New Ulm review., 1921-11-30
GET-RICH-QUICK
WALLINGFORD IN
PROMISED PROMPT PAYMENT
OF PURCHASES. SELLS
ARTICLES AGAIN.
FRITZ WILKE TOUCHES UP,
NEW ULM BUSINESSMEN
IN SMALL WAY.

men held for the purpose of organizing
a credit association, one of the veteran
merchants of New Ulm stated that he
and his colleagues have been too gen
eTous in extending credit to people
who, apparently We're honest, but later
proved to be the contrary.
That this sage knew whereof he
spoke, was strikingly demonstrated in
this city last week, when comparative
stranger, a young man named Fritz
| Wilke, whose home is at Hastings,
Mimi, succeeded in touching up
number of our business men fer various
articles, which he later disposed of for
cash, pocketing the money.
An Embryo Wallingford.
/ Wilkes name might Just as well be
'Wallingford', for he displays every
inclination and adeptness to follow in
the footsteps Of Montague Glass
famous character of popular fiction
in fact, it starts with the same letter,
which is some similarity, at least.
He has plenty Of time to develop his
embryonic faculties along these lines,
for, although big and strong and hav-
ing the appearance of a young man of
20 or 81 years, Fritz has seen but II
succulent summers on this mundane
sphere. Also, in his short but eventful
life, he has had occasion to repent his
misdeeds upon two occasions while
being confined in the state training
school for boys at Red Wing.
Looked Like Ex-Soldier.
The young man appeared to be an
ex-service man, which probably accounts
in a great measure, for the liberal
credit extended to him by local mer-
chants. whom he approached, with a
pleasant smile and a friendly, innocent
greeting. There was nothing about
his looks that would betray the har-
dened petit criminal, which he later
proved himself to be.
Buys on Credit; Sells for Cash.
Week before last Wilke entered the
i G. A. Stolz hardware store on North
Minnesota street and looked at some
heating stoves, stating that he desired
i to purchase one to heat his room
i with. He told Mr. Stolz where he
|roomed and said he would be in later
to decide upon the kind Of stove he
would purchase. Last week the young
man appeared again and purchased
small heater for $6.75 and a few small
utensils, making the total amount of
his purchase $7.25. He paid down
8 $500 and said he would iquidate the
balance on Saturday. In reply to
q Mr.. Stolz's query as to where he was
working, Wilke stated that he was
employed by Jesse Backer on the
latter's fox ranch across the river.
Stove Gone; Man in Jail.
Saturday Mr.. Stolz got busy investi-
eating the young man. He went to
Mrs. A. Carstedt's apartments over
!: the News Stand on First North street,
I where Wilke said he was rooming,
but found that the embryo Walling-
ford had departed, due to ncn-payment
of his room rent fer two weeks. The
8 stove was also conspicuous by its
absence. Mrs. Carstedt told Mr.. Stolz
! he might find Wilke at the Henry
Gasink home, North Broadway whittier
$ he had moved when he left the former
: place At the Gasink home he was
. told that Wilke had been arrested and
J, placed in the city lookup. His room
in the Gasink residence also fail
! ed to reveal any trace of the miss
ing stove. Later it was ascertained
J. that Wilke had disposed of the heat
8 dispenser to Grant Schlottman fol-
& $500, claiming that he had purchased
3 it at Mankato fer $500.
Dabbles in Auto Tires.
9 Evidently satisfied with his flyer
< LIN hardware, the youthful get.lich-
2 quick artist decided to try his luck al
q buying and selling auto tires. Ht
9 paid Vogelpohl Brothers establishment
9 on Second North street visit, and
e succeeded in securing perfectly good
new tire for Ford car, on credit
upon his promise to call and settle
therefor the same evening. When the
youth failed to put in appearance will
t the mazuma, the Vogelpohls decided
81 to do as little Sherlock Holmes wcrl
81 and finally located the object Of theil
q search, Wilke having disposed Of it t