Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-02
HELD HEREFOR
FORGING CHECKS
George Wright Wanted at
Several Places, Nabbed
Here After Complaints.

The arrest OF q man giving his
name as George Wright and his
home address as Buffalo. by Pa
trolman William Buchan and
Charles Jorgenson about 1880
o'clock last night. is believed to be
the biggest catch of the year by To-
cal police. Wright was brought be-
fore Recorder Pickersgill this morn
ing, and remanded until tomorrow
morning to give other complainants
a chance to appear against him. He
would talk shortly. A report from
Trenton this morning warned the
local police to be on the lookout
for this man.
Wright's arrest followed a report
to the police by Louis Kaden and
the Comegys and Brother Company.
that a man had come into the shoe
store of Kaden at 367 Smith street,
ordered up q pair OF shoes and then
offered a $40 check from which to
deduct $11, the cost of the shoes.
The check was out of the check book
of Comegys and Brother Company
and was supposed to have been
made out by the Comegys concern
to Wright.
Kaden did not care to take the
check so Wright stated he would
take the shoes and come back later.
The proprietor of the store stated
he would call up the Comegy store
to ascertain IL the check was good,
but while he was doing this Wright
disappeared. The matter was i'm
mediately reported to the Comegy
store and a member of that concern
stated that no such check was given
out
Shortly after 10 o'clock a report
was received at police headquarters
that the man as described was seen
about the city. Patrolman William
Buchan was sent out and with the
assistance of Patrolman Jorgenson
placed the man under arrest. In
the brief case carried by Wright
when arrested, were checks on va
rious banks throughout this country
and also in Europe.
1t vas learned after the arrest
that Wright had succeeded in pass
ing two checks, one at the Office of
the John w. Olsen Coal Company.
and the other in the clothing store
of l. 1. Block. The check passed on
the Olsen company Tuesday for $40
was cashed by the stenographer in
the office of the Olsen concern.
Wright came into the Office to sell
a bottle of typewriter oil. labeled
the Gripzit Chemical Company,
New York. After the oil was paid
for the check was taken out and
the girl, believing it to be good,
cashed same.
Having failed to work a $40
check on Kaden the man is believed
to have wandered around the city,
and late yesterday evening dropped
into the establishment of /. /. Block
at the corner of King and Smith
streets. He purchased a suit of
clothes and a new hat and handed
a SIT check, receiving change.
The three checks found missing
from the Comegys & Brother Com
pany checkbock when Kaden first
attempted the report to cash the
check, were numbered 1870, 1871
and 1872. While the Comegy con-
Germ is at a loss to learn how the
man secured the check blanks, they
believe that Wright was the party
who entered their store Monday
while one of the company was in
the rear of the store, the man dis
appearing from the store before he
could be waited on. Wright, ac-
cording to Mr.. Comegy's son this
morning, was in the Comegy store
Oii lucSudy iCpOltihS tWO PiOSPCO-
tive buyers of Underwood typewrit-
ers.
1t is possible that Wright spied
the checkbook when he entered the
store on. Monday and made good
use of the little time allowed him.
Wright's reason in entering the
Comegy store originally might have
been to sell his typewriter oil.
A representative of the Comegy
concern, John w. Olsen Company,
Louis Kaden and I. 1. Block will
appear in court tomorrow to press
the charge against Wright.