Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-01
Warrant Issued for Arrest of William
!. Wilson Charged With lssu-
inc Worthless Check.
Picard and Moss Made the Complaint
and Sheriff Eddy Looked
For Wilson.
Worthless Checks to the Amount of
5000 Being Held by James,
town Men.

A warrant for the arrest OF William
Wilson of Courtenay has been issued.
The complaint against Wilson
is made by Picard & Moss who at
lege that he passed a worthless check
on them for $50 in payment for a watch
and chain at their place of business.
They did not make the discovery that
the check was worthless until some
time after the sale was made.
There are d number OF firms
besides Picard Il Moss that would like
to see him. Kirk & Allen, Beck
Clothing Company and others have
some worthless checks on their haLds.
Wilson purchased horses from AL
Jackson, and the latter has some
worthless paper to show for it. He
has the teamhowever.
1t is estimated that Wilson secured
goods to the amount OF 5000 in James
town and issued therefor checks on
which the possessors have been unable
! to realize money.
Wilson bought Sl04 worth OF cloth
ing of the Beck Company and ordered
them to ship same to Courtenay where
he said he lived. The company wait
ed to hear from the Courtenay bank
in regard to the check before shipping
the goods and as a result of this fore
sight have only to unpack the goods.
Kirk s. Allen were in on a carriage
deal. Wilson bought two carriages
and presented a check in payment.
He decided to have rubber tires put
on the carriages and left same here to
have them liked. Kirk & Allen have
the carriages and check.
Wilson said he made over S50 900
\ ranching in Wyoming and proposed to
take life easy. He said he had bought
a half interest in Murphy's drug store
in Courtenay and also in Murphy's
farming land near that town. He
showed the Beck company stubs in his
check book, evidencing that he might
have drawn in favor of Murphy and
other residents Of Courtenay.
After buying his bill Of goods Of
the Beck Clothing company Wilson
accepted an invitation from A. E.
Simmons to 60 over to the bowling
alley. AS he was going out he said he
probably would require some money
and suggested that he draw a check
for $40 and have it cashed by the
Beck company. Mr.. Simmons said he
would pay all the damages at the
bowling alley and in this way he
avoided losing a ten.
The only losers are Picard s. Moss
and S. A. Shain of the Brunswick, the
latter losing a board bill.
Tuesday morning Wilson hired a
team and driver at Blades barn and
stated that he was going for drive
that would probably take three days.
He said he did not know exactly
where he would go-he had several
Z places to visit.
The Beck company telegraphed the
Courtenay bank concerning the check
left by Wilson and received the reply
that the man had no account there.
The goods we're not shipped. Picard
& Moss also became aware that the
check was no good and the firm secur-
ed a warrant for the arrest Of Wilson.
WILSON CAPTURED
A telegram from Darlington Wed.
nesday afternoon stated that the
sheriff had arrested Wilson and the
driver. Deputy Sheriff Severn notified
the Darlington sheriff to Mold Wilson
and release the driver.
Wilson was brought to Jamestown
by Sheriff Serum Wednesday evening
and lodged in Jail.