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Show oo HE EORSEB BY 01 OF PARTNERS OF AFIRI C. W Shlpp of the firm of Martin &. Shipp. has complained to the shei iff that his partner. J. F. Martin, has forged his individua. name to a number num-ber of checks and has left the city The officers are now looking for Martm A short time ago Mr. Shipp formed a partnership with Martin as con tractors and builders and things went along well until a few days ago when Shipp discovered that his pariner had !' ft the city. He surmised that Mar tin had used partnership funds in some way, but did not know the nature na-ture of the defalcation until last evening when he received two checks on his bank account of $15 each, drawn in favor of the Yolker Lumber Lum-ber company and the Badger company compa-ny that had been iorged In his name by Martin, It Is thought by Mr. Shipp. and also by the officers that Martin has forged Mr Shlpp's name to other checks. The whereabouts of Martin is not known |