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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
fORGEh'S SCHEME
FAILED TO WORK
PENlTENTlARY SENTENCE RE-
cElVED INSTEAD OF CASH
AND CLOTHES.

Jaestown, N. D., June 2S.-A cas-,
where an intended forgery failed q
Its purpose and the victim became
suddenly transferred from a free mar
TO a convict, sentenced to the state
p~enitentiary, was brought to light in
Judge Coffey's court To-Day Frank
wager, claiming to be from Toma,
Wash, was charged with the attempt
ed passing of a forged check at VAL
ley City. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to an indeterminate SEN
tence of from five to ten years in the
state ~penitentiary.
States Attorney Engler of Barnes
county, accompanied by Deputy Sher-
If Kelley and Clerk of Court Cslon,
or that county, appeared before the
court here in connection with the
prosecution of the case. The check
which was attempted tt be passed
was for the sum of $S1.10, and pur>
ported to be signed by M. Chflberg,
a we'll known farmer.
- wager had been working for Chill
berg last fall, and again this spring.
HIS scheme appeared to be a plausi-
BILE one and was worked in. connec-
ton with a pal. wager, after doing
work on the farm, got his pay in a
check. signed by M, Chilberg. This
check, together with the name of the
oank on which it was written was
copied in a little record book, and
the signature afterwards initiated
on a worthless check. Yager ap-
peared in Valley City and went into
the Stratus clothing store, where he
selected q suit of clothes and told
the proprietor that he had been
working for Chilberg, and had not
yet been paid off, and inquired if he
got a check from Mr.. Chilberg
would it be good at the store.
Mr.. Straus replied that Mr.. Chill
berg's check was good, and the
Soon afterwards Yager's pal called
up the Straus store. inquired for Mr..
Stratus. and said that he was ,Chil-
berg, and that he had just paid off
his hired mar and given him a check
n it would be all. right. Soon aft
erWard Wager appeared at the front
door of the store, intending to enter
and get his clothes and cash the
check, but it happened that at the
police, whom wager knew, was stand
ing in the doorway of the store.
Thinking that his, game had been
discovered. wager quickly ducked
out of the store and disappeared
without attempting to cash the
check. Soon after that Mr.. Chill
berg, himself, happened into the store
Straus inquiring about the
check. found that Chilherg was igno-
of the whole matter and had
given no check. The police made a
quick search for the two would be
forgers, and managed to catch Wager.
but the pal got away.
In addition to the check for $S1.f0,
,wo5 other checks for smaller amounts
found OIL the person of Wager.
by the forged signatures of Val
ey City parties. Wager represented
to be James Williamson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Neville Is Victorious.

Neville, N. D., June 2S.-The Neville
pasebal! team won it's fifth victory yes
terday by defeating the Tolna club in
one-s1ded from the start. 1t was by no
means an errorless game. Both teams
MADE some bad slips. The score result
ed IN Z to Is. Neville taking the honors.
The score:
Neville ........O 8 o 5 s 0 ks
roma ...........1 0 0 3 0 2 O o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Dahl: Gold
oerg and Bue. Struck out, by Reishus
8; Goldberg 10; hits off Reishus 6: Cold
oerg 10; thre base hits, Thomas and
Chr1stianson; catcher Dab made a
nome run. Weather fine and a large
attendance. ~. a~2
This makes the fifth victory for Nc
v1lle out of six games played this sea
son. Won two from ToIna, one from
Pekin, two from Aneta and lost one to
Blntord. Neville will play the morning
game, July q. at the Nelson county fair
at Aneta.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
In the World of Sport
HILLSBORO game
With ATHLETICS

Tomorrow afternoon at 3 p. m. the
fast Hillsboro aggregation will play
Murray's boys at Athletic park, Moor
head; .G IS
Although the weather has been I'M
favorable for plactice this week the
Athletics are in good shape for the
game toforrow which will no doubt be
a close one, as the Athletics played the
Hillsboro team Jour weeks ago, win
ming from them by a score of 4 to 8.
Ramstad will be on the mound for
Hillsboro and Acken behind the bat.
ennes will do the twirling for tina
Athletics with Benson catching.
The street car company will furnish
cars to handle the crowd to and from
the park.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Official Examination

CogsWell, N. D., June 28.-After con-
quoting an examination of the records
Oh The register of deeds office while
u. L. Warriner was register the coun-
~ commissioners have reason to be-
ileVe there is a shortage during his
tenure Of office and have sent to the
pubic examiner for an expert &C
copntant to make an official examina-
tlon. WARMERS bondsmen have al
so been notified.
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When the matter was brought on
for trial before Judge Cooley it was
commended that the city council was
the sole judge OF. the. election and the
qualification of its own members, and
that, therefore. the district court is
Without authority to hear and deter
mine a contest involving the election
or qualification of one who has been
declared duly elected to the Office Of
mayor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
A Sale With a Reason.

