New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
MUST EXPLAIN HER CHECh.
MME RENKE. THE ELOCUTlONlsT' 0o"
MONED BEFORE MAGISTRATE sIMMS.


A summons appear before Magistrate sn'''s, =,
in the Yorkville Police Court. at o'clock to-da. ~
explain the alleged Irregularities Of a check "",''
she issued. was served on Nine Marie H. IT, -,
the reader and elocut.onist. yesterday Nine he'".
is now and has been for a week living at the ho'e'
Brunswick. She was to give q reading al Chc"e
ing Hall this afternoon. but 1t Is douotiu' '0"
whether the entertainment will be given
When Mr.. Godchaud, manager Of the Bruns"'cN.
walked into the office yesterday afternoon he iou"u
of colored men sitting on the recep"o
benches and German seated on another pehc"'
The entire number were eying Mime. Renke closely
She was standing at the desk engaged In an aisu-
ment with the clerk about cashing check Inc
clerk had declined to cash q check for Nine kehhe'
and she taking him to task about H. wi
Godchaud was much puzzled over the presence Oh
the colored men and said to the clerk
who started branch OF the Tuskegee lnst''ute
in here?'
Nine Renke interrupted and said that the COL
ored men were waiting for her and were In charge
OF her secretary. who Is also coored man. anu
whom she called Harvey" This satisfied MI
Godchaud but he still curious about the atteh-
tion that Nine Renke receiving al the hahus
of the German. After while the latter walked up
Nine. Renke and said slowly. as II he had ar
rived a conclusion after deliberate thought:
We'll. vii, you pay the money you owe my
daughter"
Mime Renke replied: Il gave your daughter
check. which she was 10 present at the bank oa'ui
day and she Will get her money. That Is all 90
business in a business-like manner and you must
abide by it,
The German replied stolldy: Il don't know about
Saturday. or any Saturday, but know took 'nc ne
check to the bank and they told me that It was no 10
good. i want the money or / Will take means 10
get It," 49,.
"3h' well" Teplsd Nine. Renke' "you Will nave
Well. replied the German. Il guess that "hi'
and will give you this to read
With that he thrus; the summons into her hand hand
Nine RPnke took II and made comment. lNel
she turned TO the clerk. and. extracting a blank,
wrote a check. which the clerk politely refused 20
cash. Nine Renke appeared surprised at this' ana
1T is odd tha, you won't cash a check but they
not.
sn she ca,a her and Ssr
about her financial troubles. went up to her room
When she asked about her entertainment at
Chickering Hall to-day she replied with some as
pcr!ty that she business woman. and that she
had not issued her circulars yet and had nothing
10
The check which Nine Renke IL called upon to
clerk in a stehography agency at No. 6JO Thrd-sve
Nine Renke. according 10 the story OF the girls
night and engaged Miss Heinbach and several other
girls to do some ypewr.ting for her. When the
work was done she gave check for SIS on the Bank
Of Ncw-Amsterdam 20 Miss Heinbach IN payment
Yesterday morning when the check was presented
al the bank. so Mr. Heinbach says. the cashier
returned 1t marked. no funds" MI Heinbach who
Mitchell Place. this city,, went to the bank for
an explanation The teller told him that Nine
months ago Then he went before Magistrate Slmms
and secured the summons He said that he would
get his money II 1t was possible. and would push
the TO finish.
The colored men. II was learned. engaged
by Mime. Renke In response to advertisement.
They we're to deliver announcements OF her enter
fainment.