Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-22
ssLHsmAN BAscn ARRESTED.
An EmpIOye OF the Gaiiaher. Kit
scInan a. Fox Company Charged
with Forgery.


An EnrpiOye OF tho Gaiiaher. Kit
seIuian a. Fox Company Charged
with Forgery.
j. Hayes GallNher OF the Gallaher,
KItselmau q Fox Company OF this cry,
accompanied Ohief of Police W. Z. Swig-
g,tt TO Reading Tuesday. The mission
Of the chief and MIR. Gallsher wac to fur
nish tho Beading authorities with the
necessary evidence for the arrest OF I. 5.
Basch, former travelling salesman OF the
Wilmington company, on the charge OF
various kinds Of business crookedness in
elusive of that of forgery and obtaining
money on false preteuoe.
Chief SwiggetE returned from Reading
this morning He states that Basch has
been arrested. A preliminary hearing
was given him yesterday and he is now
out on bail awaiting further investiga-
ton Of the case. Tue Reading authori-
ties will notify Chief Swiggett before
| final action in this cass be taken.
| A warrant for BasGh'e arrest has been
in the hands Of the police for the past
week. He left the employment of the
Wilmington firm December last and has
since been salesman for shoe firm OF
Kntztown, near Reading. The story of
Bssoh's crookedness, as reported, is as
follows:
Last July he went out west in the
ueual course to drum up trade for the
firm. He sent back orders for many
thousands of dollors worth of goods.
But it turned out that he had placed
them Of q lower figure than he was en-
powered to or else showed high-prieed
sample marked ut Sl.75 selling ii to
western firms at $1.50. By this process,
it is stated he swelled his order book to
very large proportions, making an ap-
parent exhibit Of most furnishing bust
ness.
The Wilmington Arms sent out the
goods as advised to their customers, all
OF whom are thoroughly good. To the
Wilmington company's chagrin, how
ever, large lots were returned one attei
the other, being of course not In CON
formity with the inotruotions given theii
drummer by the local firm. One re
turned lot alone amounted to $40 900 IL
. value. One Of the rooms of the ware
house was almost filled with returned
, goods. Only relatively small proper
ton Of Basoh's orders were not bogus
! This condition Of things was OF course ex
tremely embarrassing to Messrs. Gallaher
Kitseiman d Fox. Independent of tn
business disorder caused, the compan.
a had to pay the cost Of freightage boil
|, ways, time was lost in placing the goods a
other favorable Offering points, and tn
! large product remained unproductive OIL
the company's hands.
undoubtedly the embarrassment
caused by Basch's transactions aide,
!, largely in the failure of the eompan,
a which occurred In December. Basch'
!. leaving the employ of the company wa
q due to the latter's declining to pay th
: heavy commissions demanded by thei
e traveller. He asked for 50 800 onhis ORDER
Z He had already received the sun Of % 30
a on the almost valueless orders he he
\ sent in. In addition the Wilmingto
!, firm on one occasion received notiiof
- ton December last from Ohilds, Grod
/. Go. of Cleveland, Ohio, that they ha
handed Mr.. BaBch the sum of 300 O
, account Of the Wilmington firm.
= seems that Basch while in Wilmingto
sent telegram addressed to himself I
!, the Forest House, Cleveland, Ohio, I
follows: "Draw on us for $780," an
- signed il in the name of Gallahe
y Kitselman d Fox. He then went
2 Cleveland and got the telegraph ord
/, cashed by OhildB, Croft d Oe.
" The Wilmington firm knew nothing
:. the order until they received it fro
y Cleveland. MIR. Gallaher paid 1t, ho'
~ ever. This transaction will form q
7 = basis Of charge OF forgery again
:. Bssch.
~ Drummer Basch Is described as q fiu
.' stylishly-dressed fellow, always apes
10 ing in brand new clothing and Every fol
Wy y, of new silk hats He is n bright, live
~ business man, an excellent talker al
" most plausible. He is about So years
a age and comes from Washington, D. O.