Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-30
Wife WANTED CELL
With HER HUSBAND
B. P. Broadway, Who Re-
Gently Came Here, Placed
in the County Jail.
EXPLAINS CHARGE.
Dallas. Texas, Requests Sheriff Brew
ster to Arrest and Hold
His Here.
EXPLAINS CHARGE.

! B F. Broadway, who came to
this city about two weeks ago from
Little Rock, to work this territory
for the L. G.. Smith Typewriter Co.,
was arrested last night and lodged
in the county Jail on a message from
Dallas, Texas, officials, who stated
that the young man was wanted there
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, the complaint being the G..
W. Todd Protectograph Co., of that
city.
Broadway, who is % years of age,
with his young wife, made their home
with prominent family on State
street, where the young man was
found by officers detailed by Sheriff
Brewster to locate and arrest him.
Broadway readily accompanied them
to the sheriff's office. Later on,
after being placed in cell at the
county Jail, Broadway gave the fol-
lowing statement to representative
OF the Graphs.
81 came to Pine Bluff about two
weeks ago from Little Rock 20 work
this city and adjacent territory for
the L. G.. Smith Typewriter people,
coming to that city from Dallas, Tex
as, where I worked for the G. W.
Todd Co., selling photographs, on
commission basis. In the course
of my sales l placed number Of
machines on trial ORDERS with the
understanding that if machines did
not prove satisfactory in thirty days,
they might be returned. l was al
lowed my commission on these trial
sales by the Company, amounting TO
little over $780, l realized, how
ever, that l was not making sue
ces financially, so decided THAT L
would seek employment elsewhere.
Going to Mt. Pleasant, Texas, the
home of my wife's parents, I begun
systematic search for place with
some company where I might make
a salary sufficient to support myself
and wife. 1t was while was in Mt.
Pheasant that l first heard of the
charge made by protectograph con-
Germ, and l notified the manager of
my whereabouts, with statement
that if everything was not o. K. I
would make it so. The manager
came to Mt. Pleasant, and in the
presence Of my, father-in-law, stated
that I had obtained commissions
amounting to a little over 800,
under false pretenses by placing
machines on trial sales At that
time three of the machines were in
use in Mt. Pleasant. Going with
my father-in-law and the manager, l
called on the merchants who had the
machines, and each of the stated tina.
the machines were satisfactory and
they intended to keep them and pay
for thin. The manager then re-
turnd to Dallas, and I, short time
Halter, went to Little Rock, where l
secured a place with the Smith
Typewriter Co., giving as reference
the G. w. Todd Protectograph Co.,
of Dallas, Texas.
81 am perfectly willing to return
ito Dallas without requisition and
meet my accusers. / am willing to
make good any sum that Is due thesA
people, but do not think i should be
made to refund my commissions on
machines actually Sold"
The young wife of Broadway, who
is scarcely more than girl, is
Frustrated over the arrest Of her
husband. and pleaded with the Of
ficers to be permitted to 60 to jail
with him and share his cell, which
was denied her.
Broadway will probably be returned
to Dallas this afternoon, If the Of
Ulcers from that place reaches here
this afternoon. Mrs. Broadway will
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