Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-07-14
IN PhiIadcIpnis

~ T. 'atherman, young man r
m sriS agent Of the l.. {. Smith TIVE
writing Company, is in The lookup in
T aiiadelphia and awaiting the papers
tnst viii bring him here. Sheriff Bar
DER went to Harrisburg to find Cover
nor Iener and get his requisition par
ers honored and the Governor was moi
there. be will try again.
The charge is defraudine the r. q
smith Company and the warrant
sworn out by Mr.. Chas. ]. Browne
agent OF the said company aud of Fay.
cite Street, Baltimore, here before Jus
tiee Hoffman is about a yard long and
very complete ard exhaustive. The
formal charge is uttering false and
forged instrument with intent to de-
fraud and the case is based unon n
Typewriter seut here to him on an or
der with a name sigued to it of man
who cannot be found here and who is
claimed to be fietit Gus.
1t seems, according to charges, that
Californian sent for four or more TYNE.
writer's, vailed at 500 each to the Bal
tinore agent and had fictitious names
as buyers. The machines were sent
here and sold for what Californian
could get and there was no payment to
the COMPANY it is said.
The amount so lost is some $3.50, out
only 500 is sent out In warrant Chef
Williamson in Scranton, the home OF
the iaccused, watched for him but
II iladelphia beat him to the game
Californian claims it is a matter of
business.
This young man was for some time
III business with Mr.. Chas 4. Brown
on Franklin ST., the we'll known type
writer and supply agent. Mr.. Brown
let him go collecting, it is stated, and
when he questioned Californian the
latter said: Slow pay and nothing do
ing
This made Mr. Brown look up bit
as the men owning the firm were in
high financial repute and good pay
and he naturally drifted around bit
on his own hook. The debtors said, so
it goes, that they bad paid Californian.
y hasty resume of bills due and col
iected and unlocked as cash induced
Mr.. Brown to think that he was som e
$500 short. He expostulated with Cath
erman and later gave him bill OF
sale that amply protected Mr.. Blown.
Then the partnership dissolved and
Californian was advised 10 hunt an
other office.
He found the basement of the First
National handy and he opened that
place and began ordering machines
and supplies right and lett Some $500
worth of goods were ordered sent on
and some of the firms written to re-
spond ed. Then he got the agency for
the l.. G. Smith people.
1t is also stated that his rent bill
" ith Mr.. Shirley for pro perry where
he lived will run to $40 and is not
paid. The furniture has been moved.
Others said that Californian settled
for the rent before he left.
One of the sufferers is County Com
missioner Cushwa. Californian told
HIM that his machine was out Of whack
and for a SIN all sum he would have it
readjusted. In the meantime he would
leave machine in its place. So he de-
posted $40 or So Typewriter and went
forth with the Cushwa valuable ma
chine and soon sold it. This is ole of
the side lights. He will be indicted
here and tried. He wants TO see the
papers first aud try to stay in Penn
sylvania if he can. He says that he is
innocent as he will show at the proper
time. That he closed up bis business
aud left town, his wife having preced
ed him to his next place of business by
some months. He depiores the charges
made and claims thar there is griev-
Gus error in the case. dagerstown
Mail.
Il. +. Californian lived here and was
engaged in selling and repairing type
writers until year or so ago when he
went to Hagerstown. He is well-known
here and bore good reputation. He
must have fallen into bad company.
Apples Baked on the Trees.