Show i SWINDLED A BANK The Capital State Bank at Boise Taken In by a btranser > BoisE Ida March OSpecia11A sharp rascal who gava his name as Joseph Bennett and claimed to be drummer for a Portland firm on lat Tuesday morning worked the Capital State bank for S and made good his escape Bennett came into town on an early morning train and registered at the Capital hotel A soon as the bank opened he presented himself to Cashier Neal and informed the latter that he represented A C Dalton C of Portland He produced recommendations recommenda-tions and properly signed credentials and said he wanted t cash a draft for 85 from the house he represented The draft was honored and Bennett pocketed the cash and took the next train out of town Last Wednesday night officials of the bank received word that there was no such firm in Portland as A C Dalton Co Chief Nicholson also received word from the chief of police of Portland telling tell-ing him to arrest Bennett at once as he was wanted in several Oregon towns for forgery Bennett is a flashy young fellow A fel-low with wining ways and a black moustache It i thought he went west |