The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
BATTLE CREEK man IN JAIL
Malcolm Mack Who Passed Checks to
Amount of $3.50 in Kenosha Wrote
Them on Battle Creek Bank Whicl it
is Found Does Not Exist.

Honor Thy Father and my Mo-
ther but not a Stranger Check. !"
This is the little motto that has been
nailed up behind the desk in a half
a dozen business places in Kenosha
this morning, following the arrest of
a man who gave his name as NAL
colin d. Mack and who in twenty
four hours managed to cash personal
checks to the amount of more than
$3.50. Mack was good spender and
the men who are holding the checks
are hopeful that he will yet come
across with the money. The checks
were not in the denomination used
by "piker" and Mack who is now
in the county Jail is even smiling him
self, over the fun he had Some of
the men who are waiting for the out
come are Jacob Giles Of the Hotel Ke-
nosha who cashed checks to the am
cunt of $55, Siebert & Knipfer who
invested $50 in two checks, Lester
Holderness who fell for the game to
the extent of 1875 and several others
not yet identified. Chief O'Hare has
five of the checks in his possession.
Mack claims to come from Battle
Creek, Mich, and he drifted into Ke-
nosha on Friday night. He at once
made his presence known to the men
who later favored him with money
on checks. He seemed to know every
one in Battle Creek and claimed to
be a travelling salesman. Mack made
quick hit in Kenosha. He began
letting go of checks early. There was
no concealment in the matter. He
simply borrowed blank checks for
the First National Bank in Kenosha
and changed the name to "The First
National Bank Of Battle Creek Mich. -
1t sounded well but the checks, all
of which were drawn to bearer and
endorsed in the name Of Mack looked
little unusual when they were laid
out at the police Office this morning.
Of course the men who cashed the
checks did not know that the other
men had also cashel checks and the
story told by Mack was good enough
to get money. This morning one of
the men who had the checks got a
little anxious and went to the Mer-
chants and Savings Bank. Then he
learned that there was no First Ma
tional Bank in Battle Creek. Sunday
night Mack showed that he was a
good fellow by taking party of his
new Kenosha friends to Racine in a
taxlcab and he provided some real
entertainment for the party. Just
after Chief Of Police O'Hare cot the
word that Mack's. checks were not
entirely satisfactory he went out to
look for the Battle Creek man. He
found him on Main street and lust
bubbling over with glee "Shoot Me''
was his salution to the Chief when
he was informed that he was wanted
and without word he went to the
city lookup to await further devel-
opments. He has made no further
statements as to his ability to make
good and the matter will be taken
up later.
Some of the men who cashed the
checks believe that Mack Just nat
urally made mistake in writing the
name of the Battle Creek bank but
others have forebodings that thew
paid for their own joy ride and in
addition for number Of other iov
rides. Mack is well dressed and clev-
er and whatever may be the outcome
of the checks he is assured Of one
thing and that is that he made a rem.
utation for being a good fellow in
Kenosha.