Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-21
Now Made Against George
H. Roberts Of Bangor,
And He Is Held in $1,000
Bonds for Supreme Court.
Charged With Forging W. R. Pat.
tangaII's Name to Two Checks,

George II. Roberts of Bangor, who
was brought to this city Saturday by
City Marshal Harrington, charged with
passing two forged checks on the Ii
comic National Bank of this city.
bearing the signatures of w. r. Pat
tangall, was arraigned in the munich
pal court Monday afternoon before
Judge Shaw. The original warrant
charging him with passing forged
checks was mol pressed and new war;
rant charging him with forgery was
served upon him. to which he pleaded
not guilty. The original warrant only
charged him with passing one check
but he is thought to have been con-
nected with both.
The check which he is alleged to have
passed was dated at Waterville Nov.
l and was cashed by the bank Nov. s..
1t was made payable to George H.
Roberts and signed with w. r. Pat
tangall's name The endorsements
were George Ii. Roberts and C. B. JOY
Mr. Pattargall claims that he never
drew the check. The amount was for
$12o.
On Oct. Is the Ticonic Bank cashed
Rice. endorsed by the same, and bear
ing Mr.. Pattangalrs signature. Rob-
erts was known to have been in Wa
terville at the time this check was
cashed and for that reason has been
connected with it. 1t was about that
time that he was arrested, charged
with taking the pool box at the Tops
ham fair.
Roberts was represented at the hear
ing Monday afternoon by Fred w.
Clair and pleaded not guilty to the
reading of the new warrant charging
him with forgery. w. r. Pattangall
conducted his own case.
Registers from the Elmwood and Bay
View hotels were brought into court
as evidence to show that Roberts was
in ths city about that time. 1t was
claimed that he was registered Sept.
"a and Oct. II and is at the Bay View
and Oct. 16 at the Elmwood. It was
claimed that he registered under as
sumed names on different occasions. At
the Elmwood it was alleged that he
used the name of ]. c. Williams.
Counsel for the defendant agreed
with Mr. Pattangall that the Signatures
on all both hotel registers were those
OF the respondent. For the purpose of
the hearing, Mr.. Pattangall stated that
the signatures on both checks were
not his %
Charles i. Sweet of Bangor, clerk Of
the Penobscot county court, was sworn.
He stated that he was considered an
expert on handwriting and had been
admitted to the supreme court as all
exrert on handwriting. In his opinion
the names on the registers and the
checks were written by the one hand
and under examination he pointed out
the similarity of the letters. He stated
that the general characteristics We're
very marked He pointed out the SINH
larity of the capital letter H with 9TH
er letters and the likeness of the small
''o' in the different names. The stroke
in the letters showed marked resem-
blance. Attorney Clair was very strict
in his examination. but Mr.. Sweets
opinion was that the names were Wit
ten by the one hand.
Attorney Clair offered no defence ana
the court found probable cause to hold
Roberts for the January term of the
s,1perior court and placed him under
$1,000 bonds for his appearance at that
time. The bonds were furnished.