Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
THE CHECK RACKET
A Number Of Merchants Are
Caught by CaShine Worth
less Checks.
FELLOW ASKED FOR "PHRUSA"

for quite O. long time The mochauls s.
hul generous Inclined citizuus of Albu.
uuorquo have not been worked by The
worthless check racket. aud the nows.
papers OF the city had almost con.
cIudod that the fellows. who make a
living BY this nofarlous practice. had
forgotten this city
However. such was not the case.
and slick appearing fellow with gcu.
tIc address and good manners. giving
his name az Frank Hamilton. appear
"a Yesterday afternoon and last night
and bad no dimculty in getting mum.
bcr ~ worthless $40 aud ST. checks. lU
drawn on thc FIrs, National bank.
Casbcd
IN the afternoon. about $50 oclocK.
ho called at Charles d. Matthew'S
cafe on First street and purchased
a mtsl ticket Tor $3.50. Ho presented
a $40 check received the balance in
change, and. after eating a meal DO.
parted whistllng 20 himself "Oh, How
Easy
He walked over 90 The Acre.
where humorous girls and boys have
un al might long. and entered las.
Cual Cuiluula's place. he wanted a
drink. in fact his friends wanted
drink. aud aNor securing tho bovor.
ages had q g. check caahcd, securing
the balance. amounting 90 over g. and
as he walked out a bystandor heard
the sweet tones come from hts lips.
oh. Sunny Italy how easy
Realizing that music has charms 20
so0tho. he moandored down South
second street and. after supper enter.
ci the music store of George y. Lear.
nard lic looked at several musical
instruments and nnally selected g5
violin tie presented $40 check but
Mr. Lcanard was $50 charmed with
the gontlcmanH' appearance nd pur
chase. instead OF giving him cash ln
exchange, he gave him ono OF bis own
checks. the amount being g.. AS the
fellow walked ont of me store he was
adding that soul stirring tune Home.
sweei Home"
But. on reaching the corner % First
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bls notion and entered the Alvarado
drug store Here ho purchased two
bottles OF pcruna, stated that he
would mako moro purchases Of Peru.
ua and had 75.cent prcHcripi lon
nilod ilIs bin amounted 90 l275 and
presented n $40 check. but Manager
Cpwfo,d did not know tho fellow. ana
refused him the goods unless tho
check was endorsed by some reputable
citizen. AZ no walked ont OF tho Alva.
RADIO drug store ho was heard 90 say.
"Pcruna. ! must have, pnd if you do
not frHt succeed. try. try again"
Hamilton then retraccd hls steps
on Gold avenue. and called AZ the drug
store on g Vann a. son. Hero ne pur
chased three bottles of poruna and
presented bis check OF $40. receiving
in change 8J Percy Young. manager
of the Highland meat market was IN
the store az the timo. and informed
Mr.. Vann. who became suspicious a.
ter the fellow had loit,. that ne rocog
nlzod IN the follow a man to whom
be had sold meat Mr Vann Was st,u
uneasy his bones told him that be-
had "tho trick played on him again"
and on seeing tho lights burning in
the First National bank and several
clerks at work, he tolCphOned for In. |
formation. A message camo back.
Frank Hamilton has no funds IN the
bank" Mr. Vann then started out 90 I.
hunt for Mr.. Hamilton. but no could /.
not be found.
All taese tricks. and probably others .
which have not turned up. worc work /
Cd between o and o last night
rhis morning the police were put .
in possession Of the above facts, and
thoy are under the impression that he
either LEFT the city last night or on
the No. e this morning Ho b dc.
soribod 90 man about o feet z or 8 In.
chcs In height, weighs between no
and 80 pounds. sandy complexion.
smooth shaved. and between 90 and 20
years of axe lie told Matthews that
be Was painter ami worked for Nal
lotte. bat there is no Mallotte IN tho
paint business I'm albuquerque. This
morning one OF the bottles OF pc.
runo. which was secured az the vann
drug store. was found Ia the alley
back OF The g. Elmo saloon. Il had
not been uncorkod
A rumor gained ouFroacy that the
fellow WAS Frank Hamilton. formerly
employed az the local shops az a ma.
bat such is not the case. The
man either assumed that name or his
-aal namo ia Frank Hamilton.
li vas Thought a man or hla desorip.
lion stopped az the Majestic roomlnr
house last night but the landlady ls
lni Cortan.
The police have wired up ana down Z
he railroad. and tho opinion 10 "a. q
lroasCd that the fellow viii be can. q
ured boioro be- gets out OF the terri. q
0ry