Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
USED BOGUS CHECKS.
A MAN WITH AN ALIAS AaaEsTEu
LAST NIGHT ON THIS CHARGE.
YICTINIzED BROAD-ST. MERCHANTS.
The Alleged swindfer just About Ia
Take the Train when Nabbed By
the Police-Cnptnin Angle Thinks
He Has a Noted Crook.

fact, he believes that In the person OF II.
NJ. Cary alias John Manley he has
brought down big game.
That Cary is a crook OF the nrst water.
4 and a sharp one. none OF the officers of
the Second Station doubt Two charges
are lodged against the man-one Of pass
ing a fraudulent check for 1915 on Mr.. w.
| A Hammond. the florist, and the Sthsr
! of passing fraudulent check for As.7S on
Mrs. NJ Creighton, the mIllinor.
Cary came I'm the store OF Mrs. Crelsh-
| ton yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
and purchased hat costing 80. giving In
| payment certified check for s1S76 on tho
Plymouth Bank. OF Indiana. The check
was certified by o. G. Saice cashier. and
was made payable to John Manley and
| signed by II. E. Buck. Carter, or Manley,
| as he gave his name at Mrs. Creighton's.
claimed to represent II. E Buck, Of Nos-
! ia and ZIG Michigan street, Plymouth,
Ind. The house he represented, he said.
manufactured the Alag bicycle. Carter
closed the bargain for the hat. and re-
osived in change 1915 for the gSB check.
He stated that he did not wish 10 take
| the hat with him. but gave the number of
| a residence on Grace street, 10 which hG
requested that his purchase be sent
THE SON SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs. Creighton's son, who was In the
! store at the time, became suspicious oE
\ the check when he examined It after Cary
| had taken his departure. He made hie
| way TO the Union Depot about O'clock,
in the hope of stopping the man, should
it happen that the latter intended leaving
4 on the 100 northern train. On his way to
| the depot he met Mr.. w. III. Huxter, q
\ night-watchman, and the latter aocompat
MED him TO the station Upon arriving as
| the depot Mr.. Creighton recognized the
| man for whom he was looking, and went
| up TO him and asked him in regard 20 the
/ check Carter replied that he knew Of mo-
| such check. and said that he had made
| no purchase at Mrs. CreightOn's. Mr..
| Creighton stated positively that Carter
I was the man who had bought hat from
the store and given check in payment
| for it. He told Cary that he recognized
| the necktie and collar he Cary was
| wearing. This statement did not have ths
! desired effect. Cary promptly replied that
there was another man in town who very
much resembed him. and who was wear-
| ing a necktie exactly similar TO his own.
This man, he said, was stopping at ina
| Lexington Hotel, and had been mlstakeu
for him several times.
| CALLED THE SERGEANT.
At this tuncture Mr.. Hunter motloned
TO Sergeant Brooks, who was on duty at
the station awaiting the departure OF tho
| train, and the officer promptly Joined thu
\ party. The four then walked 10 Seventh
1 ~ Mafn tuftb
| Of going to the Lexington Hotel Cary
finding that it would not do 20 carry OUT
/ the scheme, which he had suggested i'm
| the hope that it would throw Mr. Croigh-
| ton off, then declared that lady
| was with him at the depot and that
4 II he went to the hotel they would miss
the train. Rather than do this, he said
\ he would prefer to pay the amount. and
| offered Mr.. Creighton a $40 bill. This
| was satisfactory 70 the latter gentleman.
but Sergeant Brooks knew that he had
| fallen upon a crook, ana said that Cary
| must accompany him to the statiOn-house.
| no matter what Mr.. Creighton agreed 10.
| Cary protested, and manifested a dispo-
\ sition not to go with the officer. The lat
| ter threatened to use his club II any re-
| sistance was made When the party ar
! rived at Main street, cOlored man came
| Up 10 them, and handed Sergeant Brooks
| n Duuult OF DdDfle NlliNH tic SOU Va y
/ had Just dropped. The officer took them,
| and told his prisoner that he was
\ crooked one.
WOULDN'T GIVE HIS NAME.
| When Cary reached the station-houss
| he at first declined even TO give his name.
| At last. however, he did so. but refused
| 10 state his age or residence. Thirty-four
4 dollars and eighty-one cents were found
| upon the prisoners person, but no let
| ter or other papers were discoveries.
| Cary said that ne had two satchels at
4 the Union Depot and these Sergeant
/ Brooks secured afterwards one con-
1 tanned a few shirts and other wearing
| apparel and several bottles Of medicine.
| and a pill-box. The other. which was the
larger one. was locked and could not %
| opened by the officers. 1t was very
| heavy. and upon being prised open a 1T
/ tie. was discovered TO contain papers.
| The bundle of papers was then eX-
| amined. There were six separate lots,,
| each one containing a check, A recelpted
| bill from II f.. Buck, acknowledging mo
| sale OF bicycles. and letter purporths
| IN he sent. enclosing the two papers re-
| ferred 10, and expressing interest d" INC
| work OF their representative. lhree OF
| the checks were for Sbio ana thtee ior
| cox when Cary was shown the bunuIe
Y a n1nEfH
| not be proven as his property. lie oio
| ,,ot denv the ownership Of them however.
/ tr,oo,, the papers was business-saIa-
| haarine, the name Of III. h. Buck, with inc
| adSross as already given, ana staths
| ,b,t the house was the mahuidctuior
| - The Ajax bicycle and general dealers
q, hardware Bicycle dealers here declare
| that there is no such wheel on the mafhss
| as the Ajax"
| MP HAMMONDs CHARGE.
AR " A. Hammond last night appear
- ne statiou-house and charged the
nr,soner with having passed check Tor
} sn * on him. in settlement for X wortn
20 aowers. which were 10 be sent 20
| residence on Grace street. Messrs. Il. ID
| TAYLOR & Co. also telephonsd the ponSs
authorities that they had case 70 Dc
worked up. but the store was elosso
when an officer put In an appearance. AZ
Is Thought that Mr.. Taylor also receives
| a check from Cary.
| i, I1isnatch reporter last night, but he
| would talk very little He Acknowledges
| he, he was in bad fix. from all APP
| nearances. and said that he thought IL
| noat he make no statement. lie denied
tbat he intended leaving on the I:9
! ,~ot, hut stated that he was az the
ssno, 20 meet some one. He would not
| Give MIA residence or his age, ana laughs
| al ,yhen he was told that the police oft-
| GERS had recorded II on their DOCKS as -
| years. - Al. sa,.
cary Is clean shayen. with dark hair
| and brown or hazel eyes. anu ~ aDous
| ~ ,raa,,,, height He wCs dressed i'm .
| aark s,t,t of clothes. He said he expected
| a friend Oh here with whom he ~oal0
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