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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-16
MIST PAY RENT OR GET OUT:
Tho ThOmsOn II Ou.ton Co. Dispnssesse
from the Dmrmnt Sngnr lIonsc.

Tho application OF the Thomson. Houston
Electric Company to enioin the Durant Land
Improvement Company from cjecting 1t from
the old Durant sugar house on East Twenty
fourth street. pending appeal. has been denied
by Judge Bischonf Of tho Court OF Common
Pleas. The plaintiff said that unless tho ap.
plication was granted Il large part Of tho city
in which it does public lighting and many
buildings. some public. might be plunged into
darkness.
Tho plaintiff took n lease OF the property.
which includes All to 43l Fast Twenty fourth
street and 42S to 434 East Twenty fifth street.
from the Durants for thirty-tliree years. from
May ]. 1883. at Sl4.5OO a year. The Durants
sod tho old sugar house. subject to- the leAse.
othe Durnnt Land I'm provoment Company.
cost OF Sl!'O.OOO. and now huvo contracts for
3.5OO incnndrscent and 800 arc lights. in part
used for lighting the Bowsry. Third avenue up
Fourteenth to Forty-second street. Fifth ave.
nue. from Twenty-third to Forty-second street,
and part OF bellevue Hospital.
sion. claiming that tho premises hnve not
been nut IN proper repnir. There was, first ?
DISPUTE over tho hole sixty feet sluare through
removal of n vacuum pan: They say the upper
floors have not Teen pu: into condition for use
and that tho tho building was condemned by
the authorities as. unsafe and has not been
rendered snfc. so That they might have been
elected ut any time by the Department Of
Buildings.
The Durant Company recently secured judg-
ment Tor $4,000 arrears of rent on n report Of
heieree Iheod"rs +. Miller Zoo The original
and $1,000 because tho boilers were not up to
contract. Tho plaintiff would not pay, but
dispossess proceedings brought by the de-.
PENDANTS We're stayed BY an injunction secured
pending tho trial.
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1HERE Vas 4 DOLLAR IN IT,
Yet the GuIde Turned His Back o. Joe
Holland aud Walk ed Away.

Holland aud Wake ed Away.
In the Lambs Club they are telling this
story on Actor Joe Holland. The play Settled
Out OF Court was tried on a dog" in WASH
ington before being presented at the Fifth
Avenue last week. MI. Holland. who appears
in the play. WAS taken by some newspaper
men to visit the Capitol. The whispering
stones in Statunry Hall Interested Holland
very much. and he became enthusiastic when
he discovered that. despite his deafness. he
could hear ordinary conversation at q dis
tan 20 OF sixty feet when he stood on u certain
stone and his intcrlocutor in a certain en-
trance. .
this should DO investigated. scientifically in
rcstigated. Who knows but what tn" absolute
cure of deafness may DO discovered out OF
such invest Igation."
Then Holland demanded to know all about
1t. but WAS told that the secret had been dis
Hero comes that guide now" exclaimed one
with an early Egyptian beard.
Holland rushed ut the man. eXcitedly.
Hero. my good man. he shouted. lust you
eXnlain this whispering act to me-"
Th","good man" fired a glance at the actor
Joe thought he understood. for he answered
the glance PLEASANTLY. That's all right he
said. there's a dollar for you In. it,; and he
thrust a bill toward the Supposed guide. who.
without a word. indignantly turned, his back
and walked away. Then the actor happened
to- catch sight OF, his friends. and turned to ask
",That good man is Senator Brice." they ex-
DlaineJ.
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RED HOOKS CEN7ENARIAM.
Mrs. Van Frndenburgh Celebrates Her
One Hundred and Fifth DIrthdny.

