The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-10
SECOND FAKE $1,000
CHECK UNCOVERED


SAID, in an automobile which broke
down IN Trenton, The party. together
WITH the chauffeur, whose name tho
maid said was Shepherd. came ON to
darrishurg by train. \ room for the
matt and one for the chauffeur were
engaged IN one Market street hotel. aud
Mr, aud Mrs, l.eBruu and Mercer went
to another hotel. Mrs. Mercer, 50 far as
the police know, is in Atlantic City.
Maid Sent Back to New York
The maid was ignorant of the arrest
OF the two men and having heard moth.
ing OF them since they left her at tho
hotel she thought they had deserted her
anu she applied for assistance in get.
ting back TO New York. The police
were satisfied with her story and last
night sent her home, after she prom,
lsed TO refund the money advanced for
earfare. The chauffeur has not heea
seen since the arrest Of the two Other
men, and II is believed that he, learn
ing what kind of business the men
were engaged in, left the city. The ma
chine, which broke down in Trenton
has been shipped to Chicago, the police
believe.
More disclosures were made this
morning ON discovering some papers
and bank book hidden at the police
station. 4 bank book showed another
fake 81 600 deposit was made in a
second Harrisburg bank. The police
suspected this second deposit because
the man had blank checks ON the bank,
but they We're unable to find the bank
book until to-day. The account was
mazda put in tho mann, .,f n.
alias that Mercer is said to have
used
With the recently discovered bank.
book was trunk check. The trunk was
htted this morning by the police and
taken TO headquarters. Mercer and
LeBrun was placed in the detectives 5
once at police headquarters before thev
were committed to Jail on Saturday
night and it is believed that one of
the men hid the handbook away while
sitting in that room.
In response TO a telegram sent to At.
lantic City asking if any "bad check
men had been working there,-sent
/ TO that place after Mercer told story
about being in Atlantic City.--a mes.
sage from the seashore city requesting
pictures of the prisoners for identi6ca.
ton was received here.
Appearing in the confidential polito
bulletin issued by the New York police
| department ON November I, is a de.
Serlption of a man whose arrest is de.
sired in that city. The police say the
description fits LeBrun. On wiring New
York, Chief of Police Hutchisou learn.
ed that man answering the destrip-
tion of LeBrun worked worthless
check for s215 ON A. F. Bleiweiss. a
fur dealer, of 10 West Twentv.ninth
street, that city. fur coat was puf-
chased with the check. Both men, az
cording to the police. and Mrs. I.e-
| Brun, have expensive fur coats.
The police believe that Harrisburg
would have been flooded with bad
checks on Saturday night if the ar
| rests had not been made after bad
| checks had been passed in two in.
! stances. Believing that this city was
an ''easy mark the police say, the
/ men subsequently arrested, started TO
work soon after the banks had closed
at noon. Their game was blocked,
! however. after it was learned that a
/ check on a Jacksonville, Fla. bank,
| which they had deposited in a local
4 bank so that they could draw against
| it when making purchases from local
/ merchants, was worthless. The worth.
| lessness of the Jacksonville check was
/ ascertained when the Harrisburg bank
| telephoned to Jacksonville. The men
will have hearing tomorrow after.
noon.