The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-26
ARREST op A Mas VITO PRoposED no DrA1,

| ARREST OF A MAN wHo PROPOSED TO DEAL
LARGELY IN RICHMOND ToBACCo-BIG
DRAFTS AND SUSPICIOUS CrRcUMsTANCEs.-
Last evening about o'clock Officer Dan.
lei Wren, OF the First police district, ar
rested man, aged sixty years, named FL.
EileTs (who appeared to be blind), and a
companion, aged about thirtv-five or forty
years. They had been in tue city several
days, and were stopping at Goodmnn's bar
room, ut the corner OF Eighteenth and Main
streets.
Two or three days ago these two men
went to Mr.. l.. Lottier's tobacco-factory, on
the corner Of Nineteenth and Franklin
streets, and stated that they desired to pur-
chase $4,000 worth of manufactured tohac-
co, to ship to Germany, and in payment
therefor would tender gold draft, payable
three days after sight, dated Hamburg, Ger
many, October 81, drawn by W. Kramer on
Gossler & Co., 1874 Pearl street, New York,
and in favor OF 81. Eilers.
The draft was examined, but Mr.. Lottier
and his book-keeper were doubtful as to IFS
genuineness, and did not treat with E:lers
I for the tobacco. Yesterday afternoon Mr.
Wren was informed OF the affair, and took
the two men into custody, carried them to
the First police.station, and sent for the
Chief Of Police. Major Poe went down
and made some inquiries OF the two men,
and suspectipg that something might be
wrong, searched them. On the person OF
Eilers, in large square envelope, address
led " Mr.. H. Eilers, care of German
Soucieiy, Broadway, No. 13, New
York." he found one draft OF $4,000,
one OF $4,000, and one OF 5000, all drawn
| by W. Kramer on Gossier & Co., New York,
or, in the event Of their not paying, on F.
A. Reuess, Of st. Louis, Mo. The drafts
were all dated October 81, Mt Hamburg.
Eilers also. had in his possession letter in
German, dated October 81, signed W. Kra-
mer, in the upper corner Of which, how
Fever, was printed: "W. Cramer, maker
and agent"
After having seen these papers Major
Poe sent for the German consul, Mr. Oster-
lob, who asked ElIers number OF ques-
tions in German with view OF finding out
something about the man. He said, in re-
ply to one OF his questions, that he had
bought $4,000 worth Of tobacco in New
York. but was unable to give the name OF
the person from whom he had bought it, or
the part of the city in which the transac-
ton took place.
Major Poe also found on his person, in Il
sealed envelope, three other drafts, dated
Hamburg, October 81, for S400, 5000, and
$500 respectively, but these were drawn on
F. A. Ruess, OF st. Louis, Mo. Uponbeing
serached at the station-bouse seven dollars
was found upon the person OF Ellers's 5
companion, five dpllars OF which he said
belonged to the old gentleman. The young
man complained at the station-house that
Eilers had brought him down to Richmond
and had gotten him into this trouble; that
he had only agreed to accompany him from
New York because he was blind, and had
no idea that there was anything wrong
about his transactions.
Mr.. Lottier's suspicious were probably
aroused from the fact that on Monday he
telegraphed to MessrS. Gossler IL Co. in New
York TO know whether the draft for $4,000,
drawn by W. Kramer, Of Hamburg, in ia.
vor Of Il. Eilers, was good on his house
to which telegram Mr.. Gossler replied that
he bad no advice OF the draft In question
Subsequently, Gossler & Co. telegraphed to
Mr. Lotlicr: "Draft not advised. Cannot
say whether in order before seeing it."
All the drafts have the appearance OF
being lthographed-the body as well as the
insertions in the drafts. They are in the
possession OF Major Poe, who will to-day
frame the charge against Eilers. The ac-
cused is heavy, thick-set man, who is Oh
pretends to be bind. His companion is q
we'll. dressed Young man Of medium height,
and insists that EiIers has fooled him. Ma
ior Poe consulted bank officer, who
thought the drafts rather "irregular," and
the German Consul seemed to be Of the
same opinion.