San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-10
PLAUSIBLE PACE,
FLYING NIGH AS A NEPHEW OF
CROESUS.
of traud-Tbe Usual Woman
In the Case.


A sensation has grown out OF the
suit which was yesterday afternoon
filed in the Thivty-seventh district
court by the N. & M. InstallInent
company against r. B. Pace and
others for the se9uestration of fuFni-
ture. The facts are as follows
Several months ago one r. B. Pace
ceDe to this city from Rockport and
went to the manager of the Denver
and San Antonio Investment COM
pany and made arrangements to build
several houses at South Heights, rep
sessnting himself to be man
OF means and thorough con-
tractor and builder. Shortly after
that, he engaged with w. c.
Morgan, q real estate agent, and
the firm, to be styled, w. c. Morgan
& Co, was to build houses on the
monthly payment plan. Pace told
Morgan, and in fact showed him pa
pers, to the effect that he had $500, 0C)
in the Rockport National Bank and
that it could not be drawn out until
June 1st, unless he would lose the in
terest on 1t. The two men agreed to
put SAL 900 cash into the building
business and Pace was to pay his on
June lst when he could have access to
his money in bank; this agreement,
as far as could be learned, having
bsen drawn up in May.
He, Pace, then went to the carriage
firm of Alling & Cumins and pur-
chased q handsome Sl25 buggy on
credit, telling the same story of his
large amount OF money. He then
went to q man who deals in horses
and said that he wanted a good horse,
but that he would not buy until he
had driven the animal for several
weeks on trial. This was agreed to
and Pace flew around in gay colors
with the buggy and fine horse for
several weeks. Finally the firm of
Alling & Cumins, not being able
to collect any money on the
buggy, took 1t back and the
horse was also taken by it's owner,
and the builder procured another
horse and buggy IN the same way.
Business with the firm of Morgan
& Co., progressed for a while, when
Mr.. Morgan learned that his supposed
monied partner was doing somefraud.
ulent work and, upon investigation,
found that he was not so rich as re-
presented and also that he had been
doing the swindliDg act in other
places. AS consequence the firm
dissolved, Mr.. Pace retiring.
Before this dissolution had taken
place. Pace, who is q widOwer, had
made the acquaintance of woman
by the name of Thompson, who has
been residing at 400 River avenue.
She Is a handsome blonde, and is q
widow with one child. She came
here several months ago from Dallas.
On the 18th of May, Pace
called at the n & NJ. Installment
house on Houston street and said
that q woman would call the next
day and select some furniture, and
ordered the clerk to send 1t out to her
address and after it had arrived there
to send the bill to him at his Office in
the Mackey building and same would
be paid. He told the salesman that
he was of the firm of Morgan & CO.;
that he had $500, 900 in the bank at
Rockpo and that he was all 0. X.
On the following day, May Is, Mrs.
she was, ordered the furniture and
then went to Wolfson's carpet depart
ment with the salesman and selected
some carpets, land, by the way, the In
stallment Co. paid WolfsOn for them.
The goods were cent out aud used in
housekeeping. Pace was presented
with bill of S79S for furniture and
carpets and said that he would pay
in a few days. One month later Mrs.
Thompson and Pace had q tongue
combat and dissolved. Since that
time Pace has been standing OFF,
the collector and Thompson has been
enjoying the furniture.
The time rolled on and the money
was not forthcoming on June LIST, as
had been promised by-Pace, and yes
terday the suit was filed. Pace was
this morning lodged in the county
Jail by Sheriff Mccall on the charge
of swindling over $40. The goods
that had been purchased are now in
The storage rooms of Olsen & Wake.
1t was learned by q reporter that
Mrs. Thompson has since borrowed
some money from A be Ash, the money
broker, and is trying to get the goods.
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