The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-09
SLICK SN|NDLER
Gets SMALL SUN
Elderly Man Makes a Haul by
the Use of Bogus
Checks.
"STlNGS" R00MING HOUSE
AND FURNITURE STORE
Complaint Has Made by Victims
to City and County
Officials.

Persuaded 10y every appearance Of IL
nancial integrity and responsibility, Mrs.
Lizzie Meyers. widow, residing at 800
South West Temple street. has been
swindlcd out OF s3s by an elderly couple.
who gave the names OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schneider OF Everett Wash. The
Standard Furniture company OF and
Main street has also been swindled out
OF $50 by the same couple. The swlnd!-
ing wes done through the medium Of
worthless checks. The facts came 10
light Monday. when the police depart
mcnt was asked To locate and arrest the
couple. II possible.
Mrs Meyers when asked for -he facts.
said, Mr.. Schneider and his wife came
TO inquire about renting a house at l5i
West Fourth South street on July 2S.
told them tha, the rent was sl2
month, and on July 20 they came back
and asked 10 see the house. They Wcra
nice looking persons and he spoke WIN
German accent, ,S i look ,dI% dhem ,d TO ,Se, See
he would take g. but that ne would have
to go to the bank and get check cashel
for $50. He then asked me If j would
accompany him to the bank and Identify
him. He also said that he and his witc
had Just come from Washington and had
decided to locate In Salt Lake CITY. He
and told me that he would have to buy
some additional furniture. few odd
things, he said. before no moved In,
Check Is Endorsed.
1--WE went to the National Bank of the
Republic and he presented the check.
that he would have to be Identified, and
then Schneider said that I had como
along for that purpose. The cashier then
handed me the check and asked me 10
endorse il. II was face down and ] wrote
my name on the back. but did not turl
it over, When Schneider cushed 1t I
saw him get $50 instead OF $50 and /
called his attention TO the fact that he
had told me II was for $50. He said
must have misunderstood him, and then
lle paid me the rent for the house. He
and his wife then went back 10 the house
and began cleaning IL Up before the fur
nituTc was moved in
THE next day I sent my little boy to
the house TO sec il Schneider was moving
in and my boy saw tho furniture van
loaded with new furniture in front OF tl'l
house. l did not go about thcm uutA
late at night and then found the place
locked up. A few days later the furnl-
turc men came and took away the fur
niturc Then / received back the check
had endorsed, marked mo funds"
Furniture Store "Stung.'
Schneider and his wife went to the fur
uiture store after renting the house and
looked over the furniture for about three
hours. They then left the store. saying
| that they would look further and price
furniture in other stores. The next day
| tney returned ana WHlle MIS- p'HutIUtI
sat I'm the store. Schneider took off his
coat and began TO look over the funi-
ture and price different articles. te
then produced letter purportine TO be
from tho Standard Furniture company Of
Seattle as to his financial standing at
that place. lie purchased 500 worth OF
furniture and. when about to pay for ~.
presented check drawn on a Seattle
bank against the account Of A. c. Hogel.
He told the furniture salesman that ho
had sold his barber shop in Seattle to
ri Al -lf. 81 -
mcnts OF $50 each on his letter OF
credit and his general appearance. the
furniture company Cashed the cheek for
$40 and Schneider made payment Of $50
He was at the house to receive the fur
niture. but has not been seen since that
time.