Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-27 | Page 6 | Creditor Victim in Check Scheme

CREDITOR VICTIM IN CHECK SCHEME Wilfred Hogge Is Arrested for Signing Worthless Check Was Innocent Party Special to The Tho Ogden Oct 26 Wilfred Hogge Is la In custody as IS tho the result of ot a curious financial tangle Into which he hewan was wan aR drawn today b by Joseph L L. Alvord and the latter Jatter Is being sought nought b by the poll police co In order that hat tho the guilty person may be bo discovered and the tile matter straightened Oll out t According J to lo Hogge Alvord owed him money and offered to pa pay him b by giving gi In lag ing him an unsigned check for 15 made out to J. J L. L Alvord lie IIo Induced ll llo gge o to sl sign n the check and then cash It at Wrights Wright's store This being ac accomplished liC- liC Alvord asked to borrow borron a afew afew few tow dollars and Jo R let him have ha havethe tho the proceeds of or the check to get chan changed ed Into smaller denominations that tb loan might bo be made m Doll Both Al Alvord Al- Al vord ord and the tho mon money Jo then disappeared I I Tho Io store storo people learned that c had Jad no no funds at the bank and secured Ills his arrest The prIsOner ner states that ho lie never nc had a bank account In his life and not heln being familiar with banking methods did ld not know that signing a a. check on a bank where ho be had hall no funds constituted a felony