The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
FORGERY IS CHARGE
AGAINST A STRANGER
One Lee, Alias Dean, Said to
Have Slipped Bad Paper
CAUGHT AT LA CROSSE
Paid For Some Meals At Hotel,
But Did Not Partake of
Them
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Daily.
Z To see whether Fred Lee alias c.
A. Dean, under arrest at La Crosse
would come back to Mankato to an
swer to the charge of passing worth
less checks in this city, a telegram
2 was sent to the La Crosse police
; yesterday
This man, dressed as one would
expect to see a mechanic clothed
when not on duty but around town
on business errands, was in the city
On Friday and appears to have reg
istered at the Saulpaugh under an
other name. The clerk remembered
this individual from the unique fact
that the guest paid for meals at the
hotel but did not take them, re-
markable thing to do at times when
food it so high priced.
Measured For Clothes.
The same man, it is reported, pre-
sented himself at the National Wool
en- Mills store, and got himself meas
ured for suit of clothes. He was
very particular, it seemed, as to
what sort of a bargain he was 60
ing to get and the quality of the suit.
There he presented check for $50,
purporting to be against the account
of the International Harvester COM
pany in the Scandinavian National
bank of Minneapolis, in favor of Fred
Lee. He Endorsed the check with the
name Of Fred Lee, and said he was
: a mechanic in the employ Of that
j dress as 1924 North Fourth street.
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FILL on the suit, and he gave the
scheck and received $25 in change
The order for the suit was duly re-
corded.
Called at Music Store.
The same man, it is further re-
ported, called at the Owen music
store. There he again called HIM
self mechanic in the employ of the
international Harvester company. He
bought a musical instrument and
paid down SO on it but did not take
1t with him. Here again he present.
ed check in the sum of $36 against
the account of the International Har-
VeSter company in the Scandinavian
National bank of Minneapolis, but
this time it was in favor of G.. A.
Dean and the Endorsement was made
with that name. Here he received
S26 in change. He gave the same
home address here as he did at the
tailoring quarters, 1924 North Fourth
street.
Went to La Crosse.
1t appears that he went from Man.
kato to La Crosse. There, it is re-
ported, he attempted to pass anoth-
af hn
tiers of the National Wooden Mills.
put suspicion was aroused and the
police took hold of him. He was
searched and in his pockets were
: ound receipts that he had received
1T the two places in Mankato where
Eae had managed to pass checks. The
Ga Crosse police sent message in
regard to the matter to the Manka-
TO police. The latter investigated
the matter thoroughly 1t was thought
that the La Crosse authorities would
let the man be brought to Mankato
as there appeared to be a heavier
charge against him here. In La
Crosse he could only be charged with
attempting to pass bad check. but
mere he could be charged with ac-
tually passing two of them.
IL has been found that there is no
such dwelling as 1924 North Fourth
street.
Telegram to La Crosse.
Sheriff Osten yesterday sent the
following telegram to j. B. Weber
chief of police of La Crosse:
Il hold a warrant for c.. A. Dean.
charging forgery in the second de-
gree. Let me know if he will come
without requisition papers and when
l can come and get him. Wire. NV
expense"
To this the following reply came
today:
we have a case on Dean and NAV
turn him over to the United States
on counterfeiting."