The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
.CAV WORTHLESS
CHECK F0 [ Shoes J
SWell-Known Shoe Jobbing Firm
ssvictimizcd BY a Man, Who
IS Now Missing
two. OTHERS ARE ARRESTED I + z: J ! IE:l[l'
They Are Small Merchants and
Are Held 81, a Charge Of Re-
ceiving Stolen Goods.

IN
ceiving Stolen Goods.
Glover detective work on the part OF Dc
tectlvc +. y. Wrenn yesterday a fternoon
brought 10 light thel forgery OF q check
,ipon the firm, of Stephen pntney & Co,
shoe manufacturers, for five hundred dol.
lars, and the arrest Of A. Shull and, a..
Michael, two merchants Of East Main
street Upon n charge Of knowingly nav
Ing received the stolen goods followed, 'f'ne
two men were locked up a he First
Station, the lot Of shoes purchased from
Putncy & CO., by one Walter NJ. Brown
who gave the alleged worthless check for
$500 In payment for them, was recovered
and d warrant was issued against BroWnii
charging felony. !,
| Walter NJ. Brown came to iltichmonu
| about two months ago and OPENED what l
wns supposed to- DO a wholesale shoe
house at 1920 East Maip Street He 10 said
to have sold job lots of shoes to several
Of tho small merchants on lower Main
street. Friday morning he made a large
selection OF Battle Axe shoes from tho
warehouse OF Stephen Putney & co. the
goods were delivered to him Friday eve
ming about O clock. Tho deal was made
with Mr.. G.. w Clark representing the
shoe concern who accepted the check OF
$500 from Brown in payment for tho shoes.
II was after banking hours and the check
was kept until yesterday morning. II was
made out on tho Planters National Bank,
and when deposited by Mr. Clark. was
turned down. Brown 1t is said. had an
account OF sixteen cents with the bank TO
his credit. " u III
Detective Wrenn Immediately went to
work on the case. He traced the shoes
first to Browns place on Main Street. N o.
thing was found In the store. The place
had been locked and all the goods re-
moved. Mr.. Wrenn afterwards learned
that two wagon loads of goods had been
taken from Browns store and carried into
the rear way Of the grocery kept by a.
Michael at No 22l6 East Main Street.
They were carried there about 1890
O'Clock Friday night Half an hour after
ward they. were placed In the clubhouse on
the property Of Mr.. Michael, several large
boxes were broughtffrom the shoe store
Of A. Shull, No. 2los East Main Street
and the shoes were placed in these. The
small cases in which the shoes were sent
from Putney's place were broken UP.
Were About to Ship Shoes. ;5a
At 1880 o'clock yesterday morning
five large boxes OF shoes left NIIchaels
place and were hauled to the Southern
depot. They were marked Motions"
and were to have been shipped by A..
shull The consignee was A. shull. Of
Baltimore. The bill OF ladng was secured
by Mr. Wrenn and the goods held. Shull
was asked why he was shipping goods to
a person with his name, and replied with
a Characteristic gestura. He told tho
officer that he was neither shipping them
to his father nor to his uncle.
Shull was arrest>l upon the charge OF
knowingly receiving stolen goods. Hc
claimed that no had purchased $3.50 worth
| OF shoes from the man named Brown.
He made the purchase Friday morning
and had q receipt to show for tho pay X
ment of the money
Michael was arrested Immediately az
forwards. and the police are inclined to
the belief that they can connect each one
with the man Brown, who Is now missing.
Shull's Statement About 1t.
A Times Dispatch reporter saw Shull
In cell at the station-house last night
and asked him for a statement. He said;
| "a man by the name OF Walter NJ. Brown
| came to the city about three months ago
and opened a wholesale store at 1920 East
Main Street. He sold shoes to every
body and also sold by auction sale. yes
/ terday he came to me with some samples
and / bought shoes from him. To-day It
| was found out that his check for $500 to
| stephen Putney and Company was no
i good paid him $3.50 for the shoes and
have receipt for the money, ! paid
him In cash.
Michael was asked for statement.
| and said that he knew nothing about
the matter. further than that no was
| Innocent. He claimed that his wife had
rented the stable In the rear OF his
store to Brown, who wanted to put
some goods In It. At 6 o'clock yesterday
morning lie said that he looked at the
! stable and found lot OF broken boxes
| but nothing else
i Detective Gibson claims that he Is IN
a position to prove that the goods were
hauled from MIchael's place after II
4. o'clock yesterday, and that they reached
the Southern Depot about ~ ociock'
The driver was paid $125 for the load,
and he has been secured as a witness
The arrest of the two merchants !ast
! nIght aroused a good deal OF Interest N
that mart OF tho city, and many friends
Of tho mon called at tho station house
to soc them.
The Government AS a Coercive