The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
miller, NOTED BANK
F0RGER, UNDER
ARREST
Blank Check on Grand Forks
Bank Found in Suit Case
His Methods.

Howard Miller, noted check forger,
wanted by the police of nearly every
city of Importance in the northwest
and the New England states, is be-
lieved to be under arrest at Hartford,
Conn. His arrest came about through
picture postal card. He was recog-
nized by a hotel manager, and when
arrested and confronted with the de-
scrdption he exclaimed, well, 1 sup
pose can see twelve or fifteen years
staring me In the face"
According to the Hartford Courant.
Miller had a handsome suit case filled
with mems clothing and bank checks
issued by various banks in the coun-
try, among the number being one from
the Union National bank OF Grand
Forks. In addition to the check pre-
scented to tho hotel manager he had
hve other checks drawn on the same
bank and made payable to H. L. Mill
er.
Miller Is a travelling man. and the
differences from the finding of the
checks lead the authorities to believe
him to be the man who so successfully
fleeced merchants in this part of the
country. -
The method of his capture III Hart
ford as told in the Courant was as
follows:
Mr.. Hodgson hurried to the police
station and consulted Detective Ser.
geant Butler, and Butler was at the
New Dom hotel when Miller returned
In the meantime Butler had examined
the mans effects in his room and con-
Guided he was fOrger, AMI as soon
q q q hi 1.N
that he was the man wanted in Con-
cord. He put Miller under arrest and
started for the police station with nir,.
The fellow had $114.53 in money, a
ffve-shooter. Colt with all chambers
loaded, solid gold watch and fancy
chain, horseshoe scarf pin set with
pearls and an amethyst finger ring
that he said he paid SIS for in New
York on Monday. His clothes were
fashionably cut"
Continuing, the Hartford paper de-
scribes how Miller operated, according
to information furnished by the au-
thorities at places visited:
His scheme Is to have woman
present herself to the manager of the
store, or to one of the firm, represent
that she wishes to purchase some
goods, show a check and ask him to
place his o. X on it, saying that she
desires to give the check in paymen.
for the goods. AS the check is very
small, usually $3.50. he puts his %.
K on 1t with his initials or name. The
check is probably bogus and is used
to get a specimen of the o. K sigma
ture. 1t Is never offered for payment.
Later en-, the man described in this
circular calls at the store and watches
his opportunity when the manager
leaves his Office and then he steps into
the office. When he comes out he goes
directly to the cashier and presents
the check. The cashier may possibly
see him 60 into the managers Office
and sees the o. K on the check or
sometimes the signature ami cashes
the check for him. In one case in
Boston the cashier said she would have
to refer the check back to the man
ager to make sure the o. K was all
right, and he remarked that he would
be back in a few minutes, hut he did
net return. This same man has passed
worthless and forged checks in num-
Der Of cities, among the number being
Washington, D. c., Minneapolis, MIMI,
Grand Forks, N. D., St. Louis, Mo and
Newark, N. j.