A. 1. Moody is going to make his
store a mecca for state fair visitors
and people who appreciate values
when they are obtained at sale prices,
Every department is represented in
this epoch-making sale, and has
something to remind you of the pur-
chasing power of this big store. Shop
at Moody's for the best in dry goods.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Batteries - Withers and Benrud:
Blanche and Monahan.
Tie Game Mt Virginia.
NATIONAL
Won In Fourteen INNINGS

st. Louis, June 2S.-Pittsburgh de-
feated st. Louis 4 to 3 in fourteen in
nings, the. longest game of the local
major league season. Singles by Will
Wilson and Kommers, followed bv
Coleman's long sacrifice fly gave Pitts
burgh a winning combination. st. Louis
tied the score In the ninth when Cooper
passed Konetchy and hit Evans. Cam
nitz relieved him. A wild pitch ad-
vanced the who scored when
Wingo sent a hot single to the right
field. ~.~'.
score r. H. E.
3. 4 Il i
st. Louis 2 7 ?
Batteries-Adams, Cooper, Camnitz,
Rohlnson and Coleman; Burk, Perritt,
and Wingo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Prettiest Waists At a / Moodv,.

Prsttiest Waists at A. l.. Moody's.
I The A. L. Moody store strives to
have the very best in every line of dry.
E3s aEd garments at all times-thfs
results in, securing lines far superior
to those carried by the average store.
JL2- now we call attention to a new
line U yaists. Beautiful garments
and tie prices too are very moderate,
Adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Detroit OutnIaved.

Detroit, June 27.-WeiIman's pitch
ing was too good for Detroit and St.
Louis won again by the score of 8 to
3, Hall was wild, walking six men
during his period of mound duty.
oGore- U.s.. r. Fl. E.
LEROY ......... .............3 g 2
Stanage.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Brewers Defeat NT;IIers.

Minneapolis, June 28.-Milwaukee
pounded Gilligan, Burns and Raw Pato
terson hard and won the final game of
Delahunty's long home run in the tbira
scored three of the Millers' runs.
N1iIwne r.. H. e.
MI uhe IT 0
q IL K
Batteries - Nicholson. S1annic1xo ava
Gilligan, Burns, R. Patterson
and Smith,, Owens. ,a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
New Postoffica.

Mandan, N. D., June 2s.-A post
office has ben established at Hexton,
In Morton county, and Chester r. Will
cox, of Cannon Ball, has been named
as the first postmaster.
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orders the proceedings dismissed

orders the proceedings dismissed.
Martin Nelson, shortly after the re-
orders the proceedings dismissed.
election in Larimore. defeated by
a margin of three votes for the Office
OF mayor, launched a suit against Nj.
Gass, c~ontending that Illegal votes
Were cast, and that MI. Gass has dis
qualified himself from holding the po-
sition because Of alleged violations Of
the corrupt practices act.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Reds Get Thraa s+r.;mn+

Cincinnati, June. 2S.-Except for his
wildness. Benton pitched good ball and
as a result Cincinnati won the third
straight game from Chicago S to /,
Benton allowed only four hits, but gave
seven bases on balls, one of which
counted Tor a run Smith also pitched
good ball for Chicago in all but one
inning. 0
Score ID TT N =
Chicago =
Cincinnati
Batteries - Smith and Rresn.
Benton and Clarke.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Leaders Take Another.

