The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
RUBBER CHECK
ARTIST STRUTS
HIS STUFF
Gets" Mrs. S. S. Van Horn For
$500, and Mrs. Franks For $1,000
NOT APPREHENDED

check artist" strutted his stuff in
Lambertville and New Hope last
week. But this time the guilty party
got away after the rubber checks
had bounced back on his victims.
Mrs. William Franks. of New Hope,
eashed check for him for $500,
and Mrs. S. S. Van Horn, of Lam
hertville, eashed one for $500.
The same man passed both worth
less checks. according to descrip-
tions given the authorities. In New
Hope the man went into the
store of Nose Stintsman and asked
fer blank check on the Solebury
Bank. Stintsman gave him one of
his own checks with his name prirt
ed on the end of it. This was torn
off, but the number of the check
was left on it. 1t was thru the num-
ber that the bank traced its origin.
The checks were made out in both
cases to Edward Mulheahy, and
signed by II. h. Miller. Neither the
New Hope or Lambertville bank had
any such account When Mrs.
Franks cashed the check for 5000
the man first claimed that he
couldn't sign his name, but would
make his mark. She insisted that
the check must be endorsed, ana
he finally signed it "Edw. Mulcahy u"
The writing of this endorsement
was the same as that on the face
of the check. 1t is surprising that
anyone would cash such a check
after man had lied about not be-
ing able to write.
The man had two children with
him, claiming to have been working
on farm near Ringoes and that
his wife had died about year ago.
Burgess Magill, of New Hope, in
vestigated the case, and il was at
first thought the description iden-
tilted Thomas Marks, who lives with
Harvey Smith in New Hope, Marks
Immediately went to DR.. Magill when
he heard of the matter, and he was
completely exonerated when Mrs.
Franks saw him and declared he
was not the man who had passed the
bad check.
Magistrate Elmer Smith, of Lam
bertville, investigated the case VIXEN
Mrs. VanHoru reported the bad
check she had received, and he be-
lieves the man to be the same
who secured money under false pre-
lenses from John Seller, of Della
ware Township. This man repre-
sented himself to Mr. Seller as being
an electrical contractor from PEN
nington. He entered into contract
with Mr.. Seller to wire his house,
and was given an advance payment
on the supposed contract Magistrate
Smith found that the handwriting
on this contract was the same as
that on the bogus checks The State
Police are looking for him, and he
will be held on two charges, one Of
securing money on false pretenses,
and the other on the bad checks.
When the bad checks were first
reported to Magistrate Smith it was
thought perhaps that one Harry
Masters, who is out on bail from
a Trenton court for the same charge
might be the guilty party, For he
had passed bad checks there and
also beat board bill. He was ar
rested by Detective Green of the
Trenton Police Department and ar
raigned before Judge Brennan, who
released him under 500. bail. 1t is
also understood he passed bad
check on Kilroy's Garage.
But when he was sought later by
the police to question him in con
necton with the bogus checks here
could not be found. It is thought
that he has skipped his bail, and
the State Police are looking for him
with a John Doe warrant.