Show SMOOTH SWINDLE BEING WORKED ON MERCHANTS Los Angeles Jan 2 of the smoothest swindles that has been beon worked la In the far west is being per por perpetrated perpetrated on merchants of the Pacific coast by bv an unknown man who is floating checks ostensibly given ghen by hr W V A Cowden Owden former clerk of the court of too the state of Tennes Tennessee see seo seeThe The latter latt r according to advices a from Nashville has been dead several years ears When hen a n check was vms returned from rom funds an investigation revealed tho the fact tact that the man had left loft the city soon after passing the check Further communication com communication with a n bank f brought out the statement that Mr Cowden had been dead for several years The swindler had evidently In some fome manner obtained possession of at tho the official stationary blank chocks checks and seal sc l of Mr Cowden and was filling tilling them out and cashing them thorn It was apparent that lOat ho hod had a j confederate in with the necessary Cowden corres correspondence bearing tho the proper postmarks post postmarks postmarks marks |