Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-12-01
SUSPECTED OF
FORGING CHECKS

man giving his name as Jesse
Ramble, and his place Of residence
Ostawissa. was arrested in this place
Tuesday morning shortly before noon.
He was taken into custody hv Chief
of Police Mincemoyer and Officer Noris
at Titel's hotel for attempting TO Sc
cure money on checks that are thought
to have been forged
The name Ramble seems TO fit the
individual who bears it perfectly. His
| appearance and general makeup in
dicates him a rambler from away back
Soiled and ragged clothes, dirty face
and hands, uncombed hair and i'll feat
ures are prima facia evidence of the
characteristics of the man. 1t is doubt
ful if he and soap aud water enjoy so
much as a passing acquaintance. When
placed under arrest he put up stub
| born resistance while enIoute to the
Office of Squire W. V. Oglesby. At
| the latter place he was searched and
the checks he had attempted to pass
found upon his person. There are four
of them. One is on the Bloomsbury
Farmers National Bank for 50. 1t is
made payable to Jesse RambIe, and
bears what is alleged to be the sign
ature of Harvey Hesse. The bunk in
question has no depositor by the name
Of Harvey Hesse, according to a tele-
phone message from the cashier of the
institution shortly after the arrest Of
Ramble'
All the other checks are on the First
National Bank of bloomsbury. They
purport to be drawn by man named
Jacob Rhoades and signed by the same
party. Two are for S. each and the
other for $40. The First National
Bank has depositor by the name of
the person in whose favor the checks
are drawn and signed, but he spells il
Rhodes and not Rhoades.
In attempting to pass the alleged
bogus checks. Ramble makes no denial
He admits TO having called on several
merchants in town for that purpose.
Among these were Edward Fallon and
Elmer Peters There were others, but
Ramble was turned down wher yer he
went.
Failing in his purpose to swindle
merchants Ramble adopted another
scheme He called on Harry Ellen
bogen, the clothier, and requested the
latter to go with him 10 a bank for
the purpose of identifying him, so he
could get check cashed.
why" said Mr. Ellenbogen. II
don't know you; never saw you before
to the best of my recollection.
That's funny replied Ramble
why, l have bought all my clothes
from you for years AS the suit he
had on looked as though it was sus-
pended to a telephone pole. caused his
remark TO be anything but clmplI-
mentary to Mr.. Ellenbogen when the
matter of fitting custom made clothes
is taken into consideration.
Ramble was held on suspicion of
having forged the checks he attempt
ed to pass. He was taken to the lock
up, but when the officers succeeded in
getting him inside of the CalaboOse, he
put up another stiff fight. He was
finally forced through the door and the
latter secured. Then he commenced
an assault upon the structure, and fear
ing that he would finally break it
down and make his escape, he was re-
moved to the county Jail to await fur
ther developments in the case If suffi-
cient evidence can be secured to i'm
plicate him as the forger of the checks,
he will be held for trial, otherwise he
will be released.
After being removed to Jail Squire
Oglesby learned by telephone that
Rsmble had on Monday succeeded in
getting two checks cashed by the First
National Bank at Bloomsbury. Both
were drawn in favor of and signed by
Jacob Rhoades.
Besides the checks found in Ramble's
possession two ardent love letters were
resurrected. One to girl he fondly
addressed as Sweet Made" and fol-
lows it up with a list of endearing
terms that shows that he is hit hard
in the region of the heart. The other
is from "Sweet Made" and she re-
veals that her affections are as strong,
il not stronger, for Ramble as his for
her. She closes her epistle in these
words
Don't think hard of me because
failed to meet you in Danville rs 1
promised. Good bye, my honey. good
bye. | enclose hundred kisses to my
only true love and honey"
Jesse Rambo, the Catawissa man
taken into custody Tuesday morning,
for having attempted to pass bogus
check, and subsequently committed
to jail TO await further investigation
of his case, was released Wednesday
afternoon between 4 and o'clock.
The DanGille officials having nothing
upon which to hold him, and the bank
ut Catswiss preferrlng to lose the
amount he secured there on an alleged
forged check rather than to appear
against him. there was no way out Of
it but to let him go.
While Jesse has never before figured
IN police circles in this place, he is
quite well known around Bloomsbury
and Catawissa, having been on trial