White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-10-14
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Mn. EDrroR:-I wish to make plain state
ment Of q little Transaction with one of the
leading business houses of st Joseph, and let
the public judge whether such concern will
do to deal with. uithout close Watching.
On Tuesday, September 2sth. started for
st. Joserh on business, and J. s. Springer, OF
this place, gave me three packages, said to
contain two hundred dollars each. to be left
with Koch, Chew & Co.-one package con-
tanning money which he owed them; one for
Studehaker Eros, wagon dealers; and the
third for E. Balm, another wagon dealer.
arrived at ST. Joseph in the evening. and at
once went to the store Of Koch, Chew L Co.,
in the Office of which found several men SIT
ting. Not being acquainted, I inquired for
the manager, when one os the persons arose,
to whom handed the three packages, re-
marking that one vas for that firm. He asked
me whether they we're expected to deliver the
other two packages. said ! supposed so. as
had been ordered to leave them there. He
then walked toward the safe, to deposit the
packages; and upon his return, remarked,
al guess had better take a receipt fer the
PACKAGES" He replied to the effect that it
was not necessary; that he ~ould send a re-
ceipt to Springss for their money, and the
other parties could do the saAe. replied
that guessed twas all right, Ind departed.
On Friday. October lst, returned home;
and meeting Mr.. Springer, he asked me if
had delivered the money, as be had rot yet
received receipts. told him had. On the
next Monday. no receipts yet coming, Spring
ef went to ST. Joseph, to look after the mat
ter. He went TO Koch, Chew & Co.'s, and in
quired of Mr. Koch about the money he had
sent down. Koch expressed surprise, saying
that he had not received any. Springer ex-
planned when and how he had sent it. Koch
went to his books. look ed over them, and said
that no money bad been received; that his
men never took money without, giyiRg receipts
He then called sis men up and questioned
them, and they all declared that no money
from Springer had come intothe house. Koch
then requested him to try and dnd out whether
had not used money on my own account
while in the city. Springer went to Turner,
Frazer 4 Co.. and learned that l had paid
them s;x hundred doIlars-Jus. the amount
contained in the three packages. Returning
with this informstion to Koch, the latte. told
him there was where his money had gone
that had appropriated It to my o~n use
Springer said he could not believe it. for he
put as much confidence in me as Koch did in
his men, and he Thought the money must be
10 the house. Koch then went and look ed
into the safe, took out drawer, and said no
such packages we're there. After some fur
ther parleyiug, Koch angrily told hin to so
and bring me, aud would not dare to face
his men with such s:ory. He also told
Springer that l had once bought bill of
goods there, and that he found me to be very
slow pay. The truth is, never bought q
cents worth Of the house in my life.
Springer came home, and on Tuesday af-
ternoon returned with him to st. Joseph, and
meeting Philip Kelly. Of this place, a. the de-
pot in tha: city, we all three went together to
the store Of Koch, Chew & Co. Springer in
troduccd me TO MrtSorh, who appeared ra-
ther crusty. and demanded to know whether
claimed to have paid money to any man in
that office. told him certainly did leave
money packages there. He then called his
men up, and asked me whether / recognized
among them the man to whom had delivered
the packages. replied that l did-that il
was the man at the desk, who wore spectscles.
The person referred to. (who answered to the
name Of West,) laid of his specs, showed out
from behind the desk, threw his head to one
side. looked knowing, grinned, and inquired
Of me if he was the man had paid the money
to. l told him that be was, and related the
circumstances. He asked. in a confident tone,
whether he had given me a receipt. an
swered that he had not, that he had said it
was unnecessary; to which be replied that he
never took Nancy without giving a receipt.
Mr.. Koch then demanded whether I claimed
that had LEFT the packages with that man
said that he certainly looked like the man
l had left them with. He repeated the de-
mand abont five times. saying he wanted to
know if said that sras the nan, without any
ifs or snds. told him he had better not Q
excited, as We could talk the matter over
cool'y just as we'll, and the thing would work
itself oct all right; but as there was a bare
possibility Of mistake, / would 60 out and
knock around for awhile, and see if could
find any other house and men that bore re-
semblance to theirs. God forbidD
Iwent out. leaving Springer and Kelly in
the store. After had gone. Koch, flourish
ing bis fst in the air. delivered himself az
follows: al doa't ALLOW any Cd d-d man
to come into my house and say that he gave
any of nv clerks money without taxing a re-
ceipt; for If any man did. would call him
cd d-d liar! 1t is only pre,ext of man
rho has appreciated the money to his own
nse. As he finished this orition, he turned
md walked to another par. Of the store; and
1t the same time, the book-keeper, West,
'tepped to the safe. deliberately put in his
,and, and drew forth the three packages, re. |
marking: Here they are, all right; have !
made the mistake" This was done within a.
1ery few minutes after he had positively de-
.lared that no such packages had ever been
'lsced in his hands-taken from a safe that |
hey had solemnly asserted had been thor
'ughly searched. and that no such packages
Eere there! The packages had been there
NE week, and the safe vas not like a barn,
hat such articles should escape notice in a
areful searrh made expressly 70 find them.
Word was brought me of the recovery of
he money. and I returned to the store, and
aid To Koch: "You have found the money.
ave your" He replied: "The book-keeper