The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
PASS BAD CHECKS
Topeka Merchants Are Easy
Victims to Forgers.
One Man Caught Several Of the
Larger Stores.
He HAD 4 SWEET DISPOSITION
Harry WOOlvertOn Shook
Hands, Smiled; Then SBlew."
COlOred Servant Girl Allowed to
Make Escape.
He HAD 4 SWEET DISPOSITION

| Harry WoOlvertOn waived prelim-
mary hearing in the ,A,urt of Topeka
this morning and was bound over to
the district court on the charge OF
| forgery.
| According to the authorities. Wool
verton's career in Topeka equaled
that of "Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford Woolverton is said to have
| passed dozens of bad checks here.
Sheriff Kiene is positive of six checks
lookout for more. WoolvertOn Is al
legged to have obtained $55 from Cros-
by Bros, 800 from Frank S. Thomas.
$40 from the Felix Clothing Co, $4o
from the Gibbs store, s19.75 from the
Walk-Over Boot shop and SIG from
Emahizer & Spielman.
| WOolverton was arrested late
Thursday afternoon in the office OF
Frank Thomas Thomas alleges that
\ Woolverton obtained chattel mort
gage on property which he did not
own. In addition to that, the latter is
| charged with passing bad check on
Thomas for $50 in payment of $11,
| the interest on this mortgage. Thom-
as and Woolverton disputed the mort
gage and check Thursday afternoon.
and Sheriff Kiene was called. Sus-
pecting WOOlvertOn of the numerous
forgeries which have been worked on
local business men this fall, he ar
rested him.
| Nv OOlVeTtOn is SAID TO nave a WoH-
derful faculty in getting by with bad
checks" one merchant said, "he is as
cool as a cucumber and has plenty OF
nerve.'
Last Saturday night, Woolverton is
alleged to have entered the Crosby
Brothers store. Every one was busy.
He asked for w. T. Crosby and was
informed that he was not in. He
asked for E. H. Crosby and received a
similar answer. Earl Williams, man.
ager of the store, was pointed ont to
him. He walked up to Williams with
the air of an old friend, warmly shook
hands with him and made the man
ager believe that he was we'll ac-
Quainted with this affable gentleman
Williams was asked to o. K. the check
of Woolverton's and he consented.
The check was then cashed.
Girl Into 1t Too.
A warrant was issued this morning
for the arrest Of Hattie La Rue, a col
ored servant girl. alleged to have
passed a $12.75 check on Eli Ulam-
perl, a local merchant. The story of
girl worked for Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
| Pugh of 1917 West Tenth street Ray
mond Albright of Overlook rooms at
| the Pugh home when he is in Topeka.
1t is alleged that the servant girl
extracted check from Albright's room
while she was working. Later a check,
| with the signature of Raymond AL
bright, made out to Mrs. Pugh, was
cashed at the Ulamperl store by the
colored girl, who endorsed the check as
| Mrs. Pugh. She obtained a pair of
shoes and some other wearing apparel.
Ulamperl soon discovered that the
check was no good and notified the
police. Detective Charles Lyle worked
on the case and with the merchant
m he D,vO IN OF niOh nd
forced the La Rue girl to confess. She,
however, agreed to pay Mr.. Ulamperl
50 a week until the balance, $12.75 was
paid. Mrs. Pugh said she would turn
over the amount to Mr.. Ulamperl every
Saturday.
After making the agreement, Hattie
disappeared. A warrant was issued
for her arrest, charging her with for
gerry. She had not been arrested up to
this afternoon.