The daily sentinel., 1903-08-08
PRIMROSE PATH
Slick Stranger Secures Money
On Forged Checks. Bawdy
Houses And Champagne.
Caught At Fruita. Opera
ted At Palisades and Grand
Junction.


high scale in this city and at Pals
AIDES during the past few days, but
from present appearances. due to the
mans actions. it has been upon money
secured through chicanery and repre-
sentations that had no foundation in
fact.
Russal started his business career
i'll this county at Palisades. At that
place he purchased of Miller and Bar
rows fifteen acre orchard tract. For
this he was to pay the sum of So. 600
On that sum he drew check ON the
Bank of Tonapah. Nevada. for one
hundred dollars.
He was doing some business also
with Bancroft and Reed and had pur-
chased of Wilford~ Harris a team of
horses. paying for this in the sum of
$3.50 by check on same bank.
He then told his friends that he
wanted to come to Grand junction aud
purchase IL farm wagon and harness.
The firm of Bancroft and Reed then
said they would give him a letter to
The Grand Junction Feed and Imple-
ment company. This letter he present.
ed to M. M. Shores. Mr.. Shores took
the letter and found out that it said
among other things, as follows: s'you
need not have any hesitancy in iden-
tifying him u. G. RussaD at either
bank. Any favors you show him will
be appreciated by u.s. This was
strong recommendation and Mr..
Shores at once did everything possible
for the stranger. He said he would
not buy anything until this morning
and in the meantime asked Mr.
Shores if he would identity him at
the Mesa county bank for some money.
He drew a check on the same bank
in Nevada for $3.50. 90 and Mr.. Shores
endorsed it. He then went with Mr..
Shores to the bank and had check
cached.
He accompanied Mr.. Shores back to
their place of business and he lounged
around there quito a little bit. About
this time, it being toward the close of
the afternoon Mr.. Shores was called
away and the man in his abse nee dis
appeared
When Mr.. Shores returned he asked
where Russal had gone. The men at
the office replied that he said he
would step out for little while aud
make some purchases In the mean
time Mr.. Shores became suspicious
and telephoned Mr.. Bancroft at Pal
isades what he knew of the man. at
the same time telling Mr.. Bancroft
that on his recommendation he had
endorsed a check for $3.50. 90. This
put Mr.. Bancroft also on his mettle
and he came to this city last night OH
the delayed train. He and Mr.. Shores
held a consultation and decided that
they would wire to Tonopah and see
what they knew about Russal there.
They then put the officers next and
a search began for the man
About seven O'Clock he was seen to
come out of the Windsor Bar. He
went up the street and was shadowed
by the officers. He W ent to the livery
stdDle VI H. Sr- beuWell and hlred "a
team. 1t is thought that it was his
intention to go to Fruita At last Mr..
Shores thought he would tackle the
man. He did SO and Russal was com
pletely unconcerned. He said to Mr..
Shores. why did you not get my tel
ephone message that 1 would not call
until tomorrow Mr.. Shores an.
swered that he had not. He said that
he had sent one and the manner of
the stranger was so plausible that sus
picion was disarmed in both Mr.. Ban
croft and Mr.. Shores
A watch was kept ON the man.
however. by the officers. He spent
his night in bawdy house and this
morning was buying champagne a.
the Royalty.
AT about the noon hour H. G. Bed
we'll came to Mr.. Shores and stated
that he had been hired by Russal to
take him to Fruita to catch delayed
No. 8. Then both Mr.. Shores and
Mr.. Bancroft knew that the man was
a forger.
In order to throw the man off his
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