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Show VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS FALSELY ACCUSED San Francisco, Sept. 2 Daniel Sheehan, a veteran of the Civil War, bent with the burden of morn than three-score years, has spent the past five months in Alameda Jail after having hav-ing been positively identified as the passer of a forged check. But today he Is likely to be set free. Another veteran, Jerome P. O'Sulllvan, confessed con-fessed yesterday. It was ho that forged the check and pascd it on a saloonkeeper In Napa, Cal. The check was a United States pension pen-sion payment of $3"5, made oat In favor fa-vor of Samuel Olsen. lu January it was cashed, but when It was presented present-ed for payrueut, the endorsement was declared a forgery. Sheehan wag arrested ar-rested and his Identity as the check I asser was sworn to by the salesman and another. He wes indicted and sent to Jail to await trial. |