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Case Of Forgery
66 HERE'S a curious twist to this field. Mrs. Simons answered their
case, Inspector," George, Jackson, knock. president of the Medville National. "Harry is away. Is there anything Bank was saying. "Anthony Page, I can do?” who deposited $25,000 with us on Mon day, decided to use his right, name af the last moment."
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Following previous instructions from Clifford, Jackson said: "We made mistake in his monthly statement last week. Do you happen to know whe- "His right name? What do you ther he has it handy?"
mean?"
"It may be on his desk. Will you come inside?"..
"Anthony Page is a fiction' writer, His real name is Edward Thurston."
They followed her into the house. Recently a distant uncle died and left. There was a small den off the living- him a small fortune $25,000, to be room containing a desk. Mrs. Simons exact. Page consulted me about in- began opening drawers and peering in- vestments. I advised him not to invest Clifford stood idly by. Then suddenly to them. For a moment Inspector in anything while the market was in he stepped forward and snatched some- its present unstable condition. agreed, and decided to deposit the thing from one of the drawers. money in our bank until things looked Simons and the astonished gaze
Before the startled eyes of Mrs. ⚫ of Jackson, he strode over to a window, then looked up triumphantly.
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"He came in early-Monday morning and made the deposit, decided to use
"Simons is our man," he said. "This his real name of Edward Thurston at proves it. Now" He broke off as the last moment. On Wednesday, a the front door opened and closed. check for $5000, signed by Edward
"Here's my husband now," Mrs. Thurstan, was presented and cashed by Simons said. "If there are any ques- one of our téllers.
tions you want to ask, I'm sure he will be glad to answer them."
"I have questioned Thurston. He "There are plenty," Inspector Clif- says he left for Chicago directly after ford snapped. “No, Jackson, I can't depositing the money, and swears he explain now. I'll have to request that told no one about his decision to use you let me handle this. Please say his real name. He had signed no nothing at all.". checks against his account!
As Clifford finished speaking, Simons, & tall spare man, appeared in Inspector Kent Clifford reflectively the doorway, stopped and looked about lighted a 'cigar.
in bewilderment.
“I'm Inspector Clifford of police "You say that Thurston made his headquarters, the officer said, stepping deposit early Monday morning?"-
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"He was at the door when we opened
That may be the key to solving the mystery. On Monday mornings it isn't likely that many people were here de- positing money. Do you think your.. clerks could remember who was in the bank at the time?"
BY CARLTON JAMES
forward. "Simons, I arrest you for forging Edward Thurston's name to u "It's a big order, but I can find out check for $5000." for you."
the
Simon's eyes, grew wide. The colour "Good. Question the clerks, and also ment he stared as though struck, then drained from his cheeks. For a mo- find out from them exactly what each impulsively turned and bolted. did upon entering the bank on Monday... Anticipating the move, Inspector. Find out every move each made UP Clifford leaped forward. His fingers until 9:30 o'clock, I want to look caught hold of the tall man's collar, around the lobby."
and yanked him backward. In Fifteen minutes later the Inspector next moment there was the click of and Mr. Jackson closeted themselves in handcuffs being locked into place. the latter's office.
“Quite simple when explained," Clifford was saying later. "Simons “As far as I can find out," the pre- probably needed money. He was in sident offered, "there were only two the bank when Page was making his men in the bank, while Thurston was deposit, and picked up the blotter Page here." He handed the officer a slip of had used when signing his name. It paper, “Here are their names and ad- was a new blotter, and the imprint dresses, Bath are well known to all therefore was definitely easy to "copy of us, men of high repute.
Inspector Clifford studied the names. Now tell me what your clerks were up to
Nothing unusual. `--- Getting things ready to start the day. Making sure deposit blanks, pens, blotters, ink, etc. were on the lobby counters. Arrang- ing their cushion
forgery purposes. (Copyright, By The Associated Newspapers):
GERMAN RECALL
spector Clifford snapped his fingers, OF AMBASSADOR
it. Come on, were going to on these two men,"
look here, inspector, both those davaluoti pustomers. It wouldn't ise to antagonise them."
fed, after
mission. Bomew
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tical about the results and 'not' miägiving he put on his hat and coốt, The first call was on a man named Simons in the suburban town of Sharon
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