Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-29
ALLEGED FORGED CHECKS
Promise to Civ Nv. =. Mannix"
Somewhat Extended Vacation.

Boston, Jan. 2S.-Charged with
forging the name Of George r. CorteI-
you, secretary Of commerce and labor,
to check in the Columbia National
Bank of Washington, d. c., for $25,
and uttering the same. yesterday, to
J. +. Breslin, Of the Hampton House,
HayInarket square, w. f. Manniz, a
young man who gave Charlestown,
Mass, as his home, was arrested here,
today. Incidentally the arrest has
brought to light a clever plan to obtain
money from Gov. John L. Bates and
forged checks.
Some two weeks ago, Gov. Bates and
and hotel Vendome received letters
from w. F. Mannix & Co. OF Long
Lake, Hennepin county, Minnesota.
enclosing checks, which they were
asked to cash for the writer's son who
said to be in Boston.
AS far back at September last, Man
nix wrote a letter to Governor Bates,
dated Washington. d. c., on letter
paper of Il Washington hotel. but
mailed in Boston, asking for infOrma-
ton as to the title of the governor and
the proper form to be used in address,
ing him. The letter, which was signed
w. f.. ManniX, received a courteous
reply from the governors secretary.
On Sept. 20, a second epistle arrived
saying that the writer's son, w. r.
Mannix, Jr., would call in person and
bring a relic of the campaign of the
American troops in China. which he
wished the governor to accept as Il
| curio.
a few days ago Mr.. Hurtubis. the
governors secretary, was called by
telephone and asked if he knew any
w. +. ManniX, Jr., as such 4 person
had been trying to cash a check for
so.
Mr. Hurtubis replied in the negative.
Nothing was seen of ManniX at the
State House, however. until yesterday
afternoon, when after having passed
the check at the Hampton house, he
called upon the governor and presented
him with several apparently valuable |
pieces of bric-a-brac enclosed in 4 !
Chinese box.
After an entertaining chat Mannix |
disclosed 10 the governor his plight rs
a stranger, saying he had a check for
$50 sent by his father on Washington
bank, but which he found it difficult
to cash for lack of identification.
Gov Bates instructed Secretary
IIurtubis to assist ManniX either by
identifying him or by advancing some
cash. AS it was late in the day Mr..
Hurtubis advanced S. to ManniX and
told him to call, today, for the balance
of his money, which the latter prom
ised to do. |,
After Mannix's departure. Mr..
Hurtubis ascertained that the check ,
was worthless and he notified the I
police. Mannix called again at the !
State House, today, according to his {
promise and was at once arrested. e
The prisoner, it is said, admitted that s
the check passed at the Hampton D!
house was worthless, but pleads that {
he was intoxicated at the time and I
not responsible for his acts. 4s-. In
1t is said that a similar check pur- /
porting to be signed by Secretary f
cortelyou was passed, last night, by II
Mannix upon another Boston hotel.
ManniN, it is said, served in Cuba
during the Spanish was where he also
was a newspaper correspondent. SUBJ (
he saw service in China. He
claims to have wife who is stopping
1t one of the uptown hotels.
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