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wanted also to draw against his ac- count at once.
 He indorsed the check and Mir. Adams was asked to do so and he did He had no doubt that Kroner was straight. He and Kroner left the bank together, but Mir Adams went back afterward the same day and suggested that tele- gram be sent to the bank at New
 Rochelle regarding the check That was done and the next morning a the opening of the-bank there was a reply stating that the check was not good, that George Kelly had no account there and was not known.
 Soon after Kroner appeared at the bank; he wrote a check for $25, when he was informed of the inquiry at New Rochelle and the reply. He said there must be some mistake, for his uncle was an old patron of the bank and he himself had seen his account not only once but a dozen times. MT. Adams was also informed of the result of the inquiry. Kroner had given the address of his uncle as No. 67 Locust avenue. That afternoon a telegram was sent to that address and later a service mes sage was received at the Western Union asking for a better address. It stated that there was no No. 67 Locust avenue in the city and that George Kelly was unknown.
 In the meantime Kroner and Wolf had driven to Tempe. It was suspected that they intended to take the evening train for the south and Deputy Sheriff Charles Slankard and MT. Yeager of the Hotel Adams were there to see them off. They did not, however, make any effort to leave. They were brought back to Phoenix, though not under arrest. It was decided by MT. Adams to take no action until yesterday in order that Kroner might have the fullest oppor- tunity to clear himself of the suspicion of having obtained money by false pre- tenses. Kroner took the matter coolly. but Wolf got excited and drunk and be- came so abusive that he had to be locked up.
 Kroner was closely questioned about his financial affairs and his family re- lations. He still insisted that there must be some mistake; his uncle was well known in New Rochelle and had lived there for four years. He was asked again about his address and he repeated it. He said he was sure of it for he had been there often. Then he was con fronted with the service telegram.
 That did not disturb his coolness; there had been another ineXplicabie mistake. Kroner thought he could have the whole matter strengthened out by the next morning. He did not want t0 be arrested It would be a disgrace to some friends he had formed at Tempe and whom he would have visited if he had not been interfered with. It turned out that those friends were a young woman by the name of May and a young man by the name of George whose position in the social scale could not be seriously affected by anything that might happen to Kroner.
 In the course of his examination at the Hotel Adams he said that he him. self had property at New Rochelle; that he had deposits on which he was draw ing interest in two banks in the east. and that his father was very wealthy. He was asked why he had not wired to one of his own banks. He replied that he did not like to disturb his ac- counts. It was suggested to him that he establish satisfactory communica- ton with New Rochelle. He promised to do so and the matter was allowed to go over until the next day.
 No complaint has been made against Kroner. but he was given to understand that proceedings would be begun against him if no satisfactory telegram was received from the east
 | He was kept under such close surveil lance that so far as an attempt to es- cape was concerned he might as well have been in jail. About the middle of 1 yesterday afternoon no relief having come to Kroner from the east MT. Adams signed complaint against him and he was taken into custody. He still