The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-15

one should question his financial
standing but said that if Mr.. Dreis-
bach was not willing to accommodate
him by cashing such a small check he
would be glad to return the money for
the check. He did so and went his
way.
Within an hour or so afterwards
Oliver walked into Mr.. Franks store.
He still seemed to be bent on buying
grocery business and talked for
some time with Mr.. Frank about his
stock. and his trade. Then he re-
marked that he was going on a little
fishing excursion on Sunday and was
short of ready change. He wanted to
know if Mr.. Frank would cash a small
check for him. Mr.. Frank was most
willing to do SO and turned over
$1,000 for a check for that sum. This
check, as was the one presented at
the Hayden-Clinton National bank of
Columbus, Ohio. The checks were
made payable to Edgar c. Oliver and
were signed with the name Of ]. c.
Rudd.
After Mr.. Frank had cashed the
check and his friend Oliver had de-
parted, Mr.. Frank became suspicious.
He called Mr.. Mentgo merry by phone
and inquired about the stability of
Oliver.
Mr.. Montgomery replied that he
knew nothing of the man except that
he was a prospective purchaser of a
grocery store and he expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Frank had been a
little hasty in cashing a-check for him.
Mr.. Frank then went to the police
station and his story of the operations
of Oliver convinced the police that the
gentleman was not on the level and
their conviction was enhanced when
they learned shortly afterwards of
divers almost successful effort to get
money from the Shawnee grocery on a
check. The police soon found that
oliver had been living at 321 Kansas
avenue since his arrival in town on
Thursday. and the place was watched
all of Saturday afternoon and Saturday
night for the return of the gentleman
who was being sought.
Detective Judkins was on watch
throughout the early Sunday morning
hours and his long and tiresome vigil
was rewarded just few minutes be-
fore o'clock in the morning by the
appearance of Oliver. Judkins placed
Oliver under arrest against his pro-
testations that he was innocent of any
crime. He was lodged in the county
Jail and a few hours afterwards Mr.
Frank arrived al the Jail and identified
Oliver as the man who had passed the
check on him. Oliver wanted to make
good the value of the check which Mr..
Frank had cashed If Mr.. Frank
thought there was anything ~, wrong
about it. Oliver had $26 in cash with
him when. arrested. Mr.. Frank re-
fused to take the money and pressed
the complaint against Oliver on which
he was held.
The police communicated with the
bank officials at Columbus and learned
from them that the checks in the pos
session of Oliver were bogus. The
bank officials declared that no one by
the name of Judd. whose purported
signature was on the checks. had an
account with the bank and that they
knew nothing of Oliver.
Oliver has told the police a lot of
conflicting stories. On one occasion he
said that he had written the checks
and then said that they had been given
to him by Mr.. Rudd, an extensive cat
tie dealer of Columbus. for whom he
worked. He declares that he is a
meat cutter by trade but has been
mixed up in a variety of business af-
fairs, even to the handling of fast
horses in the east and Canada.