The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-02
JIM The PENMAN
IN TOWN
Clever Trick by Which AL
bert W. Winfield OBJ
tanned $500. 88 ona
Certified Check
TALE OF 4 CONFEDERATE
How He Got Druggist Les.
trange's Signature and
Fooled the Greenvills
Trust Company.
TALE OF A CONFEDERATE


About ten days ago officers Of the
Greenyille Banking and Trust Company,
Ocean and Lembeck avenues, reported
to the Chief of Police that they had
on February last certified check for
S210.ss, made to William Wallis, and
to which the name of Frank \. Les
TRANCE had been forged.
Mr.. Louis Harvey, the teller Of the
bank, told the chief that young man
came there with check ncIosed, ask
ing that the check be certified and placed
in an envelope that was. addressed to
Mr. Jacob Woerner, saloon keeper, New
ark avenue, near Five Corners In due
time the check was returned to Green
vile Bank and declared by Mr.. Les-
TRANCE to be forgery.
Detective-Sergeants Lee and Pearson
were put on the case. They saw Mr..
Woerner and from him learned that on
February 8 a young man came to his
saloon and presented the following let
ter and got s200ss.
"415 W. 11sth ST., New York.
my Dear Jake-No doubt you will
be surprised when you receive this let
ter. am on my sick bed and write, ask
ing you the favor think you viii grant.
The enclosed check was sent to me on
the 9Th for work performed. Now, i
you wiz mind thar about two years ago
borrowed ten dollars from you and
skipped out Now that can pay you
do 50 without any ceremony. Take fif-
teen dollars of check and give balanee
to bearer, who has had the check certi-
fed. Well, Jake, how are you and all
the boys2 When 1 get out win pay
you visit. Tell the bearer TO pay for
one round on me. and here's looking
at yon By-bye until see You.
(signed) BILLY"
The police learned from Mr.. Lestrange,
who is druggist with a place Of BUSH
ness at No. 395 Avenue D, Bayonne. that
he had received letter on January ?
asking about some property which he
had for sale. This letter Mr.. Lestrange
answered. thus giving his signature 10
the criminals
Recollecting the arrest of AIbert NJ.
Winfield, Of No. 1851 Boulevard in New
York when he presented forged check
for $3.50 at the First National Bank al
Broadway and Wall street, the police
thought that Winfield might have a
hand in the late trick. After looking
for him for few days, they arrested
him last evening
Winfield denied any connection with
the Lestrange forgery. After talking 70
Chief Murphy, however, for over an
hour, he made statement. He says
he IS twenty-three years old. For about
a year he has known man named War
rem Crane. but this mans residence or
present whereabouts he does not know
About February 1. Crane, he says made
a proposal 10 him BY which they could
get some easy money. Crane confessed
TO an ability TO DO little writing aud
said he knew man from whom the
pair could get money.
On February 6. Winfield declares hs
met Crane 1T the T. r. i. Terry who
gave him a letter addressed to the Green
vile Bank. Winfield presented the let-
Ter which contained the forged check
which he subsequently, took to The .sa-
loon Of Mr.. Jacob Woerner, who gave
him s2oo.ss. With this he went back
to the ferry where he met Crans That
worthy, he says. gave him ten dollars,
with the announcement that he Was Of
ID Toronto
Chief Murphy does not believe The
Crane psr 4 ssoFs ii thinks Win.
field worked Sle game aeas