The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18

Nelson +. Tanner. chsros1 Mn -
Itnininx Two hundred duIloFo lIom Z.
vi Heilard. the iden1 eariu rSo9fio-
Tor. under foIse pretenron. ~ 1con
held - the t'frcuit Cou1f ~ tP11l
IN April ~ n. l.. selden. he dIttrtef
| Justice.
Deputy sherin J. W Txrnsr
brohght Tanner here from neLand
yeAterdey morning and seronponins
| him was his attorney. =. 4. ecnrleft.
who has represented him IN some
LOT hts other troubles. Tanner plead
/ not guilty in answer 10 the reading
| OF the charge.
n. :. Miller testified he had known
Tanners father aud uncle IN The
North and that they were line peo-
lpsc and therefore upon meeting the
young man hefe he had confidence In
what he said. Tanner said he want :
cd TO take an airplane ride over to
| 81. Petersburg with I.ieutenants An
drews and Wood. whom he had
known In the war. and would need
500 In CASE Of emergency until he
rould return. lie said he wonld
leave his car, q new one. until he
could get back, when he would re-
turn the 5000 and take his ear. Re-
| lying upon this statement Mr.. aftller
! testified be took the matter up with
Mr.. ballard with whom he was as-
soclnted with IN business. with the
result that Tanner made check on
the yolusia County bank for SEQ, and
/ Mr.. Hallard endorsed IL so all Tan
ner had to do was to 70 over to the
East Coast State bank and get the
money. where II WINS charged to Mr..
Hallard's account.
! j. W. Haliard corrobnrated the tes-
timcny Of Mr.. Miller and said Mr..
Miller had been looking after his
financial business for him and he re-
lied upon his Judgment IN the mat
! ter.
Soon after the bank got possession
/ of the cheek II was found. ~ q re-
suit OF telephone call. that there
was no money in the yolusia County
bank 10 take care of II. Mr. ballard
was notified aud the officers were pui
on the trail OF Tanner. who vas arr
rested in Orlando upon his arrival
there by aeropIane.
Attorney Scarlet. who Is defend
4 ing Tanner. says the young man !
father. who is q substantial business
man In Holland. \. Y. claims the boy
was an aviator during the war ant
that he had terrible fall while hs
was in the service and that he had
not been himself mentally since. MIR
Scarlett says his father has already
advanced about Thousand dollars
To get his son out of other serape.
since the war. Al Dayiona SONS
months ago he WAS arrested and con,
at that time served several months
in the DeLand jail lie was ais,
charged before with securing none,
on bad check. but on. both Of lhesl
occasions his father came 10 his res
cue financially.
Justice Seiden fixed Tanners bal
lat S20o after the prisoner had re
funded $50 to Nr. ballard, the pros
eeutor j. NJ Griggs. proprietor o
lthe Triangle garage in DeI1and va
present al the hearing. lie said 1
& Tanner was released on this charg
. he proposed TO have him re-alresfe
for selling the truck to aNDayton
eolored man and collecting S140 q
the purchase price without maxim
any accounting FOR IL II Is sal
Tanner represented that he owne
both the car and the truck. when. i
fact both were the property Of III
Triangle garage.
Attorney Scarlet contends tia
Tanner should be prosecuted undo
the statute covering the passing {
worthless checks. which provide
the defendant shall be given - AoaI
in which 70 make The amount goo
Justice Selden thought he could b
properly prosecuted under the fals
psetense statute and held Tanner
s200 bail He was taken back 10 Do
Land by Deputy Sheriff Turner Al
iorney Seariett inlimated he nigl
attempt to secure his clients reieas
by the haheas corpus route.
Mr.. ballard, the local prosecute
was willing 10 settle and LET Taunl
20 II he could be fully reimbursed.
son and after Monday. December
our store viii remain open evening
until XpaaA no II upse saEfEeTSs fh