The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-04
SWindler Who Forged Checks
on Irwin & O'Brien TAX
en- in by Police.
SECURED MONEY FOR PAPER
AT LUMBERMENS BANK.
Received $235.OO and Then At
tempted to Cash Another Check
at Schneider Bros.

A man who gives his name as
Sidney Philips of Winnipeg, Can
ada, was arrested at the store Of
A. E. Winter last night by Chief
of Police Bailey and Officers Hell
mer and Cline and taken to the
police headquarters, charged
with having forged a check for
$246 on Irwin & O'Brien, who
operate a lumber camp near
Kelliher, where the man claims
he has been employed as team
ster. Philips was taken before
Judge Pendergast this morning
and his hearing was postponed to
March II.
The man arrived in Bemidii
yesterday morning and after hav-
ing spent the greater part of the
day in the city, he presented a
time check amounting to 1922. 80
at Frank SilVersack' s saloon, cor
ner of Minnesota avenue and
Fourth street. The check was
paid and after buying a drink he
left the saloon and shortly before
6 O'Clock appeared at the G. NJ.
Bacon establishment on Third
street, where he fourished an
other check drawn on the same
firm, but which in amount was
$246, less $685. wangan account,
making the net value of the check
$239.15. He asked to have the
paper cashed, but Mr.. Bacon re-
fused to give him the money. A.
L. Wyler, who was in the saloon
at the time, was also asked if he
could secure the money for the
check, and upon being assured
by a friend that the man was all
right and had worked at the
camp, Mr.. Wyler called up the
Lum bermen's State Bank and
asked if they could handle the
check. Cashier Brooks, who
answered the telephone, replied
that he would cash it, and Mr..
Wyler went to the bank and Sc
cured the money! returning to
the Bacon saloon, where he gave
the money to the man his money,
less $4.15, the banks commission
for cashing the check.
Shortly afterwards Philips,
who appeared to be under the in
fuence of liquor, came into the
clothing store of Schneider Bros.
on Third street, where he select
ed a pair of shoes and some
clothing, the amount of his pur-
chase being $25. In payment
for the goods he presented an.
other check identical with that
upon which he had secured the
money from the bank, but upon
examining the paper Ben
Schneider, who sold the man the
goods, found that the check was
not made out properly, as it
stated that Pete Goneoll. the
name assumed by Philips, had
worked as teamster four months
and twelve days at $45 per month,
and the amount carried out was
$246, when in reality it would be
necessary for the man to work
five months and twelve days in
order to have that amount com
ing to him.
Mr.. Schneider became suspic.
ious at once and went out, ex-
planning to the man that he would
return Immediately with the
money. He went to the saloon of
Clavin & Tanner on Third street,
where the signature on the check,
that of A. Fl. G. Knoke, was com.
pared with other checks in the
possession of Mr.. Clavin. Upon
examination it was found that
the paper was worthless, and Mr..
Schneider notified the police of
the attempt to pass the check.
They visited the Schneider store,
where Mr.. Schneider had left
the man, but during his absence
Philips had gone out. A search
was instituted and resulted in
locating the forger at the jewelry
store of A. E. Winter, where he
was attempting to cash the third
check for $246.
At police headq uarters an ex-
animation of the mans clothing
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