The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-04
Chester Mumaw Of Near
Chesterville Taken
q asa6 Into Custody
SEARCH FOR MUMAW
FOR OVER A WEEK
Alleged To Be Man Who
Cashed Worthless Checks
In Mt. Vernon

After searching northern d
northwestern Knox county for over a
week, Sheriff 3. II. Lytle at O'Clock
Thursday night arrested Chester Mu-
NAV, aged 28, at his home three
miles north of ChesterviIle on a for
gerry charge.
Mumaw is alleged to be the man
who forged three checks and cashed
them on Mt. Vernon merchants on
Monday, Sept. 10.
According to Sheriff LytIe, Mumaw
made partial confession Thursday
night stating that his funds were low
and that he was in need of clothing
and shoes. Sheriff LytIe was assisted
In making the arrest by Deputy Sher.
iff Walker.
Sheriff Lytle has been working on
the case ever since the forgery oc.
Cured, but had considerable difficulty
In locating his man in that he did not
know his name. On Thursday, Sheriff
Lytle went to the Morrow county fais
in the hope of gaining some informa.
tion concerning his man. At the fair
he received tip that Mumaw was the
man wanted. The sheriff and the dep.
uty drove to Chesterville Thursday
| evening and there learnd that Mumaw
resided about three. miles north of the
village. Mumaw was arrested at his
home and placed in the county jail.
Three charges of forgery will be filed
against the man.
1t is alleged that on Monday, Sept.
10, Mumaw came to Mt. Vernon and
forged the name of Wilson to three
checks and had them cashed at three
different Mt. Vernon business houses.
He appeared at the Vine Street Motor
Supply Co. store, where he purchased
a set of tires and inner tubes and gave
them a check signed by s. j. Wilson.
The check was accepted by the firm.
| Mumaw is then alleged to have gone
to the Rosenthall & Esely store, West
Vine street, where he purchased a
suit of clothes, overalls and work
shirt. He rendered check for $31. so,
which was signed by w. e. Wilson,
Mumaw is then said to have visited
the store of Fish, Lybarger G Co.,
where he purchased pair of shoes
and presented a check signed by A. C,
Wilson. The check was accepted.
| All three checks were on the bank
of Dan Struble & Son, Fredericktown
A day after the transactions 1t de-
veloped that the checks were worth.
less and Sheriff Lytle was called In
the case. His investigation and
search led to the arrest of Mumaw.
4 Mumaw was identified as the man
who passed the check at the Vine ST
Motor Supply Co. by AL Dumbalt, whc
is connected with the company. Sher
iff Lytle threw the spotlight from an
automobile in Mumaw's face Thursday
night, and Dcmbalt identified the man
At Mumaw's home, Sheriff Lytle re
covered all the articles obtained by
the man in passing the worthless
checks. At the Mumaw home, the Of
ficer found the set of tires and tubes
obtained from the motor supply com
pany,. the shoes obtained from Fish
LybaEger & Co.. and the suit ~
clotisss overalls and shirt procured. .a
the Rosenthall 5&tEsely store. ! tSt
= Thel checks which Mumaw used II
his transactions are in the possession
, of the. sheriff. as is a fourth I chsfl
!, (which Mumaw i$ alleged 4 to 'sR1St
forged last April, This check tear'
the date Of April 1s. and was sistiet
, W. W.sWilson. This check was in th'
sumto $6.25 and it is alleged, Mumav
, cashed it at the Public Service pnllinl
station. It is also claimed that Mu
nav issued another check on April Is
for $12 on the Northwestern Elevate
& Mill Co. This check like all tn
Others, was signed Wilson. This checl
is not in possession of Sheriff Lytle
o but the officer states it has been lc
L Gated. The checks given by MumaN
lon April 13 are on the Knox Count
Savings bank of Mt. Vernon. a
VI Mumaw Is 2S years Of age and has
$ wife and three children Sheriff Lytl
Iannounced early Friday that thre
charges of forgery would be file
j. against the man in the court of Mat
I. istrate George S. Harter.
s. On Friday afternoon, prior to his al
s. raignment in the court of Magistrat
s Harfar MumaW cnnfassad To Shari