Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-12 | Page 9 | Texas Has Man Wanted Here as Forger

MAS HAS MAN JVAHTED HERL AS FORGER Vaudeville Actor by Profession Pro-fession Said to Use Ability Abil-ity in Practicing Fraud on Various Victims. rIK local lisam-h of the Hums detective agency has received re-ceived word that Kolfe P. McCjuellan, alias Walrath, wanted in Suit Lake on a charge of forgery. Is under arrest In Kl Paso. Tex. McQuellan is 34 years of age and an entertainer and vaudeville actor by profession. According to Charles Wood of the Burns agency, McQuellan used his ability as an actor to secure a large quantity of Jewelry in Columbus. O., a few years ago. He represented I himself aa a prominent young millionaire mil-lionaire who had Just Inherited a fortune, and ordered a large amount of Jewelry, in payment for which he presented a forged check. It la alleged. His success led him to experiment further, and In tit. Ixiuia had played another part and left m n re fir-til iou s- oherk.i tvaniius CTtyi Denver, Hoca- tello, Hutte and Los Angeles were all given exhibitions of his histrionic art. In Salt Lake he posed aa a younjr married man and ordered $340 worth ; of furniture from a. local firm. II j stored the furniture, but realised only $10 on the transaction in change when he presented his check. Another check for $2$ waa caahed at another business house and another for a smaller amount at a restaurant, according ac-cording to Mr. Wood. He will be I tried in Kl Paso, aa he Is charged i with a similar offense In that city, j