Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
THE MONEY In BANK
ONE OF THE PlueMAchER CASES
DISMISSED BY THE JUSTICE.
Tho Check Was Mover Presented Mt the
Bank-Newa OF tho city Han
Courts Yesterday.

The continued case OF +. II. rue
macher. In which he was charged win
the larceny Of $50 from Lewis umlaut' OK
Chicago. was gone into at specia' seS-
sion OF the Police Court. held at CLOCK
yesterday afternoon. The accused ocV"-
pied a seat between his counsei. MesSiS'
j. c. Richardson and William r. WICK
ham Mr. Ur,lauf was also on manu. anu
he was the first witness called to the
stand. He said that on January zfth "s'
he executed warranty deed 10 io' 'ee'
OF property on Thirty-frst street az the
corner OF II street. He sent the deed 10
his brother In Richmond, but never re-
cciyed any consideration THEREFOR Ills
brother T. J. Jmlauf, who resides mere
o,o,.,r.d tho conditions OF the sale OF
the propsrty to August Boiling lie TOOK
the deed 10 MIR. Pluemacher. ana at MS
fpluemacher's) request. left II with num-
The witness asserted that he told the
accused that he wanted cash Tor the pro-
nerty. AS he did not care to be bothered
with checks The sale was effected. ana
no finally got from the agent two checks
ore for $50, payable to Lewis tmlaui'
and the other for $50. payable to himself.
IIo satd mat MIR. Pluemacher refused 10
make ont the 500 check In his %. j.
Umlaufs) name.
THE CHECK WORTHLESS.
Whom no went TO the State Bank, upon
which the checks were drawn. TO get ms
own check cashed he was informed that
the paper was worthless. lie went next
day 70 see Pluemacher, who told MN
that he had hist deposited $40, ana ne
then got the $Si. He had made several at
tcmpts to collect the $3.50 check, ana
finally. after having correspOnded WIN
hts brother in Chicago returned the piece
Of paper 10 Mr.. pluemacher he however
had never presented the cheek AT inc
bank. because he thought IT was o! no
use fer him to have done go Ne''he' u'u
he send IL 10 Chicago. for the reason that
10 ,nourh, II would be foolish TO seni
n away 70 have il sent back mere anu
protested. I'm,
August Boiling, purchaser or the III
,auf nroperty. testified that he bought inc
lot for $50. giving Mr.. Pluemlcher d
certified check for $500 and ~ III vas'
MIR Watson. book-keeper for MT. rue
rnncher. stated that the transaction was
made in the customary way-by checN'
THE MONEY IN BANK.
A, ,h,s stare of the proceedings the
question Of whether or not MI Iu.i.I.
cher had the money III bahK WIZ" Wiz"
TO pay the check at the time tilt S"',1
was drawn was brought up an" VI ~,
" Cardwcll. the book-kecper AT tnr
S,a,a Rank. was summoned. He testileu
that ON February S. 1915 the day upon
which the check was drawn. Mr.. flue-
,oocber had s-5iSl to his credit in thdt
institution. on the next day the accused
drew out s2S5.Ss Between that time anu
March 81. 1894. Mr. Pluemacher depoSl'eu
s322l-sG2l on one day and $3.50 on aho'her'
Mr. Umlauf argued for the prosecutor
and Mr.. Richardson spoke briehy Tor the
defence The Justice DISMISSED the case
,non the ground that the money was
IN bank to pay the check the morning
after II was deposited at least once there
after: that in all the accused had put
I'm bank 50 .32l from The date OF the check
10 March 3lst. and that the check mad
never been presented 10 the bank Tor
payment.
A NEW SOCIETY.
In the CITY Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Wexford granted charter to the
Mechanics Benevolent Society Of Rich
mcnd The purpose for which the society
is organiZsd : to provide sick and death
benefits for its members.
Reing purely benevolent ard charitable
I'm it's object its capital and incom" VIII
not he divided into stocks and shares.
but will consist entirely Of weekly dues
and assessments from members, not 10
exceed % cents a week
The society is authorized TO hold real
estate 10 the value OF $2,o01.
The officers for the first year are George
T. Henderson. president; Fred. Robins.
vice-presideni: !. {. Dunlap secretary
and treasurer; s. T. CHM. attorney.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
Judgments were granted in the Law
and Equity Court yesterday as follows
In favor Of Burnham Rexinger & Co.
against Charles Levy for $685., in favor
Of l.. Il. Ullman against the same for
$500.
special jury has been summoned in
the case of John L. Harrison against the
American Tobacco Company. This suit
is for $1,000 damages, and comes up for
trial tomorrow.
The Italian fruit-vcrders who have
stands and push-carts on the streets are
stirred up TO the fever pitch Of indigna-
ton over the orders issued to the
police by Chief Poe several days ago.
The captains in the three districts have
instructed their men. in accordance with
the edict received from headquarters, to
report all street men. peddlers. and keep
ers of stands. whether they hold license
out their instructions TO the letter. Hence
the loud protests The charge made
against the itinerant vendors is obstruct-