The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-18
HECKMER'S HEGIRA
FROM THE PRECINCTS OF GRAFTON
where aIs Good Name Rests Undsr a CIoud-AS
Grand rr6a,ursr Of the Catholic KsIghtaO Of
America Hs Is Alleged to be Short
OJsr Twenty thousand Dollars.


Special Correspondence olu'e LHtCltSaseeT.
GRAFTON, ". VA, July l7.-Gratton is
in fever Of excitement tonight over the
alleged misdeeds OF John L. Heckmer, a
prominent citizen here, aud for five years
past, Supreme Treasurer OF the Catholic
Knights OF America. This organization Is
is very prominent one. and the treasurer
handles large sums yearly. His bond is in
a. .r., ~ s5n mn and ;ssi,ned nv Rarhen
Si'e euu' - S"'''NN, - II..I-
DAWSON, George brinAnann' LOUIS necA'
mer and Henry Leutcher, the last two are
respectively his father and father.in.law.
NJ. uo.Luar {; ~, hscams identified with
-' -' -. .a,,o.,, ,,o, 80
the business community nefe seVefa Se"i'
ago, when he became partner IN the iur-
niture business Of Frohnhiser & Co., the
COMPANY consisting OF himself and ]. E.
Cole. The business was not profitable, and
Mr.. Cole bought out Frohnhiser and Heck
mer, who then opened similar store in
Cumberlsnd. At the last session OF
the National Council Of the @. X
Of A., held at St Louis, Mr.. L, o'Brien,
Of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was elected
Treasurer. An order directing the lodges
to pay monies to Mr.. Heckmer until late
in June was promulgated. About the goth
OF June the new Treasurer came on and a
settlement was had, at which Mr.. Heck
mer turned over to his successor $1,000,
which wss on deposit in the srf National
Bank OF this place. This was all the
money, so far ss known, that
Mr.. Heckmer had belonging to the
society, save s. 900 which was left to pay
draft which was daily expected. The
draft came, but owing to the lack oil the Oh
ficial seal on it, payment was deferred un-
til the irregularity could be corrected. The
draft being returned, the treasurer at
Chattanooga, from whom 1t came,
NOT FORTHCOMING
.,.o... dsl.v occnrri,0 Mr.,
paid tne nloney' Os
Heckmer drew the money Ho"
danosit. saving he would express
:. cha,tonoo,a Soon after Mr..
~ :" ne 90 noo hr. wss in.
O'Brien sent lor tne s-'VoV' ou' wac
formed by the bank that ar. aeckm0f
had withdrawn II. Mr.. W. E. Russell, tfe
nre,;dent. living at Lebanon, Ky, was in
formed and at once came to Grafton, arriv-
inc here Saturday. Mr. Heckmer, when
asked for the money and books replied
that he had sent the books by freight and
the money by express from Cumberland.
Communication was at once established
with Cumberland, when u was tounu nau uan. sns'
Ts nslsnef ,aa money bsya r AID moi handle them. A
search Of Mr. Heckmer's ttics revealed the
books. On Sunday night Mr.. Heckmer
disappeared, and at present MS
whereabouts are unknown. On the
second day, OF June last Hi.
Heckmer made an assignment OF al ms
personal property for the 6ensht OF ms
creditors, naming Leroy l. Gon'an ~ .te
first preterrtd creditor. nus cialm a,houns 1as
s;Sis ~ ISSyi - GOO RHt strange TO SAY, The trust
deed was not offered for record until the
evening OF July IA, last Saturday evening
Mr. Russell pres!asn. ats ol ,aa. e ssanina a., nj for
IoJn Tsh.ao1 rns w. Ev where an investigation will
begin Friday.
NO DEPOSITS SINCE JUNE.
e;.,o Tho oo,,,smsnt m or about June
e'u.s 'Hu -. ~ osso;.ls
10th, Mr.. deckmef' 20 tne oanA UH''A's
say, has not made any deposits, although
bs ha. had various checks cashed. The
a,am.. ~ ,bsss have pot vet been ascer.
amount =. '"eoe nAc .'.'s'. w. =. -. k,,o,
tanned. During the 1Ve years NC HAs OeeH