Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-16
Former officer in Local Bank Is
Charged with Passing
Worthless Checks
AMOUNT MAY REACH $4,000
Well Known CIubman Disappears,
and Warrant for Arrest Is
Awaiting Service

c. B. Miner, clubman and broker,
widely known in Los Angeles financial
circles, and at one time chief teller in
the Farmers and Merchants National
bank, is missing A warrant for his
arrest, charging him with having
passed q worthless check for $4100, is
awaiting service. J. H. Blagge, also
a broker, is the complainant. Many
other bad checks were issued by Miner
before he left, the police assert, and
the sum thus lost by his friends and
banks with which he did business may
total $4,000.
Miner was an active member of the
Los Angeles stock exchange, but it is
stated the exchange lost nothing. He
disappeared Saturday, after bidding
his wife and daughter, aged years,
goodby. He said he was going to
Bakersfield and would return the fol-
lowing day.
The first irregularity in Miners bus
mess methods was discovered yester-
day morning at the National Bank Of
California, Fourth and Spring streets,
when check that had been deposited
by Miner, signed by Luther H. Green,
calling for $4,000, was returned marked
irregular signature" Miner has Of
fees in the Pacific Electric building.
made by the bank officials of Miners
account. 1t showed that he owed the
bank close to $4,000.
IRREGULARTTY IN SIGNATURE
w. D. Woolwine, vice president, in
speaking of Miners Indebtedness to
his bank yesterday, said
"As near as we can tell at present
Miner owes this institution less than
$4,000. AS his dealings with US had
always been regular, we had no inti-
nation that anything was wrong un-
til the check for $4,000, signed by Lu-
ther II. Green, was returned this morn
ing with the memorandum attached
marked signature Irregular I will
not say that the signature was forged,
but will say that it was Irregular"
j. H. Blagge, a broker in the Secur-
ity building, room 322, swore to COM
plant in Police Judge Williams court
yesterday charging Miner with pass
ing a worthless check for $4100.
At the First National bank, 1t is
alleged, Miner succeeded in getting a
large sum on a worthless check. When
President j. M. Elliott was asked last
evening as to the amount he said:
''I don't know the amount, but / un-
check at the bank"
COmHANlElS IOSE ON CHEChS
Adams & Co., brokers, is another
concern that is said to have suffered.
The Clune Investment company, 1t is
understood, has a shortage to settle
with the missing man.
Last evening Charles Rogers the
younger brother of Mrs. Miner, said
that Miner on departing from his wife
had promised to return soon. Mr.. Rog-
ers said:
HE told sister that he was going to
Bakersfield and expected to be back
Sunday, and if not then he would
surely be back Monday morning or
would phone her.
miner made money, but lived ex-
travagantly, being a very generous
spender. He got to bucking the New
Y ork exchange recently, and I guess
that must have got him to a certain
extent. AS he had not been to see
our family for more than six months,
we did not know much about his cir
cumstances, but we did know that he
was living high"
Miner was well known in local bank
ing circles. For several years he was
chief teller at the Farmers and Mer-
chants National bank. On resigning
from that position he entered the
brokerage field, and at first was sue
cessful, making $4,000 In the advance
on Associated oil stock about year
ago.
In club circles he was also well
known, being a meember of the JON
athan and at one time of the Union
league.