The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-12
AULT TURNS A TRICK
he Is All Right al Collecting, But No,
Much al Paying
DRAFTS THAT ARE NO GOOD
Here Is a Chance for the Union Bad
Debts Collecting agency TO DEM
onstrate Its Efficiency as
Collector.

MIssoULA. March 11.-Manager Mulloy
of the European hotel is gag ne regretfully
at a protested draft endorsed by w. w.
Ault and wishing that he had in his
money drawer the $50 that the piece of
worthless paper has cost him. He would
also like to get hold of Mr.. Ault for
short time. few minutes would be
enough. But Ault is out of the state and
Mr.. Mulloy is out the money and there
the matter rests at present.
Ault came here last month as the adj
vance agent and pioneer of the Union
Bad Debts Collection agency and estab-
lished local headquarters IN Missoula.
He leased n bill board for the advertising
of the accounts that he had for sale. His
first blank boards were mutilatcd by
local jokers and he proceeded to put
fresh blanks on the wall, which are still
blank.
He came here one Tuesday with an as
sistant named Brown and the two regis
tered at the European hotel and on
"Wednesday went TO work. Saturday
evening, Ault brought a draft to Mr..
Mulloy and asked him TO cash IL. The
landlord sad he could not and Ault went
away. On Sunday. the day following, he
again made the request and was again
refused, but this time Mr.. Mulloy loaned
him 50 until he could get the draft cashed
at the bank. Monday Ault returned the
So and paid his board for the week, saying
that he had cashed the draft.
Matters went on for another week until
the board bills we're due again and were
presented. Ault said that he had no cash
but he had n DIR ,ft which the house had
sent him for expenses and, if Mr.. Mulloy
would cash the draft he would pay the
bills.
The draft was made payable to w. w.
Ault, was dated at Salt Lake and bore tho
signature of the president of Ault's COM
pany. AS Mr.. Mulloy supposed the first
draft had been cashed all right, he said
that he would accommodate the gentle
men. The draft was for Si7 and he de-
du ted from it two weeks board for
Brown and one for Ault. The men left
and the draft was turned in to Murphy &
w orden IN trade. They sent it TO the
Western Montana n uional bank and
from there it was forwarded to Salt Lake
for collection.
In two days telegram was received
that the draft hal been protested and
this was later confirmed 10y letter Satur-
day, Mr.. Mulloy received letter from the
president of the collecting company, say
ing that the draft was forgery and that
Ault had, since leaving here, done tho
same thing in Wallace. Mr.. Mulloy was
asked for information regarding the men
and requested TO prosecute them If possi-
bic. He has been obliged TO pay So pro-
test fees and is therefore out of pocket
$50, so that he is anxious TO get the men
ifpossible.
A telegram was received this afternoon,
stating that Ault and Brown have been
located in Spokane and that they will he
held if desired. Il Is feared that they cam
not be apprehended, as requisitIon papers
cannot be obtained in case where so
small n sum is involved.
Here is an opportunity for the Union
Bad Debt Collecting agency to demon
strate ITS value as a collection med um
for Mr.. Mulloy admits that the debt is bad
enough and he knows that he wants il
collected. He hasn't much faith, how
ever, in the power of the company to get
il for him.