Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-07 | Page 1 | Cheated the Minister

CHEATED THE MINISTER j Gao 10 Dr ir luu I tough s a 1 Bogus Check Now New Nol York Feb Leia eh 7 Many New ew York Yorkers Yorkers ers orb have halo been time the victims of men who have iino given bogus hogus checks cheek but for fOI time the first time a 1 minister has been cheated out of ills hil too fco for performing a mar mar marriage by this method The Tho minister Is II no Itu I George Clark Carle Hough Houghton ton IOu tOi rector of or tho the of oC the thu Trans Transfiguration rIUS figuration commonly known as UI The h Little IHlo Church Around the time Corner Cornel Dr DI was wits culled called caled upon Mm time other 1111 day to perform u 0 marriage ceremony Ho lie did dIl not hot know the tho couple who railed n him but hut that was not unusual ns its IS his services are constantly demanded for tar that purpose After feI tIme the ceremony lr Dr check thu tutu man wrote Houghton a u for Sli 16 6 but at the suggestion I atol bf of his hits bride afterwards made malc tIme tho amount U 25 2 Soon oon after Dr lr 1 Io presented the tue check chock at itt a I bank only emily olly to bo be told toM that hint It I was wan wal bogus was tho the work of n a 1 amann man mann who had been leen hen swindling people leopie right anti and left leC by menns of similar cheeks checks Dr Houghton to 10 give glo tho thin name nale of if n tho the man who the Iho check but hut admits n that the l r Is la cor correct ur cur cl