Evening journal., 1915-08-17
MERCHANT loses ON
BAD CHECK CAME
Man Held At New Castle
Believed To Be Innocent
OF The Charge
THESE FISHERMEN
BOUGHT THEIR FISH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Aug. livery
once in a while some business man
here is taken in by stranger who
wants a check cashed. The latest
one 10 20 over the counter was in
the Platt store where a stranger
bought pair Of shoes and gave a
check for SIS in payment He got
the shoes and the cash, and not until
yesterday morning was Il known that
the check was worthless. The check
was purported to have been drawn
BY James E. Abbott, but the signature
had been forged, according to Mr.
. Abbott
The check was drawn in favor Of
and endorsed by Henry Miller
Ohicer Eugene Lewis learned yes
terday morning that the check had
been passed and an attempt made 70
pass a smaller one on James r. Biggs
An elderly man who was arrested on
suspicion Of passing the check was
caught by Constable Taylor and Of
fcer Lewis, but he could not he
Identified as the man who passed the
check. The man, who gave the name
Of James Austin. is clean shaven,
whereas the man who passed the
check wore a beard Austin was
taken to the ONCE of Magistrate Nick
erson and searched. but all that was
found on him was an envelope con-
tanning figures and the name Henry
Miller He was held pending an IN
vestigation. as many conflicting
stories we're told about his move
ments on Saturday night
Word was received here this morn
ing that a man was arrested IN Balu-
more on Sunday charged with pass
ing several worthless checks. He
had passed such checks in Atlantic
CITY. The man passed a check for
a suit Of clothes and was arrested.
He is 65 years old.
William y. Smith. Of Philadelphia.
was here yesterday for a few hours.
Sixteen years ago he worked here.
but now he and his wife are in charge
Of the Bethesda Rescue Mission and
Houae Of Industry. No. l19 South
street. Philadelphia. The objects OF
the mission are 10 help the poor Of
the city. to procure food and clothing
assisting them to secure employment
and to instruct them in chair-caning
10 help support the mission.
Frank Mcknight John Ellington
and Arthur Burton have returned
home from a fishing trip down the
hay They we're to have left on Fri
day night but Burton. in reading
THE EVENING JOURNAL. came
upon the story about Friday the 18th
Then be counted and found that there
were 13 letters In both McKnights
and Flkington's names. So he re-
fused to go until Saturday morning
On the way down the river the men
discovered that they had forgot their
dipsies. and they stopped at Angus
tine Beach. They fshed for nearly two
DAYS and caught only Eve little fish.
Then they bought a basket Of crabs
and a big string OF FISH. The latter
were packed in ice and ohipped to
McKnights friends in Philadelphia.
They are not disheartened and expect
10 60 on another fishing trip soon
Miss Pauline Rogers. at the meet
ing OF the Current Events Glass Of
the New Century Club. will tell about
her trip 10 Boothbay Harbor She
was the guest of her cousins. Miss
Maria and James Rogers. Miss Edna
Appleby will also read q paper. a
basket luncheon will be held at Bat
terry Park following the meeting
Constable McKnitt on Sunday ar
rested A. II Miller for riding his
motorcycle az a high rate OF speed
He was fined SO and costs by Magis-
frate Nickerson.
Thomas Cannon. who has been in
Seattle. Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs Bessie Allen Holman, Of Port
land. Ore. son and daughter. are Wis
I iiins Mrs. Hofmann at the Button
4 woods
Charles r. Cuff. colored died sud
denly on Sunday night at his home
I Tenth and Clayton streets
I The funeral OF Harry 3 Ryan vii
y Ftake place tomorrow morning Mas
\ OF requiem will be celebrated in 81
+ Peters Church. and interment mad
! in St Peters Cemetery.
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