The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
YOUTHFUL FORGER
OPERATES IN HILO
Issues Number Of Small Checks
and Lives High on the Pro-
Ceeds for a While.
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HuLO. September ga boy prodigy
who has been flooding the town with
vorthless checks and has been playing
this game for almost month, is the
latest wonder produced by Hilo The
lad in question, a Porto Rican, gives
his age as seventeen, but the officers OF
the iuyenile court, in whose hands he
is at present, place his age as merely
fifteen. This seems, as a matter OF
fact, to agree far better with his size
and general appearance.
The boy, Alexandra Enos, generally
going by the name of John Cooper,
came to the Islands about ten years
ago.
the painter, who paid him twice for his
services by check. The easy way Of
getting money by merely writing on a
piece of paper appealed to the lad, and
he went to work to do the same. The
ingenuity which he employed in float
ing his paper does credit to the insti-
tuition of learning which he attended.
Alexandra got bunch of blank
checks and set to work. On August 2l
he issued his first check in favor Of
John Cooper (himself) for two dollars.
This check, as well as all the Others
which he issued, was signed in the name
of Harris. 1t was cashed by All Ping,
the Puueo merchant.
On August 26 Alexandra had become
convinced that the game worked
smoothly, so he issued two new checks,
one for 1878, in favor of James Exc
man, which he succeeded in eashing at
the Aki restaurant, and another, in ia
vor OF Joe X. Jones, which he handed
to a japanese named Mural, at Kalaoa,
who in turn pissed it along to Mr.. Bur
nette. This last check was for So.
Alexandra prudently let high finance
rest for several weeks, but on Septem'
ber 16 he was apparently in need OF
funds, so he kited some more paper
This time one check, for 50, in favor
of Joe X. Jones, was passed to his old
friend, Mural, who passed il along tC
the Emporium. Another check, for 50
In favor of John Papela, was on the
same date handed All Ping, who had
already had the pleasure of getting one
of them.
In the meantime the bank and Harris
were getting on to the game and
preparations were made for the cap
ture of the unknown fnaneier who was
operating so unscrupulously. Alexan
DIRE consequently met his Waterloo
when he issued two more checks las
Friday. Both of them were made ou
in favor of John Papela, each for 1915
and both were turned at All Ping, VIII
had evidently become a favorite.
The rest of the tale is brief. Tn
bank officials lit on Alexandra, ealle'
the police. and Deputy Sheriff Fette
secured a full confession from the lad
lie had spent most OF the money TO
clothing and food. II is significant tha
he signed his own name on only IN
first Of the cheeks be issued. He ev
IDENTIFY discovered that this was crudi
The Young man has been handed owe
20 the Juvenile court officers and vi
probably be sent to the reform sehOo
he saya he has heard fayOmble report
Of that Institution from friends VII
have stopped there during their travel
and that he believes the place vi
agree with him.
The juvenile couri bns several 9TH
saaes which i will take % during Il
fouute ~ fhe present week One ~ Il
Offenders. one kaiei isohna halls FRO
Waiakea. nud "a charged VITA hhsil
thumFel one 81 ika Social efiileue