Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-11
FRITZ GRuHLER's PARTNER.
He Came, He Saw, He Conquered, a
Than He GIfnnoA

He Came, He Saw, He Conquered, and
Then He Skipped.
Fred Strouss is missing, and Fritz Grub
Ter, of the Forrest Saloon on X street, is
unhappy. So is his wife, and the cause OF
their grief is thus explained:
Some two weeks ago there came to the
city bright-looking stranger, fishing for
suckers. How or why he happened to
fasten his hooks upon Mr.. Gruhler is not
known, but he selecled him for his victim.
1t happened that Mr.. Gruhler was not ad-
verse to having nice-looking partner to
share the labor and profits of his saloon,
and this fact seemed to impress Mr.. Strouss
with the fact that it was Just the sort OF
opening he desired.
He showed Mr.. Gruhler an alleged GER
tifcate of deposit on one of the national
banks of Philadelphia for $3.50, and
when he agreed to pay Gruhler 81 900 for a
half interest in the business, the latter ac-
cepted the offer only too gladly. Strouss
drew check for the $1,000, the papers
were signed. and he stepped behind the
bar as full-hedged partner in the con-
Germ.
Mr.. Gruhler deposited the check with
the D. o. Mills Bank for collection, and it
was sent on. In the meantime the new
firm had q fresh lot of business cards
printed and distributed as follows:
FRED srRouss. FRITZ eRuHLER.
THE FORREST,
GRUHLER & STROUSS... PROPRIETOR
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Mr.. Gruhler's new partner explained that
he needed some things before his money
could come from the East so Mr.. Gruhler
went security for him at jewelers. store
for fine gold watch and cnain. Strouss
was also short of ready money, so Gruhler
| and his wife lent him freely from their
private store-he was such fine fellow
Strouss was in clover, but he was moi
yet satisfied. He explained, and Mr.
Gruhler readily understood, that the pro-
prietor OF prosperous saloon was as much
out of place without fine horse and buggy
as hotel clerk would be without QUAR-.
ter-inch diamond in his shirt-front.
In the goodness of his heart Mr.. Gruhlel
went security for horse and buggy for
Strouss, in order that his partner might
| put on at least as much style as some OF
| the dive-keepers in town. He took him
| out to the picnic last Sunday and intro.
duced him to all his German friends, and
l
the Forrest, his partner being content to be
overshadowed by him in consideration Of
the 81 600 that would soon be on the way
| from Philadelphia.
Mr.. Strouss was very industrious, and
for the last four or five days attended
closely to the saloon, so that Mr.. Gruhlel
might enjoy needed rest.
| Yesterday morning he did not show up
and the senior partner had to do the
drudgery. That was all right, but later in
the day he was notified by the bank that
the Philadelphia bank had Just tele
graphed that it had no knowledge OF any
such man as S.rouss.
| Gruhler then discovered that the receipts
OF the saloon for several days had not been
accounted for, and he wanted to see Strouss
awful bad. But the latter has not since
shown up, neither has the gold watch, no,
the saloon receipts, nor ull the money LEM
him. But, fortunately. the horse snG
buggy had been left behind
In short. all that Gruhler has TO show fol
his losses are the horse and buggy and bis
pile Of business cards.
And this is Why he is in sorrow to-day.