Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 2 | Alleged Bad Check Artist Held Here

Alleged Bad Check Artist Held Here Hete Believed by p police to be wa wanted ted tedI I In several severa states for forgery forgery Reuben Pitman 29 9 3 a alias l McQueen en cn was as arrested ar ax- ar- ar rested Saturday night after th the superintendent of or Sears Roebuck k kand kand and and company became suspicious of two attempts to cash the same 36 36 check 1 J. J Ernest Erlest Gillespie the thue store toro ot of of official said raid ho hue refused to cash a n. check f for r this amount l in the afternoon after noon noon when It w was s presented present d by a woman Shortly before closing time tithe M Mr Mc Gillespie l' l said l what appeared pP to be the same check Was again submitted to him He called caned Detectives Detectives De De- R. R N Ni BlInton and J. J J J. Ferrin Pitman according to tho the officers Is Is' unable to remember where lie he got the cheek check A wallet in ln his hula pocket containing blank ch checks on n. n Louisiana Tex Texas z South Dakota and California banks he said said was given iven to him for safe safe keeping b by another another- man man the of ers lIe He Is held lucId on on an open ch charge