The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-05-11
Brunswick Merchants Robbed
OF $3.50 by Rather Smooth
Trick
STOLE THE CHECKS
AND FORGED THEM
j. II. Wooden, Bill Clerk in Of
flee of. Mutual Light and Wa
ter Company Succeeded in
Raising Some Easy Money!
Halls from McRae, Ga.

Several Brunswick merchants are
bemoaning their natural penchant
for cashing checks this morning ana
well they might, for some five or six
of them are out. sums varying from
$50 to $125 for having engaged in
Is&pt costly pastime.
On Saturday afternoon. j. H. Woot-
en-, for three weeks engaged as a bill
clerk in the offices of the Mutual
Light & Water Company, seems TO
have discovered a plan for making
some easy money.
He started in by taking out a hand
ful of the checks of the company on
the Brunswick Bank & Trust Com
pany. These he filled out to his own
order, forging the name of /. c..
Moore, cashier of the company, to
all of them, and filling them in in
sums to suit his fancy.
This having been done in neat and
business-like shape, W'ooten started
out to clean up. He first visited the
store of Wood Bailey Clothing Com
pany. where he purchased some
mems wearing apparel, and rendered
the largest check in the bunch, s1e5
The check looked genuine. and the
change was given him. In turn he
proceeded to invade all the New
castle street stores, and at each Of
them he made small purchase. ten
dered one of the checks, and was
given the difference in money.
Having supplied himsely pretty
generously with wardrobe of sum
mer clothes, he concluded that he
needed suit case in which 10 pack
his newly acquired finery. Calling
at the store OF, the Fl. M. Miller Fur
niture Company he purchased very
handsome one for $35, and rendered
aFcheck for $65. tIe received the suit
case and $50 in real money. and pro,
ceeded on his way. all to the merry
The worst trick that Wooten play
ed was on G. w, Owens, the we'll
known Newcastle street merchant
He was indebted to Mr. Owens, and
concluded to make him a small pay
E}ment on his current account. He
gave him a forged check for $25, ask
ed him to take out S. and give him
the difference. This Mr.. Owens did
making proper credit of the SIS to
Wooten's account. In turn Wooten
visited the stores of A. Kaiser &
Brother; Stevens, Lorentzen & Shelf
field; B. H. Levy Brothers & Co,
where he worked his game.
Wooten finally wound up his days
work by reporting at the boarding
house of Mrs. ]. ]. Spears. where he
owed a board bill in the sum of $51.25
He gave her a bogus check for that
amount. received his effects and left
with the statement that he was go
ing! to change his boarding house.
In the meantime, it appears thai
Wooten hit the first train cut oil
Brunswick
The amount of the checks cashed
by him is: in the neighborh6od OF $3.50
The News was ableSto locate the fol
lowing yesterday Wood Bailey Goth
ing Company, 1925; Fl. M, Miller
Furniture Company, $65; B. II. Leavy
Brothers & Co.. $50; G. W. Owens
$50: A. Kaiser & Brother, 500
Stevens, Lorentzson & Sheffild $6'
1880 at each of their stores); Mrs. }
]. Spears. $51.25. Here, however, NJ
gave his personal check, which, how
ever, was dishonored by the bank.
AS soon as the first one of the bat
checks appeared at the Brunswick
Bank & Trust Conway yesterday
the forgery was discovered and pay
ment of the check was refused.
At the office of the Mutual Ligh
& Water Company, it was stated tina
W,ooten had only been in the service
some three weeks and that he wa
discharged Saturday night for Incl
ficiency. -
Wooten comes from McRae, Ga.
bswas formerly employed by the Al
lantic Refining Company, and was
neat, well groomed young felloN
about twenty.four years Of age.