Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-25
FORGED UNE Geek
TOO NANY,, CAUGHT
ERNEST A. WHITE, FORMER AL.
BIoN MAN, NABBED FOR
FORGERY.
VALVES EXAMINATION is
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Perpetrator of Series of Check For
geries on Warren Nichols and c. II.
Reece is Arrested-Forseries Assre-
gated Almost s2oo-Bank Becomes
Suspicious and White is Arrested.

Ernest A. White, whose parents live
Ut Albion, was arrested at the Nc
Carten Plumbing Company, 134 East
Main street, about 10 o'clock this
morning, by Deputy Marshal Michael
Clark Sheriff Nicholson and Deputy
Sheriff Mason. White was soon after
wards arraigned before Justice Mil
lard, charged with forging checks. He
waived examination and was bound
over to the grand jury, his bond being
fixed at $4,000, which he could not fur
nish. He was sent to Jail.
Whites arrest and arraignment was
the sequel to a series of check forger-
les beginning early in the present
month, and extending to Friday.
Draws First Check for S25.
The first check, for SIS, payable to
Arthur Hill. and which purported to
have been drawn by Warren Nichols,
prominent farmer of Minerva, was pre-
sented for payment at the Fidelity
Bank about Sept. 4. While Mr.. Nichols
was attending the county fair, a day
or two later, he learned of the trans
action. thru the bank officials, and at
once pronounced it a forgery. as he
knew no such man as Arthur Hill.
Draws One on C. n. Reece.
Subsequently a check for S11.35,
dated Sept 10 and bearing the name
of c. H. Reece and payable to Charles
Monroe, but in the same handwriting
as the Nichols check. turned up On
Sept. % a second Arthur Hill check
for s. apparently issued by Warren
Nichols. was good for 81 worth of
merchandise and IS in cash at the
Bondage hardware store.
Buys Furniture; Gives Big Check.
The big transaction developed Friday
afternoon however, when White visited
the D c Wilbur store and made pur-
chases Of furniture amounting TO $50
In payment for this he presented a
check on Warren Nichols for $3.50
drawn in favor of Arthur Hill.
II was readily accepted and White
was given check drawn by the firm
for s4S and ST. in cash for the ball
ance The goods bought by White
were TO have been delivered to an ad-
dress he was 10 furnish later, bu
which he failed 10 give before being ar.
rested.
Bank Notifies Police.
White went TO the Fidelity Saving
Bank shortly before 10 o'clock thi
morning and presented the Wilbu
check for $40 for payment. The banks
officers were suspicious owing to tn
previous transactions and they refused
to honor the check and secretly sum
moned the police, White did not linge
for further explanations but left tn
bank and started east The officers go
the trail quickly and he was soon il
custody.
White Admits Guilt.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Nichols cam
to the city this morning upon beinj
apprised by telephone of what ha
taken place Mr.. Nichols was presen
when White was arraigned in Ju tic
Millard's court. He recognized Whit
on sight. but says there was never an
dealings between them.
1t had been repor ed hat White nel
a grudge against Mr.. Nichols an
adopted this method of getting ever
but White denied this in connectio
with Nichols. during which ne admi.te
having committed the forgeries.
White is apparently about 25 or
years of age and married. His wife
maiden name was sto-ner and he
home was at Milford. Ind.
White and his wife have been Twin
at the Center House recently. TIL
former has been in the employ Of C. /
KerSey during recent weeks