June 28.-Toledo's team.
with three regulars missing, had the
pest of Columbus until the eighth in
nlng,, when Bentson's hit, because the
pail bounded over Kreuger, went for a
triple. ~Perring's fly let Bentson score
a u that tied. I0
Score . ... p.rJ IN
Toledo . q T.
Columbus 2 q.
Batteries George and Devoght;
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Errors Beat Indi.rano,,.

indianapolis, June 2S.-R,ncbing h;+,
opportunity with their opponents err
the locals. ~
SGore gore r. H. E.
Indianapolis . Q
Batterles-Smith- and Clemens: Merz,
halserl1ng and Livingstone. $500
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Boston Loses Again.

view york. June 28.-NeW York again
aeteated Boston, the score being 3 to 1.
lesfeau N James pitched well. but
the local twirler received hetter snnt
port, The champions scored in The.
fourth. when Doyle and Merkle led off
with singles and scored on wild throws
by Titus and James. ~
score r. H. E.
New York . @ .
Batterles7James and Whaling, Rari-
den; Tesreau and Meyers ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
Brooklyn Has Good H,tters

Philadelphia, June 20. BROOKLYN
mace a speciality of two baggers and
easily defeated the home team by 6 to
l. n visitors got eighteen hits, eight
Score ~
BROOKLYN 81 as n
Philadelphia .,- ~ . =
Batter1es-Stack and Fischer; Mayer.
and Killifer.
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On the job again. Ed Shaw. Hay
ing bought the J. d. Smith store at
Ia Roberts street will be glad to see
all my old customers and friends.
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WilliamS.- -',
Chicago Took the Seoond

Chicago, June 27.-Chicago made it
Two straight from Cleveland by win
h!ng, 3 to q. The locals punched their
hits behind Falkenberg's bases on halls
Tor their runs. Turner replaced La
Jole at second and played a creditabIe
game. Jackson celebrated his return
TO the game by making two hits and
times up.
score R.H. E.
Chicago ....... & a.
Falkenberg, Banding and Carisch,
Cicotte, Russell and Schalk.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28

Tutoring in grade or high school
subjects. Ina r. Johnson, 1900 Sixth
avenue south. Phone 328L-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28
GASS Wins OUT
AT LARIMORE

Larimore, N. D., June 2s.-M. Gass
will hold his office as mayor of Lari-
more, Judge Cooley handing down a
in which he holds that his
court is without Jurisdiction and he
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-20