P~ouaHxEEpslE. Aug. 15.-Environed by the
luxurious homes Of tho Chambers. Astors.
Moatgomerys. Chamberlains. Armstrong;.
and Delanos there stands in tho quaint old
town OF Rcd Hook the pretty cottage OF Mrs.
Charles Proper. whore wells Mrs. Mary Van
Fradcnburgh. who celebrated her Tooth BIRTH
day yesterday. She was born in New York
on Aug. IL. 1888. and the years that have
passed since her birth have dealt kindly with
her. for her eyes are still bright. her hearing
good, and her brain active.
All day yesterday friends and %ncighbors
called upon her and wished her many moro
years OF life and happiness. This remarka-
bic old woman has never worn spectaclos nor
false hair: she still dresses and undresses her-
self. and. Notwithstanding that she has u de-
formed hip. she takes q daily walk without q
companion. She has o distinct recollection OF
New York when 1t was the clrysalis OF the
great metro,o oils OF to-day. Her father. James
Nelson. raised fruits and vegetables on q mar;
stree. ney is. and he sold his produce at the
to lied Hook. where no died. His daughter
Mary married David Van trndenhurgh IN Al
children. two Of whom are %liying-Jano Nor
Fra Frsd fHsp Ey;Dt aged sedE Is, Of CEDAR sIa iii nOar An.
Mrs. VIM Fradenburgh remembers big can
non drawn by. eight horses passing through!
1912, and she once shook hands with L,afay-
ottc. but disclaims having seer, Gen. Washing
ton, although she that her PARENTS
held him in great veneration. She often trav-
elled to. New. York on sloops; aud sho was
one Of the iirst passengers on tho steamboat
TN my youth" said Mrs. Van Fradenburgh.
II often worked all day In tho harvest, field.
feeling tired. don't know, why l have lived
SO long. l am not a teetotaler. was brought
wanted it. md 1t did me good. l never drank
liquor. except u little whiskey, but / use snuff.
think II l hadn't hurt myself by falling on
my hips several years ago. that l would feel
twenty years younger to-day"
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ALMOST ILOA7ED III CEI,HEUS.
hut lSattcned Hntches Gave Way and She
Fillcd and sank Again.

The work OF raising the iron steamboat
Cepheus. stranded in Gravesond Bay. north OF
Norton's Point. was going on rapidly yester-
day whom II mishnp occurred that virtually
placed her back in her old position. The
wrecking tugs William L. Chapman and Hus-
Ter Of the Chapman Derrick and Wrecking
Company had bcon working STEADILY since
Saturday afternoon. and the indications ut
ono time yesterday were that the Cepheus
would be foated probably to-day. The divers
had all tho matches battoned down, tho CON-
panion ways and ports secured from n fresh
influx of water. and word was passed by Chief
Engineer Lyons; in charge Of tho wrecking
party. to Start tho pumps. ,Ihey nave q ga
hours they were kept, going, =
The boat was raised almost tn an even keel.
when something gave way and she, sank back
below again and found that tho matches lead:
ing to the officers cabin between decks had
given way. letting in the water from tho decks
above. The matches were secured last night,
sumcd.,
main with her until she is docked. They eat
their, meals ashore. a cook having been pro.
submitted the following statement to the
United States Board of Local s~t.amb9at In.
s%pect9rs yesterday; On ny 3:2G !: M. trip
II. and when nearing my pier; running south
east by east Of bell buoy, l struck a sub
merged obstacle. ! landed my passengers
was making water very fast. | concluded to
run her in on the beach back OF Norton's
Point. where she now lies. As 70 the extent CT
damage it is impossible for me to tell,
wreckers are. confident that tho Cepheus will
be in dry dock tomorrow.
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THIS ITALIAN IS A BAD MAN.
His Wife Says Dicviola Was . Murderer
and Brlgnnd.

