Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-07-30
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LAFOND GROCERY AND LEWIS
STORE THE VICTuMS-FORGER
ALSO AT ST. CLOUD

A man who gave his name as w. }.
Langdon, and who posed as a govern
ment agent, made his getaway from
this city Saturday evening with about
$50 in cash and about $12 in merchan
disc which he had secured at two local
stores by passing worthless checks. The
victims Of the forger were II. j. La
Fond, the grocer, and the Lewis Store.
Police in neighboring towns have been
notified to look for the man but as yet
he has not been found.
At the LaFond grocery store he pur-
chased some groceries, including num-
ber packages Of breakfast food. He
stated that he had relatives at Ft. Rip
ley whom he was going to visit. He
passed check for 500 here, getting
about 1880 in change. The check
was drawn on the First National bank
Of Staples.
He left this store, saying he would
return for the groceries in a short time.
From there he went to the Lewis store
where he purchased an $1l kodak and
some candy. He told the proprietor
that his parents resided at Ft. Ripley
land that he was going to visit them
He then passed the check for 500.
drawn on the First National bank of
Washington, D. G. He got the kodak
and candy and $40 in change and
then departed.
In the meantime, the clerk at the
LaFond grocery became suspicious
when he failed to return for the grocer
les and the sheriff was notified It
was learned that the man had no de-
posit in the Staples bank He had Sc
cured the checks from local concern.
The man posed AS a government
agent at the Buckman hotel and said
that he had been looking for a man
who was wanted for some unlawful
act, but said that the man had been
captured by two other officers and -
they were coming through here on the
evening train, due at 1887. He was
taken to the station in an automobile
the bus already having gone over to
the station.
! Here he told N. P. Agent Friesinger
and Night Patrolman Boyes the same
story. He boarded the train when it
pulled in and came out a moment later
saying that the officers were taking
the prisoner right through to St. Paul.
was seen of him.
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, join two other men on the train who
were accompanied by a third man who
was handcuffed. No one of those who
claim they saw this will verify it how
ever. It is believed that the men on
the train were confederates and that
they had been working other towns in
much the same manner.
st. Cloud authorities are also anxious
to get hold of Mr.. Langdon as he work.
ed the game there also. It seems that
while he was in the H. j. LaFond store
here he secured one the checks and
stamped it with rubber stamp bear.
ng the firm name, etc. He signed the
check M. E. Slittery and made it pay
able to J. E. LaFond and passed it at
the St. Paul Bargain store at St. Cloud
The check was made out for $50 issued
on the First National bank Of this city.
He told the person who cashed the
check that he was a brother Of H. J.
IaFond of this city. The check was
cashed there on Monday.
! Yesterday another check came in to
the First National bank, which had
been passed at 81 Cloud. This check
was also drawn on II. j. LaFond for
$26, bore the stamp Of the store, was
signed by H. II. LaFond and made nay
able to Chas. J. LaFond. The check
was cashed at Robert Harrison 3 store
at St. Cloud.