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Show "JOHN JONES"' PLAN TO MAKE $99 EASY Well dressed, niee looking and affable in manners. Tom Keith was arrested today to-day by Detective R. L. Shannon, accused ac-cused of having raised a cashier's check from 1 to fn. Hp only smiled and declared his innocence when taken to jail. A man giving the name of John Jones got a cashier's check at Walker Bros, nank yesterday afternoon for $1. Then he went to the bicycle store of Meredith j & Guthrie on South Main Mreet and presented a cashier's check for $10'), saying ho wanted to buy a wheel and get change lor his check. But the manager of the store wanted time to examine the check, so hp told "Joneg" to call later. It was learned on investigation that the $100 check was the original $1 check. Keith is accused of being "John Jones." |