The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20
AFTER HIM WITH WARRANT.
ConstabIes on the Trail of Edward
G.. Black.


Edward G. Black, a well-known
young real estate man, is being assid
uously searched for by pair of con-
stables armed with warrant charg-
ing him with cheating and swindling
AS yet the search has been without
result
The warrant and the resulting activ-
ity of the constables spring from a re-
cent incident in the life of Mr.. ]. T.
Shuptrine. BY Mr.. Black it may
have been intended as a joke. but Mr..
Shuptrine, seriously enough, has never
been able to see the point.
Last Wednesday night the real es-
tate man walked into Mr.. Shuptrine's
store on Congress street and non
chalently produced a check on the
Germania Bank for $40, signed by him
self
Il let the banking hour pass to-
day." he said, without drawing out
any cash and you would oblige me, If
you can, by cashing this check for
So"
He got the money-on this simple
story.
WELL" explained Mr.. Shuptrine yes
terday. 81 knew the man, though not
as well as 1 do now, and 1 saw no
good reason why 1 should refuse to
cash his check. 1t never occurred to
me, at that time, that the check was
not good and the man of course under
stood ] had the amount of money he
asked for in the store. / didn't want
to insult him and l handed over the
cash."
The next morning Mr.. Shuptrine sent
the check around to his bank, the
Citizens, with his deposits and that
afternoon had it returned to him, after
its passage through the Clearing
House, dishonored by the bank upon
which it was drawn.
He had been doing some thinking in
the interim and probably was not as
much surprised as he might have been.
However, he called up Mr.. Blacks Of
flee over the phone and requested a
few minutes conversation.
He's not here" was the response.
well, where is he?" Mr.. Shuptrine
inquired.
Il don't know"
rs he in the city?"
II don't know"
us he in the state?"
II don't know"
You don't know much about Mr..
Black" suggested Mr.. Shuptrine.
No said the feminine voice, with
laugh, and the receiver went back on
the hook.
A little later Mr.. Shuptrine had a
second telephone conversation with
somebody else in Mr.. Blacks office and
was then informed that Black was out
of the city-either at White Bluff or
Isle of Hope. The man on the other end
of the line was requested to tell him
what had happened to the check and
he said he would
This was Thursday. On Friday Mr..
Shuptrine repeated his efforts over the
phone to locate Mr.. Black and have
some conversation about the check and
its payment. but he didn't have any
more success than the constables have
had since the warrant was issued. Mr..
Black was always 'out of the city,"
and nobody in his Office seemed to
know where he was to be found.
Friday morning the check was again
presented and payment was again re-
fused and after his futile telephone eff
forts Mr.. Shuptrine. on his way to his
bank to give up good money for a bad
check, stopped in at the real estate
mans office and repeated his warning
to those who were there. Not to put
too fine a point on it he said he was
going to have Mr.. Black arrested I'M
less he came across with the coin and
came across quick.
The day passed without the appear
ance of Mr. Shuptrine's longed-fer, if
not particularly expected visitor and
at night Mr.. Shuptrine swore out a
warrant before Justice Nathans, charg-
ing Black with cheating and swindling
1t is this that the constables have
been trying for the last forty-eight
hours to serve. with such conspicuous
unsuccess. They have been informed.
like Mr.. Shuptrine, that Mr.. Black is
! out of the city and they haven't found
| him VET