Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-05-23
South Dako tan Pas ses
Lots of Bad , Checks

Chicago, May 81 d. Hutton,
said to be q broker of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, is being held today on 4
charge Of attempting TO pass q worth.
less check for $500 on the First Ma
tional Bank Of Englewood. He was
granted a continuance until May az.
Saturday he presented the check, it.
Is said, whick bore the supposed sig
nature of Lloyd r, Maxwell, sales
manager OF tho Stayer Carriage com
pany, Mr.. Maxwell asserts the sigma
ture is false and viii appear against
Hutton at the coming trial.
It Is alleged here that other bad
checks may be brought to light II
q few days to be charged up against
Hutton, who is known here but slight
ly among business firms.
vyaiI Known In South Dakota.
Hutton is well known In Aberdeen
and other parts Of South Dakota hav-S
ing either rassed worthless cheeks
or borrowed money Of many people
of prominence ii this state when they
have visited either Chicago or Mime
apo1is, the two cities In which the
man has lived tho last fen years.
He formerly lived In Faulk county
and has never been known TO be back.
ward IL apprTising men fom this state
of that fact. 3a.
Frequently Hutton would extract
money from South Dakotans on a.
straight loan, but at other times ha3
would give them d worthless check for
the coin. In some manner he became
possessed of a check book on the bank
of Cresbard, Faulk county, which he
used assiduously until the checks were
all gone.
Always Touched the "Big Bugs
Men Of prominence were Hutton's
special meat ~ Whenever he saw the
name Of q pominent South Dakotan
on the hotel register he would engage
him in conversation and BY keeping
in close touch with South Dakota af.
fairs was able to talk diligently.
However before saying goodbye to
his new-found friends he would cas-
.ually mention that he had experience
ed d little hard luck and was up.
against 1t, or that he had check
on d South Dakota bank which he,
could not cash for want Of identifca-.
ton South Dakotans are not espec.
tally easy but they hated to see a
fellow man from the home state suffer
and the desired money was almost.
always forthcoming, the touches
ranging from q two-spot to as much as
s25.
Several prominent residents Of Abb
srdeen have Hutton checks slowed
away as souvenirs.
Chicago, May 22The charge Of
passing worthless checks made here
against Il. g. Hutton, Aberdeen brok.
ser, who was arrested a few days ago
and is being held pending trial, TO-
day was made more serious.
The number of the respective
charges against him for passing out
bad paper has been ollen to eight
cen All parties concerned declare
that they will bring the South Dakota
broker to- speedy justice, and the ftl:
tlre looks dark for Hutton.
It was declared here tonight BY the
authorities who are ma king thor
Hough i1l8e alton into the matter that
iraore cases against Hutton VIII be
brought It IS said that he has made
d thorough canvass Of all tha city i
alleged easy marks and passed had,
checks on them. and thor escaped JUS
Btice until recently Some Of the checks
date back for some time The amount
viii go way UP in the thousands. say
the Chicago police. 71sss8
Bs Called Himself a Broker.
Areording 10 Captain Ryan Of this