The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
GAVE WORTHLESS CHECKS.
4 Harrison, \. j., Sunday School Su-
peTinteldelt in a Bad Business.

He Came to Savannah With the Inten-
ton of Getting Married, but His
Checks on the Essex County National
Bank Of Newark, N. J., Were Found
Worthless and His Intentions Were
Interfered With - he Disappeared
From His Home About Dec. He
was in Savannah Some Time, but
Things Looked Little Warm and He
Left the City.
Inquiries which were received here yes
terday with regard TO Charles A. Schulten-
stein OF Harrison, y. J., who has been
missing from his home there for more
than two weeks, and the report that he
had been in Savannah. led representa-
tive Of the Morning News to make an in
vestigation as TO the cause Of his disap-
pearance, and what his reasons were for
striking this part Of the country.
Southeastern was a member of the firm
of s W. Smith & Co. Of Harrison. coal
dealers, and he left his home about Dec.
!, ostensibly to go to Boston TO get mar
ried. II was subsequently discovered that
about $500 belonging TO the firm had
disappeared about the same time. and it
was reported that he had taken it with
him.
1t was learned later. however, that he
did not go to Boston but came to Savan-
nah. it is said, for the purpose Of getting
married to a young lady whose home is
here. but his plans in this respect were in
terfered with. and as subsequent events
developed, perhaps justly so.
When he arrived here it seems he was
out Of funds, or TO all appearances that
was his condition, and drawing a check
for 500 on the Essex County National
Bank of Newark, n. j., he requested an
acquaintance he made while here to cash
1t or get it cashed for him. This acquaint-
ance who was patron of the Chatham
Bank, took the check there to find out
about its value, and asked that the Essex
National Bank be wired about it. This
was done and very soon reply came
back stating that it was no good. 1t is
understood that he drew another check
the same day for $40 on the same bank
10 be worthless.
This made the acquaintance whom he
had requested to cash the check decid-
edly suspicious of Schultenstein, the lat
ter being a total stranger here and as
friend Of the family of the young lady
TO whom he was engaged he interfered
and the wedding did not take place. He
came to the conclusion that Southwestern
was professional swindler after making
this investigation.
He was first struck by the fact that
Schultenstein came to Savannah to get
married and to all appearances came pen
niless. 1t was rather strange that a man
should come so long a distance for such
a purpose and have no money with him
for incidental expenses. This led to an in
vestigation Of the mans standing through
the commercial agencies, and while it
was found that Schultenstein had been
a member of the firm of s. w. Smith &
Co, very little about the FIRMS condition
was learned. Consequently when the
checks were presented the Essex County
National Bank was wired about them,
with the result as stated.
The kilograms to the Essex County Ma
tional Bank of Newark gave Schulten-
STEMS acquaintances there some sugges-
tion as to his whereabouts, and they at
once began to inquire about him. 1t seems
it was reported there that he had been
arrested here for attempting to pass
worthless checks, but it was found yes
terday that no such step had been taken,
and that the case had not even been put
in the hands of the city detectives.
1t seems that he was a man of some
prominence in the town where he lived.
He was a member of the Davis Memorial
church of Harrison N. j, and was superin-
tendent of the Sunday school of that
church. 1t could not be determined in
what direction he went after leaving Sa-
vannah, but if there is any truth in the
statements about him that come from
Newark he hardly went back there He
Is supposed to have gone to Jacksonville,
or some point in Florida. The last seen
of him in Savannah was last Wednesday.
Schultenstein is said to be a man of
pleasant address, excellent manners, well
dressed and about 70 veaRs old