Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-05
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Charles NJ Stump Accused Of
=. Passing Worthless Check.
ALSO WANTED IN BALTIMORE

Passed Two Checks There Before
Coming to Martinshurg-son of a
Prominent Minister.
Charles VI. Stump. a son Of promi
nent minister of the Methodist Episco
pal church, south, a native Of Berkeley
county and member Of one of the
Oldest and most respectable families
In this section, is held behind prison
bars in this city to answer TO a charge
Of having passed a worthless check on
a well known Martinsburg merchant.
Stump is also wanted by the police
of Baltimore to answer similar
charge, and the outcome Of the affair
may leave the young man disgraced
before the world, with a term in prison
staring him in the face.
Stump's arrest was caused by Mr..
w. H. S. Spillman the senior member
of the firm of Spillman Bros, the
Queen street grocers, who went before
Justice Felker Monday afternoon and
sWore out a warrant, which charged
the young man with havi * passed a
worthless check on him on December
Y. The warrant was placed in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Lsmen, who
placed Stump under arrest ., the home
of his uncle, Mr.. Mack McKown. near
Gerrardstown, about $50 o'clock Mon
day evening, just as the young man
was about to leave for another part
of the county
The accused man was brought to
this city and placed in Jail. He had
little to say concerning the charge.
beyond the fact that he was drinking,
and that was responsible for his
trouble.
Wanted in Baltimore.
The young man is also wanted in
Baltimore for passing worthless
check on Charles S. Bradley, who is
connected with the Daniel Miller Co.
and who swore out warrant on Fri
day of last week for the arrest of
Stump and placed it in the hands OF
Detective Hall, who has been looking
for the young man since hat time. Mr..
Bradley stated that he lad known
Stump and his family for several
years, and that he had cashed, without
question, the check which was for $25 !
and drawn on the First National bank
Of Alexandria, Va, where Stump for |
merly lived. The Daniel Miller Co. |
also cashed check for SIS for Stump, |
which was drawn on the same bank. |
Both checks were returned to Balti- |
more with a statement to the effect
that Stump had never had an account |
here. Stump left Baltimore before |
he police could locate him, and came
directly to Martinsburg, where he pro |
ceeded to follow the tactics which |
had caused him to leave the Monumen, !
-al City in hurry
Fondness for $25 Checks.
The check cashed by Nr. Spillman
was for $50. He readily gave the
Young man the money, having been &C,
Iuainted with him and his family for
years, and not suspecting that the
paper was worthless. The check was
drawn, like the Others on the First
National bank of Alexandria, and was
deposited by Mr.. Spillma1 in a local
bank forwarded to Alexandria for col
lection, and returned to Martinsburg
protested.
Mr. Spilman took immediate action
and the arrest OF young Stump speed
lily followed
1t appears that Stump has fond
ness for bogus checks for S25 About
two years ago he passed checks for
this amount in this city, and they were
cashed by the Citizens National bank.
Like the others they were drawn on
the First National bank of Alexandria,
where his father was a pastor, and
both were returned with n statement
that he had no funds there. The bank
officials communicated with the young
mans father, with the result that the
matter was Strengthened out without
recourse to law. Nothing more was
heard of young Stump here until the
present trouble cropped out.
Is of a Fine Family
Young Stump is son of Rev. J p
Stump, a native of the Gerrards-
town district, and for a numoer OF
years a prominent clergyman of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south. His
family is one of the old ones of this
county, and the arrest Of the young
man on so serious a charge has Great
ed a profound sensation throughout
this section.
Young Stump has been wild lad
fp,. wars Notwithstanding pX0mnlp