ber-washer between the hub of q
wheel and the linch-pin
Presently he found himself at the
notion counter, swept there by the
tide of customers. He wondered at
the confidence of the storekeepers,
who took no trouble to protect their
wares set forth in little compartments.
Now he was backed into little
case Of oth-brlshes. He felt his fin
gers close on something; mechanical
~ he placed the thing in his pocket,
and then let himself drift along with
the crowd
He had stolen something! Was it
cake of soap-perhaps; but with
sickening sensation of impotence he
remembered that one cake of soap
might not unlock the iron gate Of
the pen"
Mulcahy sighed. Now he was in
the jewelry department. It yielded
vast possibilities as far as valaubles
were concerned, but these were care
fully protected by glass cases. True,
there were some little trays Of gold
filed pins and bracelets scarcely
worth the effort of attainment. And
yet handful of these trifies, fragrant
ly distracted, might attract the at
tention of a detective.
Perhaps there were no detectives,
after all. This thought smote to him in
the act Of reaching out a trembling
hand toward a delicate gold-flIed
bangle. Then he paused, and in that
moment Of hesitation he felt witch
at his coat, and, turning to face what
he felt must be authority either in
plain or blue clothes, he perceived at
his side a very pretty little girl.
She was we'll dressed; and after the
first shock he felt on looking into
her clear blue eyes, Mulcahy saw a
beautiful locket and chain clasped
around her neck.
In the mean time she has possessed
herself of his coat-pocket as if it were
his hand, and clung to him as she
asked:
Have you seen my mama?" Her
voice was smothered by the crowd
that pressed around her, and Mulcahy
had TO lift her up in his arms to make
himself heard.
No." he replied, his. face close to
her pretty neck and ear. Shall we
go and look for herr" he added,
touched by the sudden moisture that
blurred her eyes.
AS he spoke he carried her to the
revolving Once out in the street,
she told him that she had been shop,
ping with her mother and had gor
lost She lived. she said or Ffftieth
street, between Madison and Fifth
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OF getting work until warm weather.
II was worse than hopeless TO think
he could get work now-why, the
weather. his age, all were against it.
He would go back TO the pen if he
had literally TO steal" his way back.
The thing TO do now was to conjure
up some reasonable offense, some
lrifiing transgression that would open
the iron gates Of the prison, as diff
fcult Of entrance as it was of exit,
and tide him over the winter months.
But what could he do? Not single
misdemeanor suggested itself to his
overweight brain. If he could only
steal something long enough to get
arrested and sent to the island! But
how? When, and above all where?
Broadway and Thirty-third street,
with its triangle of shops, answered
that question. 1t was very late, but
he knew that week before Christ
mas the shops would be open until
late. In the hope that his clothes
would contribute their help toward
arousing the suspicious Of the store
detectives, he quickened his steps
feverishly.
Inside the shop was warm, brilliant,
and damned with people. The incom-
ing and outgoing crowds jostled and
pushed Mulcahy as if he were a rub
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could go back to the pen" and beg
them to take him in. No, he couldn't
do that He squared his ragged
shoulders as if trying to rise superior
to the thought, for there was a rem
nant of pride in Mulcahy, albeit time
and a desperate struggle to keep his
feet on the globe had frayed it's
edges.
No, he determined to go back there
honorably, as he had left. He might
get job shoveling snow-but alas! it
was one of those cherries Christ
masses, and nature had not even sup
piled the people out of work with
snow to shovel.
Mulcahy had worked all his life.
He was fifty now, and, as he unrolled
the long catalogue of calamity which
other people might have called his
career, he found that the only year
of his life that had been a happy one
was his last in Jail. 1t had started
merrily even, for, after his outraged
pride had revolted at the idea of be-
ing arrested for his slight connection
with the robbery, comfort came swift
Will luc ludl he was USluS
punished for omission rather than
commission.
These thoughts and the haunting
smell of hops brought Mulcahy to
Fouth avenue and saloon. 1t was
twelve O'Clock, and corned beef and
cabbage-leaf being slated for lunch on
a blackboard under a Satyrish-l oOk-
ing book and a life-sized Schooner
determined the man, and he stepped
inside
The story will move much more
rapidly if we do not follow Mulcahy
and wait for him to eat his 'corned
beef and philander with a spirit more
of his ilk than any he has met for
the last year, spirit that seemed al
most fabulous when dreamed of in
the "pen''-to-wit, the bartender
But look where Mulcahy energies
half an hour later, the inner man
lulled by the succulent cabbage and
beef, but a melancholy gnaWing at the
outer man, whose clothes are slight
protection against the increasing
wind.
AS the day drew her portals slowly
together he fell to trembling again.
How was he going to face the night?
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All alone in one of those ten-cent
beds which promise so much to a
weary body that soon discovers the
egg-shel substance Of the promise?
He shuddered and hurried down a
side street of American basement
houses, with their dainty Boston ferns
and yews, pretty windows with costly
curtains that sealed happy homes
from the profane eyes of the public.
And this atmosphere gave Mulcahy
hope. The inspiration born OF des-
pair took root
He intended to abandon all thoughts
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avenue. She didn't know the number.
but there were green trees at the
door, and it was white house
The man assured her that they
would find it together.
You mustn't think that this esca-
