Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-10-11

Boise firm, He said he was willing
% pay $3.50 cash and give his note,
FOR the balance, 5000. All he
wanted of the Boise firm was to
draw up the bill of sale and recon-
mend him to good attorney in
Pocatello who would represent him
on the ground, making all the final
arrangements with his brother
Charley.
Harry Wyman very carefully
drew up the bill Of sale.
Mr.. Wyman recommended F. S.
Dietrich of Pocatello as an attorney
i'll whom the highest confidence
could be reposed and one who
would take care Of all matters en-
trusted TO him In a thoroughly
satisfactory manner. Happen left
the Office and that ended the matter
in SO far as Wyman d Wyman
were concerned.
STOLE A LETTER HEAD
The development shows that be-
fore leaving the office of Wyman 4
Wyman he appropriated one of the
firms letter heads on which he
forged the following:
Boise Idaho, Sept 2s, 1899 Mr.. F.
8. Dietrich, Pocatello, Idaho. Attorney
at law.-Dear Sir. Our client, George
H. Happen, is half owner Of a general
merchandise store. The other partner
Mr. Charles F. Tappen left after some
family trouble with his brother and
has retained Winters 81 Guheen and
made us an offer of $3.50, as we under
stand. for all his interest in the partner.
ship. If Mr.. Charles f. is willing tc
accept his brothers note as enclosed
we desire to accept his offer. Other
wise please return US check and note
We do not stamp as are not sure they
Will D6 uStu. We ChSAO7C .'iPOAo uh'
check. Yours etc. WYMAN & Wy
MAN.
Into an envelope George Taper
put this letter together with the bill
of sale, his note for 5000 and ;
check for $3.50.
FORGED CASHIERS NAME.
Tappen drew the check on tn
Boise City National bank, and il
order to give it more weight h
certified it BY forging thereto tn
, name of w. S. Bruce, assistan
cashier of the bank.
t Just about the time the lette
| with the enclosures reached Poe;
t tello Charles F. Happen reappeared
: Of course he had just returned froI
l Butte. He inquired of his attorney
f Winters & Guheen, if anything ha
e been heard from his brother Georg
and was informed that the Latte
n had retained f. S. DIETRICH to re-
8 resent him and that, that attorne
r had made an offer of $3.50 cash al
Is note for the balance.
le Tappen said this would not do
It all. He must have all the none
is After considerable dickering, ho'
re ever, with Georges attorney, Cha
u accepted the terms.
n Of course the attorneys wou
ut step over to the bank and indenti
ID him. They complied with alacrit
III The pleasure was all theirs. Cha
id secured $3.50, paid the fee due
re attorneys and left the city, havi
w the best wishes of all with who
he had had dealings in the Gs
H. City.
ar CHECK CAME BACK.
On In due course of the mails
-. - forged check appeared in the m
N. of the First National bank of Be
$50 the correspondent of the Pocate
tie bank. Tappen very shrewdly DIR
'he the check on the Boise City \
~ ~ tional, knowing the latter ba
70 was not the correspondent of
us Pocatello bank and would not
do familiar with the signature of
'on assistant cashier Of the Boise G
ln ms. National. The Boise City Natio
mrs, mrs bank at once pronounced the CHI
EN-. a forgery. The news was G
he municated to the Pocatello ba
lat which Immediately advised all
to attorneys interested.