Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20

How Two Men OF the sas1e Name Be
came Involved in a Business Compli-
cation - Trying to Find Gut Who Ia
Which.
A few days ago Mr.. Bernard Graeffe, a
grocer on the southeast corner OF Mont
gOmerv and Huntingdon streets. received
a letter from Messrs Austin. Nichols 81
Co., wholesale grocers in New York city.
informing him that they had shipped sew
eral thousand cigars by one OF the Ocean
Steam ships, in compliance with his
order of a previous date. MIR.
Graeffe was greatly surprised on reading
the letter, especially as he bad sent no
such order, and had no immediate sale
for so many cigars. A day or two after
wards he received letter from Messrs.
Julius Ellinger & Co., of New York city,
which stated that they bad shipped him
by the steamship City of Augusta, several
thousand cigars in fultfment of his order.
This letter increased the surprise of Mr..
! Graeffe, who returned both letters 10
the post office. He at once called
on Mr.. Herman Myers, on the
! Bay, who, after hearing the ac-
/ count of the mattes. communicated with
the New York firms by telegraph. and he
was requested by them to stop the cigars
on the wharf OF the Ocean Steamship
Company on thu arrival of the vessel at
/ this port. Mr.. Myers called at the Office
Of the company, when the employees at
the wharf were instructed by telephone to
hold certain packages of freight ad
dressed to MIR. Bernard Graetfe until fur
Their orders.
Meanwhile, on the 10th inst, Mr.. Nor
ris Sternherg, the jeweler, received from
Messrs. Leopold FriedherEer & Co., jew
elers, No. 203 Broadway, New York, the
following telegram;
enquire if Bernard GraefTe is good for one
thou and dollars"
Mr.. Stefnberg wondered If Mr.. Graeffe
was about to invest $1,000 in jewelry, and
what he intended to do with it. but without
making any inquiries of Mr.. Graeffe, with
with whom he he is we'll acquainted, he
promptly sent the following message;
He owns good deal of real estate, ai3
consider him good"
The following morning, on the 18th
inst, Mr.. Sternberg heard of the orders
for cigars on the New York firms, and
also learned from DIR. Graetfe, who came
to his store, that he had sent no order to
New York or elsewhere for jewelry.
whereupOn Mr.. Sternberg telegraphed as
follows:
.'Bernard Graefe is not the one referred
to in telegram yesterday. He isentirely ignor-
ant of having ordered goods"
When Mr.. Graetfe returned the letters
to the post office. he inquired if any per-
.,.., ci.i;,c.ing that name was in the habit
Of 7F' RECEIVING letters from the office
and was informed :hat a gentle
man who gave that name rented
box Mt the office about two weeks
ago, and the clerks promised to explain
to him how Mr.. Graetfe had come to open
the letter. The second Mr.. Bernard
Graetfe called not long after and took the
la Of x8rbi oh 4
to the corner of Montgomery and
Huntington streets. He then called at
Mr.. Graetfe's store and told him that he
WAS pleased to make his acquaintance
that his name was also Bernard Graefe,
that he was about 10 open a cigar store
in the city, and would be pleased to have
him deal with him, at Al Whitaker street
Therefore when Mr.. Graeffe, on MOntgom-
cry street. met Mr.. Sternberg and the
! conversation followed about the order for
$1,000 worth of jpwelry, he was surprised
that the other MIR. Graetfe, a profpssed
dealer in cigars, should require such
goods in stock. The two Savannah gem
tlemen concluded that they had better
call on Mr. Kaufman, and While on their
way to Drayton street met the
other Mr.. Graetie, and they asked
him if he had ordered any jewelry. He
said no. They. however, noticed that he
was in company with man who had
been seen almost constantly with him for
several days. but that after the question
relative to the iewelry order was pro-
| pounded he suddenly abandoned his
| friend. walked rapidly down DraytOu to
/ Bryan street and thence in the direction
Of AbercOrn street and disappeared. 1t
was also observed that the friend went
in an opposite direction around the block
towards the Bay, where the two met
again. This was on Friday morning.
Mr.. Kaufman yesterday tried to have
an interview with either or both of the
strangers, but failed.
Last night reporter of the MORNING
| NEWS ascertained that Dir. Bernard
| GraetTe, No. 2, called few days ago on
Mr.. John j. Nipson, at 80 Whitaker street,
and engaged a store from him, saying that
he was going tor open cigar store,
and was expecting an arrival Of stock.
/ The stranger had friend with him, and
both were of Medium height and looked
like foreigners. Mr.. NipsOn was unable
/ to saw where the men are stopping, and
was sure that no stock had yet been
/ moved in.
The complication in business caused by
/ the presence OF two parties of the same
/ name, as in the above case, has, at least,
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