The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-29
Clever Woman Had"BiIked' Him
Out of His Hard Cash.
Check She Presented Appears
to Be of "Phony" Kind.
Fair One, Mrs. Rogers, Taken
Into Custody at St. Cloud.

Little Falls, Nov. ga woman
said to be Il clever forger who is al
legged to have been working in Min
nesota and Iowa for some time was
arrested in st. Cloud yesterday morn.
ing through the efforts of Colonel S.
r. Snow, landlord of the Buchanan
hotel in this city, who lost $50 on
Wednesday by cashing one of her
checks. The story of the affairs seems
to show that the forger is of more
than ordinary cleverness.
On Wednesday woman came to
Little Falls and registered at the
Buchanan hotel as "A. Rogers of ST.
Paul" At 3:l5 p. IN. she went to
Ray Boyd, clerk at the Buchanan and
asked him to cash check for $35. He
told her that the banks had closed
but that he would give her S. on it
but she said she had been to the bank
and they would wait until the clerk
could send the boy after it, if he
would, endorse it. Mr.. Boyd again told
her that he would give her only S.
on the check, but she said that she was
going shopping and would need all the
money.
Sent Letter to Clerk.
She said she had to 90 to Brainerd
and Aitkin, but would return next day
and asked concerning the train service
to those places, and said she was
very anxious to get back, as she would
have to remain for ten days and
wanted her room reserved for her. AT
supper time she again approached the
clerk and said that she had changed
Ther mind about going to Aitkin but
would 90 to Brainard, and left on the
9:55 p. m. train for that place.
Thursday afternoon the clerk at the
hotel received letter from Mrs. Ro
gers purporting to have been writer
on the train. A brakeman received the
letter from her, and he handed it tc
policeman, who sent it to the buck
man, by the hotel busman. 1t read:
Thursday Noon-To Buchanan Ho
tel, Little Falls, Mimi Dear Sir: Be
ing unable to make satisfactory con
tract in Brainerd, L am going to Ait
kin and so will be detained until Fri
day and as | had asked that No.
be held for me tonight, decided tc
write and ask that you hold it will
adjoining bath for me Friday. Thank
ing you in advance, remain, Sincerely
A. Rogers"
The first alarming feature of the
case came up this morning when the
Buchanan hotel received the check back
from the Merchants National Bank Of
st. Paul. Mr.. Snow telephoned al
once to Aitkin, asking if Mrs. Rogers
was there. The authorities said she
was not.
Taken In at st. Cloud.
Mr.. Boyd then looked up the brake
man who had received the letter from
Mrs. Rogers. He described her exact
ly, and said she had taken Nos l.
east bound at 2:25 p. m. Mr.. Boyd
then telephoned to st. Cloud and ask
ed the authorities to detaln her II she
appeared there. 1t was discovered
that she was at the Grand Contra
hotel, and that she had just attempt
ed to pass another check for $35. The
hotelkeeper had retained the check fol-
examination without cashing it.
Sheriff Frank Long of Morrison
county was notified and he, with MIR
BOYD and Mr.. Snow, went to st. CLOUD
at IL a. m. and the sheriff took pos
session of the prisoner, and brought
her to this city at l:30 p. m. The
hearing is set for 10 a. m. Saturday
before Justice l.. Gaudet in this city
S. r. Snow was formerly proprietor
of the Saulpauoh in this city,