The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-20
An or MANY NAMES Is UNDER
ARREST.
RIED TO PLAY OLD GAME
lken Into Custody While Offering
Check That Was Pronounced
No Good.

a-rOm tuesdays daily 1dZeI'e-
4 Chief Dulin arrested a man yester-
II IN afternoon, who while still young
Il wears, is believed to be old in GRIM
/ sal experience. Exactly what charge
n ould be preferred against him had
gfot yet beer decided this morning,
Ysslt the s%upposition was that it would
5sA that of trying to obtain money I'M
er false pretense. The fellows
E,ame had also not yet been learned, as
33H seems he has been going under a
/ lumber of aliases.
III Shortly before the arrest was made
IL southside saloon keeper informed
Ahe chief that during the day a rail
#bad man had been in his place and
to secure some money on
.$ check, but as he did not know the
sslan and there was something about
His appearance and actions that cau
Esd him to be suspicious of him he
lad decided to inform the authorities.
IN description of the man was given
Ind the chief instantly recognized him
Ills one he had seer only a few min
Ates before.
vi The chief began a search for the
#tranger and found him in the Vogue
@tore. In the meantime he had learn
aasd that the same man had sought to
bass a check on the Donovan-McCor-
mick company, but it had been de-
M.lined, as neither the bearer nor the
s~oerson purporting to have issued it
was known to any of the employees OF
athe firm. Mr.. Dulin called the man
and asked him about the check.
sThe fellow denied that he had a
but while making the denial
Twas observed to slip something I'M
der the waistband of his trousers. He
Saawas taken to headquarters and search
led, when the check was found. After
Bthis he was locked up to await further
developments.
\ At the Vogue MI. Dulin learned
THAT the man had attempted to pass
1.-THE check there, after having first been
Srefused credit for a pair of shoes. He
Msaid that he had money in the bank,
Mbut did not want to draw any,, as he
4 was a conductor on the Northern Pa
N cific and would soon receive his pay.
THE check he rendered was drawn on
the First National bank of Billings
I and was made payable to the Dono-
\ van-McCormick company and was
signed "W. G. Riley" which the fel
4 low said was his name. 1t was for
81 $40. Inquiry at the bank revealed the
A fact that the mar was not known
N there and that he had no credit at the
y bank.
4 On the person of the prisoner was
Il found a large portmanteau, which con
! tanned several letters, some mea
1 tickets, passes, employees certificate:
i Of different kinds issued by the Chi
/ cago & Northwestern and several 9th
1 err eastern roads, showing that he O.
4 the nan whose name appeared on thu
Il certificates had been employed by thu
B companies. Some of the papers bor'
I the name of civilian C. Bailey" 9th
/ ers that of. william Bailey" other
4 again that of William E. Bryant,
4 while civilian Brandt" "Williar
I Brant'' and William Riley also al
4 peared. 1t was shown ~conclusivel
\ that he had been following railroad
\ ing, sometimes as brakeman and otf
ers as fireman. 1t also appeared tina
! he had been employed on the Norther
! Pacific, with Missoula as his appa
ent headquarters. From some OF tn
local employees of the company M
Dulin learned 4that. the man had +
GENTLY been at work here, running OF
Of Billings as an extra brakeman, h
last work having been done in tt
crew of Conductor Cushman. 1t WI
very evident that he was not popul;
with the men with whom he has bee
WORKING, DIS nome VI lueLl Wouiu la
anything to do with him after his 6
rest. The man was drunk hen &
rested and his appearance indicat
that he had but recently been in
fight, as he had a black eye and pa
of his clothing was covered with bio
stains.
This morning one of the Northe
Pacific detectives was at police he
| quarters and with Chief Dulin made
4 thorough examination of the pape
taken from the prisoner. Two lette
each bearing a different name and
different handwriting, were fou
among them. Each of the letters pl