Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-02
WHERE is ASCHAFFENBERG /?
HE OBTAINS MONEY ON A
BOGUS CHECK,
And Rather Than Pay Up, Has Fled
From Pine nlun and the ON
GERS who Ara Vow
After Him.
Where is Harry Aschaffenberg?

has Il warrant for his arrest, on the
charge OF forgery.
For several years past young AS.
chaffenberG has been employed as Il
salesman in the New York Racket
Store, and although a little fast.
his reputation was fair, as was also
his credit. and it seems that Harry
WORKED" both to a queens TASTE
and by his sudden flight from this
city left many unpaid bills and a
charge OF forgery hanging over his
name
On last Saturday night about 10
O'Clock Aschaffenberg entered the
store OF a merchant on Barraque
street, and presented a check for
5000, signed by }. A. Lemons and
asked that it be cashed.
The merchant ut first declined to
cash it, saying that the signer OF the
check was unknown to him. Aschaf-
/ fenberg, who was well known to the
merchant, said that he knew Mr..
Lemons to be responsible person,
that the Racket store had taken the
check in during the day. and that he
would see that it was paid. Upon
this representation the merchant
cashed the check, after first making
Aschaffenberg endorse it.
Nothing was thought about the
check by the merchant until Monday,
when he took it TO the bank On it
being presented for payment the
cashier said that the bank knew no
such person as ]. A. Lemons.
The holder OF the check at once
sought Aschaffenberg and demanded
his money and an explanation.
Aschaffenberg said that he had dis
covered that Lemons had no money
i'll his own name, but that he did
business through his wife, who was
we'll off. f4r,- tot f14erehta Mt that
he would see her and have her to
cash the check, and bring it to him.
The over erednlous merchant gave
Aschanenberg the check upon his
promise to bring him the 5000 that
afternoon.
Nothing more was seen OF Aschaf-
ienberg until Wednesday, when he
told the merchant that Lemons
wife mad refused to pay the check,
but that he (Aschaffenberg) would
get him the money that afternoon.
The merchant demanded the check
OF Aschaffenberg, but the latter
aaid that he had it locked in his
trunk at home. The merchant OF
Tered to accompany him to his home
to get it. but Aschafienberg refused
this offer and said that he would
bring it down that evening. This
was thelast time the merchant saw
1 Aschaffenberg and late yesterday
afternoon the defrauded merchant
had warrant for the arrest of
Aschaffenberg issued, charging him
with forgery. The Constable to
whom the warrant was given to
serve soon found that Aschaffenberg
had left Pine Bluff. His relatives
say. that he has gone to Little
Rock to accept a position in the
store of Gus Blass & Co., but so
far this assertion has not been
verified.
On Monday when the proprietor
OF the Racket Store learned OF the
checlS transaction ne ut once dis
charged Aschaffenberg, yet, notwith-
standing this fact, ON Tuesday or
Wednesday night he obtained $4.00
from another person by giving an
order for that sum on the Racket
4 store. Or course when this order
was presented the Racket Store de-
] clined to pay it, ON the ground that
Aschaffenberg was no longer en-
ployed there and that nothing was
/ due him. The holder of this order
4 is now threatening to have a war
4 rant issued for the arrest OF Aschaf-
fenberg on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The
friends of the young man cannot
account for his action, and as the
sums obtained ON the cheek and
order were so small, believe that he
could certainly have borrowed
money Sufficient to pay them, as he
was given ample time to DO, rather
than run AWAY and suffer two
serious charges TO beprefered against
him.
Il was suffering with catarrh in
/ the head, my friendg advised me to
try Hoods Sarsaparilla. and it gave
me more relief than the specialist or
any other treatment, Miss SUSIE
CoPE, Pine Bluff, Ark. 1881 6
Hoop's PILLS cure ali liver Ills.