The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-22
CLAIMED TO have.
ISSUED bum CHECKS.
II. e. WHERRY, HAILING FROM
VIRGINIA ARRESTED In
SAUK CENTRE.
HEARING HELD AT CASS LAKE.
DEFENDANT HAD LARGE NUM-
RER ar LETTERS or Pro
TkST ON PERSON.

AE694 SAN =
Saturday AFTERNOON Of last week
po,,cenaan Joe nlliler paced unaer
,errrst q man by the name OF M.
Il Wherry. Ihe war.ant was sworn
eut at Lass Lake, the rrst Natioha'
Rang OF that clJy being the cCl
p,amant. Inc charge stated IN the
warrant was the dr-Wing o. cnes
win intent to deIraud Ine cuss
in uuesrlon was IN the amount ~
x25. issued Nov. 10, payable " ". "a
Nlherry, and signed by the WhefIy
Sales syndicate, per NJ. E. Whefiy,|
manager. ,,,
,rhe check was drawn on bank q
VIRGINIA. MIMI, and was process ECU
an account of mo funds. Inc WAT
rant was sworn out Dec. IA, ana ths
arrest was made on the AFTERNOON "
Dec. II, in the First State bailA "
Mr. Mherry claimed to be selling
nacbines for manufacturing concrece
h,ocks and was travelling through Inc
country in Ford roadster, driven
Nv Swanville young man.
The pair had been IN. Sank Centr e
an the preceding Thursday, at WhG n
time Mr.. Wherry made nilisen
Known to local bankers. After an
absence of little over a Gay .hey
returned to Sank Centre. oatuia 10y
morning notice was received Dy .ne
First State Bank from a banker :
protective agency, advising tnem ~
the Cass Lake warrant and reques.
inc that M. E. Wherry be piac. q
.nder arrest if found and SnerlH
Mack Kennedy at Walker nouiieu III.
road;ately. Before night the ares
had been made ard the snerlH ho1l-
aed
The prisoner was neid III s'J Janm-v
;ail till Monday noon, when q oe Puss
sheriff from Walker took MN 20 ,, :;
Lake. The deputy stated u was ~
en;nion the preliminary neaIins
would be held within = Few uays.
When arrested Mr.. Wherry ga
-,;ad an his person a number OF let
t.ra mostly from banks In nor5ne u
M;snosnta and eastern North Dako.a.
4 large snumber Of these letters Were
sotice Of protest on checks. drawn
fssnr Of M. E. Wherry and signed
BY Wherry Syndicate, pei ~ ,o,,,tr
Nherry, manager. n1 ns+,,
ranged form SIS to S4o ous lnoss :
for S25.s ~ "a 3.s go. a
Among the letters Wherry ca,risa
we're several unopened and winch i'e
declined to open. ;.
From the correspondence It az
paars that the Wherry SAFES oya =
eate did business at one time ous !.
Albert Lea, MINI, Dus Iol; t tSa;,
time Virginia, MINI. has neen ~ y
Headouarters, most OF the notlceso.
protests having been sa sem Nj National
the Ameraca. -. ! - MI.
Among other things ,ounu as.ss.
Nherry's pockets were plahk 80. 49, ),
) - the kind known as couI's 8,
I sh.cks y several o.. these on easn = =,
- feIJowiur banks were fonna NJ =.
H;rr Northexn Natlonai n.s -, y.
--:s;;. Fayusers and Mechanics -.
sesssi RxnI. Grad Forkss EiTsI s -
! ss-...I Hanf Grind Forks H. =
-. RauF. East Grand. forhs. !.
wh.t nurpose these checks We1 :.
80 wa cannot say, but this Iac'
q important: Banks al ~ e.,
]. .,rrtrv make 1t an easy matter ~
sorcers "a get hold OF their snesn s,
the use Of these counter cnecAs
"a s,,rw;ng them TO lay aroun.
s.lsA-s fhev are handy Tor pasron 3,
~ convenient for the work. y
..,a t.ka 4 little more time 2,
= sc w for the banks TO hand ou
ss,sse checks to each patron as wan
- hut This would guard agains! any;
ma retting hold OF q quansisy :.
mem who was not . patron ana Wy
NIGHT use them for criminal pun