Charcum Dicviola. IN Italian. AZ years old.
was held for trial by Justice GoettinR. in the
Lee Avenue Police Court. Williamsburgh. yes
terday for nssaulting his wife ut her home.
253 North Second street. three weeks ago. He
fed after he nearly killed the woman. He re-
turned early on Sunday morning and tried to
break into her house.
According to Mrs Dicviola's story. her hus-
band is q murderer and brigand. She said in
court that more than twenty years ago. and
before she was married to him. he murdered
Allegardo Gentili. ono Of seven brothers who
lived together on tho outskirts OF Naples.
Dicviola. so his wife said. fed to the noun
tains and became a hrlgand. He was aptur ed
soon after and imprisoned for twenty years
for the murder Of Gentili. On his release
from prison about u yelr ago he met his wife.
and SO won her condolences that she married
him. and they came to America. 1t was not
until they had settled In Wil!iamsburgh the
woman added. that she learned her husbands
history. Then he began to treat her in the
most cruel manner.
On the day Dicviola assaulted his wife three
weeks ago he was armed with II stilctto. and
tried to stab her In the side. Her screams
alarmed him. and. aftor throwing. her down
and kicking her, he ran away. He returned
at z o'clock Sunday morning. and tried to
se.ef W %Ga IoSm X Sir s.i bieviSla an serssm g Sa arain.
and q policeman heard her. Dicviola was
caught after Il lively chase. On the way to tho
Bedford avenue police station he snid that his
only regret WAS that he hadn't killed his wife.
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HELD THE TENEMENT ~ TERROR.
A Hound With Foam MT His Month Takes
POsaesslOn OF u MCMse.

A brown striped hound ran wild in East Six-
teenth street yesterday afternoon and held tho
occupants OF q big tenement house at bay I'M
til u police officer came and filled him full Of
lead.
At $3.50 o'clock tho hound was on his way
down Avenue B with foam at his mouth and
blood 1ecks on the foam. At Sixteenth street
he turned east. A half dozen boys frightened
him by their cries into an alleyway leading to
tho yard in tho rear Of Mrs. Ellen Lees dry
goods store at 04A. Tho dog turned upon
Joseph Burns and chased him through the
hallway OF G43 into East Sixteenth street.
The dog then turned into tho hallway Of the
tenemcnt house at U53. and ran up one flight
to the first landing. where he took his stand.
barking and yelplng TO the. general terror Of
all tho women and children in the house.
Access to the upper floors or to tho street
WINS barred. A boy named Bernard Mcdonald.
who lives on tho fourth floor. wanted to get to
his rooms and had to- go upthe stairs OF G5l
time half tho windows in the house We're
raised, and women were screaming that there
was q mad dog in the house and beseeching
pnssers-by to chase him out.
Policeman Patrick McManus came to tho
rescue. The dog stood on the first landing
and barked -snyagely as the officer mounted
the stairs. McMnnus pulled, his pistol and
in the wall. and the othertwo took effect in
tho dogs head and killed him.
A party Of small boys dragged his corpse
triumph around It. Afterward they took him
to the East River and flung him In.
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+. NJ. Ficl.'. Tailor sues Mrs. Field.

William j. Bosch. n tailor on lower Broad
way. has obtained permission from Justice
Andrews OF tho Supreme Court to serve a
summon by substitution on Clara Field. wife
OF Edward VI. Field. in on action to recover a
tailor's bill OF S2S7.
Prior TO the failure OF Field. Lindley. Wiech-
crs 4 Co.. Tailor Boesch says. Mrs. Field
called on him and ordered three suits Of
clothes and an overcoat for her husband. She
said no had become careless OF his personal
appearance. The ill WAS not paid and he says
summons. He found she was residing at Dobbs
Ferry. but the servants had been instructed to
compel every visitor to state his business be-
foro seeing her.
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ARGUMENT PUr OFF.
The Kings County HeHpportiOnmcnt Hear.
inE Postponed Unun Aug. 25.

