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Show FORGER COULD NOI ELUDE MM For the second time within the short space of two weeks Harry Ross, wanted for bad check operations in this city, fell a victim to the sleuthing capabilities of D B. Baron, manager of the Baron furnishing stores, and Is now safely locked behind prison bars with a charge of forgery booked against him. Ross' first arrest was brought about through the activity of Mr Baron, but the forger escaped after ho was placed in the custody of an officer. Yesterday Ross was again discovered on thc street, and this time the forger was turned over to two officors, and It Js quite well that there were two, for Ross was found to be in possession posses-sion of a big revolver when searched at police headquarters. It was about two weeks aso that Ross Induced the clothing merchant to cash a worthless check for about 522. A few days later Baron saw tho man on the street. Ross showed fight, and In splto of the fact that he Is a bigger man than Baron, the merchant mer-chant threw him down and sat on him until the police were summoned The Italian was placed in the custody cus-tody of Special Officer Thomas Lever, and they had proceeded but a short distance when Ross succeeded In mak.ng his escape from thc policeman. police-man. Ross failed to loave the city and he was again detected by the clothing merchant yesterdav. This time Baron turned his man "over to Officers Wardlow and Kelliher At police headquarters Ross was cross-questioned and finally admitted passing tho forged check. |