The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-19
Postmaster German Blocks
Attempt to File Fraud
ulent Affidavit.
FACE MORE CHARGES
James and Florence Ostup Seek
to Gain Duplicates of
Treasury Certificate.

+, The Ostups-James and Florence
who formerly lived at SIS North Main
street in Kenosha and whose names
had become bywords in the municipal
court up until the time when they
moved overnight to escape another
arrest, have taken their tendency to
get into the courts with them. They
went from Kenosha to Gary, Indiana,
and now in the Hoosier city they are
facing two more charges-one of them
more serious than any for which they
were hailed into the courts in this city.
Uncle Sam is now on the trail Of
James Ostup as a result of his latest
.escapade and according to the state
ment of postal officials Ostup may
find himself facing bad charge in
the federal courts.
2 Tried to Secure Duplicate.
f The new difficulties for the Ostups
started several days ago when Post
master James German Of Kenosha,
was notified that Ostup had filed with
the postmaster at Gary an application
for the Issuance Of duplicate treas
ury savings certificates amounting to
$1,000. In making the request Ostup
declared that the original certificates
had "been lost or stolen"
Postmaster German was quick to de-
tect the attempt to secure duplicates
fraudulently. He recalled that sew
eraI weeks ago Ostup had placed one
of these certificates, amounting to
$500, in the hands Of the municipal
court here as bond for his appear
ance on charge of operating dis
orderly house. During last week an
other of similar amount was also
found to be in Kenosha when an at
torney who represented the Ostups
in their various visits to the courts,
attempted to collect on the certificate
which had been left with him as pay
for his services.
Good Only to Owners.
This attorney found out just what
the court has now discovered. The
treasury savings certificates can be
cashed only by the original owners
and both the one used as bond here
and the one given to the attorney
were ,valueless without the consent
Of the ownersaEl his release Of them.
That Ostup did not mean to confer
this is shown by the fact that he
attempted to secure a duplicate which
would have been of as much value
as the original.
The quick work of Postmaster Cor
man thwarted the efforts of the
Ostups to secure the duplicates. He
wired Immediately to postal authori-
ties at Gary, informing them of the
situation and reporting that the "lost
certificates" were in Kenosha. Postal
officials are now making thorough
investigation to determine whether or
not charges of attempting to secure
money under false pretenses should be
placed against the former Kenoshan.
Forfeit Bonds Here.
The new episode also has another
Kenosha angle. With the realization
that the bond furnished in Kenosha
was valueless, Judge Slater on Thurs
day afternoon declared the bonds
against Mrs. Ostup were forfeited. 1t
is possible that Ostup if he returns
to Kenosha for trial will find himself
facing another charge here alleging
that he put UP fraudulent bail for his
appearance in court.
The court has safeguarded itself by
taking precautions so that even if the
court cannot collect the treasury GER
tifcate, neither can Ostup as the
government has been advised to be
on itst guard against paying money
on a duplicate certificate.
officials strongly praised Postmas-
ter German for the efficient work
which he did in preventing the is
suanceS Of duplicate certificates and
saving the government or the present
holders possible losses on certificates.