The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-24
YOUNG VAMPIRES
CASH BAD CHECKS
TWO SdARTLY DRESSED GIRLS
vICTNlIZE MANY BUTTE
BUSINESS MEN
Entire Force of Detectives Fail in
Effort to Locate Young Women;
Dozen Business Houses Suffer
Loss Because of their Smooth Oper.
atoms.

Members of the plain clothes
force Of the Butte police depart.
ment have scratched their heads
manytimes over what to them have
appeared knotty problems, but 1t
has remained for two strange
young women to erect . so-called
stone wall between themselves and
the law against which the detec.
tives have battered their heads in
vain.
Since before Christmas Chief MUIR
ply and his detectives have been con-
stantly annoyed by complaints from
and other business men
who have fallen victims to the smiles
and guiles of these two young adj
venturesses. Bitter were the dregs
that more than one of the victims
have Quaffed from the cup of knowl-
edge. for invariably they have awak-
ened from their experience to find
themselves poorer though much wiser
men.
It was more than a month ago that
complaint was registered at the
police station of two young and mod
disappearing girls who had cashed
a bogus check in an East Park street
store. To the officers this appeared
nothing other than an ordinary
worthless-check case, and with con-
fidence in their hearts they started
out to bring the two young swind-
lers into court.
Sought in Vain
These same two girls are still being
sought relentlessly, but in vain, by
every member of the detective force.
At times the officers claim they have
been warm ON the trail, but when
the long arm of the law reached out
to grasp the two culprits 1t closed
on nothingness. In the meantime the
young fugitives have refused to de-
sert the good "pickin's" they have
found in Butte, and, unmindful of
the efforts of the officers, have gone
right on cashing bad checks much
as though lodging cops was the least
of their troubles.
The latest attempt to put over q
worthless check occurred when two
young and well-dressed girls entered
the Peoples Loan office on East Park
street and professed interest in pur.
chasing a ring for which they were
to pay $40. The check was for $50
and bore the signature of a woman
who was said to live on Princeton
street.
When I. Goodman objected to &C.
cepting the check without identified
ton they became indignant and had
| never heard of such an idea" With
previous loss in mind, however
Goodman stepped In next door ant
telephoned the bank, where'he learn
ed there was no such account.
AS the girls left the store, with &
promise to get the check cashed else
where and return later and purchase
the ring. city official who had beer
observing them finally came to thu
conclusion that their actions wer,
suspicious and that he would follow
them. They crossed the street an(
entered q furniture store. The Off
cial entered the front entrance IL
time to hear q rear door slam. The!
had walked straight through the stor'
without stopping and by the time tn
official reached the rear they ha.
disappeared down an alley in tn,
rear of the police station.
It is reported that no less than ,
dozen business houses have been vic
timised by these young women Of va
rious amounts ranging from SO t,
$40.