The k!nR's County He"pportionmcn Hear.
Ing Postponed UntH Aug. sS.
Tho order to show cnuse why tho Kings
County Eoard OF Supervisors should not be
compelled to reconvcne and divide tho county
into Assembly districts different from those
already laid out. camo up yesterday before
Judge Bartlett at n special term OF the Su-
preme Court In Brooklyn. The Republican
politicians who figure ns the ~rsiators In tho
proceedings. allcge that the county has been
gcrrymandered In u manner and form not
contemplated by tho Constitution. Tho dis
tricts. they say. arc arranged without any re-
spect for their population. ono containing over
1OO,OW inhabitants. and others not more than
one-third that number United states District
Attorney Johnson WAS ready to proceed with
the argument In favor OF the motioni but Cor
the lawyers for tho Supervisors, asked Tor an
adjournment.
Judge bartlett suggested that tho opposing
lawyers should bring tho matter before the
General Term at ONE. He said: 1T would
be far better to take that course. ! have made
It q rule never TO decide q case as q matter OF
form. should, be reluctant to take nD u polit-
papers this Ia. when tho counsel desire TINT |
should hurry 1t M without such examination
as ] would otherwise give. IL you como before
any Judge Just TO got tho question in, u form
to. 90 to the Court 81 Appeals. it would be far
wiser 20 aGree on the faets md take tho case
Mr. jerks expressed his Willingness to ao-
cept tho suggestion Of he Court. but Mr.. John.
son objected. and Judge Bartlett adjourned
the argument until Aug. 20.
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A PRICE WAS ON HIS HEAD.
Hut Young Irvine Gnve the Detectives the
slip ind Got Married.

1t was discovered in Newark yesterday that
the gorgeous +. st. Giles Irvine. the gilded
youth who introduced tho first OF the get rich-
quick companies in that city. and who let in
his friends for u large amount. had revisited
the city. and in spite of tho fact that there was
a reward upon his head and detectives were
on the watch for him. escaped with n Newark
girl us his bride. This was on Friday night.
His visit was IA short one. but within two
hours of his arrival lie visited the house OF
Mrs. Clara Voor at l6 Academy street and met
her daughter. Grace Smith. who accompanied
him to tho residence Of tho ltev. DR.. SPELL
mayer. pastor Of the Central VI. T. Church.
After the wedding they. slipped away and. It
Is supposed. went to Boston. where Irvine
lives; He was vel! acquainted with Miss
smith In Newark. and they were seen together
very often, She is young and unusually pref
~. while j.. st. Giles is tho beau ideal OF what
u man Q! twenty-four should DO with tho aid OF
such tnilors rs he Invariably employs, Oracle
had many friends In Newark. and there are
many sore hearts there now.
It Is understood that Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine
will spend u few days at Narragnnsett Pier and
then 20 to housekeeping at Cambridge.
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kILLED PERHAPS by WHITE CAPS.
Strange circumstance Surrounding the
Death OF an Indiana Marshal.

s,r,,rc Circumstance Surrounding the
Death OF an Indiana Marshal.
COMMON. Ind, Aug. ia fow days ago
James 1. Jones. the Town Marshal OF English.
n fcw miles west Of hcre. died SO suddenly
that tho Coroner was called upon to investi-
gate. Ajury gave the opinion that the mans
death was duo to rheumatism OF the heart
although Jones was mover known to have
suffered from the disease. Hecent develop
ments point to tho theory that tho mat was
murdered.
On the night previous to Joncs's death he
complained to Marshall Stare that his life had
been threatened during the day. and said that
he was firmly convinced that he would not be
allowed to live q week longer. Several people
saw n strange man walking along the road
with Jones a short time before his death.
When Jones reached homo he excitedly
asked his wife to bolt the doors. rs there was
n man waiting outside for the purpose Of kill
ing him. few minutes later he died. When
Mrs. Jones. in compliance with her husbands
wish, went to close the door she noticed u
man hanging about the premises. The stran-
K mnn 70" walls inpIsudi denoted her husIand's death.
The general opinion among tho people OF
English is that some person whom jones: IN
his capacity rs Marshal; ~, had pMshded. iomna
his death and induced him to drink poisoned
whlskoy. A letter received from tho. White
Cars a fey h Ga H. G it 6s nn ms srafh in a tho T nros.
ecution. Of Dcnbo and Brown for tho robbery OF
Julius Wcinstock Of this city. is still In the
hands Of the AUTHORITIES. a., A,.... A..
writer have SO far been unsuccessful. A few
people assert that Jones was himself a loader
among the White Caps: that he had offended
death was the result.
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To Ne NJ nrrIed To-day.

