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Show CLEVER SVi'LIlfR . GETS I.TAT DUOT fR0;i LOCAL F12II PoUce. LooKini "for Man Who Secured $175 From . Pembroke,-; - , , i " John Gray, believed to bo B. F. Hob-good, Hob-good, who waa released from tha Texaa stata prison recently after completing a team of four years- for obtaining money fraudulently, victimised Herbert Pembroke Pem-broke of the Pembroke Statioaery company com-pany out of a total of (173 last week, according to the story Pembroke told to the polic department last night. Mr. Pembroke says that Gray, a ha gave his name, introduced himself to the firm rieptember- 11 as tha Texaa representative of the Arm of Youman k Erbe of Bichester, N. Y., whom the Pembroke Pem-broke firm represents here. Gray presented pre-sented credentials that seemed sll right and said mat ne ana nrn wire wera guesta at th Hemlok hotel, on their. i wedding tour. Gray convinced tbe stationers sta-tioners that he was telling the troth and had no difficulty ia inducing them to cash a sight draft for $10, made out against Lou man Erbe. He presented another draft a few day later for 18 which was cashed without question. But Urav turned the real trick some tim Iste'r, for which ha had laid a good foundation of credit. Orav called at the Pembroke store Thursday of last week and exhibited a "night "letter" which was as follows: "Meet Mr. Blemint at Pallas. Tex., Tuesday and accompany him over tha Texaa agencies, as he is on hi wsv to Mexico. Prsw on us for 150 and finish your vacation later. " . The message purported to be sigaed bv Youman Erb'e. The money wss advanced. Nothing mor was thought of the "matter until a few .lava later when the local firm received a telegram from the Rochester firm declaring the drafts to be worthlesa. The signatures were aot good. Tbe message suggested the arrest of the man who bad pre-scnted pre-scnted them. tirav, or Hohgood, and a woman w panion were registered at the Kemloh hotel under the name of B. W. Howard and wife, Cleveland, O. Tbe police of many cities hava been- given descriptions descrip-tions of the man, with instructions ta arrest him'. " ' |