The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-05
FORMER CLIFTON
 MAN IN LAW TOLLS
ARRESTED IN BIsREE CHARGED WITH FORGERY, TAKES PISTOL WHEN LEAVING UNPAID BOARD BILL HERE.

A young man, who some time ago, was employed in the office Of the A. c. company, left this place recently, without giving his future address, or bidding farewell to friends and ac- ouaintances. But it was destined that he would not soon be forgotten. AS memento he is alleged to have left an unpaid board bill amounting to $l6 for Mrs. Morgan Merrill to remember him by, and as he needed protection pistol belonging to Charley Seihretn, went with him on his travels.
 Nor was these the only keepsakes he took with him when making nls departure. Through his connection with the A. c. office check made pay able to B. F. Billingsley of Duncan, for s25O fell into his hands, and this check also was part of his effects when he left Clifton. But this serv- ed as the means of keeping track or the dapper young gentleman. TO cash this check, which he had appro- priated and which to be of service to him, it was necessary for us man to change his name. This he had no hesitancy in doing, especially as he saw by the change it might en- able him to enjoy the proceeds, and when he presented it to bank at Douglas he readily endorsed the name of B. F. Billingsley across the back of the scrap of paper, though this was not his name at all. for he was known here as w. M. Young.
 Last weeks issue of the Copper Era mentioned the fact that Sherin Slaughter held a warrant for the ar rest of Young, but at that time he was already in the tolls of the law though the fact was not, then known to the sheriff's force.
 After presenting the check to the bank of Douglas, which would only accept for collection, he requested that a cashiers check be sent him al Bisbee. When attempted to realize on the cashiers check was when h. got in bad.
 City Marshal Kempton, who arrest ed Young, phoned to Sheriff Slaugh ter Monday that he would be sentenc ed some time this week, but as there was an electrical storm at the time the conversation was not clear. | It was thought that he would be brought back here for trial, but a: he actually committed the forgery 1T Doulas, Cochise county took juris diction in the case, and as court i: mot in session there at this time, il is presumed that he must have pleat
 guilty, as such pleas can be takeI in vacation.
 The following appeared in the Bis
 bee Review the next day after the ar
 rest of Young:
 City Marshal Kempton yesterda! arrested W. M. Young a young maI from Clifton, on a charge of forgery He was caught at the Bank of Bisbe' just as he was about to cash Cash Hers check drawn on the Bank a
 Clifton He is now being held await
 ing the arrival of an officer from Clif
 ton. The alleged forgery was com
 mitted at Douglas. Young appeared
 at the First National Bank of Doug las several days ago and offered
 check of the Arizona Copper com
 pany made payable to B. F. Billings ley, a merchant of Duncan and ol
 which he endorsed the name of Bill
 ingsley. Assistant Cashier A. E
 Packard refused to cash the check , but accepted it for collection, tn |; man telling him to forward the none, ; to him at Bisbee when it's paymen had been authorized by the banks a
 Clifton. The bank to which it wa
 sent for collection in Clifton mad favorable report and the cashier check was sent to Bisbee as request ] ed The next day the bank at Doug
 las was notified from Clifton tha the endorsement of the name of Bill 1 i.,c tha choalr f0roar