Intentions Not Wrong

INTENTIONS NOT WRONG

Young Stephenson and Hanselmann Heard From

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Hanselmann Says He Thought There Was no Harm in Cashing Check on Record Co.

It will be remembered that a few weeks ago Wm. Hanselmann and Geo. Stevenson left the city suddenly. Before leaving, Stevenson presented a check which was made out to the order of George Stephenson and signed The Ann Arbor Record, to J. Andrews, of the American house bar, asking him to cash it for him. The check was cashed by Mr. Andrews. When the check was presented to Mr. Abbott, business manager of the Record, he refused to honor it, saying that he always issued the checks for the firm of Abbott & Hanselmann and that the check was not written by him nor any one whose handwriting he recognized.

A letter has been received by Stephenson's mother, Mrs. N. E. Gates, of 915 W. Huron street, from the two boys, giving their side of the story, which seems a very plausible one.

They say that Hanselmann owned half of the business of the Record Publishing Co., and of course felt that he had a right to half of the money which was deposited in the F. & M. bank in the firm's name, amounting to about $30.

Hanselman wrote a check for Stephenson for $12 as his share of the money standing in the bank and Stephenson had it cashed, not thinking of any wrong. 

Stephenson claims that he had all the money he needed and would not have cashed the check had he not felt sure that Hanselmann had a perfect right to the amount.

Both boys are very indignant over the turn affairs took after their departure, and feel that they have been very unfairly treated by Abbott. Hanselman declared his intention of withdrawing his share in the business of the paper.

The boys are both in Crescent City, Oklahoma, where they hope to soon get employment.