The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13
66ED TOO OFTEN.
MUELLER, Late Of Seattle,
Caught in Spokane.
HONG LIST OF PETTYcRIMEs.
,s.s Victims in This City Rejoice
over His Arrest-A Bad
Record.

100 Mueller, . 1y young commercial
~ no travelled over the Sound country
~ 80 years ago for q Portland grocery
"a stterward as agent for an Eastern tea,
"a spicc house for whom he had
Ssef6c coast agency. and who came
eevly Inkt spring as the representative OF an
,s eIothing house, has been arrested at
- FalIs, for forgery. The following
s1~I dIrpetch concerning his arrest was re-
y lhe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from spo-
- uieht:
- - ~ FAILS, Aug. 12.-Frank F. Mueller,
nm who has been operating here as
= q 3 eoncsrn known a. The Dealers and
1907 Assoc iafion of Washington, was
Sss6 ana locked up today on . charge of
F,.s-~ large number Of hscks forged by
~ have come to light. Mueller formerly
~ exfensively ia Sound cities and is said
<sfI lrum San Francisco.
|e5s nesus that Mueller has reached the end OF
= 9rSker viii be received with pleasure by
q e his former friends in this city, for the
e nat while here last spring he worked
<7r.ns checks on many of them and borrowed
~ non others Just for day" aud failed
Snoue biz victims in this city was news
Srsuorter. who had known him for several
6}efon, aud who Supposed him to be
noesbls man. On the afternoon
Anil 20 Mueller called on
reDorfer. at the Office where
- employed, and asked him to In
= check for small amount, so that he
sif ny small advertising bill at
tublication Office OF the paper. The
11ser willingly Endorsed the check,
&pm accepted at the ONCE, Mueller re-
~ several do.lass in change. The check
IFsun On the Merchants National bank, OF
-, IN Mueiier's favor and bore the sigma
Il c. g. Avery. IT,, who was represented
q IN capitalist recently arrived in
- nom the East. The next day the check
16 through the clearinghouse and the next
4 uss returned to the indorser with the In
Rment on the back avery has
funds in the Merchants National
Mueller was then stopping at the
eualmie hotel and the indorser found him
Fe he day following. the return OF the
NJ irom the bank and accused him of for
=. Mueller was very much perturbt d,
mainfained his innocence and
"a be had been worked By
ezy. sAyefy gave me five checks" he ex-
sined, ~and sll Of them were bogus passed
I'm ii eood faith. and have to pay out over
~ in redeeming them, aud haven't cent left.
Knhall hare money from Portland in q few
NJ md can then redeem your check" But
money never came. for Mueller left the ty
- suddeniy . few days later. over twenty
~ checxs he had passed, sggregating
several hundred dollars, hav-
come to light. Before
=. however, he borrowed sums ranging
= s 70 30 from friends. and he failed to pay
hefel bill After that all trace of him was
ID this city, and those whom he had duped
Dned be had gone to Californis. where his
~ reside.
6tssid that Mueller has shady record for
M years back. When travelling for Mason,
nm & Co.. wholesale erocefs OF Portland.
(Dropriated collections made for the firm
vas discharged. Then he secured the
I'M agency for an Eastern tea, coffee and
house, and for q time had
lice at First and Pine streets. Portland, but
fcconnfs were Short and the agency was
- away from him. His last regular situa-
yn with an Eastern wholesale clothing
md he did not hold it long, and it is
esed that bis penchant for spending his
lo5ers money lost him this place.
eNos 3 very bright young man, and gooi
nan, bat wine and women had such hold
u him that his saIsry did not support him.
heeudly dropped into crooked practices
1dupes In this city have confidently ex.
a pews similar 70 that received last night
epokane for long time. and they are glad
npw that he stands good chance OF going
y penitentiary.