Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-04-07 | Page 12 | Porter's Check's Forgeries

PORTERS CHECKS FORGERIES Former Member of Chain Gang Is Believed to Have Left the City Charles Porter the former member of the chain gang who passed a number of forged checks cheeks on Saturday night has hastied fled tied the city elt The police think that he took a late train on an Saturday night after aft r getting the checks cashed Porter cashed a 1750 check at the Oi 01 O saloon and a check at the Council saloon The police have hae heard of other checks cheeks The 1750 check ch ck was drawn upon the National Bank of af the Republic and bore the forged signature of George A Tuttle of Tuttle Bros Bras The 50 check was drawn upon McCornick Co Ca and had the forged signature of John F Holman of Holman Payne Co Porters victims presented the checks at the banks for payment yesterday morn morning morning ing and were told that the names signed to ta them were forgeries Porter was sent s nt to ta the chain gang last winter for fot stealing overcoats At the time time he pretended to be canvassing for Cor a photographer