Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
MORE FORGED CHECKS.
Two Drawn on Howard Dank Came
from Maine Yesterday.

Two Drawn on Howard Dank Cnme
from Maine Yesterday.
Evidences OF moro work by the man
VINO got $1 from A. r. White OF the Il. L..
Kent company Monday by means of a
| forged check reached Burlington yester-
day, when two other forged checks were
received by the Howard National bank.
Like that one cashed by Mr.. White. they
were apparently certified. but the names
on the face and back were different from
'"e names used on the one that MIR. White
accepted. The check which Mr.. White
was KIND enough to cash for the stranger
because banking hours were over for the
uav was dated April 2, and was ostensibly
orawh by George II. Henderson g. Co.
VII t"e washington, ID. c., Loan d Trust
company. One OF the banks regular
'necNs was used and 1t bore on the face
"hat purported to he rubber stamp
cert'ncate and the signature of James l..
Ryder cashier. 1t was for SIS and pay-
| aple TO the order OF c. Moore. or bearer
Inc TWO pieces OF paper which reached
| burlington yesterday were checks drawn
| on the Howard National bank of this
| city, both dated April II and both for SIS.
| One was signed George D. Williams &.
| co. and the other George NJ. Williams &
Co.. both payable to G. Miller, or bearer,
and both apparently certified by the How
| ard bank. by means of what looked like
a rubber stamp and ostensibIy signed by
II. T. Rutter, cashier One was cashed
by Weber Hewett of Augusta, Me-,
and the other by the Robinson Davidson
company Of Watcrville. Me-, and both
went through banks in those two cities
The handwriting on the face of all three
| checks was the same and the three en-
dorsements, one &C. Moore" and the other
| two &C. Miller" were all written in a
! back-handed style. as though with the
| left hand. No firms by the name Of
George d. Williams az Co., or George NJ
Williams & Co. have accounts at the
Howard bank. or even exist in this vicin-
ity. and the two Maine concerns are
therefore out sB each
| The most interesting part Of the whole
story is the manner in which &C Moore"
or &C. Miller obtained the blank Howard
hank checks. Each bore n printed num-
her and from the numbers and the style
of the check the bank officials were able
| to identify them az having been printed
| by the bank for DIR. G. l.. Partridge OF
| this city. Inquiry revealed the fact that
| when DR.. Partridge some time ago, closed
| his account at the bank he threw his
supply of unused checks into the waste
| basket in his office in the Burlington
Savings bank building. In course of time
| they fell into the hands of the tanitor,
who. perhaps because he could not bear
to see them wasted, cut off DR.. Part
ridges name which was printed on the
| end of each check. and placed some or all
of them on the customers desks in the
bank. While they were there it Is evil
dent that Mr.. &C Moore or Mr. &C
Miller" entered the bank. decided that he
could use them in his business and ap-
propriated them.
There are two morals to he drawn from
this tale. One Is that blank checks
should not be left within the reach OF
any &C. Moore who may happen along.
and the other is that no one should cash
check. though 1t appears to be certified,
for stranger