Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-30
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Last evening about . q clock Amos u,
IInstettcr, tobacco and cigar dealer, was
arrested un a charge Of forging promls-
sorry noto for $1,000 purportInH u ne
siguCd 10y his father iu.law, Benjamin Il.
Dcnlusor, residing near WItmer, TINS
county.
1t appears that about year ago llostet-
ter, who was then in the leaf tobacco ousl-
ness, in partnership with Henry Forney'
became involved, and tho firm made an
assignment. Wishing to resume business
lIostetter made u composition with his
creditors, and started rs agent y III the
leaf tobacco trade in.North Lime street,
and rs cigar manufacturer IN South Queen
street. Several months ago he took 10 the
Fulton national bank promissory
note for 5000 purporting to DO
signed by his father IN law, Is.
Denlluger, The bank discounted the
note and renewed II from time
TO time, until last Monday, when
thoy told MIR. Hostetter they waited 1t
paid. Mr. Hustcttcr asked for renewal
for one day, aud this WAS granted him.
Tho note was not paid aud went To pro-
test Mr.. Drnliuger having obtained IN
formation of the protest came To town
Yesterday, called at the residence Of {. A.
FOnD Dersmith, cashier Of the Fulton bauk,
and Informed him the note was forgery.
Mr.. nDcrsmith at once sought Aldor
man Barr and made complaint against
Uostettcr, aud warrant for his arrest was
placed in the hands Of ChiOf OF Pollcc
Haines.
About . O'Clock last evening Alderman
Barr happened to see llostctter on Church
street aud took him into custody. Hos
tettcr tried unsuCcessCully to Ubtaiu bail,
and was detained all night at the station
house, and a hearing OF the case was set
down for , O'Clock this afternoon.
lIostetter, during brief interview with
him this morning, gave substantially the
same statement as above, but denies that
the note ~ forgery. lie says 1t is genuine
aud was signed by Sir. Dsnlinger in por
sou. He adds that after tho Fulton Ma
tiUnal bank declined "a renew the $1,000
note fer more than Que day, he got Nr.
DGnlugor's name tO \ note for 900 pay.
able at the Lancaster County bank, intend
ing with the money thus obtained 10 pay
the note due at the Fulton National bank.
The COUNTY bank, however, declined 10
discount the note, aud no was obliged To
let the note at the Fulton bank 20 to
protest.
CA Saturday night the Lancaster county
national bank, through its officers, huuted
up the prOthOuOtary and sheriff and had
execution issued against liOstetter's pro.
perty for a., 2S2,Sl, this amount being an
old dobt due the bauk. This morning John
l.. Me,zyer and Frank Il. llOstetter,
issued execution against him for s2,S9O.
To satisfy these executions Sheriff High
this morning sie2ed eight cases of leaf
tobacco in the Lime street warehouse,
and about $4,000 cigars III the
| South Queen street factory.
HOStetter says that this property dUes
not belong 10 him, aud that after he shall
| have claimed the benefit OF the $500 law
there will be nothing lett for the creditors
He declined to give the name of the owner
of the property, or to explain how he be
came so seriously involved. He spoke
rather bitterly against Mr.. Denlinger, and
said that if he had come to him instead q
going 70 Mr.. FOnDersmith, there would
have been no trouble in having the matter
amcably settled.
IL has been ascertained that HUstettcr
made application to Reed, McGraun Il
Co., last Monday for a loan of 5000, but
did not succeed in getting it.
The Hearing Postponed.
At2 o'clock this afternoon, tho time set
for the hearing, a great throng gathered
at Alderman Barrs office. After gooC
| dc al of talk on the part Of counsel, til,
defendant not being prepared % go on
aud being unable to obtain - 900 bail, wa
| Committed for hearing on Saturday nc X