The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-23
De vILLIERS
PASSED MANY
CHECKS and
THEN JUMPS
NOTED TENOR SINGER AND BEAU
sRYMMEL ALLEGED TO HAVE
SECURED $500 WITH WORTH
LESS PAPER.
LEAVES WITH DRESS SUIT

young man about town, is a fugitive
from justice in consequence Of passing
a score of alleged bad checks on bust
ness men here last Thursday evening
on which he obtained considerable
sum OF money. in addition TO a lot Of
clothing, jewelry and other merchan-
disc. Devilliers appears to have
, treated nearly all OF his friends alike
and but few OF them were not made
victims OF his ingenuity. The total
value OF cash and goods secured by
DeyiIliers on his 'phoney" checks Is
jnot known. but is estimated al some
thing like a hundred and fifty dollars;
VI may be in excess Of that amount.
DeVilliers plan in numerous in
stances IVES TO 20 into a store, pur.
chase a small bill OF goods and write
a check for an amount In excess OF
its cost and get the merchant to pay
! him the difference in cash. which he
put into his pocket. At other places
the check was made out for the ex.
act amount Of the purchase. Up TO
Friday evening some half dozen or
more OF these checks had been placed
in the hands of the district attorney.
All OF them were signed In Ink and
bore the signature. IF. X. Deviiiiers.- -
The total amount written on them
was little more than forty dollars.
DcviIiiers got suit OF clothing,
valued at ftwenty-three dollars. from
ID. G.. Province; Photographs TO the
value OF seventeen dollars from the
Romig studio: a twelve dollar over
coat at the Felter Clothing company:
n twelve dollar kodak camera and case
at the Corner Drug store; a ten dollar
stick pin from G. c. Pattons: a four
dollar fountain zen from Hunter Pal
er's: five dollars in merchandise and
change at Tcmpleman 4 Sons: jew
ely to the value Of five dollars from
a. p. Boyle's: clothing and cash to
the value OF six dollars and a half at
G.. W. Bethels: Eve dollars in cash at
OTIS candy store; Eve dollars In cash
at Van Treese's barber chop. mer-
chandIse to the value OF two dollars
and n half at the Palace drug store:
furnishing goods to the value of four
dollars from the wood-Hari Clothing
company. besides much other valu.
able stuff. In every Instance q tender
Of payment was made by a check on a
bank in which he had deposit OF
only six cents.
Dcviil.ers was no more consider
. ate of his Iandlady and boarding
house keeper than he was OF others
and dofrauded both OF them out OF
their due by means OF his spurious
checks. To one OF them he gave d
check for seven dollars and q half
and to the other a similar scrap
OF paper" for seventeen dollars. 10th
of them worthless. In one of these
instances the check purported TO be
for more than he owed and he was
paid the difference In cash. Just how
many people he imposed upon by
means OF his false checks cannot be
asccrtained. but Is known to run In
TO large number.
Borrowed Dress Suit.
Deviliiers borrowed dress suit
form Prof. T. .. Harris of the Canon
City high school faculty one day last
woek which he did not return. hut
whether he took Il away with him or
left 1t hero Is not known. The theft
OF n suit of clothing would constitute
grand larceny and subject tho offender
TO a torn in the state penitentiary ifI
convicted OF the ofense. The writ.
ing and rendering OF worthless
checks In payment OF debts. or the
procuring of money on them. is a mis-.
demeanor under the laws OF Colorado
and is punishable by fine and i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail. or both
at the discretion OF the courf.
Came To Canon Last Summer
DeVilliers came to Canon City last
Juno from Abilene. Kansas. with
Harry o. Fritz, whom he had known
for long time. He was a plausible
appearing young fellow. good singer |
and OF an accommodating disposition. |
He procured position soon after
coming hero with the Empire Zinc
company and worked therc the great, |
or part Of the summer. He rcsixned
his Job there cu Thursday OF this |
week and began writing chechs 70 |
repienish depleted purse. Devil.
Hers was . regular attendant q
church and made many frionas 81
tAs conluaity. He saAg oceas,oaallyv