The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-12-17
MADE TROUBLE FOR
ABSTRACT FIRM

There are seven young lady stem
ographers In the city this afternoon.
says The Dalles CHI ionicle of last Fri
day. who are happy, for after being
given checks for labor performed in
transcrIbing the records for Hood
River county, checks which we're not
worth the paper they were written on,
the m Jney foI t1e same w3s forthcom-
ing today. NJ. z. Donnell is happy,
too, for through his efforts and those
of District Attorney f., W. Wilson,
the girls are able to receive their
money. Another pelAon, who is hap
py today is K. L. Wentz He is feel
ing joyous because the Grim inal charge
on which he was held has been dis
missed.
a warrant wa4 issued for the arrest
OF K. L. Weutz this afternoon, Mr..
Donnell having swoln to a complaint,
cnarAilg Wentz with obtaining money
under false pretenses. The defend
int, few days ago, entered Mr..
Donnell's drug store and asked the
proprietor it be would cash check
for him to the amount of $40 The
druggist gladly granted the favor,
elppusng tnat Weutz was an honest
man aud that the check was good,
However, it was not, being returned
FROM the bank on which it was drawn,
the Hood River Banking and Trust
company.
WentZ came here about August l.,
having received tie contract Of tran
scribing the records Of Wasco county
for the newly created Hood River
county. He hired young lady steneg-
raphers to do the work and up to De.
cember !, paid them for work at The
OF this month, WentZ did not come
"through" with their months wages.
lie promised to pay from day to day
until Gu December 5, the stenograpers
decided to attach the transGribiDg
machines and books belonging to the
abstract man. Not wishing such ao
tion to be carried out, "entz gave
some OF the young ladies checks for
the various amounts they had coming
and agreed to pay the others in cash
later. Since then, however. he gave
the other girls checks for their wages.
Four of the girls who were the first
to receive the checks, presented them
to local bank and after the papers
we're sent to the Hood River banking
institution, they we're ulned as be-
ing worthless. They were Issued for
labor performed in the past and un-
der the law, Wentz could not be held
on a criminal charge and the young
ladies had no recourse in lega way.
However, WantZ did receive money
AZ hIno
ct1eck and for this act could be aud
vas arrested on a criminal charge.
The complaint in the case was made
out yesterday evening bqt was not
signed until today, Wentz, last
night, agreed to make goui all CHECKS
be had issued here by this morn. ny
at 9 o'clock. lie failed to make good
at the appointed hour and th, com
plant was signed and the warrant
was issued Wentz vas not In the city
at the time tie LapeTs we're drawn
up, having gone to Hood River to ar
range in that city for loan. He re
turned with Attorney - A Jayne ct
Apple City shortly after soon and
was arrested soon after by C@itt OF
Police J Ii. Harper.
Ilc was aliutShCu ~ ShS t'''N y
court aud Attorney Jayne stated that
he had arranged With the Hood River
bank to pay all the checks issuei by
Wentz. Attorney Wilson eommuni-
tsted with the banking institution
oyer long distance telephone aHt was
info, med that the checks la G'eu
ordered paid IietJIe the csse VA
settled, Mr.. Jayne told Mr. Don nei!
that he would pay him the $40
"So, you will not. +" ssid Nj Dor
nell, al hnu care aUout my little
$40, what / want is to see these girl',
VII. have earue lheir money raid.
In this case. We have fo5 tai "an
and until th y are nsii !, It stHud aud
wont accept payment MIR. aln"
theu saif the tIohhie had been settled
lh.t he haf autt Iized the payaeLt
If al the c"erks
10 81 esking OF the sfai' this bfter-
ncon, on OF the st utg al her said
I'VE gills all supposed hetole we
cane here ttat MI. Wentz was cry