pade diverted Mulcahy from his origi-
al scheme. Only he wanted to be of
use to the child, and he also saw
much better way of obtaining his ar
rest and entrance to prison.
The locket and chain he knew
would serve his purpose, for he in
tended stealing them as soon as he
had found her home. There were
four dollars and ninety cents left
from the pens" munifcence, but he
spent enough of it in a candy-store
to have provided for himself for two
days.
Over congenial glass of ice cream
soda the little girl gave him her name
Violet Van Twiller. The telephone
book did the rest in the matter of To-
eating the Van Twiller mansion,
whittier Violet was escorted by her
| ragged friend.
Afterward, when Mulcahy left her
standing at the door of her home
waving at him and smiling in her
sweet, frank way, he wondered how
he had found it in his heart to steal
the necklace; but there it was in
his hand, still warm from contact with
| her throat
Then he darted away from the
street, and, clasping the locket tightly,
| flew to the first police station and
gave himself up.
. The judge did not conceal his dis
| gust when he learned that Mulcahy
| had robbed a child; and when he
uttered sternly, Six months on the
island for him. he marveled at the
| brutality of a man who could smile at
| the sentence.
Meantime, Violet Van Twiller had
! been received with the tears and re-
| joicings of a hysterical and loving fam
| lily and diligently Intercepted con-
corning the events of the evening
! Over and over again she repeated
the story of the kind, ragged gentle
/ man" who had bought her candy and
| soda and had found her home for her.
Later, Mr.. Van Twiller discovered
that Violet had mysteriously lost her
locket; but, though he suspected her
strange friend, he was so grateful to
the ragged gentleman" that the next
day he advertised in all the papers
! that he wished to reward the person
who had restored his daughter to her
family.
But Malcahy never learned of this
| golden opportunity which might have
given him a new start in life, though
he gave the officer who accompanied
him to the island the name and ad.
| dress of the little owner of the neck
lace, and it was sent to her
The next day saw Mulcahy safely
aboard the Fidelity and headed for the
! pen"
At the end of the week he was sit
ting at the Christmas dinner which
had seemed a fantom on that dread
| full day he was set at liberty.
Between mouthfuls of fat turkey
and cranberry sauce he boosted to
Jerry the Spike, Hank. and Bottles OF
how he had hoodwinked justice.
When he reported for work, a few
days later, the keeper who presided
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~ at the PROV turned MS Dack
on freedom and gazed longing
ly at the graystone penitentiary,
which seemed to be slipping away
from him and growing smaller and
coZier as distance lent the enchant-
ment Of perspective to his loneliness.
For Mulcahy, dazzled by liberty,
was very lonely indeed. Every mo-
ment that the water widened between
him and the prison it lessened the
distance from the city, and in two
minutes more the man knew that the
metropolis, bristling with antogonism
cold and strange and busy with it's
holiday season, would be upon him,
and it filed his heart with a name
less dread.
But, after all, he had only himself
TO blame for his liberty. Good be-
haVior''-that was the thing that had
turned him loose from comfortable
home, three square meals a day, and
his companions Of the quarry.
Ii he had only transgressed few
laws, broken simple rule or two, all
might have been WELL He might
have eaten Christmas dinner with
Jerry the Spike, Bottles, Hank and the
whole .appy crew who had contrived
to spend another Christmas in the
pen" through trifing indiscretions
committed in defiance of the keepers.
These reflections were interrupted
by the sharp teeth of the wind snap
ping at his legs through the thin
trousers and the threadbare coat
He shivered as the boat locked, and
then took long breath as he walked
mp the gangplank and out into-was
this freedom striking terror to his
soul? Why was he trembling? He
was free at last, but free to do what
Free to kill himself before he starved
20 death, free to wander the uncom,
panionable streets and gaze upon the
happiness that showed itself in the
faces Of fugitive passers-by.
He was only free to go anywhere;
but these people had their homes
10 go to, each his separate "peniten,
thar where there were warmth and
food and human things to talk to.
He shut his eyes for an instant and
started brayely up the billy street that
led to First avenue. Then suddenly
u strange thing happened. He forgot
mis- misery and his wTetched home
sickness. At first he couldn't realiZe
what the influence was, then he rec
ognized the soothing and thirst-iIspir
ing smell Of hops that poured over
him like hot breath from the brew
cry on the next street. This prompted
u thought which was Immediately fol
Nv, oh
Mulcahy minded him Of the faded
1ve-dollar bill he had IN his pocket
the last bounty OF the good home
across the river. He pulled it out anC
looked at it.
It represented two weeks and hal
E life; that is, he calculated thai
xhile he was looking for a job il
would provide food and shelter for him
Fl he couldn't find a job-but thai
thought ended with a look toward the
river; and again he saw the pen,
and another thought occurred to him
II he didn't find anything to do. BIZ
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over the men engaged in breaking
stone remarked casually to fellow
keeper:
I see Mulcahy is back on the job"
Yes the other replied; he was
liberated week ago, and now he's
back again. l tell yttl this place is a
cinch for those fellows. They're do
ing life on the installment plant If
you dumped the whole caboodle into
the East river and told them to swim
to New York, they'd all turn like lot
CT rats and squeak TO come back to
the pen
tCopyrighr.)
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A S THE boat pointed it's nose to-
~ ward the city, the solitary man
Il at the prov turned his back
on freedom and gazed longing