Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-01-17
CHARGE MAN
PASSED BAD
CHECKS HERE
Like Charge Against Girl in
Another Case---AII Are
Held

John B. Lee. thirty eight years of
age, a foreman at the du Pont plant
at Parlin, was arrested this morning
charged with Having passed several
bogus checks on Samuel Sebersky and
II. Lieberman, drawn against a fictl-
tious account in the First National
bank of South Amboy. Two women
were arrested at the same time.
charged with being accomplices of
Lees. They had roomed at the Ho-
tel Central at State and Smith streets
with him, one of them claiming to be
his wife.
Oddly coincidentaI with the arrest
OF Lee was the Apprehension of Rachel
Taylor, sixteen years OF age, who. IL
is alleged. endeavored to pass a check
drawn against the account of her en-
pioyer, Claude w. Decker. OF Wood
bridge, in the First National bank
of that place. The two. Lee and Miss
Taylor were arrested at the same
time and rode together to police head
quarters in the patrol wagon, but they
had never met before.
Lee was arrested on complaint OF
Mr.. Sebersky. who is proprietor of
the Hotel Central. and Mr.. Lieber-
man, who ia employed by Louis Kem-
eny, IA teweler of State and Smith
stresss, Tbeen, they ascertained that
the man ntch ,.ss.count 4 the First
Nauonas.1a V.n South tAn,sN 7H
the checks were returneu por o.
marked n q.
Sebersky claims that the man ar
rived at his hotel a short time ago in
company with two women who give
their names as Miss ELLA Lindsey,
twenty-five years old, of Somerville.
Mass. and Miss Irma Graham, also
twenty-five years old, who likewise
claims Someryille as her place OF resi-
dence. They claim to have come TO
Parlin to work In the du Pont plant
and when they were laid off recently,
thev came to this city to seek work.
The girls. both OF whom are good
looking, arrived at the hotel in COM
pany with Lee who registered Miss
Lindsey as his wife. Miss Graham
was assigned to another room. Lee.
Sebersky says. asked him TO cash a
check last week. 1t was for ten dol
lars and when Lee told Sebersky to
veryfy II at the bank the latter thought
from his frankness and judging by
the small amount OF the check, that
1t was all right.
Later Lee asked him to cash three
other checks. each for ten dollars. He
also presented a check for twenty
eight dollars to Lieberman. advising
tpor u Vail iiit DOuln A1nDOy
Bank for verifcation.
When the checks came back mark
ed no account. Sebersky called on the
police TO arrest Lee. who was taken
into custody this morning by Officers
Murray and Hartung.
Later Chief Burke ordered the ar
rest OF the two girls as accomplices
and they are now locked un at the
detention room at police headquarters
awaiting arraignment OF the prisoner
in the morning. Miss Lindsey denied
this morning that Lee was her hus-
band and said that she and Miss Gra-
ham had roomed together. She said
she did not know that Lee had regis
tered her as his wife.
Sebersky claims that in addition to
the forty dollars he is out on the
checks. Lee owes him twenty three
dollars for rental of the rooms, Lee,
he says, tod him that he had recently
been married and that he was looking
about for an apartment. The girls
claimed that they were sisters. he
says
r. C. Stephenson. cashier of the
South Amboy bank. and w. NJ.
Weiant, treasurer of the Perth Amboy
Trust Company. both OF whom ham
died some OF the bogus paper. ap-
peared today and will probably be
witnesses against Lee when his case
comes to the grand jury's attention.
The girls have a large quantity OF
Mt the hotel and were always
well dressed. Through staying there
they had become familiar figures
about State and Smith streets
Youthful Servant Arrested
Rachael Taylor. who claims to have
been an inmate OF the state home for
girls and who was later employed by
Claude W. Decker. OF Woodbridge as
a domestic. was arrested I'm State
street today after she had endeavored
TO pass worthless. check on John II.
Foster, a dry goods merchant OF
Smith street When the girl present.
ed the check IL WAS so very apparent
ly n forgery that Mr.. Foster got in
touch with the police. The girl was
trailed out OF the store and arrested.
The check was drawn on the First
National Bank OF Woodbridge. signed
Claude Decker end endorsed with the
names OF Claude Decker and Nellie
NJ. Decker. all writing on the check
being the same. even 10 the two en-
1t was for s5. although
In the space for the insertion Of fig
ures the period had been omitted.
calling for $500 instead OF the five.
as written out.
Miss Taylor said this morning that
she had tired OF domestic work and
wanted TO go back 10 the home. That.
she claimed. was her reason for en-
deavoring TO pass the check. so that
she could secure money for trenspor-
tation.
The girl is being held 10 await ac-
tion by the Woodbridge police. She
Is in the detention room at police
headquarters together with the other
two women.
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