El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-03
HONEYMOON IS
ENDED IN JAIL
Texan Arrested in Los An
geles on Forgery Charge;
Says Father Here.

Charged with forging checks to Ii
nance his honeymoon trip on the Pa
/ ciIic coast Charles w Morrison is I'M
DER arrest in Los Angeles, according to
! the Los Angeles Times of January 81.
| The story in the Times says Morri-
son s father is a retired ranchman of
| Texas, who has located in FL Paso in
! the stock business. The city directory
/ aces not record any Morrison in the
! STOCK business and the postoffice rec
| ords do not contain such a persons
I name. Young Morrison is alleged to
| nave forged a check by signing the
name of Charles d. Ballard of ROs-
J WELL n. NJ
Lank Texas Cowboy.
me Los Angeles Times's account OF
I lhe arrest of young Morrison reads:
ChafleS W. Morrison, the lank boy
from Texas, who began the year with
a romantic marriage and featured his
honeymoon with a weird furry of fl
nanclal adventures, arrived at the city
jan yesterday from Portland. in Gus
, department
In appearance he favors the physical
proportions OF the state Of California,
an longitude and little latitude. He
stands six feet and three inches, with
out shoes, and his weight, he regrets to
report, is 149 pounds.
Forgery Charge.
ne IS here TO answer a charge of
forgery. involved in the cashing Of a
cneck Tor $3.50 in the Diamond Palace
ot which Joe Zemansky is proprietor.
MoIIlson purchased a diamond ring for
Sl0O and rendering the check in pay
ment, secured $3.50 in cash.
me name signed to the check was
tnal or Charles D. Ballard, Roswell
n NJ. 1t was Endorsed by Morrisons
nrotherinlaw, d. d. Williams, No. 223S
West Thirty-first street
Denies Charge.
MorrlSon, who is a pleasant man, 20
years old, with a serious yet whim-
slcal plainsman's view Of things, states
he did not forge any name; that he
knew no such person as Mr.. Ballard,
and merely wrote a fictitious check.
Il was certain l could raise money
in Portland he said so ] passed the
checks here, thinking l could get to
Portland and get the money before the
checks would be returned by the bank.
know did wrong, but didn't intend
to swindle anyone, for Mr. Williams
Endorsed the check, and ! knew 1 could
pay him before negotiations would be
made Tor him to stand the burden"
Romance of Plains
MOrrisons difficulties have been dis
tinctive because Of the staunch sup
port of his bride. They routed the Ii
cense clerk from his bed early Sunday
morning, January 2, and secured Ii
cense to wed. Theirs was a romance
AfAH-----nF
years ago, had loved, and pledged to
wait for each other.
Driller at COrOnHs
Then Morrison did well in the water
drilling business near Corona, n. NJ /
He owns a drilling outfit there, and !
has succeeded in striking several wells |
on desert property. These wells are |
valuable worth from $4,000 to $1,000 |
each.
When Morrison gets through with his |
trouble here, he is going back to the |
desert and his well drill. His wife is 1
now in Arizona, working among friends |
to assist in his defence, She writes !
him daily, and reiterates her deter !
TO stand by him throughout |
the trouble.
Father in Ell PasO.
She was formerly Miss Adele Rob- /
insOn, living with her sister, Mrs. Will |
liams. M0rrisOn's father was for many |
years a ranchman in Texas, and has i
retired to FL Paso, where he manages |
4 stock business.
Morrison had cashed several fictitious
checks on Portland merchants, but they l
agreed not to prosecute him. He is
willing TO make good the two checks
passed here. One is for $3.50, another
is for S35.
The police have been informed Mr..
Ballard Will come from New Mexico
to prosecute him.