Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-01-10
Andy Sampson, a Norwegian sheepheraer,
Utters a Worthless Bank Check and
Is Captured at Columbus.
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
Forged Clarke Fork sheepman's Name and
Got Check Cashed at the Carbon
County Bank.

Captured at Columbus by Sheriff Pot
ter last Tuesday night, Andy Sampson,
a Norwegian sheepherdcr, is now in the
county Jail in this city awaiting trial at
the February term Of district court for
having uttered and passed a forged bank
check for $50.
The worthless check was drawn On the
National Park bank of Livingston, in
favor Of John Marchall," and purported
to have been issued by &. W. Robertson.
the Clarke Fork woolgrowcr. Though
very clumsy piece Of work, il passed IL
spection at two different banks without
it's falsity being detected. 1t bears date
Of Dec l5, 1901, and the coarseness of
the forgery is shown not only in the raw
attempt to initiate Mr.. Robertson's sig
nature, but also III the spelling Of the
amount written in the body Of the check.
In writing the word fifty, the Norweg
ian got his own and the English langu-
age slightly mixed and spelled the word
"futthy,' corresponding to the way he
would pronounce it in broken English.
Several weeks ago Sampson was given
employment as shcepherder by Mr.. Rob
ertson and worked three days, when he
was discharged. Before leaving the
ranch he managed to secure National
Park blank check out Of Mr.. Robertson y
book, without the fact being discovered.
On coming to Red Lodge the Norwegian
filled out the blank for $50 and night
or two later put it up at the Oasis saloon
as security for loan Of SIG. The next
morning he took the check to the Car
bon County bank, endorsed it in thu
, presence Of the paying teller by writing
John Marchall' across the back ant
/. passed it without arousing suspicion
Y Like an honest man, he went right bael
to the saloon, returned the $40 that h
} had borrowed the previous night and
J with Bert Wallis stuff, set 'em up to tn,
, house, This was on Dec. 20, but thu
forgery was not discovered until thu
paid check, with others, was returned t,
Mr.. Robertson the first Of the month b.
: the Livingston bank. As soon as Cash
ier Vail was handed the check by MI
1 Robertson he knew it was worthless
though he had not previously seen i
and Immediately made the amount goo
and had warrant issued for the arrcs
J. of Sampson.
Learning that the fellow had bee
7. seen in the western part OF the county
Sheriff Potter mounted his horse Tues
Il day noon and struck out. He foun
[. Sampson's brother herding sheep fc
Sam Hyem on Beaver creek and b
j. palming himself off as a sheepman
h search Of a herder to hire succeeded
If asccrtaining that his man had just gon
e to Absarokee. Arriving there, the she
n. if learned that Sampson had taken II
G. stage for Columbus, where he found hi
in a store and placed him under arres
al He returned with his prisoner on We
d, nesday's train and while cnroute su
1T cecded in getting the fellow to own |
r to his guilt.
er On being arraigncd in Justice LA,
y thorne's court that afternoon, the Nc
&c wegian waived preliminary hearing al
p was bound over to the district court
ne the sum Of $500
Il, PRETTY WORK.