Semi=weekly graphic., 1895-12-11
ARKANSAS NEWS.
D0INGs OF THE WEEK AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
Several Citizens Victlmlzed by shrewd
sharper.--Judge Wood Hurt
Other News.

LITTLE Rock, Dec. T-Dlsciosures
were made this week of a faiker by
the name OF E. Gebert, who has
swindled number of citizens out of
small amounts. A few weeks ago
Gebert turned up here as the SELF
styled representative of the Bluff
City Tailoring Co., of Memphis, Tenn,
and opened up an office ON Main
street. His scheme was to sell
tailor made clothing ON the INSTALL
ment plan, and he invaribly required
of his customers from So to So each
in advance. In this manner he
victimized about forty citizens out of
amounts ranging from So to S.
each. Suddenly he departed, leay-
ing an unpaid board bill as well as
several checks which he had passed
ON unsuspecting parties, and which
We're turned down when presented
for payment at the bank. Then it
suddenly downed on the Little
Rock citizens that they had
been swindled by this sharper. A
search was made for Gebert and he
was discovered at Arkadelphia,
where he was arrested and brought
LICK 20 this city and is now safely
dOmiciled in the loekun -.
ments have disclosed the fact tha4
the Bluff City Tailoring Company
exists only in Imagination and that
Gebert has played his game in other
parts of the States. At Arkadelphia
also he succeeded in eashing several
of his checks which are not worth
the paper they are written on.
Gebert is smooth talker and an all
around ''slick duck" and easily found
victims, but the present Indications
are that his game is up and that he
will soon be doing service for the
State in the Penitentiary.
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Judge Carroll d. Wood, of the
Supreme Court. got a heavy fall
while riding his bicycle yesterday
and is now confined to his home at
Seventeenth and Arch streets. He
was riding at a swift gait with his
hands in his pockets The wheel
struck stone in the road and the
rider was thrown severely to the
ground, his head striking against
stone. A deep cash was cut in his
forehead which was sewed up by
physician. Judge Wood will
probably be able to attend court
Monday.
Commissioner w. q. Vintenheller
arrived in the city from the North
west Arkansas last evening enroute
to Atlanta to freshen up the exhibit
which has made Arkansas famous.
He will leave Monday for Georgia's
capital city.
In several of the Northwestern
counties more exhibits were obtained
and forwarded to the exposition.
The trial of Nick Kupferle and C.
T. Walker, of the wrecked First
National Bank, OF which II. c. Allis
was President, is set for Monday
morning in the United States
District Court and attracts no small
degree of interest. In 1891 Mr..
Kupferle and Mr.. Walker were
Vice President and Cashier, respec-
lively, OF the First National Bank.
They were indicted jointly on the
charge of making false entries in the
reports of the Comptroller of the
treasury III showing the condition
of the Bank at different times during
the year, there being a discrepancy
in the books of the bank.
United States Attorney Jos. w.
House will prosecute the case.
Rose, Hemingway & Rose will re-
present Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Morris
NJ. Cohn will be Mr.. Kupferle's at
torney. The case will consume
about three days.
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