The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-06
CHECKS PROVED WORTHLESS
One Man Arrested for Attempting tc
Utter Alleged Forged Greeks


Pittsfeld, Feb. 6.-Pittsfeld has
become a Mecca for badcheck men.
Yesterdays developments in police
circles brought forth two more alleg.
ed forgeries. Daniel L. Haggerty of
Housatonic was arrested on the
charge of attempting to utter a forg-
ed check made out to II. Johnston
and signed "Pittsfeld musicians
union, Peter A. Cullen, treasurer.
The other alleged forger is man
who signs himself H. Greenberger.
He has had several checks cashed by
friends that proved worthless at
banks. Greenberger could not be
found yesterday morning, after the
matter had been reported to the po-
lice X. j. Leyinson, who has bad
check for SIS signed by Greenberger
reported the case to Chief w. G.
White of the police department when
he learned that Greenberger was said
to have left the city Chief White
telephoned to Westheld and Spring
field asking the police OF those places
to be on the watch for the man on
the train that leaves Pittsneld at
1926 in the morning. Capt John II.
Boyle Of the Springfield police t,le-
phoned Chief White soon after On
that he had taken man in Gus y,
whom he believed was Greenberger,
but the man later showed he was not
the one wanted.
Haggerty was arrested in the Third
national bank soon after he had pre-
sented a check for S3l.50 made out
TO II. Johnston. On January 29 a man
supposed to be Haggerty presented
check at this bank made out to G. A.
Swanson and signed by the musicians
union, Peter A. Cullen, treasurer.
and secured the face value, $3.50.
He left the city for a time, return
ing Saturday. When w. H. Perkins,
cashier at the bank. received the
check yesterday morning he thought
he recognized the writing and calling
Cashier A. e. Malcolm to one side
he asked him IL the writing was not
the same as the forged check OF jan
uary 30 Mr.. Malcolm recognized
the handwriting as the same, and
while Mr. Perkins was making a pre-
tense OF getting the money tele-
phone call was sent TO the police sta
ton. Officers Lahore and Shepard
son were sent to the bank and arrest
ed Haggerty. He will be arraigned
in the district court this morning on
a charge of forbery. He has a wife
and child living in the city, and he
claims that he wanted the money to
provide for them, as he had been un-
able to secure work
X. ]. Levinson, an agent OF the
Singer sewngmachine company,
brought to light the II. Greenberger
case. Levinson boards at the home
Of Mrs. Schwartz on Linden street
where Greenberger had been stay
ing for the past four months. Green
berger claimed to be a mason, and n
few days ago asked Levinson to cash
a check for SIS, payable TO H. Green
berger and signed Il. II. Williams
Levinson did not care to take
chances on the check, but was assur-
ed by fellow boarders that Green.
berger was good for the amount, so
the money changed hands. Levinson
took the check to the Pittsfield ma
tional bank and It was cashed. La.
ter Levinson received word that f.
II. Williams, whom GreenbergeI
claimed was his foreman, had no &C
count at the Pittsheld national bank
Levinson returned the money TO the
bank yesterday morning and went tC
his boarding house. There Mrs
Schwartz said that Greenberger had
taken her husbands coat and gone TO
work. Levinson was suspicious and
hurried to the railroad station There
he found that man answering the
description Of Greenberger had
bought a ticket for Boston and board
ed the 1895 train eastward, which
was waiting at the station. LevinsoI
also boarded the train, and ha1
passed through one car searching FOL
Greenberger when the train started
Levinson alighted and made know
his troubles to 0nlcer Hines WHIT
took him to Chief White. The banh
has had two other checks passed b.
men who gave Greenberger money
for them. one is Endorsed by a Mr.
Rabinowitz and signed @. Wood TIT
other is signed Taylor. Each OF thes'
checks 10 for $40. Merchants OF thu
city have been ylctimized by ba'
check men within the past few
months. o. Root 4 Sons and Rosen
eeid's ciothca shop having beel