Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-04
HE WANTS HIS MONEY
A City Bookseller Arrested on q
Charge of Larceny BY Bailee
BY ONE OF HIS FORMER EMPLOYEES
The Defendant Furnishes Bail and Then
Leaves His Hotel
AND is NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN

| P. L. Kunz, the senior member of a con-
dealers in subscription books, is under bail
for hearing before Magistrate Succop this
morning on a charge of larceny by bailee.
The charge is.made by Mrs. Elenora Wal
tiers, whose son, W. II. Walters, was en-
ployed by Kunz as collector for several
months. The story related by Mrs. Wal
tiers, when she made the information, indi-
| Gated that she regarded Kunz 81 Co. as the
proprietors of swindle.
Last March her son secured position as
collector. He was required to place S25 in
the hands of Kunz Il Company, as a
guarantee Of honesty. He had met with an
accident in Oliver s. Roberts wire mill, by
which ne had lost one hand and his mother
earned the money necessary to secure his
position. When he paid the S25 he was
given the following receipt,
COPY OF THE RECEIPT.
NEW YORK MANUFACTURING Co.
SUBSCRIPTION BOOKSELLERS,
PIrTSBURG. Pa, March 10, 1890.
Received of w. H. Walter. minor, twenty
five dollars. as security for collecting, to be re-
fundediwlthin ten days after his services have
ceased. -..-
NEW 1oRK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
The trouble lies in the fact that although
young Walters services ceased several
weeks ago, his mother has been unable to
secure the return of her hard-earned money.
After making several unsuccessful at
tempts to get the forfeit, Mrs. Walters
brought both civil and criminal suit
Armed with warrant earlv yesterday
morning, Constable Siberian, called on Mr.
Kunz at his Office on Wood street. The
officer SAYS that upon his first call, Mr..
kunz denied he was the gentleman wanted.
Siberian then went for Mrs. Walters who
identified Kunz. The latter was then
arrested and taken to Magistrate Succop's
office, where he wanted to have his wiie's
name accepted as bail, but the magistrate
said that would not do. A commitment
was made out, and on the way to Jail Kunz
met friend who kept him from being
locked up. In explaining his business to
the constable, Kunz said the New York
Manufacturing Company had become de-
funct some time ago, and that he knew
nothing about it. His firm has only been
in existence a short time, and yet Mrs.
Walters says he is the same man who hired
her son for the New York Manufacturing
Company.
KUNZ NOT IN TOWN
A call was made at the boys home, No.
319 Carson street. last night, but he was not
at home. A man named Yeager, Mrs.
Walters landlord, said he knew of the
bows trouble, and had heard him say that
Kunz & Co. were not the most agreeable
people to work for. A call was made at the
Merchants Hotel, Water street, where
Kunz and his wife had been stopping. Mr..
Hutchinson, the proprietor, said Kunz had
left yesterday morning and had not re-
turned. He had no idea where the mau
had gone to, but he paid his bill before
leaving.
Magistrate Succop said last night there
is no doubt in his mind that the concern is
shaky. Other persons have called on him
wanting to make similar charges against
the same firm, but he always refused to take
the suits, thinking it not worth while. The
Squire also SAYS that an action was brought
against the same firm about year ago, but
that the cases never amounted to anything.
No one could be found last night who knew
anything about Kunz. and whether or not
he will be at the hearing this morning re-
mains to be seen.