The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-28
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

yUO on the F1rSl National Dauk Ol
Hawaii and asked that the amount be
advanced. The sum was a little larg-
err than the bank cared to pay to an
entire stranger without Identification
any form of security and he was
told that the best that could be done
for him would be to send on the draft
for collection. The check on the 9TH
er bank, however, was honored and
Landers placed the money on deposit,
open account, and vas given a deposit
book, also a check book.
Yesterday afternoon Landers call
ed at the Vogue company's store and
made purchase Of a suit OF clothes, an
extra pair of trousers, some socks and
a few other small articles and in pay
ment gave a check on the Billings
State bank for the amount of his pur-
chase, $35, in all. This was after
banking hours, about 4 o'clock.
To several parties Landers said he
was going to Livingston this morning
to meet his wife, who was coming
from the west to join him here. This
morning, however, it was learned that
he had bought a ticket for st. Louis
and checked his baggage for that
point. This came to the knowledge
OF Mr.. Luderman of the Vogue and he
decided to watch for. the a Shortly
before the arrival of the Burlington
he saw Landers enter the lunch cOun-
ter at the Northern Pacific depot and
followed him in. Landers had al
ready ordered his breakfast and Mr..
I.uderman called him out and told
him that the check he had given was
no good, a statement that did not
seem to surprise the man and he drew
a $50 bill from his pocket, with the
remark that he supposed he would
have to pay the bill. Change was
secured and the balance returned to
him.
While this was going on F. D. Nc
Cormick, proprietor of the Cottage
Inn, appeared on the scene and de-
manded payment of a bill he had
against Landers amounting to 1915
Landers promptly settled and was on
the point OF walking off when MI.
Dulin concluded that it was time for
him to act and he placed the man UNI
der arrest and took him to headquar-
tiers. There he was searched and the
bank and check books given by thA
bank were found in his possession, a
small amount of cash, about SIS, a re-
volver and other trinkets.
Meanwhile the DonOvan-McCOrmic
company also was busy trying to "get
action on the man Shortly after
his purchases from the Vogue he ap-
peared at the store of the other com
pany and bought a suit of clothes
there and gave a check for the
amount, $23.75. IN some manner it
was learned that the check would not
be honored and the company took
steps to attach the mans baggage to
secure the amount of the company's
bill and his effects, consisting of a
trunk and two large valises, are now
in custody of a constable.
Badly Mixed Affair.
To a Gazette reporter, who saw him
after his incarceration, Landers said
that he was expecting his wife here
tomorrow, having received a letter
from her last night to that effect
When asked how it happened that II
he was expecting Mrs. Landers sc
soon he was still preparing to leave
the city, the prisoner said he had in
tended to go to ST. Louis for the pur
pose of seeing a Mr.. Hess, with whom
he was to be associated in business
| matters here, and that he intended tt
return at once and join his wife, who
was to wait for him here. He alst
| declared that he would go in business