Tho wedding Of Miss Angelina Miranda. a
daughter Of Dr. Raymond L. Miranda. and Mr..
Gonzalo de QuosnIn will tako place In st.
Francis Xnvicr's Church in West Sixteenth
street this afternoon. Mr.. De Quesada Is Q
native Of Cuba, and two years ago was Secre-
tlry OF tho Argentine Republics delegation to
the Pan.Ameriran Congress.
Mr.. Winthrop Parker. a mcmber OF the Calu-
met Club. will DO married to-day to Mrs. Susan
A.. X. Birdsni!. Mt tho residence Of Mr.. Charles
c. Gridley. ut Waterloo. n. Y.
In st: Lnko's Chapel. tnst Hampton. L. l..
Miss Marion Soutl gate Bowno. daughter OF
Mr.. Robert S%outhgato BOVINE. will be married
this morning to Mr.. J. Frazer Crosby. Jr.. son
O! Judge 4. +. Crosby Ut Texas.
A wedding. Of the coming fall will be that OF
Miss Zclla Lcntilhon and Lieut.. Wheeler. u.
s. A.. whose. engagement hns lust been an
nounced. Miss Lennlhon. who Is tho eldest
daughter Of Mr.. Joseph Lentilhon of &c West
Eleventh street. is spending tho summer at
Bay Shore. l.. l..
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Col. Shepard Wants tho Coin.

CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-Elliott +. Shepard Of New
York. one Of the leaders in the movement to
close the gates Of the Worlds Fair on Sunday.
Is after n batch Of tho souvenir half dollars.
He wants no less than 10000 OF them. and
wants them to be tho first souvenirs delivered
in New York. In his offer he talks OF the
grand success OF the Fair. now that Congress-
before Congress when it reassembles to urge
tho appropriation Of another S2.60U.O 0 To
now an answer on tho way. saying that he will
receive the first coins II ho Is first to get in his
check in payment for tho number he desires
at 81 pcr coin.
For the first coin mintel 5000 has been
offered by tho Electrical Supply Company.
OF Ogden Inns oliereL -. 5OO.OUO.
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TRIED IT ONCE BEFORE
0ss. FlorIee Won AK Did Not Prove Tint
sho Was Wealthy Mr. AXIS Widow.

sho was wealthy VIZ. AA's Widow.
Mrs. Florice Won AK. who ia making an effort
to provo that she is the widow OF Millionaire
Jacob Halsted. who died Inst year ut the ago
of73. admitted yesterday. through her counsel.
Benno Lewinson. before Judge Dugro. that
she had made q futile ut to he considered
the widow Of Carl AK. q wealthy Baltimorean.
in 1881. Tho admission was forced upon Mr..
Lewinson BY Lawyer John NJ. Bowers. who
represents the five children OF Mr.. Halstcad.
Mr.. Bowers produced afldavits from Lawyer
W.. Burns Trumbull OF Baltimore and Chris
tlan AK Of this city. telling how Mrs. Won AK
tried to convince tho Ak family that she had
boon married to Carl Ak. The afldavlts were
read to support argument on n motion to COM
Lawyer I.ewinson said he would show thai
his, clients lie had been haunted " ennis
s stsas. IN r {MS fGM ad SSn to the np d fSn: s CT MFi to h as:
certain what prescriptions she had had made
up, had inquired about her fami!y physician.
at places She had lived. Thelawyer said he had
given the time. place. and names OF tho Wit
lteyed ho should not 30 compelled to give any
further particulars OF the rotations OF Mr.. Hal:
tho sons shovel that they lad put themselves
in possession OF NIL particulars BY detective
quiry by tho deiendants.' said Judge Dugro:
The AFFIDAVIT Of Lawyer Trumbls: read by D
Cal and Christian Az. Jr;; OF baltimore had
Ma Wiso sl" 81 cs q H *. s xse hAs; Of th Gsri En- w *. t 1s.
i her claim Mas well hit 1n nd no Was in
n Tramb!e saw the claimant ct the Maltby
said that She and Carl Ak had married by
,nutnsi II q boardins. house r.
a a14rs n:r ny tsn Pu un sLs WHAT m TcumS ste ~
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Henry Lax wants $4,000 damages from AS
sistant District Attorney Wcllman. Inspector
Steers. and others for alleged false arrest and
detention ut Police Headquarters on May 81.
He was u clerk for Morris SpieGol. u wholesale
vino dealer Of Broad street. who was indicted
for making false statements to insurance
Der. Lax and Arthur Blais. Spiegel's book
keeper. were taken to Police Headquarters
and told. as they say. that they would havo
they knew. lilnis made II lot OF putent ~rcversi-
bile statements, Lax says no had no, confess
day. lie disputes tho right Of tho authorities
to Letain him ut all.
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LOOKING FOR 4 PRETTY GIRL,
She Has Been V~ictimiEing People In the
Name of n Brooklyn Church.

