Chicago (IL) Daily Inter Ocean, October 9, 1892, p. 9. FORGED PAPER AFLOAT A Columbus, Ind., Bank Victimized to a Large Amount Columbus, Indiana, October 8, Special Telegram-One of the slickest cases of forgery that has come to light in this locality for years was made known here this morning in the shape of a check drawn on the First National Bank of this place. The check is one of the bank's regular issue and dated September 22, 1892, and is signed S. J. Smelton, Sr., sheriff of Bartholomew County, Indian Territory. It was made payable to the amount of $1,467.31 to George B. Howard and endorsed by George B. Howard to A. C. Waldon of Washington City who deposited the check with the Lincoln National Bank of Washington City. It was then forwarded to Irwin's Bank of this city for collection. The check is just sixteen days old. Suspicion points toward George B. Howard as the guilty party. He was a resident of this city three years ago for a month and opened an account with the bank, depositing $5.00. He was a pension attorney and was handled by the government for irregularities.