Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1903-05-14
The Checks Came Backs.

The following story from the Brattle-
ooro Phoenix of May will be of inter
est to people in this place.
Endorsing cashiers drafts and receiv-
ing money on them made trouble last
Friday for Rev. II. S. Sidelinger of St.
JohnSbury, who has been in Brattleboro
several weeks working mp the member
ship of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea. On Friday, April "a, Mrs. A. j..
TewkSbury of Brattleboro, who is an
agent and eancasser for shoes, was in
possession of two drafts, one for Sl16.25
and one for Sos. One was issued by the
Black River bank of Proctorsville on the
National Exchange bank OF Boston and
the other was issued by the Orange Ma
tional bank on the State National bank
of Boston.
Desiring to get the drafts cashed Mrs.
Iewksbury indorSed her name on the
back of each draft, put them in her bank
book and started with them for the Yer
mont National bank. She handed her
bank book to Teller G. ii. Thompson,
who asked what she wanted done with
it. She said she wanted the drafts caShed
and was told that there were no drafts in
the book. Thinking that she might have
lost them OF left them at home Mrs.
TewkSbury retraced her steps home
ward, but could not find the drafts. Then
she sent word TO Boston to have payment
ON the drafts stopped.
A few days later Mrs. Tewksbury re-
ceived notice from Bostol that one of
the drafts had arrived, that it had been
cashed in st. ,Iohnsbury and had been
Endorsed by c.. X. CIR en- and then by X.
S. Sidelinger. On last Thursday night
Mrs. TewkSbury drove to Newfane after
State Attorney Schwenk, who was a.
tending county court. Mr.. Schwenk TT
turned with her to BTattleboro, issued a
warrant for Sidelinger's arrest and gave
it to Chef-of-Polce Hall, who arrested
Sidelinger at his room in the American
House MT far from midnight
Sidelinger remained in custody of an
officer unsil morning when he was taken
to States Attorney Schwenk's office. He
said that Ire was at the brewery one even
ing, that man there who was, stranger
to him wanted to play poker with him,
that he invited the man to his room in
the American House and that when they
playing the man was, indebted
to him. He said tie man had RIO money,
but that he drew from his pocket draft
by Mrs. A. J. Tewksbnry and
G. e. Green. Sidelinger said he cashed
the draft deducting the amount due him
on the game. He said that afterwards |
he started for st. J0hnsbury on business
and met the man on the train, that the
man asked him to, cash another draft
which was Endorsed the same as the first
one and that he complied with the
request, that he cashed one at ST.. Johns
bury and one in St. Adams. He said he
was innocent of any intentional wrong
loing and supposed the drafts came into
Green's possession in a rightful way.
He said the O. II. Green who has been
him in his. work in Brattleboro
was not the man who Endorsed the
traits.
Sidelidger furnished bail for the
,mount of the draSts, E. NJ. Angler and
Il. B. HauS becoming surety. A hearing
n the case was held Monday before JUS
ice F. D. f. Stowe.
At a hearing Monday Mr.. Sidelinger
lenied that he was guilty of any inten-
jional wrong, hut was convinced that he
was liable for the amount of the drafts.
lie refunded a portion of the money and
he hearing was continued until May q
% enable him to pay the remainder.
Nh. Sidelinger organized a branch of
'IOdern Woodmen in Bellows Falls, re-
naming here several weeks. Mrs. A. J.
Few ksbury is agent for the Furber shoe (
nd comes to Bellows Falls often.