The herald., 1893-12-10


appearsnce-Nsws Notes.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 9.-The mystery that
has enshrouded the disappearance OF
Fred Simmons, the little red-beaded
English stenographer and typewriter OF
the Newport Wharf and Land company
-of this city, has at last been solved. 1t
don't appear that he was the Sunday
school boy he was thought to have been,
after all. 1t is very true that his ac-
counts with the Office was all right and
that he paid $25 on an overdraft that he
had made on the company for $50 9
short time ago, to pay doctor bill
contracted during the illness of his wife,
on the day before he 30 mysteriously
disappeared, bnt it was not until yester-
day that it was found out that he had
forged q check on the company for
$SS4.60.
On the morning he skipped out he
went into the First National bank car
rying with him the little money
box that he had been in the
habit OF taking with him
When he called for money for the New
port Wharf and Lumber company or the
Santa Ana and Newport Railroad COM
pany, and presented check made pay
able to the Santa Ana Railroad company
and signed by E. M. Smiley, secretary,
for $SS4.60. He stated that the pay roll
for the railroad company had just been
completed and that he wanted that
amount Of money at the same time he
gave the cashier the exact denomina-
tion and number of coins he wanted, in
order, as he stated, that there might be
no trouble in making change. As Sim
mons had often presented checks from
the company and made similar requests,
Assistant Cashier Frank Chiffon did not
hesitate to hand out the coin.
Strange to say, nothing further was
thought of the payment Of the money to
Simmons by the bank until about noon
yesterday. Z. NJ. Smiley. secretary and
treasurer of the company, called at the
bank and asked that the company's q
bank book be balanced. A number OF
paid checks were thrown out to Mr..
Smiley and he glanced over them. As
he did 80 his eyes fell on signature
that at once struck him. aa q rank
The check was drawn on the bank
book OF the Santa Fe railroad company,
all of which are numbered. On turning
through the bank book the stub corre-
spending to the check was found, he
having turned ahead several numbers
and had detached the check.
Simmons had been accustomed to
handling checks for the company and
getting them cashed at the First National
bank. That being the case Mr.. Chiffon
did not think it at all extraordinary, and
dismissed the matter from his mind.
As Simmons took periodical sprees,
but little attention was given to his abb
sence from the company's Office for sew
eral days.
An effort is being made to capture the
slick Simmons, but as he has about
eight days the start it ia hardly thought
ne will be overtsken soon.
Tbs bank officials have offered the ol-
lowing description Of Simmons and have
offered 500 for his capture
WANTED FOR FORGERY.
One hundred dollars reward will be
paid for the arrest and detention of
Fred Simmons, young man about 2i
years old, about five feet six inches
high and weighs about l25 pounds.
rather spare, built slight, stoppage in
his speech when in earnest or excited.
Red or auburn hair, smooth shaved.
with very small reddish mnstache com.
pexion fair, slightly freckled in face.
on hands and wrists; etep quick and
active, neat and boyish looking, AN in
veterate tobacco chewer and an expert
stenographer, q native of London, Eng
land, but has very slight brogue. When
he lett here December I'd he wore a
dark suit with light colored overcoat
and Derby hat. Likely to be found in
sporting or drinking places. If arrested
telegraph the undersigned and the
above reward will be paid when the
prisoner is delivered to the sheriff of
Orange county at place OF detention.
W. III. STURGEON.
President First National Bank, Santa
Ana, Cal.
BADLY KICKED.
About noon today George Shaw was
sitting on the scat of Geldmacber's de-
livery wagon, when the horse attached
toit commenced kicking vicously. The
hrst pass he made Shaw was struck on
the nip and knocked out of the wagon.
and before he struck the ground he was
kicked seversi times. George 10 rather
oadly nurt, and hae to walk on a crutch.
CAUGHT QUICK.
This morning an officer from Ocaap.
side came to Santa Ana and informed
Marshal Nichol that burglary had
been committed in that seaside resort !.
khat house had been broken ;ntn
Rnd some bathing suits and otbs,
things taken. The description of the
parties who were suspected was given
Nichols, and this afternoon an he was
down First street he espied
gentlemen who filled the description to
!, DOT. He ran him into Judge
Humphreys office, stripped him, and
Iound both suits on him. He was locked
up, and in short time Night Watchman
Cogburn ran in the other man. The
ight-fingersd gentlemen will be taken to
Dceanside tonight.
NOTES.
Fourteen instruments were fled for
>rd in the county recorders Office to-
~ deeds and the balance miscel-
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