Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1906 — YOUNG MAN GOES WRONG. [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN GOES WRONG.

L. K. Wiel, a sporty, would-be lady-killer young man who has been stopping here for the past few months, engaged in selling books as a sort of side line, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on complaint of Geo. Strickfaden, who had cashed a sight draft for sls on the young man’s grandmother of Milwaukee, Wis., Saturday night. On taking the draft to the bank Monday George was informed that he had better investigate it a little, therefore he telephoned to “M. Stiner,” on whom the draft was drawn, and was told that she had no funds, and was not owing him anything, and could not pay the amount. Wiel left on the 9:55 a. m. train and an effort was made to apprehend him at Hammond, but it failed and it was thought he had goneforgood. Tuesday afternoon he returned on the 2:04 train as if nothing had happened. He was arrested and placed in jail and Wednesday morning had a hearing before Squire Irwin whcr thought the evidence insufficent to bind him over to the circuit court, the prosecution not being able to prove that the party on whom the draft was drawn was not owing him. He stated that he had frequently drawn drafts on his grandmother and she had always paid them. He bad offered to refund “Strick’ the sls but refused to pay the expense he had been to in telegraphing, telephoning, etc. After the bearing “Strick” accepted this and the young man is still here at the present writing. It was brought out in the hearing that another draft on an Oxford man had been cashed by B. F. Fendig some time ago for Wiel, and Ben got into communication with the Oxford man. who refused to honor it, whereupon Ben got after Wiel and he refunded 110 and Rice Porter, with whom he has chummed considerably, paid Him the balance. J. E. Spitler alpo cashed a sl2 draft which is said to have been n. g. The young man owed several livery bills, a hotel bill etc., here, but seems to have frequently paid some “on account” and was not being pushed by them. He is apparently more of a “spoiled child” than really vicious, and is said to have been laboring under the delusion that he could play poker, and this crazy idea is said to have kept him pretty well “strapped” in rubbing up against fellows here who make their living at cards.

Every day is sale day at our store. Our regular prices are better than other peoples sale prices We give the people all that is possible for the money from the very beginning of the season. Duvall & Lundy.