The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31

Minneapolis and probably elsewhere.
developed late today. There Is now
little doubt that II was he who last
Monday passed bad check I'm the
sum of 500 on the clothing store of
Kruse Brothers. He has confessed TO
buying a fur cap i'm Mankato and
passing a bad check for il. the name
Of Jacobson being signed to the
check. The forger who passed the bad
check at the Kruse store bought n
fur cap. The check that he passed
was signed with the name of Jacob
son. The same name was used in
the forgery committed at Faribault.
Kato Merchants Interested.
Several Mankato merchants are
deeply interested i'm the arrest. They
are inclined to believe that this L
the same man who has victimiZec
them out Of small sums from
time To time during the past
month Chief OF Police KlugherZ has
taken up the matter with the Fari-
vi police.
The man under arrest at Faribauli
2 YES the name of W. \. Stoddard
II is reported that he gave his ad-
dress as Mankato at one time, and
that ne also gave other address es. He
oil forgery stunt i'm Faribault or
the night Of Wednesday. Deem
Der 90.
about ten o'clock that evening
Stoddard passed a bad check in the
sum OF IS 80 on the Mollison store
u was signed by the name. Edward
Jacobson.
Now this very name was used bv .
forger that victimized Kruse Broth
ers. Mankato clothiers. out Of $40. or
Monday. December 90 This mar
lorght some goods a. he Kruse stor'
and gave check in the sum of $50
signed with that name. Edward JAG
Oh son.
The Faribault prisoner was founc
to have in his possession sealshr
cap. a bath robe. pair OF Pullman
sinners, n toilet set and other articles
II Is believed that some or the ar
t;rlPs found on him were the very
things that were purchased at the
KruSe store
Were Christmas Gifta.
The man held at Faribault slater
that he had all those things 10Y
CHRISTMAS gifts. This is something
Ike statement made by younf
fellow who passed bad check a.
the Nelson shoe store on the after
room of "wednesday December %. Tha
check was I'm the sum OF SO. The
Young man bought pair or ladV'
shoes and said he wanted TO be surf
he could exchange them IL thov oil"
not fit He wanted them for Christ
r,,as present. The check passed b.,
this Young man was signed with tn
na-no of r. G.. Hoffman The clerl
ked whether II was HOFFMAN. TN
rarpenter. and the smooth stranger
rapl'ed that II was Harv HOFFMAN, o.
the Consumers. Power company. Th'
clerk knew that man was good. anc
30 gave the customer his change, but
I. was asccrtainnd later that Mr.
TofIuar had not ISSUED tn" check.
Passed on Grocery Store.
Two weeks eco or Whereabouts, =
bad check in the sum OF sl5 wa
PASSED at tho grocery store OF Mrs
Ed. Courandinr. b. p Young man call
inc himself George Fave. This chech
rurpOrted To be signed nv +. j. l.or-
e-t7 and was on enc of the latter's
check blanks. That very night. the
sar,e man. Il is believed, passed 2
worthless check i'm the sum Of SIT
~ the store OF Charles Mohr on North
Fifth etreet. This fine the customer
called himself George FRYE and the
cheek was signed with the name o.
Carlstrom There is suspicion tha'
the Faribault prisoner NAV be tho
4. szIr n1n
Stoddard il In the Rice county jail
Pn hPs been bound over to await the
:ction of the grand jury. which meets
IL Nav. His bond was fixed in the
sum Of $1,000.
Served Him Righ.. Says Wife.
The Faribault Republican of last
evening contained this story: Mrs.
w 4. Stoddard wife Of the man who
tried ~ got n Christmas present on o
bad check from the Mollison Drug
store Thursday night. arrived i'm Fari-
bault last Friday afternoon and had
conference with the police.
Mrs. Stoddard. when told the
plight Of her husband. answered that
this fate served him right. according
10 John Lick. chief of police.
NrG. Stoddard told the police that
her husbpnd had tried the same thing
before She said that just year
FRO he tried to pass a bad check for
AIS but was caught, and that his
father came 10 his rescue and got
him out of trouble.
Mrs. Stoddard said she believed h's
experience in Faribault would be p
good lesson 10 her husband. Shn IL
now living with her parents In Man
kato.
How Check Was Passed.
Stoddard bought a manicure set ut
Nollison's Thursday night. and paid
for Il with On $3.50 check signed
Edward Jacobson" A. w. Mol son,
who made the sale. becnm" su"p'ci-
Gus, and the man was finally caugh'
when the police stopped an outgoing
Dan Patch train and arrested him. In
hiS baggage and on h't person were
fou-d several other expressive article-
vdently purchased recently. Among
them wore a diamord r'ng. valued ~
SIS. n sealskin can. another toilet SGT.
a bath robe, pullman slippers. and
Other things.
Stcddard YVES bound over to the
grand jurv. after NEEDING not guilty.
before Jrtge Donchue. Fis bail was
fixed ri $1,000 PENDING the fi'ire OF
p bond for that amount HI will have
IN stay in the county iail until next
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