The Washington times., 1902-10-29
ASK POLICE TO ARREST
CHARLES F. HASTINGS
Creditors Seek Former Pen
sion Office Messenger.

The Washington police authorities
| have been asked to secure the arrest OF
Charles F. Hastings, former messen-
ger in the Pension Office, who disap-
peared several weeks ago on account OF
his inability. ii is said to pay his debts.
1t is believed that he fed to South
America.
Hastings lived with his mother and
his wife and one child at 1912 Thirteenth
Street northwest. He had been employ
ed in the Pension Office for more than
ten years. About month ago he disap-
peared from the office without securing
leave.
Hastings received $50 month pay,
but Is said by employees Of the Pension
Office to have dressed better than clerks
making twice that sum. He is also said
to have driven around extensively in
carriages and traps, and to have given
numerous suppers.
From a Miss Clumm, who is employed
in the Pension Office. Hastings borrowed
$160, which she says is yet unpaid. G.
D. Graham. also an employe of the office,
says he indorsed note for Hastings for
$3.50, which he has been forced to pay
w. H. Greer. who guards the main door
OF the office. is also a loser. He says
he frequently loaned Hastings large and
small sums CT money. More than year
ago Hastings borrowed $400 from him,
promising to pay 1t back within two
months. After a year had elapsed he
paid 5000 and asked that the remaining
hundred be paid on April /. On that
date Mr.. Greer says Hastings wished a
renewal until the 1st of July, later he
requested that he be let off until Octo-
Der 1. He disappeared before that date.
but not before Mr.. Greer had loaned him
an additional $40
1t Is said Hastings made a habit IT
approaching clerks. messengers, eleva-
tor men, watchmen, and others. and bor-
rowing five, ten or twenty dollars. with
a promise to pay 1t back on pay dey.
He generally failed to do so, but always
promised to pay later. when dunned for
the money. An employe In the special
examiners Office says he gave Hastings
a small sum OF money to pay bill but
The account was never paid. while an
other employe says he gave the mes
senger $40 to deposit in a local bank. |
and the deposit was never made. It is |
alleged that the aggregate sum of Has
tings' borrowings will amount to more
.han $780,
1t is further said that Hastings did
not confne his operations to the office
IN which he worked. Some of the en-
ployes say he paid the first installment
On $500 worth of diamonds and pawned |
hem the next day to get the ready cash.
The cashier ut a local brokers' office
says Hastings borrowed ST from him
several days before the 1st of October.
A day or so after he received letter
rom Hastings, saying the latter would
De on the high seas when the letter was
'eceived. The cashier also received a
nissive to deliver to Hastings wife.
Hastings Is also said to have spent
1900 of $4,000 left to his mother upon
lis fathers death several years ago.
His mother invested $4,000 of the legacy
n house in Mount Pleasant, 2s12 Thir-
.eenth Street, and Hastings, it is said
lsked his mother for the remainder. saw
ng he was interested In coal and wood
business in this city and needed the
roney for the business.