Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-23

OF the various firms were taken to no
lice headquarters yesterday afternoon
ana wcro shown through the Rogu.s
Gallery. but were unable to identity
amy or the photographs as pictures OF
tho man who had offered them the
worthless checks. There Is no clue
open to the police except the sigma
lures on the checks.
USED DIFFERENT RUBBER
STAMP FROM THAT OF BANK
Detective Wiltshire noticed as soon
M the checks were shown him that
inc rubber certiiication stamp on the
| forged checks was not n duplicate OF
that used by the Planters National
bank. and inquired why this fact was
! not noticed by the merchants. The
stamp on the forged checks is a large
circular impression. Il series of saw
'ooth lamentations running around the
outer border The stamp is probably
two inches in diameter
Ihat used by the Planters Bank Is
scarcely larger than a silver dollar, il
us SAID ana its border is plain. The
wording in the two stamps is said to
be the same. but different size type
was used In the forgery from that Of
the real stamp. The checks were
passed on the merchants Saturday af-
ternoon. 1t was learned last night Be-
cause OF this fact, Sergeant Wiltshire
| Is OF the opinion that the man OF men
who passed them immediately. left the
city. The detective said that the mer-
chants agreed that the man who Of
, iered the checks was gray-haired, and
that this accounted for the varying
/ estimates as to his age.
INITIATED HANDWRITING:
OF CASHIER SMITH
| Detective Wiltshire said last night
that the writing of the name Simp-
son was to all appearances that of a
woman. That of Bennett appears Is
| though 1t might have been written by
! an old man or one under the influence
! or liquor. That of Cashier Smith Is
SAID to be fairly good counterfeit of
his own, and would readily pass az
! genuine. The checking-up of the
checks in the bank after the business
OF the day had been completed was
| the means by which the forgeries were
| detected.
! The Planters, National Bank is said
to BIO the loser as a result of the for
| geries, on account of the forged GER
! tihcation and the forged name of Its
cashier. This bank is also under the
protection OF the American Bankers
Protective Association, and Burns de-
tectives Will he called upon to investi-
gate this operation.
HOLD ATTEMPT IS
MADE AT FIRST NATIONAL
| The effect of these two inroads made
! yesterday on local banks was ac-
centuated by the fact that an attem Mt
| TO steal $4,000 from the shipping
clerks window OF the First National
Bank, was made during the morning
4 The alertness OF Teller john NJ. Miller.
| Ill, saved the money for the bank, 1t
Is said. The teller saw the four men
! as they gathered about the window
and endeavored to force open the
| wicket. and thus enable them to reach
through and secure the piles OF bills
| OF large denominations which were
| lying on the shell within
The attempted robbery was made
during the absence of Shipping Telle,
| r. j. Woodward about 1890 o'clock
Miller saw the men as they attempte ed
to force back the latch which held the
F., wicket window and sped across the
| bank from his own booth to that OF
| Woodward. One OF the men, evil
IDENTIFY the lookout, for he was facing