Class to This Jap's Forgery is Arrested

The Evanston police patrol driver should be in charge of the Kaiser's airship to speed him on his rapid trips to and from the front. Quick head work on the part of the police department resulted in the arrest of one of the bravest confidence men by whom the north shore has been chosen as a field for risky operations.
The man, who gave his name as J. Katow [unclear], is a Japanese, ahd when taken into custody he had in his possession a number of checks to which he had wigned the names of wealthy north shore residents.s He went into the jewelry store of William Ullrich at 809 Davis street Monday afternoon and presented a check for $[unclear] bearing the signature of Edward Hines.

Mr. Ullrich Not Caught
He picked out a watch worth $34 and tendered the check in payment. He said he was employed by Mr. Hines as a butler. Mr. Ullrich went next door and called Mr. Hines on the 'phone. The latter said he had never heard of the fellow.
Mr. Ullrich took the check back to his store and told the man that he could not take it. As soon as the man had gone the jeweler called the police station and a search was begun for him. The red lights were flashed on all over the city and every policeman was notified to be on the lookout for the man.

He Tries Again
The man was determined to have a watch, and as soon as he had left the Ullrich store he went into a store conducted by August Rodelius at 837 Davis street. He here picked out a watch valued at $37 and gave one of the clerks the check in payment, asking for the balance in cash. The store was filled with Christmas shoppers, and as Mrs. Hines had often sent checks in payment for jewelry, Mr. Rodelius did not take time to look at th echeck but told the clerk to turn the watch and money over to the customer. The man appeared to be excited and kept telling the clerk that he was in a hurry, as he must get back to the Hines residence in time to cook the evening meal.

Police and Street Car Race
In the meantime the auto patrol started in pursuit of a streetcar which Katow was thought to have boarded. Officers Shea and Winderborn [Winderhorn ?] were in the machine and overtook the car a few blocks this side of Calvary cemetery, where Shea got on the car. Winderborn in the legendary "Flying Dutchman" style opened everything wide and proceeded down the street to the point where the Clark street cars start. The man was here taken off the car and brought back to the station. The entire trip was made in seven minutes.

Admits Guilt
Katow here admitted his guilt. Other checks were found in his possession bearing the names of John T. Pirie of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., and James Simpson, president of Marshall Field & Co. He had about $200 in his possession, and a post card mailed from a town in Wisconsin to "T. Tomito care of Col. McDonald. Fort Sheridan."
In an interview with a representative from the Lake Shore News Tuesday morning, Katow admitted his guilt, and said that he had been up, and had to have money. He said he had passed similar checks in Lake Forest, one at a shoe store and another at a jewelry store.
Katow is a well educated little fellow, a former student at the Univeristy of Michigan, according to his story. He has worked for wealthy families in Lake Forest, but has been out of a job for several weks, and said he had decided to adopt this means of procuring funds only after he had spent a whole night in a railrorad station, and had had no food for an entire day.

Gilbert Bros. Also Visited
Early in the afternoon Katow succeeded in passing one of his bogus checks on Gilbert Bros. He bought a scarf for $3.00, gave a check for $15, and took the remainder with him in cash. The checks were made out on counter blanks from the Forst National Bank of Chicago.
Both stores where the checks wer passed have sworn out warrants against the man, and he has been booked for trial.
Althought Katow said in his interview that he had formerly worked at the [illegible] home,[unclear] that they had never had a Japanese [unclear] in their employment.