The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-02
+. D. DEAN ARRESTED
AT FLORENCE HOTEL
OHAKGED WITH "EALSE PIEPENSEs,
IN SPARTA NBUKG
son OF Prominent Chicagoan--Tho Young
man ioIls b1' Sido OF Story and Seems
Confident of tho Outcome
Special to The State.]


sation was created in the Central
hotol at Florence last night when
Deputy Sheriff e. B. Milan, of Spar
tanburg, walked in and presented
warrant for the arrest Of T.. D. Dean,
Il travelling salesman who arrived in
Florence Sunday and registered as
+. ID. Dean, Richmond, Va. The
warrant alleges that in January or
February that by false protenses and
Misrepresentation Dean obtained tho
signature Of j. II. Mister, Of Spar
tanbnrg to conditional note for
Sl,OOO-and gives tho Names of Guy
Harris, +. d. McEowen, S. B. Jones,
j. D. Boyd, Geo. Hodges and others
rs witnesses to provo tho same.
Doan made no resistance, and de-
clarcs that he has done nothing
wrong, and Expressed his Willingness
to return to Spartanburg with the
deputy. No ono knows him in this
part of tho State, but his deportment
and general bearing impressed all
those who came in contact with him.
He is woll drossod, wearing Prince
Albert coat, neat trousers and plug
hat, IL apparently about rs or 29
years old, and has strong face,
| full Of determination.
When asked to give statement
for tho press ho said in substance
that his homo is in Chicago; his
father is prominent railroad man
in that city. About year ago he
opened up Il brokerage business in
Spartanburg, handling the business
Of Swift e. Co. and W. S. Forbes &
Go. Of Richmond, Va, and few
minor concerns. He did n big bust
ness until September, when a "largo
embezzlomont" occurred in his Office
which materially crippled his bust
ness. About the first Of January w.
5. S. Forbes & Go. sont represen-
tative to Spartnnburg to 500 him.
This representative proposed that il
he would arrange his indebtedness
with them that thoy would send man
down to take charge Of the Office and
books, and that Dean could still re-
tain working interest in the bust
ness. This nocessitated his giving
an endorsed note to raise money, and
in the meantimo his friends advised
him to "play for safety" which he
did. He says that 40 went to j. II.
Mister and told him all about it and
asked him to sign Il conditional note,
meaning that this note was givon
Forbes Il Co., and they made good
the promise made to him through
their representative and allo' yed him
to continue to handle their business,
that it would be binding and he
would earn the money out of the
business, with which he would meet
the note at maturity. If Forbes &
co. did not carry out their agree~
ment tn n the note was null and
void. Dean did not say whether he
negotiated the note at the bank him.
self or turned it over to Forbes &
Co., but it appears that the note is
in the bank and Milster is being
held for payment 1t seems that
the Richmond concern concluded not
to ontrust their business further to
Deans hands, so Dean had to pull
up from Spartanburg, and is now on
the road selling goods for r. NJ. Per-
kins & Go. Of Richmond, Va.
OF course there are two sides to
every story. Mister may have
different tale to tell when the matter
comes up before Magistrate Kirby in
Spartanburg
Dean wired his father---Mr. j. w.
Dean of Chicago-today, who in
structed the City Bank of Chicago to
wire the Commercial and Savings
Bank Of Florence to issue to j. w.
Ragsdalo, Esq, attorney for his SOD,
a certified check for $1,000, to bo
used as bond. Mr.. Ragsdale, upon
receipt Of tho check, wired Sheriff
Vernon, of Spartanburg, rendering
this certified check, which was re-
fused with the statement that he de-
manded the prisoner or 81 900 cash
bond. 1t boing after banking hours,
the time lock on the safe prevented
the cashier from opening the safe,
+ 80 Mr.. Ragsdale accompanied Deputy
Sheriff Milan and his client to Spar.
tanburg tonight, whore the case will
be heard before Magitrate Kirby TO-.
morrow.