William Copeland arrested for forgery
- Title of event
- William Copeland arrested for forgery
- Type of event
- Forgery
- Address of event
- William Copeland arrested for forgery Happened Primarily at 370, Lenox Ave
- Report on event
- William Copeland arrested for forgery Main report referencing event William Copeland arrested for forgery
- Start date / time
- November 6, 1933
- Start (general time of day)
- Unknown
- Description
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The defendant, a grocer with a store on Lenox Avenue,
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The defendant, a grocer with a store on Lenox Avenue, “was accustomed to buy food tickets of the Department of Public Welfare... He would buy tickets for 66% of their face value, knowing them to bear the forged signature of the suspected beneficiaries.” The defendant was arrested after buying one such ticket and selling it to Thomas Grogarty, manager of Sheffield Farms Company's store on Lenox Avenue, for $8.50 worth of merchandise.