Show I DESERTER MAY r A Y BE FORGER FORCER Runaway Prom From Fort Port Assiniboine Is Arraigned in Police Court on Two Charges I In police court today it that Sidney Payne arrested for for forgery forgery forgery gery was in reality Sidney Sewell a deserter from Fort Assiniboine Mon Mcm Montana Montana tana He was arrested a week ago on two charges of forgery and gave his name as Payne P This morning in I police pollee court however he said his name was SewelL and that he wished to be re returned returned returned turned to the army arm from which he had admitted he had deserted The authorities at Fort Douglas when communicated with stated that they would prefer that he remain a prisoner in charge of the state and tried on the forgery forger charges against him rather than have him returned to the army and serve a sentence for de desertion desertion desertion Sewell was charged th passing two bogus checks on Matthew pro proprietor proprietor proprietor of saloons at Second South and Sixth West and 40 East First South with the signature of o W A Duvall painter and paperhanger forged to them He is said to have passed one at atthe atthe atthe the saloon at Sixth West Vest and Second South and a few days later hater at the th saloon belonging to the same man a at 40 East First South In the meantime it had been discovered that the first check was Wag a forgery and the police pollee were called when he attempted to pass the second check He was arraigned in police poUce court yesterday on the two charges and was given until today to enter his plea I |