The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
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f. sULZBERGER ARRESTED AT THE
REQUEST OF HIS FATHER.


Son OF the president of the $. and ;.
Beef Co. Collected Money Due the
Company and Was Arrested on
warrant Charging Him with Va
erancy as He Was Leaving the
City-Has Been Drawing Too
Heavily and Efforts Being Made to
Restrain Him-His Father Expect
ed i'm savannah To-day.
F. sulzberger. son of President Sulz''er-
ger of the Schwarzschild & Sulz6erser
Beef Company of Chicago, which has
branch house in Savannah, at No BOB west
Broad street, was arrested by Detectives
Barrett, Scully and Wetherhorn last
night. and lodged in the Chatham county
jail charged with vagrancy.
Behind the arrest, however, is story
which shows young Sulzberger to be any
thing but a vagrant. The object OF
the arrest seems TO be to hold him, pending
the arrival of his father, who 1t IS SAID
will arrive from Chicago either to-day or
tomorrow for the purpose of influencing
his son to check the reckless pace he IS
said to have been running
Young Sulzberger arrived in Savannah
about a week ago, and being well ac-
quainted with the S. & S. Company's bus
mess concerns over the country as well
as those in charge had no trouble getting
a hearty welcome az the branch house.
He called on the manager, and owing TO
the fact that his father is president of
the company, was treated with due defer-
ence, being shown every courtesy and Al
lowed every privilege concerning the busi-
ness. lie called at the office of the man
ager daily and naturally soon became well
acquainted with the condition OF the pusl-
ness, as wei as the names OF prlnclpal
patrons.
Yesterday he went to Mr.. Hugh Logan,
in the market knowing him to nave an
account with the company, and collected
a bill of $3.50, which was settled by Mr..
Logan giving Sulzberger check on the
National Bank of Savannah. The check
was made payable to Sulzberger, as agent
of the s. & s. Company. Shortly after
1t was obtained he presented 1t at the
bank and received the money. By this
time ii seems the matter got 10 the ears
of the manager, who wired the home office
in Chicago, inquiring if young Sulzberger
propriate il to his own use. The reply
came back that he had no such authority,
and asked that young Sulzberger be de-
tanned pending the arrival of his father.
Reports that he was wanted were sent
70 the police barracks, and in the mean
time Detective Wetherhorn was engaged
by the bank to look up the case. In COM
pany with Detectives Barrett and Scully
of the city force. the three kept a vigil
liant lookout with no success. They
saw nothing of the young man, and
could get no trace of him, which made 1t
appear for time that the search was to
prove futile. At o'clock the detectives
were still in the dark, and in order to be
on the safe side decided to cover the out
going trains. Up to this time no warrants
had been issued. as il was not desired to
make a criminal affair of the detention,
which was only at the request of Sulz-
berger's father
The detectives went to the Plant System
station about o'clock, and went through
the cars and around the depot, but SUI
berger was not to be seen. The three
minute bell sounded for the departure of
the Western train, all passengers were
aboard, and the train was just
about to pull out when Sulz-
berger appeared and started to
get aboard. He did not hesitate on seeing
Detectives Barrett and Scully, not know
iqg them, but on catching glimpse of
Wetherhorn, he knew the game was up,
and, turning quickly, started to run. The
detectives gave chase and soon overlook
Suzberger. He was taken to the National
Bank, where the manager of the beef COM
pany was summoned for the purpose of
arriving at some conclusion as to what
should be done. On Suizberger's person
was found nearly all the money on the
check given by Mr. Logan, and ticket
n..f..
going.
Detective Wetherhorn. acting under in
structiOns, went 70 the office of justice
in the meantime, who accompanied him TO
the bank. There warrant was obtained,
charging Sulzberger with vagrancy, and
he was lodged in Jail. The humiliation of
going TO jail was something 10 which lie
had not been previously subjected. In APP
pearance the young man Is neat, dresses
in fashion, and gives the impression of be
ing intelligent and aggressive.
Sulzberger has been in Savannah before.
He came here as the Schwarschild & Sulz-
berger Company's agent to adjust its at
fairs after the death of Jack Wyness. The
former manager, some time ago. While
here he made large number of acquaint-
ances, and was generally fixed by those
with whom he was associated. Lately
however, it is said he has been travelling
extensively over the country, and has
drawn on the home Office in a similar man.
ner many times, and 10 such an extent as
TO greatly herrass the company, and il
seems to have been determined to stop il
if possible.
The matter will of course come to an
end when the father arrives. II is report
ed he will be accompanied by other rela-
tives, who are solicitous for the young
man. and will use all persuasion to get
him to return home. 1t is not known
whether the father intended having such
methods adopted to hold his son. but
those who received the information knew
of no other course.
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