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Show ARRESTED FOR FORGERY. An Kpisude That (,,,,. Near Getting Some of the Parties in 1 rouble The Case Hushed Up. Financial circles were 6taggered lastnight by the arrest of Fred Rehrmiin on a charge of forgery. A moment later social circles were shocked over the Implication of Edward Ed-ward W. Cooper and this morning the whole affair was compromised before Corneals, sinner Norrell. The scandal was precipitated by Andy Brixen who had been victimized in tho transaction trans-action and who demanded a restoration of his losses or somebody's scalp. It appears that Mr. Briien was appoaled to for a loan by Hehi man and Cooper yesterday and that a-, security a note in tho sum of jii0 accompanied accom-panied by the endorsement of Captain Bailey and Councilman Wautland was tendered. tend-ered. The note pan. d aud cn inquiry it was learned that the signatures were forger, ies. Warrants were sworn out and the parties par-ties called Into court. Wu rman was wild. "For twenty. livo years," said he, "I have lived In this city and never had my honesty Impugned before. The interviewer asked him for his story. He said he had been asked by Cooper to secure him a lonu and told him ho could do it with good security. Ho returned with the endorsements ol Messrs. Bailey and Wautland and believing the signatures genuine he had negotiated the piper. The money was restored to Mr. Brlxen this morning, the costs were paid and the action dismiss. |