The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-30

AICbD dOSLdONlIy OhSO1OuO Ru1ASAA
Of forgers are at work in Racine and
Kenosha was made certain this morn
ing when half score of fraudulent
checks passed in Kenosha on Saturday
night and sent back to luckless owners
on Monday as worthless" were
turned over to the police department.
The checks the most clever forger-
les seen in Kenosha in years were
passed in widely scattered parts of
the city and while the police have not
as yet secured a complete check up on
the operations of the showers of the
fraudulent checks it seems certain that
in few hours the man who operated
under the name of "Rarry Anderson "
got away with something in the neigh
borhood of 5000.
Victims of the fellows clever work
were being reported to the police ev-
cry hour today and it is possible that
the total sum secured on the bad
checks will amount into the hundreds
OF dollars
The checks are most carefully print
ed, written with a check writer and
they bear the signature ga. L. Ude-
land Printed across the top Of the
check in the most business like man
ner is the name "Central Iron and
Metal Company of Kenosha." This
morning the victims of Anderson were
carefully searching the city directory
for the location Of the company only
to find that no such company is or
was ever located in Kenosha. All of
the checks so far turned in to the po-
lice were made out to 'Harry An
derson." Every one of them is en-
dorsed in the identical hand writing
that shows on the face Of the check
and every one Of them is drawn for
the sum of $3.50. The deception was
carried out better by the fact that the
inscription "'To the First National
Bank Of Kenosha" is neatly printed
at the bottom of each check.
The check looks like an order of a
prosperous, dividend paying company
to pay money to an employee.
Among those who sat in on the game
OF Anderson were The Hotel Fischer,
Peter Neidle of the Maple House, John
2. Hautzinger, Waltert Schlager. One
bank had six of the checks which were
hosno ro4,1rpo1 10 +bo NAN ,.,bo bo5
paid them this morning and the names
of these victims were not made public.
It is possible that scores of the checks
have not as yet been presented to
banks for payment.
The form of the checks is identical
with the form followed by a clever for
ger who worked in Racine week ago.
Emil Bedstrup, alias Emil Bishop, resid
ing at No. 651 Julia street, Kenosha is
now in Jail awaiting trial on a charge
of passing the checks there. AS this
man was in Jail at the time the checks
were cashed in Kenosha it is possible
that the Racine police were in error in
the arrest of the Kenosha man They
bolster up their case by the fact that
after the man was brought into court
he was identified by men who had cash
ed the checks in Racine. It is certain
that Emil Bedstrup and Harry Ander-
son are not one and the same person
and for this season the police of the
two cities are declaring that partner
of the man held In Racine is working
in Kenosha. The story of the arrest
of the Kenosha man on charge of
passing the checks in Racine was pub
lished on Saturday night and it must
have been seen by men who cashed the
checks in Kuosha. The fact that the
checks cashed in Racine were signed
by the mythical "a. L. Udeland'
would indicate close relationship be-
tween the men who cashed the checks
in the two cities.
Anderson is described by his Ken
osha victims as man who was dressed
as laboring man. He made very
small purchases and showed no ner-