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Show ALLEGED FORGER IN SALT LAKE BBBSMMSHISSSISSMM Places $800 Draft on Ohio BanK to Credit in Local BanKing House, and Es- . capes Before Discovered. Hans O. Peterson, who is said to be wanted in Mount Vernon, O., and other oth-er cities of the United States and Canada, Can-ada, on a charge of forgery, was a vis: itor to Salt Lake a . f tit days ago. Peterson went to the Commercial .and Savings bank in this city and placed to his credit a certificate of deposit for $800 alleged to have been drawn by the New Knox National bank of Mount Vernon, O. Cashier Byron Groo refused to let the man cash out any of the amount of the certificate until he had fonnd out if it was genuine. Before the bank had an opportunity to investigate Peterson Pe-terson left for parts unknown. The certificate cer-tificate has been retorned to the Ohio bank and the Ohio State Banking association as-sociation has offered a reward of 250 for the arrest of Peterson. I |