The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-22
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER u, 1926
USING NAME OF ESTHER PER-
SON, POORLY DRESSED LADY
CASHED $500 FORGED CHECK
AT MORGAN STORE.

A clever woman forger has been
getting in her crooked work in Nor
gan and other places in this section.
The latest was forged check CASH
ed through the George E. Senske &
Co. department store in Morgan. The
check was in the amount of SIS writ
ten on counter check Of the State
Bank of Morgan.
The check was supposed to have
been issued by Edward Johnson to
Esther Person"
She appeared to be between 80 and
80 years of age, and was poorly dress
ed. When questioned she pretended
to be working girl and the check
supposedly was in payment Of wages.
She timidly walked into the store
on Saturday evening, September 4th,
just before closing time. She looked
over several articles examining them
carefully, and finally made purchase
Of 65 cents. In payment she present.
ed the clerk with the check of SIS,
stating this was all the money" she
had. Being a stranger the clerk re-
ferred the matter to Mr.. Senske, who
questioned the party. She seemed to
feel rather embarrassed that there
was any question about the matter and
pretended to be green about business
transaction of that kind She admit
ted that she was stranger here and
didn't know of anyone to identify her.
However she assured Mr.. Senske that
II.
ske states, she didn't appear to have
brains enough to put over crooked
deal but nevertheless he declined to
cash the check without some investi-
cation. He made some inquiries but
through a misunderstanding as to the
name was informed that Johnson had
an account. Mr.. Senske said that
Esther didn't finch while he was
telephoning regarding the account at
the bank.
Tuesday morning after Labor Day
the forgery was discovered.
On the same night the forgery was
pulled" Poncin's Garage was broken
into and some things stolen including
a tube for an automobile tire.
A few days ago Mr. Schulke, the
general merchant of New Ulm, was
in Morgan and compared check he
had and found the handwriting was
identical. Mr.. Schulke's check, which
of $25. From description given there
is no doubt but what it was the same
woman. She also used the same meth
cd and dropped into the Schulke store
one evening as they were about to
close the store. After examining
some goods she made so cent pur-
chase and rendered the check written
on a Comfrey bank. Her alias was
Esther Jensen. She said she was
working for Louis Paulson" who gave
her the check for wages. She hadn't
had a chance to cash it at Comfrey
but came to New Ulm to do some
shopping. She called herself ''hired
girl and was poorly dressed and pre-
tended not to know that it was GUS
tomary for a stranger to be identified
before cashing a check. She was al
most moved to tears over her predic-
ament. She needle her purchase and
also needed some money for some 9TH
er shopping and was at loss to know
what to do. Believing that she was
a poor but honest working girl, who
was greatly embarrassed that her
lack of knowledge of modern business
methods should cause any question at
all, and realizing that he would be
detained at the store quite late to
do any long distance telephoning to
"Mr. Paulson." Mr.. Schulke decided to