Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-18
MANY CHARGES
 AGAINST HALL Prominent Young St. Louis an Brought Back Here
 For Trial. ",
SWELL DRESS K R
Insists That There is a St. Louis Lumber Co.-Relatiycs Come
 to His Aid.

Following the return of F. N. Hall, the well-to-do young St. Louis lumber man who was arrested in Alexandria, La. Saturday by Constable Frank Stewart on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses in this city on May 27th, and who was brought back here Sunday and placed in the county jail after being identi- fled by R. M. Knox Jr, one of his victims, several telegrams were re- ceived from officers and hotel men in other cities asking that Hall be held to answer similar charges.
 It developed yesterday that Hall cashed worthless drafts at Helena, Texarkana, Brinkley, Corinth Miss, and other points; and despite the fact that he strenuously denies the report that there is no such firm as The Century Lumber Co.,, at St. Louis, Mo-, the Pinkerton Detective Agency and St. Louis officers assert that it is only in existence on paper.
 Hall is well known in social circles in several cities in this section and he is prominently identified with athletic and social circles in his home city, St. Louis. He is known as high liver' having been known to spend large sums of money with the boys here and elsewhere. When [ locked up. he was dressed in his heighth of fashion, having on silk shirt, that cost $1OO0, a $6OOO suit of clothes, and a necktie that could not possibly have been bought at less than $2.5O.
 When Hall was arrested in Alex declaring that his name was North. At TeXarkana he is also said to have registered under an assumed name. He had been out with some promin- ent young ladies in Alexandria a few hours before his arrest was effected, and after he was jailed several prom inent young men called on him and of fered to aid him.
 R. M. Knox Jr., accompanied Frank Stewart and his prisoner here from Louisiana. Soon after the breakfast hour yesterday morning telegrams began to come to Manager w. N. Trulock of the Hotel Jefferson and Constable Stewart making inquiries as to Halls detention. Hall admits that he passed drafts at Helena and Brinkley, but he says that his partner w. E. Keowan has doubled crossed'' him if he refuses to pay them. He ] says he bought lumber for his con- cern, and that his partner sold it, both acting as commission men.
 Hall says he has borrowed money from Dick Knox before, and has al- ways paid him, and he also claims to have cashed drafts at the Hotel Jeff ferson before, which were also paid; and he cannot understand why his $50 draft of recent date was not paid in St. Louis. ,ts
 Late yesterday afternoon, two we'll known St. Louis travelling men who know Halls relatives and; who say that Halls family is highly esteemed, 1 and that Hall runs with the best in St. Louis, called on him at the jail. and after hearing his story they tried to get Manager Trulock of the Jeffer- son to dismiss his charge against him. Mir. Trulock displayed many letters from hotel men, officers and the Pinkerton Detective Agency show ing that Halls intentions for the past few months were not of the best, and the men who interested themselves in his behalf threw his case up in dis gust.
 Hall says that he has never been in jail before, and that he had no criln- inal intent when he cashed the drafts.
 The father of Hall sent R. M. Knox Jr., $10O yesterday to repay him for the money paid out on Halls draft. Another $10O was sent to Constable Stewart for Hall by another relative or friend of the prisoner in St. Louis. who wired Constable Stewart to draw on him for that amount for Hall.