The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-07
ONE MORE MISSING
Cigar Agent Sherwood Probably Left
the City For Good.
HIS RECENT ODD ACTIONS
Prominent Business Men Advance
Him Money. and Will Now Hold
His House Responsible For
Collection of 1t.

Butte. June CIV. C. Sherwood. the
well known general agent for Montana
for the Marguerite cigars. manufac-
tured by Fritz Bros. Of Cincinnati, is
the latest individual to go wrong i'm
Butte through reckless attempt to
keep up with procession that was
faster than his salary would stand
In his desire to keep up his standing
with rather fast set as a hale fellow
well met and stiff player in poker
game, he got in beyond his financial
depth, and he finally went so far as to-
obtain money fraudulently, as a re-
suit of which proceeding he is now
among the missing.
Sherwood has. in fact, been missing
for several days. but il did not leak
out until to-day that he had left town
TO avoid trouble. Last Thursday he
presented telegram to +. T. Gallogly
purporting to be from Fritz Bros t.
the effect that they would honor a
draft for 500. Mr.. Gallogly had pre-
viously cashed a number of drafts for
Sherwood for a like amount. and in
this instance he willingly advanced the
hundred simeleons after merely glanc-
ing at the telegram. The telegram.
however. cut no figure. as Mr.. Gallogly
says that he would have let him have
telegram. Sherwood then presented
the telegram to Emil Weinberger. and
on the strength of IL the gentleman
eashed a $40 draft for him. Sherwood
left town three or four days ago. and
II appears that he did not get away
any too soon to avoid trouble Both
drafts were forwarded for collection.
ana on Wednesday evening Mr. Gal
logly received the following telegram:
Cincinnati, June 3. 1S95.-E r. Gal
logiy: Would suggest that you and
Emil Weinberger have Sherwood ar
rested for defrauding you. We have
not honored your draft"
FRITZ BROS.
kilograms were also received from
Fritz Bros. on Wednesday by all OF the
firms handling their cigars instructing
them not To pay any money to Sher-
wood. Mr. Gallogiy has decided not To
have Sherwood arrested even If he
could be found. and both he and Mr..
Welnberser viii hold the firm RESPONSE
BILE for the money which they advanced
their agent. The 1rm bears an excel
lent reputation and IL is believed that
they Will make the loss good i'm pref
erence to sustaining the loss to their
business that would follow any legal
trouble over the matter. Messrs. Gall |
ogly and Weinberger consider that
Fritz Bros. are legally responsible for
the money as wen as morally so. as
they have repeatedly cashed similar
drafts and have never instructed their |
customers not to accommodate Sher-
wood. In addition to the amount stat
ed Sherwood owes Mr.. Weinberger S65 |
which was advanced to him while ne |
was sick short time ago. and il is
said that he is also indebted to other |
parties in small amounts.
sherwood has represented Fritz Bros
in Montana for the past four or five
years and built up an excellent trade |
for them. In addition to being a clever |
fellow, personally. he is one OF the best |
cigar men in the country. and the trou- |
Die into which he has gotten himself |
is greatly regretted by his friends He
looked after his work faithfully for /
some time. but he began to get care |
less year or two ago. both in regard I
to business and financial matters. |
W nile not aware of this fact, the firm
him in their employ partly |
on account Of the good work he had |
done for them and partly I'm the hone |
that he would brace up and do the |
same work again. The missing man |
told some of his friends about a week |
ago that he intended to take a short !
rest on account of his poor health. and |
he also said that If he could satisfac- |
torily arrange his business affairs he |
would take a trip to his old home I'm ,
New York No one has any idea lust /
where he has gone. although his des- |
tination cuts little figure. as il is not /
believed that he will ever return His |
wife runs a dressmaking establishment |
I'm the Lizzie block, but she has no idea /
of his wheTea bouts.