The herald., 1897-03-27

al Baking Powder company. The man
named came to the city and registered
at THE Glenwood March 10. After visit
ing a number of the other grocery firms
in the city, to take orders for baking
powder, he came to Mr. Michelbacher
and took an order, the figures being
placed low, to meet other brands, as he
claimed. He talked pleasantly about
different people over the country with
whom Mr.. Michelbacher was acquainted,
he having been travelling man himself,
and, in fact, ingratiated himself into
Mr. Michelbacher's confidence to that
extent that when the First National
bank called him on the telephone and
asked him If it was all right to cash a
check on the Royal Baking Powder
company for SIS for Stafford, he said:
Eyes, that's all right" Stafford then
brought the draft on the house over to
Mr.. Michelbacher and he indorsed 1t.
The draft was cashed by the bank. A few
days ago the check was returned from
Chicago. with instructions to draw on
New York, the headquarters of the Roy
al Baking Powder company. The bank
charged the SIS up to Mr.. Michelbacher
and took the protested paper and for
warded it to New York. 1t was not sur
prising that Mr.. Mjchelbacher should
| be fooled-if fooled he is-as at one time
| during the day conversation turned on
| the direction Stafford was going by Mr..
| San Francisco mo-" he answered, II
| just came from there, and the company's
| order is to work toward San Antonio,
Tex" At this he drew a typewriter
| letter from his pocket, purporting to be
| from the company, in which it gave
such orders, and adding that when he
| got to San Antonio he should draw on the
company for money Ii he needed any.
| 1t is Just possible that the man is all
| right, but there have been some things
come to light in the past day or two
which add to the suspicion that sharp
work is being parcticed by Stafford. A
travelling man yesterday told Mr. Mich
elbacher that he met Stafford in Santa
Ana and that he was trying to get some
| one to indorse a draft for him there, and
| today a telegram was received by the
| First National bank here from the
branch house of the Royal Baking Pow
der company at San Francisco asking
| for description of the man represent
| ing himself as the agent of the company
| here.
A description of the man has been
placed in the hands of Sheriff Johnson,
| and he has promptly taken the necessary
steps to locate Stafford
An order was placed by Rockhoid
Bros, but no attempt was made to film
| fam them out Of anything. The order
| has not been filled.
Mrs. G. p Hancock received the sad
news of the death of her father at
Knightstown, Ind, yesterday.
The number of boxes of oranges
| shipped from Riverside has passed the
half-mfllion mark by 1868.
A new camp of the Woodmen of the
World will be instituted at San Jacinto
tomorrow evening, and the members of
the Riverside camp will go over in force
to do the work. Twenty candidates will
be initiated.
Another fine residence Is to be erected
in the Arlington Heights district, the
Riverside Trust company having sold
a tract of six acres, set to navel oranges
there to Allen Bros, who propose to at
once erect a mansion thereon. Rounth-
waite Bros have just completed fine
cottage on their 20-acre tract in the same
locality.
F. Bamberger moved into his new store
on Main street yesterday
A fine creamery plant has been erected
by H. X. Small of the Olive FIGURING
mills at Olive. on his farm. nine miles