The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-22
WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Several Firms Victimized BY Il
Travelling Man.
He Made "a Good Haul Her,-Some
Believe He is Orazy.

The police are looking for a young
travelling man going by the name 1T II.
Wallcnstoin. aud representing Becker
Farm a Co, Of 81. Louis. who Is wanted
here for alleged forgery. Some Of those
acquainted with him think be j. crazy
and that it will So develop when he Is
found
Walleustcin had been selling whole
sale millinery TO several local houses.
aud when De- turned up two weeks ago
be- had no trouble IN rrttine several
checks ca-hci that it &. now claimed are
worthless.
On Rudy, Phillips a Co. he passed a
500 cheek signed by hi- house. at VA
gel q Meyer. ieNclry store De- rendered
"a Sl72 check for a diamond ring. which
check was accepted after Mr.. Carrie
Warren Gimulcy had assured Mr Harry
Meyers that the young man was consid
erred reliable. Vt the Palmer House he
has ca.hcd q cheek for sloo. and at Wal.
lcr-tcin Bros. he bought some clothes
and gave a check for $40
At Mrs Cirar,lcy'. be- said hi4 firm
had burned out and wa. short Of goods
and had her furnish him some hats that
he said were desirci by customers here,
and which she checrfully furnished
The checks be- passed here were all
signed by his firm. apparently. except
the one passed on Mr. Meyers. which wa
on an A-hc,illc. y g.. bank
The checks were deposited in lo'al
hanks by the various firms and an have
come back marked worthless
The st Louis firm ha. also written
that the man is no longer ia 81. employ
and that the check. hc passed here were
iorgcrics.
Thr police have bcsu hooking for IN,
alleged .windlcr. but have secured no
trace 81 him.
u /. thought possible that hc has
worked the same sort Of game an over
hi territory. 81, he -tood high. and hav-
ing lost his position. evidently dctcrmin-
ed to make "a killing" before caught zap
with.
The police say that it is very easy for
a drummer who stands well in hi terri.
tory g. swiniic people out Of thousands
Of dollars in this way. a. many hotels
and firms will cash any check presented
10y him, and be- would he well away he
fore th, fraud is detected
Mrs. Ciraricy stated today that Wal
leu-trin had been selling her goods Tor
two years OF more, aud that she had
considered him reliable When he was
here last, however. he acted very
strangely and IL was remarked by more
than one in her store after be- left that
there was something wrong with him
He l. said 10 have been troubled with
somr sort Of nervous affection foI
some time. aud some OF his friends here
since his actions have become known
believe that it has affected his mind
The police do not count much on even
hearing Of him again.
Proprietor Charles Reed this morning
received letter from the proprietor of
the Halliday House, at Cairo, stating
that Wallensetin had also had worth
less check for 500 cashed there. aud
wanted TO know what to do about H. he
said that Wallcnstein claimed there t.
have relatives in Paducah. which is not
true. The Halliday man stated that be-
proved an easy victim. ~ the drummer
looked good 10 him"
Efforts will probably he made 10 send
out pictures or postal cards to catch the
swindler.