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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 14. 1925 CHECK FORGERS ARRESTED HERE Taken by Police Following Attempt to Secure Cash at Wilmette State Bank CONFESS TO POLICE Operate Successfully in Glen- coe and Winnetka Two forgers who cashed worthless checks at banks in Glencoe and Win- netka were captured Tuesday when they attempted to work: the same game at the Wilmette State bank. They were Trevlyn Clinkenbroomer, 16 years old, of 1523 Davis street, Evanston, and a man who gave his name as Charles K. Smith of Joliet, Ill. Smith said he was 37 years old. They were both held to the grand jury by Police Magistrate D. M. Mickey of Wilmette Wednesday morning on charges of forgery. Clink- enbroomer was sent to the Juvenile De- tention home to await the grand jury hearing and Smith was committed to the county jail in Chicago under $10,- 000 bonds. Arouses Suspicion Their arrest was brought about when they attempted to cash checks for $81.76 at the Wilmette State bank. Clinken- broomer was told by a teller to see Dan G. Stiles, vice president, when he presented his check to be cashed. The check was on the Evanston Trust and Savings bank, made out to Harry Thomas and signed by Thomas C. Chester. It was perforated by a check protector. Stiles was suspicious of the story told by the youth, however, and had also heard that two young men were operat- ing along the north shore. He tried to delay Clinkenbroomer, but was unable to keep him in the bank. The police were immediately notified, and Motorcycle Policeman Peter Schaef- fer arrested Clinkenbroomer a few minutes later. Baggage checks from the North Western railroad for two suit- cases were found in his possession and Schaeffer boarded the baggage train on which the suitcases were carried to Chi- cago, their destination. There he ar- rested Smith, when the latter came to claimathe baggage. Er Identified at Banks was brought back to Wilmette herefhe was lodged in 'a cell, but he fused to admit that he was in any way connected with the crimes, although he was identified, with Clinkenbroomer, by | | Telephone 1098 ALEC W. KYLE Contractor PLUMBING--HEATING 674 Vernon Avenue GLENCOE, ILLINOIS et LA employes at the Glencoe, Winnetka and Wilmette banks. Clinkenbroomer, when first arrested, told Chief Henry Brautigam that his home was in Canada, and gave a fictiti- ous name. After hours of questioning, however, he admitied his true identity, and gave a complete confession, impli- cating Smith. Clinkenbroomer had escaped from a boys' home in Chicago, where he was sent for some other escapade, some time ago. He went to Rockford, Ill, where he worked for a time and later met Smith, who persuaded him to embark on the check forging venture. "Worked" Western Cities The two bought the check protector and went to Waterloo, Iowa, where they each cashed checks for $40 on Febru- ary 24. From . there they went to Omaha, Neb., where they cashed checks for $50 and later performed the same trick at St. Joseph, Mo., and East St. Louis, Ill. Then they came to Chicago and started working the north shore. In their possession was found a com- plete outfit for forging checks. They had the check protecting machine, two kinds of ink, pens, a book of blank checks from the Evanston Trust and Savings bank and numerous checks irom other banks. Clinkenbroomer said that their custom was to go into a bank and open a small savings account, after which they would wait a few days and then cash a large check. It was in this manner that they got money at Glencoe and Winnetka. Police Caution Merchants Chief Brautigam, in commenting on the case, said that it demonstrated the necessity for employes of business es- tablishments, and especially banks, being axtremely careful to be sure of the iden- tity of the person to whom they gave money. 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