Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-01
soFRE ALEXANDER vicTIMizED.

Msde the Repository OF . Borus Check
Of II. q. burton for si5.
Last Saturday night, "aftsr the stars
had appeared in the sky" and Sofre
Alexander had opened his store. after q
strict and orthodox observance Of the
Jewish Sabbath. q young man by the
name OF II. G. Burton entered the second
hand emporium and purchased pair Of
shoes, valued at t2. While looking over
the stock OF shoes, prior to purchasing,
the stranger kept up spirited converse
tion with Mr.. Alexander. telling him he
had rented an Office In the Cromwell
block. and was about to open an agency
for Siegle. Cooper h Co.. the well known
department store Of Chicago; that he
was an old and dear friend Of o. ".
Strong's family. and more Of q similar
nature. After he had selected q pair Of
shoes. he offered Mr.. Alexander a check
for tl5 on the First National bank Of
this city, which was accepted. There
was Sl3 coming to Burton In change, but
Alexander could only spare $l2 and told
him TO return Sunday for the balance.
Burton Is nothing. II not generous. 10 he
kindly handed back t2 more to AlexaL-
der. saying that he did not desire to re.
duce his supply Of change unnecessarily y
and that he would come in for his 81 on
Monday.
| 0n Monday, S0fre took the check to
the bank to get It cashed and the bank
cashier instead took his breath away BY
informing him that there were no funds
to Burton's credit deposited there.
where. 0, where. are my wandering
ducats to-day" gasped Sofre, 81 he bolt
cd out OF the bank door In search Of q
policeman to tell his troubles TO.
Marshal McMillin instituted search
for the smooth and oily Burton but found
that he had already shaken the dust ol
Albuquerque from his feet and departed
for pastures new. probably HI. Psso. Al
the amount is 30 small. Sofre Alexander
does not care to incur any expense 10
bringing the sharper to justice ant
nothing more will be done In the matter
Burton also tried to work other bust
ness people in Albuquerque, but will
single exception OF Mr.. Alexander, ht
seems to have made a complete failure
His intimate acquaintance with the
family OF o. W. Strong had Its begin
ming and end In this, that no went to the
store Saturday afternoon, after banking
hours, and purchased OF Frank Strong
a desk. some chairs, tables, etc. will
which to lit up his office 10 the Cromwell
block. The total bill incurred was
si7.50 and this he liquidated with a
check Oh the Bank of Commerce for the
exact amount. The furniture was to be
delivered Monday.
| Burton also desired to purchase a
carpet for his office door and Mr.. Strong
directed him to May g. Faber, where h,
purchased $50 carpet and offered a $6t
check on the First National bank, OF X
Paso. in payment. May Il Faber hst
cut their eye teeth some time since ant
the check was respectfully declined.
Saturday evening he met Frank StronI
on the street aud as al accommodation
asked him to cash a check for $25
Frank excused himself by saying thai
the stores money had been deposited IL
the bank during the afternoon.
1t will be quite surprise to the Albu
querque public to learn that sofrs Alex
ander, OF widespread fame AZ a detectiy,
and whose striking resemblance to ia,
Gould has often been noted. should b
the only soft mark met with by BurtoI
in his rounds about town. In fact |
can only be explained by the Sofr
Alexsndrian philosophy itself; 1T take
q smart man to be worked by crook
A fool doesn't know enough to be- takeI
In by bogus check"