Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-15
CHECKARTIST TO
BE HEARD TODAY
Savage Will Have Chance to
Explain Matters to Fed
eral Commissioner.
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS FOUND
Bank and Oil Company in Ad-
dition to Landlord Stung
by Captain"
ADDITIONAL VICTIMS FOUND

captain" ] G. Savage who said he
was on the retired list OF the l. y
\army, qunrtermastcr department on
hatf pay, but had been Cashing drnIN
on the department for amounts thht
Indicated he WAS not only still on run
pay but that his salary had been IN
creased. Will be given an opportunity
today to explain to Judge j, IL. VII
kns. United states commissioners, now
long ne has been retired and how gem
ulne were the drafts he was CashinB
In this city
captain" Savage. who In about rs
years old and Margaret savage, ms
wife. about %, We're arrested NJ Sh-
uuIpa Saturday afternoon upon or
ders from local police and John j
Moran. deputy United states marshal
charging him with passing bogus
checks aud impcrsonating United
states army officer.
The Savgcs came to grief when the
captain" last SATURDAY afternoon
t,njered TO Mrs. w II. Frederick
ma South Dcnver,s one OF his quar-
tcrmas,crs salary checks for $3.50. in
r,yment for SIS room rent lie aud
nis wife had been rooming at the
rredericks home two weeks. Explain
ing that the banks had closed at IL
' ana as ne and his wife wished to make
"a trim to Sapulpa. Captain" Savage
askrd Mrs Frederick to take his check
and write her own to him for the
same amount. with the SIS room rent
deducted without any hesitation.
Mrs Frederick accommodated him,
hut shortly after her guests hhd de-
parted she became suspicious ana no.
uncd her husband who Is real es-
tate man.
Caught In Sapuipn.
tho nnlipe and the
sayopeg we're arrested at Sapulpa
shortly after they arrived In that city.
The captain" IL said to have had
about 81 600 on his person whom
u taken.
The couple we're brought back and
lodged In lnil here and Mrs. Savage
was arraigncd before the United
States commissioner yesterday after
noon She pleaded not guilty and told
Judge wilkins she didn't know
thing in the 'wurrild about It." She's
n black eyed young woman OF bru-
nette type and cautious enough not
to talk despite efforts OF officers.
Judge wilkins released her on her
own recogniZauce.
p q "You won't run Oft from Your hus-
:, band and leave him in the soup will
you. II | le, yousso?" he asked.
"You needn't be afraid OF that" she
answered. and ns she arose to go she
sad:
Il thank you gentlemen; it's very
nice OF You"
And out she went. Mrs Frederick,
with whom she roomed, said her un-
dcrstandnE OF the SavaRes was that
they we're from Fort Worth, Texas
They had been in Tulsa about a
month. -
Savage is stlll In jail but will be
given Il preliminary hearing this af-
ternoon at o'clock. His wife will
hc arraigned with him at the same
time.
Other Victims
II is learned that Savage has other
victims In the city besides his land
lord and landlady, Mr.. Frederick
said he had been informed that the
new citizens State bank had cashed
one of his $500 checks, and that the
oklahoma Petroleum company was
another victim, the auditor OF that
company having been persuaded into
''Shlng one ot the "Captnin's' quar-
lcrmnstcr's salary checks for 1850
lhe captain was an employe OF
,his company working In the clerical
department
NJ NJ Travis one OF the high Off
'N'ls OF the company and NJ. Weeks.
'hoihcr empioye II In said, were al
LtauN on Shvage's bond for 81 200 for
''aAhIhg his gun on police officers
Nh"h they were called to "A local
.leahing and pressing shop to quiet
lh' hero who was threatening TO
wipe out the force because his uni
'utu mad not been pressed as quickly
as he desired
savage claimed then that he was on
th' retred list OF the quartormaster's
apartment OF the army but was still
craving half pay TIE explained the
I we OF the drafts he presented by
canning that he was paid quarterly
An The drafts bore the signature OF
-" "'iltlal or the quartermaster's de-
I''l 'ln'ni hut the name was always in
,''tibte tho there was never any diff
.u'N IN declphering the name of the
p'g,t II was to Capt A. c. Savage"
nose who had dealings with him
N 'he Captain" IL one OF the
''"'Aest gents they have had had
, , misfortune to encounter And
So Wte,' the officers say. is not
''N'Ee always wore uniform of
.' army and always kept Il clean and
r'"p''ly pressed. Even all the time
was orking with the clerical force
'n' ottlces OF the Oklahoma Petro-
s ''mpany he never discarded his
I"l"tN single day. His ready eX-
"""U"n was that In time of war he
h"t permitted to appear without