The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-23
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.NABBED BY POLICE
I'm. FOLEY PASSES SPURIOUS
CHECK ON WALLA WAuLA
JEWElER-tN JAIL.

roiioW1ng description giver. by K
Falkenburg, a jeweler in the. Die
Bruke building, who had been swindled
out of $14S by a spurious check.
drawn on a Salt Lake banking house.
Chief Of Police Davis last night cap
tured William F. Foley, of Seattle, and
lodged him in the county Jail or the
charge of passing worthless checks.
The arrest was made on receipt of a
telegram from Mccormick & Co.,
bankers Of Salt Lake. on whom tne
worthless check was drawn, stating
that Foley had no funds there, and
that other fraudulent papers had been
received and returned.
Foley, who arrived in the city from
Seattle few days ago. is believed by
the police to be smooth rogue who is
wanted in other parts Of the country
for similar offenses. He registered at
the Dacres hotel, dressed we'll and ap-
peared to be in comfortable circum-
stances.
Yesterday he went to the Falken-
burg store TO purchase gold watch
valued at $S8, and a diamond ring
valued at $50. explaining that he had
lost his tirnepiece and that he wished
to send the ring to young lady friend
in the east. He rendered in payment
check drawn on Mccormick & CO..
bankers. Salt Lake, in the sum OF $14S.
and exhibited a small bank book show
ing that he had deposit of some-
thing over $4,000 with that house.
When the check was presented at
the Baker Boyer bank for collections.
officials of that house communicated
with the Utah. bank, and received the
information that Foley had no funds
deposited there. The police were i'm
mediately notified, and within few
hours. Chief Of Police Davis had the
man behind prison bars.
Writing Is Identical.
A glance at the signature on the
check and at the name on the bank
book would convince the most dense
nerson that the names were written by
the same hand, the ''W's" having a pc
culiar flourish not found in the writ
ing Of two different persons. Another
circumstance which points strongly to
the crookedness Of Foley is the fact
that torn check was found in one of
his pockets; this, when put together by
Sergeant Morse last night, showed that
Foley had been practicing, the torn
check having been made out in favor
of X. Falkenberg, in the sum Of $14S,
and drawn on the Salt Lake bank.
A telegram from an accomplice in
Seattle was also found, this message
conveying a warning and admonishir.g
Foley to get out of town. 1t is the
opinion of the police that the telegram
was sent from Salt Lake by a CO.
worker, who had gained information
hat the check had been declared fraud
ulent
Foley is refiLed in appearance. and
carries himself as though formarl IN
army service. He is Of slight build.
tall with red hair and sandy complex
ion The police admitted this morn
ing that he may be the army officer
who defalcated from the British army
in Vancouver, B. c., last November,
and for whose arrest a reward of
$1,000 is offered. While he TALES with
the description of the officer, the tat
too marks which were said to be on the
right forearm could not be found.
and that clue has been giver. up.
Draws On Cleveland Bank.
It was ascertained by investigation
this afternoon that Foley yesterday
made ali unsuccessful attempt to Sc
cure an advance loan of either $50 or
$50 on the strength of draft, written
by himself on a Cleveland, O.. trust
company, in the sum of $500.
The draft was presented at the Far
mers' Saving bank for collection. but
no loan would be advanced until Foley