Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-22

LOS AN
ing in that city, and get letter of intro
duction from him to his friends in the
different cities where it is we'll you
should no (?) Stone & Co. Yours.
-, 8. F."
DEAR SIR: l have from my commu-
nicatipg with Stone & Co. with regard
to your note protested for ron-payment
May 4th. Stand"
Another letter, which may trace the
mans dealings, reads:
"GENTLEMEN Desirious of establish
ing branch of my New York house in
San Francisco, beg to acquaint you
that have committed the management
to Mr.. Stone. / have the greatest conf
dence in Mr.. Stone, having been his
confidential clerk for seven years. ia
perfectly familiar with every kind of
commercial operations" The writer
further guarantees all orders entrusted
to him, and further continues: "Not
doubling that you will find Mr.. Stone
as agreeable in social intercourse as he
is in business matters, strongly recon-
mend him to your kindness. Yours
truly, s."
Another letter similarly signed with
what looks like an 49," refers to the
consolidation of the firm of Stone & Co
with Mead, under the firm name of
Stone. Mead & Co., and refers to dealing
in coffee as a speciality.
Another letter marked "S. F., Mr.. o.
Lacy: Your note for $4,000 at three
months from May 4th, in favor of Stone
& Co., in your handwriting apparent,
was presented for our acceptance; your
firm name having been 60 dis
Another letter, without naming place
or date, states that Il arrived in this
city at 10 80 O'Clock. While ON train
handed baggage check No. 1856 to the
express man, took his receipt; it is a
covered sole leather trunk, my name on
one end OF it. Please work it up and
notify me-" 94s
Another letter refers to the non
acceptance of "Mr. Stone on Lacy &
Co., of San Francisco for $10l2.87."
At the end OF short note is the name
Newton"
'sDEAR SIR: Your friend, Mr.. Stone,
has done US the honor to order bill of
goods amounting to $780," etc.
Another: "Your reference to your
friend. Mr.. Stone, proving satisfactory"
etc.
On another page is an advice of ship
ment of goods on the City of Rome.
Some of these letters are marked,
"a, 20, '90"-April 20, 1890.
The other book also had contained
400 pages, but the FIRST 200 pages were
likewise torn out. 1t bore the trade
mark of San Francisco house.
Another letter refers to answering an
advertisement in San Francisco paper
for bookkeeper and correspondent.
From the above it would seem that
the man was member of some business
firm in San Francisco, or the confiden-
tial clerk and correspondent. One en-
tire book of 300 pages of shorthand
notes is devoted to the correspondence
of Stone & Co. and Mead & Co., in
reference to goods and to note of $4,000,
which, it seems, there was considerable
trouble about its non-payment. Finally.
it seems, from a letter in the book, the
house, which had been consolidated,
failed. Whether he was q silent part
ner, bookkeeper or a mutual friend"
OF the houses is unknown. He admit
ted in his letter written 'for the benefit
of humanity" that he has had many
aliases, but if his true name be Jordan,
he must have come originally from
Shreveport. Louisiana, about $50 miles
from Bryan, Texas. He has also been in
Denver, as is shown by the label on his
trunk; and it may be possible that his
visit there was simply to play the con-
fidence game upon his namesakes in
that city.
Nothing new was developed at the
coroner's inquest yesterday.
The corpee was photographed, and
copies will be sent to the police officials
OF the principal cities for Identification.
The corpse was taken to the Medical
college yesterday afternoon, where it
will be dissected in few days.
j. +. Adams, the milliner on North
Main street who testified at the inquest
that the suicide was known to him by
sight. was seen last evening by HER
AID reporter. Mr.. Adams said: ''The
deceased had been trading at my store
for the past two years. He was always
accompanied by woman generally
dressed in black, and who seemed
to be his wife. The woman
would often hesitate about the
price of an article, but the
man would tell her to get it., and would
always pay the full value. The two
traded regularly with us unil about a
month or 30 ago. The man always wore
black derby hat. One day he saw me
in front of the Peoples store and gave
me card with his address on it, which,
If / remember right, was on Orange
street. have mislaid the card, and do
not remember the mans name. I am
willing to take oath that the man of
whom speak is the unknown suicide at
the morgue."
Mrs. Adams differed from her husband
in several points. She said:
II saw the man at the morgue, and
am positive that it iss not the one my
husband thinks him to be. The man
who used to trade with us was much
taller person than the deceased, He
always wore crush hat instead of a
derby, as my husband thinks. He had
a habit of squaring himself and leaning
back on his cane and pushing his. hat on
the back of his head; so I had good
view Of him. and feel positive he is not
the deceased.