Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-02
BOGUS CHEQUE.
Smooth Stranger Works
Augusta Hotel Clerk.
Lewiston Hotel and Clothing
Store Also Victims.
ALLEGED foteer Caught at New SedtorG
Probably Man Wanted.

tn. follow ing paragraphs from tile
lew istnu Juuru.:l 81 Tuesday. frh. -
IrubIbly diu ..cI create, more thth d
,,.r.ili. Interest 10 The majority "i
,il,,s,. Mo read them. but when they
came tV Iii. I.ntiCe q Geo. w. f'"E't"ii'
t,..,i.ti-,u: nt I.niel North. h; became
very lnuti. iI:tt.s. ;c,i 1T uiI''':
"Iues.:lv. D.put, Maisiai l-c''"'':
was cx;.r,l,-d ~: ley i*to!- with W. >.
J:.hsu. = 10 - wanted mere on t'''
III. re-. II .rf.,.rN. The complainant u
George T.. P.lt"-. III" proprietor III H.
Kew Witt hotel.
Sometime ago II nan SiNih@ ''S
name as ". =. Jackson st"ppe" III 'hf
Dewitt ANA on lrit\ ing passed Il 'h''' I"
~ ;tG to ,i.r rl''!n. Att" tahnI" "u' 'h'
NV .i.li; T., f,.' Judging. "a" r'ii'''"i"rf
81; liz. il.u!i,y w..S i-tG".:t |. me 'i:t' *
VA. on Hamburger a:It Fam. XXI
Ar. lack: ~. visited ID" H.;Ie - pi'- ana
.,\+. his l..I,,,3I:.i chez l'r = s.iii al
.ioti.c:-.
..i ~.is *orn round 81; ,h.t h"th
,i,,,., : A",,. N.ilu,.i.$s. lot III. i'l:i.i
,,.,d irii ru,,ii.hhd nj, whereabouts 'NaS
10. !.I,,vl. ;u,tii Saturday. Whit NJ.
Eosi,u rauf. iI,. noticed the I..tre Of
S:it.tu.l ". Levin. who hai been ar
,,.,,,l in \-W bedford Cliar"t.! with
in,,.ry .d:,i .,;:,t:ns motel bills.
"Mr I..it"' lIi:,,,,. the I-Nl move and
Wired the ..o.i.-r in New l:"!;"rd Civ
ia. {. description of iii" man who mad
H. ,.i the ".t.l}r nii him in Lewiston.
II compared we'll win III" in..n arrested
MA Mr.. I'.:ltrr S"Hrc ont = warrant
f,,i the .rW iStoiI deputy Ia serve ON tie
man. Ti. i..ti:'.r ri l!iS i'i'.!tiic,tion
viii he Of Interest"
Tn. r-te.nI fuI Sir. H"yi,oiis inter
tsl in Tie foregoing, y.is IN incident
i,h n"curI,-,. Il th:- North about NV"
Wr.k.s ago. Tie. particulars Of i lii' II
coin, idc Ia - l.Ir@r extent. to The r:'I
m.litini.eI ahnv. and which led MIN T."
believe that the man JarESon, w!ic
is wanted in Lewiston for forgery. Is
III. same nam whom Mr.. R"yEt"l
would like 10 So. At the present time.
The details nf The affair ut the North
Al. about as follows: Feb. III man
and. II woman cam" To me Hotel TO-
gether, bringing with them t"" n"w
dress suit cases. The man ;o,'aared
familiar with the house and staid that
he had been there before. He also CAV"
hi: earl. which bore tn" name OF II.
T.. Cushnl.n and stated that he rrpre-
ecn,rd RanIar%e, 4: son. dealers IN
rhiIirrn clothing. etc, which Is one
of the largest wholesale houses i'll New
York.
The couple come III about O'Clock in
lh,, mtirnin%. registering rs man ana
wife The man then called the clerk by
name a>kin. him if thor" WAS any
mall for him. saving that h" expected
:, ,he,i,lc. His mail MAS handed on: and
among several letters was one which
confirmed :: chc,.ne for $50. drawn i'll
his favor. by Ia.mbarser 4 son. on the
Corn Exchange Bank Of New York.
.Cu,hinan'' then said that h" was get
ting shcrt Of money and requested the
clerk TO cash the cheuue Tor him. which
WAS done.
The cuunle remained during tho day
ana then left the house. paying their
bin and nothing more was thor%ht OF
th- matter un,ii the rheque came back.
b.. ing pronounced worthless.
Since that time Mr.. Boyntnn has
hcon doing some thinking about the
matter and when he SAW the above
paragraphs. yesterday morning. he
Last no tim" in communicating with
Mr.. Fattte by telephone and from
what he learned from that gentleman.
he is convinced that Mr.. ''CuShmin
and Air. "JnclSou'' are one and the
>are imam.
Mr. Patteo. no is the president Of
,hn Hot ~ Mons Protective ASSOci;tt ion
in Maine. VIII 90 To- New Bedford. to
interview the MIN arrested there under
the Meme of S.,inue! w. Levin. ana at
Nr. Pattn"s suggestion. Mr.. Rovn'n':
sent the bogus cheaue and other "a
rers pertaining to- ii. tn him. as il is
nndcrs, ood that the man under irr"St
wishes Ia settle. Mr.. Pattee viii also
take the rheuuc passed at the iIue
Store in Lewiston.