The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
YOUTH SHOCKS FRIENDS
Anamoose Boy Is Arrested After
Starting on q Cassie Chadwick
Career-TriaI at Minot.

Anamoose Progress: This COM
munity was shocked last Tuesday
night, Oct. IL, to hear of the arrest of
Johnny Schroth at Sawyer, on the
charge of trying to obtain money by
issuing fictitious checks drawn in the
name of a certain Arthur Hopkins"
and drawn upon the First National
bank of this place. The arrest was
made at the instigation Of the First
State bank Of Sawyer, to whom john
ny presented a check of $4,000 drown
for payment by Arthur Hopkins re-
presenting that he had that amount of
money deposited with the First Ma
tional bank of Anamoose, Upon being
asked by the banker for identification
the youth Is said to have shown a. let
ter of Recommendation and credit pur-
ported to be signed by some official OF
the bank upon which check was drawn
The banker, however, being somewhat
dubious as to the genuineness of the
check called up the bank here by
phone to see if the check of Arthur
Hopkins was good for $4,000, and would
be paid by the bank upon presentation.
Upon getting into touch with the
bank here and being informed that
no such party as Arthur Hopkins car
ried an account, and in fact was not
known to the local bank, the Sawyer
banker concluded that he was being
imposed upon by a crook, and as the
young fellow had made his getaway
during the telephone conversation, he
Immediately took steps to have him
rounded up. which he succeeded in
doing within a short time, and had
him held pending the arrival OF the
Ward county sheriff from Minot. A
young lady working in one Of the
Sawyer hotels, recognized the young
man as being from Anamoose, claim
ing to have seen him frequently in
the past, and it is reported, that upon
realizing that he was known to par
ties in Sawyer, he acknowledged him
self as being John Schroth, jr., of
Anamoose.
Johnny was lodged in the Minot
Jail, Tuesday night, and had prelIm-
mary hearing before Judge Murray,
waived examination, and was bound
over to the district court, and he will
have his hearing as soon as Judge f..
Is. GOSS returns 10 MlnOL.
Later Tuesday afternoon, 1t devel-
oped that the Merchants State bank
of Velva, had also been imposed upon
that same day. only earlier in the day
by a party travelling under the name
of Arthur Hopkins, who presented
check Of $4,000 also drawn upon
the First National bank of this place
for payment, stating that IL they
would advance him $1,000. which he
needed to close land deal, he would
leave the balance-$2000 on deposit
with them. To prove that he had the
amount on deposit with the local bank,
he is said to have produced affldavits
from the said bank showing his credit
to be good for the amount of the check.
The Velva banker however, refused to
advance any money on the check, and
merely took the same for collection,
asking Hopkins TO return the next day
for his money providing the local
bank honored same. AS the descrip-
tion OF the youth presenting the check
tailed with the Hopkins taken at
Sawyer, the conclusion Is that they
were one and the same.
Johnny Schroth left Anamoose sud-
denly on last Monday, taking with
him a motor cycle belonging to Henry
Frankhauser, which has since been
located at Drake, from where IL seems
Johnny Travelled westward by team.
1t is thought. that IL convicted of
the crime, the boy will get reform
school sentence, as he is but mere
boy, and is under the age of is years.
The parents have the sympathy of the
whole community.