The trustees Of tho Ocean Hill Baptist
Church in Rockaway avenue. Brooklyn. would
like to make tho acquaintance OF n pretty
1S.year-old girl. with blue eyes and light
brown hair. who has been making collections
for the avowed purpose Of wiping out the
mortgage Of $500 against the church. and
appropriating tho same to her own use. The
mortgage does not trouble the officers or
members Of the church. but this girl has been
going around with her subscription book. rep.
resehtlrR that the church was In a very bad
way and in danger Of being sold unless the
mortgage was promptly eXtinguished She
described herself as a member Of the COM
to make collections, for the praiseworthy OBJ
ject. and It Is said she succeeded in getting
was one Of the gentlemen to whom she ap-
pealed. and he sent his subscription accom-
panied by u sympathetic latter to the Kev. W.
J; Mosier, the pastor OF the church. IT was In
this way that the pretty 1S-year- old girl'a little
scheme was unearthed. An effort IL now being
mado to discover the girl.
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SEVENTY WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Somebody Ia Making . Living on n stolen
Union Square Bank Book.

sniOn SIunro bnnk DOOk.
A check swindler has mado nearly eighty
victims among shopkcopers. mostly In the
neighborhood Of Fourteenth street. Ho is do.
scrihed rs n flnc-looking man about ~ years
old. with dark complexion n eyes. and black
hair and moustache. His usual method Ii to
mako q purchase and TO have tho goods sent
home {. o. ID. Then as no Is about to depart
he remembers that he has his check book with
him. and offers to pay for his purchase with a
check and save tho dealer the trouble OF
delivering tho goods.
On Aug. 5 he obtained a violin and case
worth SIT from II. Fleischer. 954 Third ave-
nue.. giving in payment q worthless check on
the Union Square Bank, and signing it j. Hcu-
mann. Fleischcr notified the police at tho
East Ffty-lrst street station. Another case
is that Of /. J~ontzen. q shoe dealer at "a First
nssaas' n, rhe o sTT' p n Wspt a t Is ps, ,a ai s MSa.
He gave %Jontzen what seemed to be q certified
shoek On TIC second National Bank for S2nSG;;
Union sIuarc, Bank aud S4.50 in cash. Tho
Thief r had the he G ins Eo sSs1ed in the Cafe HunE z
Last Friday afternoon q man entered NJ. W,
he wanted to buy two bibles. Ills described
himself rs y Gookseller at 4lc Third avenue;
wanted them at t Wholesale raj rates A y price WAS WAS
agreed upon. and tho man asked TO hive the
books sent to his place Z. u. ID. Then he
offered to givc,a check; and drew one on the
Union Square Bank. He signed 1t sam Burk.
On Saturday thu check was returned to Jones
marked IN. g."
The cashier OF tho Union Square Bank said
Yesterday that. this fellow had drawn more
than seventy checks on that bank. He used
tho regulation blank. which they gave only to
their dealers.
. At the Cats IIuncar!a, which Is IN Union
Square next to tho bank. they aythe swindler
has not been there since lie had the check
cashed there last week.