl5. receiving change j" cur
Icncv. ,..,.
long 90 discover that the checks were
worthless. for Dir. Tinslcy was inter-
viewed and hc pronounced them very
Transparent forgcrios.
ON tho following Monday Mr. Moore
went 10 Sergeant Han and stated the
caee. lie said that De was best man al
Buffers recent marriage. ana hhidiy sna-
rectcd him of being capable of such pro-
cecdings. Sergeant Hail proceeded ON
Tuesday 90 the home of Buffers rather,
in Hanover. but the SON was not there.
Two gentlemen had preceded Che alert
detective however. Mefars. lishcr ana
MYERS. two of bis victims. were on hand.
Buffers father had satisfied them,
though boy paying tho amount OF money
his son had secured from them. and tne
gentlemen returned To- Richmond. The
Young mans wife and mother were pros
tratcd by the trouble and are now III IN
bed.
Nothing was heard OF Butler again un-
til last Monday. when he went into the
shoe store of D. r.. Goode & Sons, ON
lower Main street. He purchased two
pairs OF shoes one pair for himself and
another for his wife. and offered in pay
mont "a check for So Tie received the
change but the clerks suspicious were
aroused after Butler left the store and
he sent TO Mr.. Tnsiey's 10 inquire about
the check. and then he learned that the
check was bad
TIE LAST CHECK.
Tuesday night Butler went into Kcllv's
har-room. near the old Market and after
getting several drinks. offered "a cheek
I'm payment. Mr. Hunter Evans. tho bar
Keeper. refused to accent the check. so
Butler took some money ont of his pocket
and paid the bin. Butler hung around
Kcily's place AN during the night and
carly yesterday morning ne went TO sleep
in % chair.
Sergeant Otcv. Of the First precinct.
had been ON the lookout for Butler and
he received information that rho man was
fn Eollr'e bar The Sergeant went there