The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-11
NORTH SIDE NEWS
C. C. Brown Didn't Like His
Customers Looks.
Cash Mercantile Clerk Tells of
FOrgers.
THEY ACTED SILLY.
How Brown and Snediker LO-
Gated Guilty Parties.
E.P. Stewart Dead hautauqua
tssse Singers Meet Tonight.

G. c. Brown, clerk at the Cash Mer-
camille. this morning told how he had
waited on the two men who passed
bogus checks on that store and others
yesterday afternoon. Their actions at
tracted his attention so that he was
able to describe them to the police who
located one of them at the Chesterfield
hotel.
Ordinarily. L do not notice a strang-
er close enough to remember his ap-
pearance five minutes after he has left
the store" said Mr.. Brown. However,
when the two men came in yesterday
afternoon something about them at
tracted my attention. 1 didn't like
their looks. One thing, they acted
rather silly and I noticed them particu-
larly. They bought a few mems and
ladies' handkerchiefs and gave us two
checks. signed with a signature resem-
bling that used by Dolman & Son, and
the checks were from the bank with
which the contractors do business.
They were endorsed by A. E. Benton,
think
Later Mr. Snediker, the manager of
the store, noticed that the 'Benton's'
name was signed each time in different
handwriting and became suspicious. He
sent the checks to Sam Dolman's home
at 8l4 Quincy and thus learned Of the
forgery. We Immediately notified the
police and gave them a description of
the forgers.
After supper MT. Snediker and 1
went up to the Rock Island depot as
we thought we might possibly run on
TO them ourselves. We strOlled into the
Chesterfield. where I saw one of the
men we were looking for. At first 1
was not sure as to his identity. How
ever. to my questions the clerk said
that ~ men seemed to have no par
ticulA- .5siness but that they had
been doing considerable shopping. This
was enough for us. I stayed at the
hotel while Mr.. Snediker went to notify
the police of our discovery On his
way to telephone he saw the other
forger with two women in a restau-
rant. He then called up the police. In
the meantime the man 1 had found
went to his room but was caught there
by the police. The other man was found
near the hotel with the women"
E P. Stewart, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. N. Stewart, died of heart failure
at the home Of his father, J. N. Stew
art, in the Maple Grove addition north
of the city, at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. He was A years old.
He was born in Wilmington, Ill, July
10, 1854. He came to Kansas with his
parents in November 1873 His educa-
ton included course at Kansas uni
yersity. He was never strong but Is
said to have been remarkably bright
He was not married. Most of his life
In Kansas has been spent on his faith
er's farm. His brother who has been
with Morns & Myers for several years,
is well known, as we'll as his father.
The latter is a member Of the North
side drainage board
The funeral will be held from the
home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Rev. w. S. Glendenning, pastor of the
North side Presbyterian church, will
officiate. The remains will be inferred
in the Rochester cemetery.
Reward: $40 to any one who can
catch us repeating our programme
from night to night. Positively a
change every night Bijou Dream, 1873
North Kansas avenue.
James r. Haynes, the son of J. F.
Haynes of Granville, received the
highest grades in veterinary science
of any student in the United States,
when he took the test at the close of
his course at the Kansas City School
of Veterinary March 10. As a reward
he has been given a position as
veterinarian under the government.
His salary will be $1,700 year with
travelling expenses. He left today for
Manila, p. L, via Portland, Oregon.
He will be gone about year and will
spend part of the time in Japan and
other foreign countries. He is 26 years
old He attended the academy at
Campbell university at Holton from
1906 to 1909. Later he attended the
veterinary school at Kansas City,