| Show YOUNG FORGER CAUGHT san francisco cail feb A young man who gave his name to he police a g R G button of new Orleans but who was subsequently identified as ray silt foil gardick of tacoma haji been arrested on charge s of forgery and obtaining goods under false pretenses representing himself as the nephew of wm alvord president of the bank of california gardick bought a gold watch and a diamond ring from V K co and offered in payment a check for bearing sir alfords signature he had previously telephoned to tho firm that lie would call to make some purchases and mr alvord when notified of the fact pronounced the alleged nephew a fraud A policeman was therefore in waiting and after tho check had been passed garisek was placed under arrest in his pockets were found six checks nil caring te forged signature of wm alvord his notebook note book showed that he came here recently from tacoma en route to enter the university of chi cago the young man vaa well supplied money when ho camo here ho stopped at the palace hotel and spent his funds in tho city to detective harper after hia arrest said 1 I forged those checks because I 1 got hard up and needed the money |
