The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-25
A CLEVER SCHEME,
 BUT DID NOT WORK
CoapIe Cashed Bogus Cheek on Mobile Bank and Are Now In
 Jail.

Mobile. Aug. 23-(Special,)-In a cou-
 ple giving their names as J. F. Adams
 and Mrs. William Mcleod, of St. Louis
 both of whom are now safe behind the
 bars at the police station, the pohce
 believe they have succeeded in captur-
 ing two important crooks,
 The police base their belief on the
 fact that at the time of arrest they had
 in their possession over SLIGO which
 belongs to the Merchants Bank. and which the man had secured on a bogus check
 The couple were on the Louisville and Nashville train which left the city for Monteomery. and in the woman's pos
 session were two through tickets to
 Hot Springs, Ark. On August 19, couple arrived in Mobile, going to the
 Cawthon Hotel, where they registered as w. T. Allen and wife. Of St. Lotus
 Allen had plenty of money seemingly
 and gave 1t out that he was repre-
 sentative of an Eastern nrm.
 After having been In town a couple
 of days, the man appeared at the Mer- chants Bank, sating that he wished to omen an account He deposited an amount of currency and returned rom
 time to time within the next day or
 two and repeated the performance
 until he had something over $250 to his credit. Yesterday morning about 1l:3O o'clock, J T. AudElS. hS W6A AAAS"H
 at the bank, appeared at the receiving teller's window and deposited check
 for Sl,21O drawn on the City Bank and
 Trust Company. and purporting to Dc signed by one Hugh c. Price. The check was received without question
 as Adams desired simply to have IL
 credited to his account. The check was
 made out to Mrs. William Mcleod and was endorsed by Adams on the back in
 a feminine handwriting. With the check safely slowed away to his cred if. Adams left the bank, but later re- turned and presented his personal check for S1,21O to the paying teller. The lat- ter looked up Adamss account found that he had more than the amount to his credit and immediately counted out the twelve S100 gold certificates and a ! $1O bill.
 A short time after Adams left the
 bank however, Paying Teller G. A. l Michael became suspicious of Adams l having drawn out the amount of the | check so soon after having deposited | it. and want to the cashier. E. F. Ladd | MT .Ladd thought the case would bear | investigation and he immediately went | to the City Bank and Trust Company, | where he was informed that no such | name as Hugh c. Price appeared on | the books of that bank. and that Mir. | Price had no account with the bank | All the bank employees then went to l the L.. and N. train. where the 1.SO | o'clock train for Montgomery was pull | ing out The couple was aboard and l they were immediately taken in charge | and brought from the train. coming
 voluntarily to the police station.
 The woman had in her possession a l hand satchel In which was found e l roll of bills containing $1,160. In | Adams's pocket were found two l through tickets to Hot Springs. Ark, via Montgomery In the satchel car
 ried by the woman was also found a | hand new 3s-caIibre revolver of the | latest pattern with every chamber l loaded with the cartridges. Adams had
 changed his clothes since appearing l at the bank. and was dressed from | head to foot in new togs