San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-19
FORGER AND FORGERIEs
Local Citizens Victimized by a High
Flying Forger

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Flying Forger
Friday last, a young, sharp and wei
dressed stranger presented himself
to the firm OF D. & A. Oppenhelmer
on West Commerce street, with al
apparently genuine letter Ofintroduc.
zion to the firm by one of its Gus tom.
ers, a Mr.. Braggin, who is a promi-
| neDt wool man in KimbIe county.
| The young man, whose name was
| given as 5. B. Williams, followed this
letter of introduction by check for
| forty dollars. Then followed two
more checks, which were also cashed,
the pretenses upon which the money
was obtained being so plausible.
| Thus the bank haa cashed three
checks amounting to Sl75 for Williams
| up to Saturday night. Meanwhile
| the young man Williams, who was
here with a companion named Will
liam Mayes, was "seeiDg the ele-
plant" in grand style, and although
but two days in the city, his face,
name and high fiyings were all the
talk among the gay sports of both
sexes across the San Pedro creek.
sunday morning Williams added
another forgery to his list, by pre-
senting, and securing from Ed. Bax-
ter, of the Revolving Light saloon,
money thereon, a forged check for $40.
When, on the next morning, Baxter
presented his check, the suspicious Of
the firm was aroused by the promis-
cuousness with which these checks
were being scattered over the city.
An examination was made and it was
found that the signatures were forger-
les, and the hunt for 8. B. Williams,
the high flying forger, was inaugu-
rated shortly after noon.
Mr.. Jesse Open beimer, a young
man in the esta blishment, went over
Main plaza in quest for the culprit
and met him in company with Jack
Stuttz, a hackdriver. He told Will
hams that Mr.. Oppenheimer would
like to see him, and the forger
really made a feint as though he
would obey the summons, but sud-
denly wheeled about and started to-
ward the old federal court house, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Oppenheimer and Off
Ger Nye Halle. After an exciting
chase he plunged into the stream,
where he was found with the water
up to his mouth, just allowing him
room to breathe. The officer at.
tempted TO argue with him to come
out, to persuade him to come out, but
of no avail, so he calmly asked him if
he cared to go the road McGinty
went. Mr.. s. B. Williams thought he
didn't, just yet, and he came to shore,
where the officer took him, and land
ed him in the bat cave. Williams was
dripping wet, but smiled and at
tempted to make believe that he en-
jOyed the joke himself. The charge
of forgery was written opposite the
young mans name, and he was taken
to the county Jail.
Scarcely had the arrest been made,
when the climax of Williams high.
fiyings became known. 1t seems he
patroniZed a hackman named Jack
Stuttz, considerably, and finally
became very much infatuated
with him, to the extent that he prom
ised to purchase hack and team
for him, and set him up IL
business. Accordingly he closed a
trade with Mr.. Fred Steiner Saturday
afternoon, purchasing a 5000 hack
and team, paying on the same 5000
check and giving note for the balance.
Stuttz was highly elated over his
good luck and set out to make money,
but when Steiner learned that the
check was a forgery, he took back
his hack, and the apparent realiza-
tions Of poor Jack Stuttz's life's hopes
and dreams were knocked into
badly cooked hat.
1t is not known whether or not all
of the forged papers are in. Some of
them were given in houses of prosti-
tuition and like resorts. Mr.. Braggin,
the wool man, has been notified of
the affair.
There were five affidavits sworn out
against Williams, two by Fred.
Steiner and three by Anton Open
heimer.
Another forgery or bogus check
racket has come to light, also. Mr..
d. QuassO, the Commerce street
tailor, is the victim. Recently two
young men worked him for some
clothing. He has made a charge
against one, named G. F. Thompson
as being the party.
It is understood Mr.. Orynski was
also acquainted with the same parties.
The affair is being kept very quiet,
though the parties have skipped.
ALL SORTS.