Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-26 | Page 1 | Woman Admits Claim Forged on Roosevelt

WOMAN CLAIM fORGED ON ROOSEVELT CLI CLINTON TO Ind Juno 25 Mrs 5 Mrs Emma R. R Burkett Burk tt of ot Hillsdale Ind tad admitted she had no claim on the tho Theodore Roosevelt elt estate while confined In the Jerseyville Jersey III Ill Jail in 1919 according to a a. telephone call here hero purporting to come from P P. M. M 1 Hamilton pro prosecuting attorney there The telephonic communication was held Friday with a newspaper man Mrs Irs Burkett it is said admitted she sho wrote Tote a n note and forged the name of ot S. S S1 M. M Reddish of ot Jerseyville Jer to it iL The face of ot the note was for 1800 and she said it was an old note and that several several sev So eral years years' Interest was due She re re-f claimed and interest from the Roo Roosevelt velt estate declaring the former former for tor- mer president had Indorsed a a. note for tor that amount