The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-21

IL has Travelled from Buffalo to New
York City and Back Again.
Bcnalo Express.
This Is the tale OF a check. It Is a small
check. calling for 81. Yet it is worth a
hundred times 81, and has signatures on it's
back and face Of men whose aggregate
figures on the financial Indicator.
IL Is a funny story. 1t was born In the
brain OF Ihomas T. Ramsdeil- Mr.. Rams
dell Is a joker Most jokers are fond OF
good dinners. Mr.. Ramsdell Is lmost un-
IN saus Jsnua a. = n 3pAe Ra nm shls r sS1 ex-a saFly
Charles r, Bishop dined together. Mr..
Ramsdell figured that Mr.. Bishop owed him
ned Mr. Bishop of the indebtedness. Mr..
Bishop. ever DESTROYS OF maintaining his
reputation for promptness. forthwith sent
Is drawn on the Peoples Bank Of Buffalo.
It is dated Jan. Is. 1896. Its number Is
zss: II resds: Pay to ths order Of
signed, Charles F.. Bishop"
Mr.. Ramsdell received the check on Jan.
IS. He looked 1t over carefully. Was it
s saIs q s as Mr. Mr Ra slsaSSs n saesk l aav. sae
He went to John A. Kennedy, cashier of
1he Niagara Bank He showed Mr.. Bishops
John" he said, you are a friend Of mine.
] do not wish TO become involved in any
way. Yet / van the money. Now. how can
But Mr. ana k s1n q dy was Was careful. He was
unwilling that any such burden should hang
on an opinion delivered by himself.
oh; tend to your own affair" he said Il
Mr.. .Ramsdell thought a long time. Then
ne Endorsed the check Then he consulted
something over his name on the check. The
Endorsement reads: Without recourse or
sfss Terp Ito to T. ! T: Ra%saells .,-.
Mr.. Kennedy read the Endorsement.
Hold on. he said. This check must be
certified. You have made it without re-
THAT'S all right. TN deposit it IL you
cannot cash IT," said Mr.. RamsdeII.
So Mr.. Kennedy had 10 send 1t over to the
Lathrop. assistant cashier OF the Peoples
Bank. signed the certification that Mr.. Rish-
ops account was good for the check. Their
Arthur D. Bisseil saw it. through the 'o care ~
Mr.. Kennedy. Mr.. Willis indorsed IL. and IL
nn9sr on " to R Winis c; Jacus; He Endorsed It
Cop or the back Of the cheek. Isaac Scott. of
Mentor fame. got It next He Endorsed It
e eer2w y a nn =, 20 tns riEht OF Mr. Jacus, and
name in a large and httfvy hand. Then Hs'
N paymsn for a luncheon. He signed under
Mr.. Gerrans gave the. check to Fred o.
Murray as change. Mr.. Murray Endorsed 1t
Iasceiies went to New York 1870 aSli bou 9rt
cigars at the Hotel Imperial with II. r.
Stafford. OF the Imperial, got 1t. indorsed II
sweet n 81 ne 6anrato VIII Sl9ney M.
Works brakes hands next. He Endorsed II
ard II Travelled on to A; II. Petit: John B.
ceived # nom him al W them ii signaa re- r.
MT. Ramsdell heard from tine to time of
the travels Of the piece Of paper.
uexf- Wiilism r. rorp vel, t ~ ipa y
the top beside Mr.. Bissells name, and 1t
scrafched 6Is rama ovnr the Ne IT.
Gerrans. Mr. Nmrrav ard NJ ocsi1as
NJ Tordshof, Z'SSehes.
edge Tbsn ex'SSrv,9n s name on sne lower
dorsed n ana nassed (. IN - Hsnrv aIauan
who signed n ami LET n iournav - Iahn t.
Williams G. Fisher then cot n ard sror,
him n went "a George Risissssn anu ID III
Grimm signed II next. T,sn peter r Dovi.
indorsed Il. John NJ. Burke wrote his maine
with John A. Rudolf. G. lee AheII signed Il
after Mr.. Rudolf. Then Bunalo Bil Civ
got u. He indorsed III and IL went into thu
hands OF Nate Salisbury. his mansesr Tho
s'Wrd West" passed II on 10 C " Ham
mond. and with Mr.. Hammcrd's Endorsement
the back OF the check was filed.
But the face was good. What check
would not be with all those Indorsemerts
So Mr.. Hammond sent N along again Ed
ward p. Fed cot n and so,Ie9 me face by
II as cash and sent ~ along 70 III Hsintz
~ho indorsed n and supnsd n in GGe
rt cnrfer yot a. and aSda'S the ah;~a sione
tnrs - shs s acc vi = III s'ena,
Sorrs, ~ NJ Co. a. AZ NIL ~
dorssd n c,d ~ ,nrnsd nm a. shn Nar
TIM House. where John Hood si~ned i,
sns vsvs !, =, ~ nv, Jun haD sISnva ~
y sehen Mr. Scheu furne.i A. An ~ r.
snauldine secured al, ard wrcIa HE name
efrr~s The Go a., Me- bold re.tsrs se-s
r GU, ,hs, g ~ o - a pa 1877 'oS $50
an n@,r t,e Sa,s urs ""a "'o'o "S a
Frrsrn NJ c.vir ~ che.k oasssd 90 rohr
walls wno indorsed ~ and trrned ~ owe,
81 ~orSr,r,s cc,,~hri, ~ cs,rhit- 1870
ais nave Close hv Mr. snouf5,nr,s anS
irf ~ 90 "a Chrts,ts, Waverd NJ
> ea-l w Va altt
1890 ~ nvor 80 ~ Va NSrpe- 49, y =
-, - ph,lo +, psara An 20 ~ ns =
H. n,,tS .Saf~ ~" :
,en ~, axe - :,
: laws 'e.Slseu i
I neil Snses "eyanu- 10y III
cee~Se rho sent =, - 80. wv,
Iso.ssf, Wno seht ~ 10 LOUIS u oiIz
1nen faimer Summlnes got IL; ana nnalIs
a - - ~ lesNeu IL he inuo-ses
~ .hts s-e ~ 60 30. - IL,
Ill 80 a.