The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
Police Seek One James Carter
who Passed Forged Check
on Bode Bros. Co.
TOLD INTERESTING STORY
Wanted to Get the Best i'll the House
and Was Satisfied to Break Away
With $500 in Cash-Expect
to Find Other Checks

The police Of the city are making an
effort to find some trace Of man who
gave his name as James Carter, who
made something of record here Thurs
day evening as manipulation of a forg
ed check alleged to have been signed
by S. NJ. Jones the well known con
tractor and which now rests in the till
Of the Bode Brothers Housedtting com
rany representing an expenditure of
$500. While the amount the man Sc
cured on this one check was not large
the police believe that he was an expert
forger and that he worked at several
other places in the city and they ex-
pect to hear more from him later. At
The banks it is stated that no other forg-
ed checks have as yet been presented
for payment. It is thought possible
that the man is the same man who pass
ed number of forged checks in Keno
sha some months ago. At that time the
name of IL. L. Bullamore was signed
to the checks and the man managed to
get away with nearly forty dollars.
At that time the checks were passed on
the Pfennig grocery and the Baldwin
Coal Company. It is evident that Car
ter has an assistant in his work as an
examination Of the check passed at the
Bode store indicates that the check and
the endorsement were not written by
the same person. The check seems to
indicate that it was written by woman
and it is just possible that the man
and his wife have been together work
ing Kenosha.
Carter had a good stony and it would
have been a pretty easy matter for him
to have got the check cashed anywhere
in the city on the same story. He went
into the Bode store late Thursday after
noon and stated that he had come in to
look at go-carts. M T. Bode was wait
ing on him and he assured Mr. Bode
that he didn't intend to purchase \
cart but simply wanted to see what one
would cost, While Bode showed carts
the man prattled away about the bright
little grand-child he had and how he
wanted to surprise him by purchasing
go-cart, but that he would not dare
make the purchase without the mother
Of the child seeing the cart first. Fin
ally after Bode had spent half an hour
showing the man the carts he left the
store, but minute later he returned
and declared that he had decided to
purchase one of the carts and take the
chance of dlspleasing his daughter and
grand son. He purchased the best cart
| that had been shown him and directed
that it he wrapped in such manner
that the contents of the package could
not be discovered and sent to $50 Park
street Friday morning. Early Friday
morning the deliverymen at the store
with the cart packed so that it could
not have been recognized by it s maker
went to the number Oh Park street only
to find that the house was vacant.
They inquired in the neigEborhc Cd for
block about, but could find no one by
the name of Carter and then they tele-
phoned to tie store and an investigation
was started Mr. Bode had no thought
of evil against the kindly grandfather
that had taken such an interest in his
grandson bat with an idea of rushing
he delivery Of the cart with all due
speed he telephoned Mr.. Jones in hopes
that he could give him the information.
tones was puzzled and insisted that he
was not acquainted with Carter. Then
Bode began to get suspicious and
he mentioned the matter of the
check for $500 and Mr.. Jones became
positive tha5 he did not know Carter
Jones telephoned the bank to stop pay
ment or the check and Bode telephoned
the delil cry man to stop delivery on
the go-cart after which both of them
notified the police to get Carter.
Bode wrote the last chapter for the
present when he opened the ledger to
The page given to profit and loss and
wrote $500 in the loss column.
The police have not as yet been able
TO find any trace OF Carer and it is
thought that he has left for fairer fields
and pastures new.