Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 1 | Three Chicago Suspects Cash R. R. Paychecks

TN AlE SUSPECTS CASH RR PAYCHECKS PAYCHECKS' Woman in Case Said to toBe toBe toBe Be Involved in Carrying Dynamite to Denver for Campaign of of- Terror CHICAGO Dec 21 Jack Jack McDonald McDonald Mc Mc- Donald once an I L I. W. W W. W member with his wife wile and another other man were i i seized by the police today in connection connection con con- with the operations of or a a. band which is said to have printed I counterfeit pay checks purporting to j I have been bean issued by the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania railroad t to the tho amount 1 of and to have cashed many of them I Besides McDonald whose wife wit is said to have been Involved with him himIn himin I In I. I W W. W W. strikes and troubles I during the tho war Thomas Murphy was arrested with the McDonalds in their flat on the west side Mrs Anna McDonald according to to the police pollee was suspected suspected- of ot having knowledge of the carrying of dynamite dynamite dynamite dyna dyna- mite to strikes In Denver during tho the war time activities of the tho I I. I W. W W. W OTHER CHARGES PENDING Many of ot the counterfeit and forged pay checks are said to have been cashed in Gary Ind 2nd South I I Chicago and other points in the Calumet Cal industrial district The railroad investigators de declared declared cia de- dared that McDonald hl his hie wife wire and Murphy are re not the lead leaders rs in In- Inthe the operations of ot the band but but- were ere arrested in connection with the theft of a truckload of ot merchandise stolen from the Chicago Burlington I QuIncy railroad and under questioning ques ques- admitted having Ing passed ques-I ques some of ot the checks The authorities are chiefly InterEsted Interested interested Inter Inter- I ested in iii locating the place where the bogus checks are printed as the I spurious paper er is said to be a very good imitation Approximately a dozen other men II are believed to be bo involved McDonald is said to to have havo admitted ad ad- his former I. I W. W W V connection I tion but tion-but but denied signing signing- signing any any of ot the no bogus bOKUS checks Under questioning his wife de denied denied de- de nied aled that she ever cyer had worn vorn mens men's clothing and carried explosives to strikers for use in In Western labor troubles Murphy II is said to boo bo a resident of Alton Ill III He lie was wa's l found In the tho McDonald apartment when tho the police police po po- 1 lice raided it Most of ot the checks were issued I for sums ranging from 25 to 75 and are said to have havo been cashed in insoft insoft I soft sort drink k parlors stores and other I business places 8 where it had be been n I customary to cash railroad pay checks I