The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-27
Tries to Pass Check on Pitts.
burg Bank on George Gay,
and Fails, but Later tho
Clerk Gave Him SIS.
HIS BRIDE LOYAL TO HIM
IN HIS TROUBLE AND SAYS THAT
HE HAS ALWAYS BORNE GOOD
REPUTATloN-LIVEO IN STYLE
AT HOTEL.


lar novel reads the romance OF Chris
tian Joseph Muller. aged ae. of Gin
cinnati and his pretty 10 year old
wife, whom he married in this city
yesterday noon. Shortly after his mar.
riaSe to Miss Marie Zottleder of Mad.
isonville, O.. suburb of Cincinnati.
Muller was arrested by the local po-
lice and charged with forging a check
for $50 on the City Hall bank oe
Cincinnati. using the name of A. Good
man. prominent horseman Of tho
Queen City as the maker. This check
ne endorsed to the Union National
bank and the bank gave him a depos-
it book.
Muller registered at the westcott
hotel on Monday. January IL. as Jul.
ius Elliott of Pittsburg. Miss Zott-
leder was with him and the two reg.
istered as man and wife.
They Looked Prosperous.
AS the couple were we'll dressed and
bore every indication of being oros-
porous. Mr. Gay. proprietor of tho
Westcott. had no reason to suspect
that anything was wrong and Muller.
who at that time went under the as
sumed name of Elliott, and his alleged
wife were given handsome apartments
in the hotel. Not until last Tuesday.
| when. he asked Muller to pay his bill
for the past week. did Manager Cav
have any reason to suspec, that any
thing was wrong. Muller said that
he had no money and asked Mr.. Cav
| if he would accept a check on the
Second National bank of Pittsburc
The latter replied that he would if
the check were good.
Notwithstanding the fact that Null
Ter claimed to have ample funds in
the bank i'm the Smoky City. Mr. Gay
took the precaution TO call up tho
Second National bank OF Pittsburg by
long distance telephone and inquire
as to the financial condition Of Null
Ter. alias Elliott. Mr. Gay was in
formed that Elliott had no money
in the bank in that city and that tho
check would not be hOnored.
| A Good Finaneier.
| Assuring Mr.. Gay that he would
secure some money with which to pay
his board. Muller secured q check
from the First National bank Of this
city. Crossing out the name First
National he replaced 1t with City
Hall bank of Cincinnati and made the
draft for $50, payable to himself. u.s.
ing the name of A. Goodman Of Gin
cinnati, as the maker. He endorsed
this draft TO the Union National bank
of this city and was given q deposit
book.
| While Manager Gay was absent.
Muller visited the hotel and showing
the deposit book to Rollo Smith. clerk
he successfully cashed a check for
SIS. Smith, not being acquainted
with the facts concerning Mr.. Gay
and Muller and the trouble that had
arisen over the matter OF payment OF
board between the two. readily gave
him the money.
1t was with this money that Null.
Ter and his sweetheart were enabled
to obtain a marriage license from tho
county clerks office After securing
the license to wed. the couple visited
the Rev. Conrad Huber of the st.
Pauls Lutheran church and were join
ed in the bonds of matrimony. Muller
gave his correct name to Rev. Hu.
Der.
Police Are Notified.
After learning that Muller had cash
ed a check at the hotel for SIS Mr..
Gay notified the police and Muller
was taken into custody. The man told
many conflicting stories under the
rapid fire of questions. He does not
appear to realize the seriousness OF
his offense. When asked this morn
ling il he had a statement to make
for the newspapers he replied that he
had nothing TO say and that his at
torney, Henry U. Johnson. would do
all the talking that was necessary.
Muller told the police last night that
he had influential friends in Cincin-
J natl whom he thought would help him
out Of his difficulty.
, Mrs. Muller, the girl wife, was reti-
. cent about discussing the affair. She
stated that she and Muller had plan
ned to come to Richmond to get mar
ried the affair to be IN the nature Of .