The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-30
FEED DEALER
IS ARRESTED
Charles BeIIStedt, Hay and
Grain Commission Man, Is
Accused of ENLIGHTENMENT
SUN INVOLVED $4,000
BUYS Goods on Credit and
Fails to Pay the Bills When
He Disposes of Them

lie DISpOSeS vi 1lcIlI
Charles Benstedt of the firm Of Bell
stedt Bros Company, doing hay and
grain commission business at 800 Davis
street, was arrested last night for the
alleged embezzlement Of $4,000 from
several Of the largest grain firms of the
city. The accused man will be charged
with felony, embezzlenent this MORN
lng.
The complaining witnesses are c. S.
Laumeister and ". T. Sesnon of the
American Milling Company at Bat
terry and CnioH streets. who represent
five large wholesale hay and grain
firms.
. Laurneister and SesnOn made their
complaints last night te Captain Of De-
tectives Martin. He advised the issu-
aace Of a warrant charging felony en-
.bezzlement Bond and Warrant Clerk
Kennedy refused 80 issue the warrant
and referred the compliments to a
Police or. Superior Judge. Laumeister
and Sesnon say they viii go before
enc Of. the magistrates this morning
and get out the warrant.
Bellstedt. is alleged 80 have secured
$4,000 worth Of hay and grain on seven
DAYS credit and disposed OF it with
our paying those from whom he bought.
OF this $4,000 worth was purchased from
: 3he American Milling Company, $500
worth frQm A. Gerberding & Co, who
have offices in thes Mutual Life build
ing. and Sl1O0 worth from the firm Of
Trobock & Bergen Of 507 Sansome street
ana the rest from Anspacher Bros. of
- 2l4 Pine street and Scott & Magner OF
eI5. Sixth street.
SELLS THE PRODUCE.
The BeIlstedt brothers aIege that
they are a corp5ratioR, but Laumeis-
ter says Charles Bellstedt, the arrested
man. Is the whole firm. On Monday
Of last week Charles went TO the other
firms named and secured the goods
mentioned. He promised payment on
March Is, When he did not show up.
LaumeIster and SesnOn became suspi-
Cious and began an investigation They
claim 10 have ascertained that Bell
stodt sold The most Of the goods to the
Eaksl4u Plantation Company, and the
Honolulu Plantation Company, which
have offices in the Spreckels building
on the day on which he agreed to pay
1he different firms it is alleged Bell
stedt drew $500 from the Nevada Bank
as part payment for the hay and grain
be sod TO the plantation companies
lie did not. as he promised to do. go
10 the firms he owed and attempt to
settle. Inquiry st his Office ELECTED the
statement from his brother that he had
gone 10 Nopa and would not return for
two OF three days. All efforts to as
certain his whereabouts were unavail-
ing. Laumeister and SesnOn were told
by. Purchasing Agent Brommer of the
Honolulu Plantation Company that he
had heard that Bellstedt had left town.
CHARLES BELLSTEDT JAILED.
They Immediately reported the mat
ter 20 Captain Martin. Detective Cody
was detailed to find Bellstedt and ar
rested him at his home, 1850 Twenty
first street Bellstedts name was
placed on the detinue book pending the
issuance Of the warrant this morning
In an interview last night Charles
Bellstedt said: 7 went out of town
last Sunday in order 70 raise enough
money TO pay my creditors, as I had
fallen down on collection day to the ex-
tent OF $1,000. I went to Napa and sue
ceeded in getting the money, after
which j returned to this city, arriving
here sonly this afternoon. I fail to see
where I have committed any crime, as
] did not take the money away with
me- IH fact, my brother Theodore col
lected The money here, not l."
When asked why he did not pay out
the amount collected before he went to
Napa, he said he wanted to hold it un-
I'll he could get enough TO pay all his
creditors. I have enough money now
10 pay IS cents on the dollar to all my
creditors" he said. and if they treat
me right I viii do it tomorrow, other
wise Jet the law take its course
Theodore Bellstedt said last night
that the firm of Bellstedt Brothers
Company owes Charles $1,000 in back
salary, ana that Charles is indebted to
men that backed the firm financially to
the extent-of $4,000. He further claims
that one Of the hackers had the place
Of business attached yesterday. The
brothers claim that the firm is a cor
poration, buE refuse to divulge the
names Of any of the stockholders be-
sides themselves
II VIII be seen by Charles BelIstedt's
statement that he claims to have left
this city on Sunday, the day before col
lection day, to get the money needed,
yet he says that on collection day, Mon
day. he found they could not collect
enough money to pay of the debts
Laumeister said the creditors had
been warned that Bellstedt was NOT
all right after they had sold him the
goods and when he drew the money
Monday for the sale Of some of the