The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-02
WELL, DRESSED STRANGER Sc
CURES MONEY ON CHECKS ON
MR.. G.. A. FISHER.
BOUND OVER TO COURT
youNG MAN MADE SMALL PuR-
CHASE AND TENDERED CHECKS
FOR MUCH LARGER AMOUNT,
SECURING THE CHANGE.

SALISBURY, y. c., June IA !
we'll dressed. intelligent Young man. /
giving his name as G. IT Atkins, ana
Richmond, Va, as his nome, is IN jan
awaiting trial at the next term OF
Rowan Superior court on four charges
Of forgery, and unless he gives bond (
in the sum of $25 in each case Will
remain in jail until court
Yesterday afternoon Atkins, as ne
calls himself, went into Hartline.
harness shop and purchased two salt
bricks. price fifty cents and rendered
in payment 2 check, for services, on
Mr. G. A Fisher for 50, 20 Mr., Hart
line accented the paper in good faith /
and gave the man $3.50 III change !
Later he appeared at Cook Brothers
shoe shop and had a pair Of rubher
heels put on his shoes. and gave
check here for 50 90. this also being
nm Fisher. ha- HNeryman- !
for services. and here he also received
ss5o in change y. r. Murphy the
procervgnan was next and here
small bill Of goods was bought and
same thing happened here, 800 check
and the change back. The next stop
was at the grocery store % y. ~
Nix. on North Main street. the pur-
chase here amounting 70 less than
half dollar. and another - 90
check on Mr. Fisher also for ser
vices All Of the checks were made
payable to G. F.. Atkins. The goods
were To be delivered later TO 69l
south Jarkson street Mrs. Nix, who
STAYS IN her husbands store, did not
wait but sent the goods purchased
there out at once only to find that no
anch man lived at that number and
the goods were not for that house, +
Then her suspicion was aroused ana /
she ascertained from Mr. Fisher lhaf
the check was a forgery Then the
others had their ewes opened and the
officers began q search for Atkins.
fnatn- him in-Cra- Ct The city POOL !
rooms. He was positively identified
hv Mrs Nix and stated that he want
ed the money TO get home and settle
some financial obligations, after
which he intended to return the
money secured through the forgeries'
He made several other efforts 10 Sc
cure money in q like manner but
failed He was locked up and given
a preliminary hearing before Esquire
d " Julian this morning and three
Of the cases were heard and he was
bound over to the next term OF Rowan
Superior court on a s25 bond In each
case. The Murphy case was set for
3 O'Clock this afternoon. but his at
tornev. Mr. T IT Nanderford VIII
prohahly. waive examination in this
and like bond viii he required In
default Of these bonds the young man
1sas taken to ia4l-Al Of the parties
got their money back
Captain Cauble of the police force.
asked him as he was on his way to
prison If ne did not want him to tel
eEraph to his people and see II they
could not arrange the bond to which
he replied that he did not, as he would
not have his people, who are splen-
did folks. TO find out about the affair
for the world Then the officer in
formed him that the newspaper men
were in fun possession Of the facts
and II would he in all the papers
TIE young mans reply was that's ali
right, officer. YOU haven't got my fSht
name vet. they will never recognize
who It is He stated he would serve
out term before he would let his
people know of his predicament 1t
Young man, who has a good face. Is
in trouble at home and probably else
where and for this reason does not
want his real name and whereahout
known lie will probably have his at
torney write a personal letter TO his
people regarding the case.
Bonds Greatly Increased.
ESQUIRE Julian. after reconSidering
and learning of other things. increas-
ed the bonds Of Atkins 10 500 in each
case. making total bond now re-
qured Of $500 While there is moth
ing to connect the young man in cues
ton with the affair a gentleman at
one of the Local hotels today. after
seeing the young forger stated that
he answered in some respects the de-
serintIon given of a young man VINO
killed n hotel clerk in Richmond, Va,
some months ago,