Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-18

For week past our city has been
agitated over the sudden disappear
ance Of Max Russek, whose store on
Los Angeles street, near the corner of
Also, sports the following sign: "Max
Russek, La Tienda de Marcos ell Colo
rado." Max is Russian by birth,
and has been doing rushin' business
in Los Angeles for the past two months
and half. 1t has been all income
and no out-go, to the intense disgust
of his numerous creditors, who began
to feel uneasy. The receipts amount
ed to about 81 900 cash per month, and
still the complacent Max made no
financial sign to his mercantile back
ers. gai2 sfsFA h-
Last Sunday week Max seemed to
have something resting on his mind,
and on Monday morning told his as
sistant in the business that he inten-
ded to rusticate for a few days, and
placed the concern in his hands until
his return, promising to pay him well
for his faithfulness. He then mount
ed a horse, borrowed from Durfee,
and silently stole away. @ -
When last heard from, he was near
San Fernando, riding Durfee's horse,
and is supposed now to be- safe in
Mexico or Arizona, unless Mr.. Chavez
has made his acquaintance and exam
ined the So, 900 gold notes which Max
had stored away. His creditors hav-
ing exhausted their patience, put the
Sheriff in charge of his store yester-
day, and, should Max return from his
little jaunt, he will find his occupa-
ton gone, and Eugene Meyer and a
San Francisco friend his successors in
trade. -se.~ Try = eAr a.H ri.s
This is the business side of the case,
but the domestic features are still
worse. About two months ago Max
married beautiful Spanish lady in
San Francisco and they have since
been living happily at the Lafayette
Hotel, where his mother-in-law has
been visiting him for several weeks.
With prosperous business and an
accomplished wife, it would seem that
Max Kussek had everything to make
man happy; but in running his mer-
camille credit he has wrecked his do
mestic happiness by abandoning his
wife in the most heartless manner.
She is still here, overwhelmed with
grief by his abandonment and almost
broken-hearted, but receives the SYM
pathy of the entire community in this
severe blow.
The runaway merchant is young
man, who gave the promise Of sue
Cessful business career. He had built
up a good credit, contracting debts to
the amount of $4,000, for which he
has left no provision for payment. 1t
is no sudden freak, no eccentric idea,
but deliberate calculation, he having
been changing gold and silver into
gold notes for some time past. For
the sake of getting a few thousand
| dollars which belong to others, he has
sacrificed a promising business and
ruined his credit for life. Destitute of
character and bereft Of wife, he will
wander a terror stricken fugitive
through life, even if justice does not
| 0vertake him. Hs@'t
Max Russek is aged about 20 years,
S feet 6 inches high, red hair, sandy
Ncomplexion, and pleasant,gentlemanly
manners. His friends and acquaint-
ances are chagrined beyond measure
at his abandonment OF the path of
honor and rectitude. In fact, his dis
appearance has been town talk for a
day or two, and is now the sensation
of the week. We have given the
facts, and now leave him with his
creditors. aff rtf aAfrr ~