The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
TRIED swINDLrNG IN HARDwARE.
+. ,. shepherd I'm the Barracks ON n
bad CHARGE


T. J. Shepherd is at the barracks,
charged with cheating and sWindling. He
will be lucky II that Is the only charge
preferred against him. Shepherd went
into J. y. Weed & Co.'S hardware store
on Broughton street Thursday afternoon
and stated that he wanted 100 pounds Of
solder for the Standard OIL Company.
The Standard is frequent purchaser
from Weed & Co, and shepherd was al
lowed TO have the solder without question.
He had buggy outside and the solder
was loaded into it. Shepherd insisted on
having the bill made out and wanted to
take it with him. He was told. however.
that It was customary to send the bills
by mail. He recelpted for the solder,
signing the name of the Standard oil
Company, per Shepherd. and .. k'd the
bill In the same manner. The bill was
Through the efficient delivery sys-
TEN recently instituted by Post
master Haines the bill was re-
pany early Yesterday ii1i5i Abont 2
O'Clock Manager Bent Of the oil COM
pany called up Weed a Co. by telephone.
and after some conversation over the tele-
phone learned from Mr.. Bent that no
solder had been ordered by the company
ana none had been received by il. lie
stated further that there was nobody
named shepherd in the employ of the
company.
MIR. Krenson realized that he had been
Xlctimized and telephoned for a detective.
While he was discussing the matter with
some or the clerks Shepherd
drove by in a buggy. lie ar,
seeing the clerks together and looking in
his direction he evidently smelt a mouse
and drove on Two Of the clerks. Messrs.
Murphy and Waldburg, followed Shep-
herd by direction Of Mr. Krenson
shepherd drove to the store OF r. D. &
VIM. baltimore on Congress street, and
game p'9f there 70 nat rSp'a' he the had sam az
Weed & Co.'S the day before. He
ordered seventy-five pounds of solder
saying u was for the Standard OIL Com
had not Mr.. Murphy come up and de-
nounced him as a cheat.
Shepherd took the matter very coOlly
ana cndeaNored to persuade Mr.. Murphy
Ihat ne was mistaken. Being unsuccess-
run in this he attempted 10 get i'm his
buggy and drive Off, When Mr.. Murphy
started 10 Intercept him he drew a knife
when shepherd got into the buggy Mr.
Murphy seized the horse by the BRIDE
MT, Waldburg came up at this time with
follceman j. II. Smith from the market
ana the man was arrested Detective
Scully arrived about the same time with
Mr.. krenson, who had been telephoned
that the man was at Lattimore's
shepherd was taken to the barracks and
locked up. In making his false orders he
used blank signed similar TO those used
by the STANDARD OIL Company, but with
out the name of the company printed on
y. lie may be liable TO the charge OF
forgery, as he signed the name Of the
standard OIL Company to the orders. The
value OF the solder secured from Weed
~ Co, IL only IO.75, so II will be seen that
Shepherd did not play for very high
stakes. e"
MT Krenson found that Shepherd had
tried TO dispose Of the solder. bur does
Ilot Know whether he succeeded in doing
So or not. Mr.. w. I. O'Brien the stable,
man, IS out the rent of horse and buggy
TOT Two days. lie is doubtless glad that
ne Is not out the horse and buggy.