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Pmge Two.YOUNG FARMER IS IN COUNTY PRISON ON SERIOUS CHARGEEdd Suttles, Alias John Ross, Is Arrested By Deputy Sheriff Nelson on Charge of Forgery.RAISED SMALL CHECKON OCTA MERCHANTSame Man Who Passed Forged Check on Acton Brothers on January 4, and Also One on F. M. Palmer, of This City—Denies That He “Raised Check. Is Only 19 Years of Age.Kd Buttles, alia* John Rlt;m», was arrested by Deputy Sheriff A C N lt;1 -non and Constable Manford Allen of MHledgeville, Monday evening, charged with passing a 'raised cheek He is now in the county jail awaiting further action of the authoritiesHut ties, who la a youth of lit yearn, la a son of David Buttles, who resides on the John Luttrell farm south of Octa, i« charged with raiding a check issued by J A. Hock and railing for $1.25 to $5.25 and passing It at the I. W. Murphy store, at Octa. and is baid to be the aame youth who passed a worthless check on Acton Brothers of Milledgeville on Saturday morning I January 4th, and also passing a bad check for $6 on F M I’almer of this ci#y. In each of the two last mentioned cases he used the name of *'John Ross Armed with the warrant, for Sut-tlea' arrest, Deputy Sheriff Nelson went to Milledgeville Monday morning. and in company with Constable Alien, went to the home of Buttles, where they searched the premises but failed to find the object of the slt;*arch Following the visit to the premise* Ike two men went to Goto and there remained until evening, when they returned «o the vicinity of the But ties' home and took up their station where they could detect any one who entered or left the houseWhen heavy darkness had fallen the young man suddenly appeared and entered the house, Deputy Nelson and hts assistant lost iio time in following the young man into the house, where he was dumbfounded to me the officers, and readily submitted to arrest, and was brought to thin city and locked up. pending bis pre )itninary hearing before Mayor Bmlth The check which young Buttles Is accused of raising shows very poorskill, the ' five” being marked with an ordinary pencil over the Indelible pencil writing. He purchased a pair of 10c mittens from Mr. Murphy andreceived $f*. 15 in change. This was on Dec. 24, and the deception was not discovered until a few days ago when the check reached the Milledge-ville bank.Buttles denies raising the check, and says Murphy gave him too much J money, and that he did not eare to return It.On the morning he la supposed to have passed the forged check on Acton Brothers he claims that he came to this city on the tralu, remained over night with Frank Frvin, returned home the next day, going from there to Cincinnati the following day and remained there until Friday, when he returned to Sabina, and from thence home.It Is said that the young man has been in trouble In Sabina, and that he was arrested there once for the th*-ft of some rubber boots which he cut up and sold for old rubber, and that upon another occasion he was charged with the theft of chickens, in the arrest of Buttles the authorities believe they have a really troublesome character, and one who was rapidly developing Into an all round crook.citttilt;I1JitI(ii!1I
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Washington Daily Herald
Washington, Ohio, US
Tue, Jan 14, 1913
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