Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-26
CRAMER's CHECKS,
He - Acquitted In One Case and Immsdi-
ately Rearrested.

He u Acquitted In One Case and Immsdi-
afely Rearrested.
Robert B. Cramer, the young man whose de-
parture from the city recently, without, - il
was charged, settling number Of claims against
him, appeared in the Criminal Court for trial
today. He was charged with false pretensss
In obtaining q suit of clothes from Nathan
Horn, tailor, in January and paying him with
. worthless check for eSl. The check. il Is
alleged, was drawn on the Columbia National
Bank, In (which Cramer stated he had . bal.
ance Of eI,5oo. Mr.. Clagett appeared Tor the
government and Mr.. Chaplin Brown for the de-
PENDANT.
Mr.. Brown said the defendant established the
Analossan Magazine with Mr.. Willis B. Haw-
kins. and an account was opened at bank in de-
PENDANTS name; that st the time the check was
given there was money in the bank TO meet it
and that be had no idea that the check had not
been paid until informed Of II in Chicago. He
expected to show that the facts had been die
torted and there was motive for the prosecu-
tion.
Mr.. HoRy's sroRY.
Nathan Horn testified that he had known
Cramer for some months; that he first made
him dress suit for s64 and he gave him a
check for $40 and paid ga and this check.
Before New Year he made for Cramer . cut
away suit for s42 which was finished in Janu-
AIRY and Cramer came for it. Horn said he
agreed to take ell in advertising in
the Analostan Magazine and Cramer gave
him = check for the balance-sS0. He
asked for a blank check on the Columbia Ma
tional Bank and said he had made deposit of
u 500, but did not say when or where. Wit
ness presented the check, but the money WAS
not paid and he paid il to a Baltimore merchant
and it was protested. He had been to the Office
to see Mr.. Cramer, but they would not let hin,
see him.
On cross-examination witness said he went to
the bank with the first check as soon as i;
opened the following day and was told that Mr..
Cramer had not been down, to come later, and
ne did, and the money was paid. He did NOT
remember the exact words about the 81, 500,
tn at amount had been deposited. He
would have given him the clothes on asking
credit for any reasonable time. Cramer volun.
tarily asked for the check. He did not believe
him when he said he had 81, 500 deposited, but
thought II the check was not good then ii
| would be good in a few daya
Witness went to the district attorneys Office
with Mr.. Hawkins and Mr.. Dyrenforth and q
few days after got notice to appear before the
grand jury.
THE BANK ACCOUNT.
VIM. A. Domer, assistant note teller Colum
bia National Bank, identified the protested
check and testified that he had copy of the
account Of Cramer with the bank from which
| he had the first deposit Of December 2, $50
December 20, S27.30; December %. cleo, and
| subsequently small sums and checks for SIS
down to January 3, when he had cleo to his
| credit.
| Witness was asked il he knew of other checks
Of Cramer's being presented on January 8, bu,
| objection was made that the testimony should
| be rs to the check in point.
| The court ruled that the question was proper
| and an execution WINS noted.
| Witness said he did not know of such checks
| On cross-examination witness said that
Cramer's account had been overdrawn several
times and on January a discount of s47 wac
$40 and at the close of business that day he mad
| 81 to his credit.
MR.. HAWKINS on THE STAND.
Willis B. Hawkins, editor Of the Analostau
Magazine, testified that he first met Cramer in
February, 1890, and saw nothing more Of him
| till November following, when he asked witnes,
| to write a story for a magazine (the Analostanl
which he had founded. In November witnes,
| became connected with the magazine with
| Cramer. About January2 u number Of per
sons had complained to the Office of Cramel
| having given worthless checks. On January s
he went with Cramer to the bank to ascertain
| If his account was good for certain checks-&s
and $3.50, and learned that his account wa.
overdrawn. Cramer said the checks were good
Il.
mony, saying that when Cramer was told thai
| the check given TO the artist was said by the
latter to be tgood, he (Cramer) said he would
| 60 to the bank.
THE CRoss-ExAMINArIoy.
| On cross-examination witness said hs
| (Cramer) was not associated with him in the
magazine, at least since January IL. Cramel
started local magazine Of that NAME but the
present one was Of witness conception.
One of the checks to the artist was for worl
| on the magazine. Witness was the editor and
defendant the publisher of the magazine and
witness put in goo or 300. Some of this be
gave in taking up checks given by Cramer.
He did not take them up for the purpose Of
prosecuting Cramer and getting him out of the
prosecution and had talked with Mr. Horn sew
eral times about the case, advised and went
| with him to the district attorney and
| was witness before the grand jury. Witness
| did not say when he heard that Cramer hac
telegraphed he was coming back that thai
would not do: / want him to come back with
an officer" Witness went to Roswell p. Flower
and explained to him so that he would not be
monkeyed with. He had not seen Dyrenfortt
and counsel BROWN asked him not to appear
| He had written letter to New York and haG
told him to make use of it if SO disposed and al
the time witnessed believed it was for Mr.
| Browns use. Witness asked to make an ex
PLANTATION and said he took an interest in the
case as q citizen and in order that his friend,
| might not be mulcted.
ACQUITTED BUT AGAIN ARRESTED.
| Cramer was acquitted under instructions Of
the court, but was again arrested al
soon as he got outside the court hous.
on q magistrates warrant sworn out
| by Jacob L. Workman, which charged
| that he obtained a Remington typewriter
valued at SIS, under false pretenses. Cramel
said that the facts in this case were similar te
| those in the case in which he had just been &c
quilted, only he did not give check in thi,
case.
He was subsequently taken to the sixth pre-
| cinct station. The case will probably be taker
| to the Police Court tomorrow when the defend
| ant will have trial.
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
THE DISTRICT FOOD BILL
A number Of ladies' and others interested in
i A. a L. In b. Al ~