The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-24
DAY OF high F|NANc|ER|MG'
In Which the Y0ungster Pur'
chased So, Worth
of Merchandise.
HAD GOOD IDEAS IN BUyING

worth of goods from Main-street
wholesale houses by writing checks
on a firm that never existed, Dan
Daniels. a red-haired, freckle-faced
boy of IA years. was lodged in the
Jefferson county jail last night by
Detective Sergts. White and Elvin,
while his father, X. ID. Daniels, lum-
herman and merchant, OF Yerkes,
KY. was speeding toward Louisville
to get his runaway son.
Young Daniels came to Louisville
Friday night and registered at the
Louisville Hotel. Early yesterday
morning he started a shopping tour
of wholesale houses which ended
only after he had written checks
for s3,575 in payment for goods to
be forwarded to -. X. Daniels &
Bros" Yerkes, Ky. In making the
purchases the youth told clerks he
was younger brother in the firm
and had been sent to Louisville to
purchase a winter line of goods.
Daniels first visit was to ]. NJ.
Robinson, Norton & Co., Sixth and
Main streets. where he ordered dry
goods and notions to the value of
s1,75O, paying for the goods by
check. He is alleged to have also
cashed check for SIS at the store,
saying he needed little change.
The Mendel-Weinstock Hat Com
pany. 627 West Main street, was the
next stopping place for the young
buyer. He ordered hats to the value
of s775. Members Of the firm say
they told him the cashier was out
when he attempted to cash check
for a small amount
At the o. X Stove & Range Com
pany. 220 West Main street, the
youth bought stoves to the value of
$500 and wrote a check for $500, re-
ceiving SO in change, it is alleged.
The last place visited by Daniels
was j. A. Shuttleworth & Co.. where
he made purchase amounting to
$525. BY the time he had finished
his buying at the latter store, repre-
sentatives from several Main street
houses had heard of the young buy
er and were waiting for him at the
hotel when he returned. The sight
of several men crowded about a
small boy in knee pants aroused the
curiosity of Detectives White and
Elvin, who joined the crowd of by
ISLANDERS TO see what was going on.
After listening several minutes
to the conversation, the officers real
lied something was wrong, and took
the youth to his room in the hotel,
where he finally broke down and
confessed An open-faced gold
watch. a diamond ring, gold cuff but
tons and silk socks, which were
among the boys purchases at j. NJ.
Robinson. Norton & Co.. were recov-
cred from his room by the officers.
The boys father at Yerkes was
called by long distance telephone
and informed of his sons escapade.
The former requested that the detec-
tives hold the boy until he could
come to Louisville. Young Daniels
was slated on charges of obtaining
money and goods by false pretenses.
He will be presented before Judge
Boldrick Monday morning. II is in
the latter's discretion whether the
boy will be turned over to his father
or to the Juvenile Court. II is prob
able the boy will be released, as
none of the firms lost anything and
likely will not prosecute the case.
Young Daniels was able to engin-
eer his scheme because clerks at the
different stores visited remembered
his being in the stores last Christ
mas when he came here on a buying
tour with his father. Despite his
years the boy showed keen dexterity
"a ihoP''tihS anu S'ittlink kODub
from the stocks of the different
stores. Clerks who waited ON him
remarked what a good head for bus
ness the boy had.
Young Daniels, in his cell at the
county jail last night. said he
thought of the scheme while work
ing in the store of his father and
uncle at Yerkes. 80
II learned lot about the store
and decided Yerkes was too small
for me-" he said. II got s31 and a
watch out of my fathers trunk and
left home last Sunday. ! went to
Cincinnati first and spent one night
there in the Emory Hotel. stayed
three nights at Lockland. O.. and