Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - November 19, 1904 COAL DEALERS CAUGHT BY CLEVER SWINDLER Between 8 and 9 o'clock Monday morning coal teams from the yards of James F. BUTZ, George F. FEIFEL and Koehler Bros., Allentown, drove up to the house at No. 129 Church street, and attempted to unload coal. The drivers could get no response to their knocks at the door and when neighbors told them that the house had not been occupied for several weeks the men began to compare notes. Each had a load of pea coal on their wagons and their suspicion became aroused when it was learned that in each case a check had been tendered in payment for the coal. On the return of the drivers it became evident that the coal dealers had been made victims of a clever swindle. On Saturday evening the officers of the above coal yards together with that of E.E. SMOYER, Fourth and Gordon streets had been visited by a young man apparently about 22 years of age, who ordered a ton of pea coal to be delivered at the above number. He said the coal was not needed until Monday morning. He gave in payment in each case a check for $15.50 to which the name of S.W. KLINE, the baker, at No. 1325 Turner street, was signed. The cost of the coal, $5, was deducted and the change $11.50 was handed to the fellow without any further questions. The checks were made payable in each case on the Merchants' National Bank, and Mr. KLINE, whose name was forged to the checks has no dealing with that bank. The swindle was reported to the police when discovered Monday morning, but no trace of the fellow could be found. Mr. SMOYER had intended to deliver his order the same afternoon. MAY GO TO LAW OVER AN ADOPTED GIRL Legal proceedings will probably result over the possession of an 11-year-old girl adopted some time ago by Mr. and Mrs. William McCARTHY, of Pottstown, who took the child from a charitable institution in Berks county. An aunt of the adopted girl now demands the child. Mr. McCARTHY asserts that as the little girl has been legally adopted and has become attached to her foster parents, he will not part with her. FREES MAN FROM JAIL Harry Victor EMANUEL, the expert telegrapher, was released from jail, at Norristown, shortly after 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He was sentenced on October 10 to 30 days and $500 fine for his connection with the West Manayunk pool room. His sentence expired on Thursday, but as the fine was not paid he was not released. Saturday afternoon a woman dressed in black appeared and produced the necessary amount to secure EMANUEL's release. The attorneys for the telegraph operator refused to divulge her name, but intimated that she was a close friend and had saved the money herself to secure his release. EMANUEL and his friend left for Philadelphia at 5 o'clock that same afternoon.