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Show ALLEGED WORTHLES CHECK MAN NABBED Salt Lake. Nov. 30. H. C. Edwards, aged 22 vears. was arrested last night on tho charge of attempting to pass a worthless check for $16.50 at the grocery store of A. 0. Cooper. 105 West Third South strecL Edwards was placed under arrest by the proprietor pro-prietor or the store and taken to tho pollco station at the point of a revolver. re-volver. Mr. Cooper said that Edwards gave him what he supposed to be a worth-loss worth-loss check, wherewith ho Invited Edwards Ed-wards to take a short walk with him. Tho storcman said that whan he and Edwards reached the sidowalk tho latter begnn running. Cooper then drew a icvolvor, which brought Edwards Ed-wards to a stop, and Coopor then conducted his prisoner to the pollco station. Two other firms in this city allege that Edwards niu passed worthless checks on their clerks. Mr. Cooper distinguished blmsolf a few months ago by capturing a man wanted bv the fedoral authorities foi 'raising" $2 bills. A "raised" bill was prosontcd to Coopor in payment for a small amount of merchandise. He noticed that the figures on the bill seemed to bo clumsily painted and without delay arrested tho man who passed tho "bogus" money and held him until tho arrival of the police. |