From the Lykens Standard, July 20, 1906:
FORGER’S TRICK DIDN’T WORK AT RUDISILL’S
Yesterday morning about 8 o’clock, a tall, thin man, wearing a black sateen shirt, no necktie, upper button on shirt open, dressed in fairly good suit and wearing a slouch hat, entered the general store of A. A. Rudisill on North Second Street, and asked Miss Ella Ely, one of the clerks, to see some of their shoes. He picked a pair out but said that in order to pay for them it would be necessary to have a check for $165 cashed, which he had just received from Dr. J. H. Kreider in payment for a horse. Of course Miss Ely refused to cash the check and asked him why he didn’t take it to the bank. He said he didn’t care about going to the bank so early and then volunteered the information that his name was Williams; that he formerly resided in Williamstown but for four years has boarded with a family on North Street, but did not mention the name. He then went out saying he would be back later for the shoes. Dr. Kreider was then called up on the ‘phone and he said he knew nothing whatever about the matter. Thinking perhaps that a mistake had been made in the name, Dr. I. A. Keiter of Wiconisco was then asked if he had issued the check, and he replied that he had not. The fellow hasn’t called around for the shoes yet and merchants throughout the valley have been warned to look out for him.
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