East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-08

Because he passed 81 bills that had
been raised OF $40, Jack Mcintyre Is
now a prisoner in the county jail and
from indications he will shortly be
behind the walls on McNeil's island.
Yesterday afternoon Mcintyre
passed one of the bogus bills upon
Low Sam, the Court street Chinese
merchant and when he learned of the
trick that had been played the Mon
golian notified the sheriff's office Of
the fact. A search was at once begun
by Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Joe
Blakeley In the evening they were
rewarded by finding their man on
Main street. He was recognized from
the description given, though he had
changed his clothes after leaving the
Chinese store.
When arrested by Sheriff Taylor a
pistol was found in an inside pocket
taken by the sheriff When a search
was made of other clothes owned by
| the prisoner, 10 more of the raised
bills were found, thus indicating that
he was in the business extensively.
The work on the bills is very clumsy
and the fraud may be readily detect
ed, though a person taking one with
out observing it closely could be de-
ceived, as has been proven. The
change in the denomination of the
bills is made by the use of white
paint. ~. ',-->T
When seen at the Jail this morning
Mcintyre refused to talk of his case.
to any extent, though he claimed he
had never seen Low Sam. He says
he was formerly a sailor and his build,
suggests that he may have served be-
fore the mast. He claims that he was
in San Francisco at the time of the
earthquake and had not been in PEN
dleton before yesterday,
Irwin Suffered Also.
During the forenoon today another
bogus $40 bill which had evidently
been passed yesterday by Mcintyre,
appeared. 1t was presented at the
Savings bank by C. w. Irwin. propri-
tor of The Delta. 1t had been taken
at the candy store yesterday and the
fraud was discovered by Roy Ritner,
teller at the Savings bank.
According to Mr.. Ritner. a stranger
secured 10 one dollar bills at the Saw
ings bank yesterday. and the descrip-
tion of the fellow as he remembered
him tailed very closely with that of
Mcintyre.
1t has also been learned that some
one dollar bills We're secured from
both of the other banks in this city,
thus showing the swindler was work.
ing the game on an extensive scale,
1t is feared that other bills than the
two reported above We're passed by
Mcintyre.
Is There an Accomplice?
From various things that have be-
come known to the sheriff it is believ-
ed that Mcintyre had an accomplice
with him here, and today every effort
has been made to locate him. But so
far they have failed to find him or
even anything like description of
such man, so the search is difficult.
Good Work by Sheriff.
The arrest of Mcintyre by Sheriff
Taylor and Deputy Blakeley last night
is regarded as a very fortunate piece
of work. The appearance and meth
ods of the prisoner show that he is ne
irresponsible, amateur crook. He is
a man of intelligence and considerable
experience, thereby being all the more
dangerous as swindler. As he was
armed when taken, it may be he in
tended resisting arrest. but if such was
the case he was foiled by the quick
ness of Sheriff Taylor for that Of
ficer took the gun from McIntyre's