The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-26
Former Promoter of Big Enter
prises Locked in Jail Be-
cause He Has Neither Money
Nor Friends Here.
Would Like to Stay at Palmer
House, But Has Not Funds
to Pay Expenses of Himself
and Officer.

Without money and apparently
friendless in a city i'm which he had
spent money like prince while pro-
noting deals of large proportions,
Peter Arlund is in custody of tho
county jailer, awaiting on a charge
of obtaining fraudulently goods and
money to the amount of s1I.
Arlund was brought to Paducah
from Louisville last night by Detec-
tive Sexton. of the Louisville depart
ment. He arrested Arlund at his hotel
In the suburbs of Louisville yesterday
on a warrant issued by Judge Cross
at the instance of Joseph Desberger.
the clothing merchant, who cashed
two drafts drawn on Peter Arlund
& company, Louisville, one in pay
ment for goods bought by Arlund
and one for which cash was given,
both being returned by the Louisville
bank marked mot found. No such
company known" The checks were
placed in the hands of Detective T.
j. Moore and later a warrant issued
by Judge Cross for Arlund's arrest.
When presented in police court
this morning Arlund wore a fine suit
OF clothes and a fancy vest. but his
unshaven face and swollen eyes in
dictated that he. has spent sleepless
nights. He requested that the case
be continued until he could commun-
icate with Louisville friends and Sc
cure money, which he says is on de-
post there. He asked the Judge to
appoint an officer to go with him to
the Palmer House and remain there
until the trial, but II developed that
he did not have the money to nav
for the service Of an officer and he
was sent back to the county jail and
the charge continued until Friday.
Before leaving the court room Ar
lund stated to a reporter that he was
innocent of any attempt to defraud
anyone. having given the drafts In
good faith and would have paid them
had they been presented by the Lou
isville bank for collection.
"Mr. Charles Reed cashed two
drafts for many times the sum of the
Desberger drafts" he said. Eat the
same time they were given in Septem-
Der, and I paid the Reed draft when
1t was presented. Certainly, would
have taken care of the smaller draft
IL 1t had been presented.
The statement that Mr.. Reed had
cashed a draft for Arlund on the oc-
casion of his "trip here i'm September
was born out by Mr.. Reed. who
stated that he supposed the draft
was paid as 1t had never been re-
turned.
Mr. Desberger, who preferred the
charge against Arlnnd stated that the
first draft was accepted in payment
OF a suit Of clothes Arlund bought
for a little boy who was with him.
The second check was cashed by the
clothing dealer a few days later.
A Noted Promoter.
Arlund at one time was a noted
promoter. some of his first opera
tions being in Paducah, where he
promoted the Paducah iron furnace
at Third and Norton streets, which
ceased operations a few weeks after
II began. Later he attempted to put
on foot deaf to buy the New Gem
tury hotel at Dawson and turn 1t into
a winter and summer resort, but the
project failed. He came into notori-
ETY. recently by an encounter in a Sc.
Louis hotel with Col. Moses Wet
more. the tobacco manufacturer. He
was knocked down by wetmore be-
cause OF some remark about a lady.
Arlund's history in Paducah dates
back ten or fifteen years ago when
he was the proprietor of drug store
at Bardwelh where he settled after
coming from his native home in Ger
many. Many Paducah wholesale
merchants sold him goods then.
Jailer Ealrer allowed Arlund to
stay with him in his office at the
jail this morning, while he Is waiting
for a telephone call from Louisville
friends.