November 25, 1906 – In Hibbing, an unknown foreign gentleman passed
five phoney checks, “each for $70.00 and each drawn in favor of Henry Lewis and
signed by the Republic Iron and Steel Co., per C. T. Fairbairn, and attested by
L.G. Jenks, treasurer,” who had been dead for several months. The foreigner had
hand printed the checks himself, including the border, using a pen. He was
taken into custody by Officer Little, but managed to sneak out the back door of
one of the victim’s saloon while the officer was interviewing the victim.
The Hibbing Tribune; “Makes Own
Checks, Several Saloon Men Swindled By Unique Forgery, All Pen Work, Caught in
Act of Passing a Check But Eludes the Officer”; November 29, 1906; p. 1.
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