Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-06-15
FePERATIsNs OF A C0NFIDRNeE GIRL.
she Passes herself on rs DR.. Sprague's
Daughter, and gets Goods from the
Stores and Attentions from the
A Young Men. e%

uaugnter OF LII. george Sprague OF But
Ter county. She bought q bill of goods,
amounting to between $62. 90 and 500. 90,
and said her father was in town, hav-
ing been called to see Mrs. E. w. Bah
cock who was very sick, and would call
and pay the bill that evening. He
would be obliged to stay in town till
Monday, she said; but she would have
to go home alone by the afternoon train.
1t was all right-all right! She visited
the Orphans Home, and was politely
shown over the house, as DR.. Sprsgue's
daughter. She called on Gross & Rog-
ers, dentists, and had her teeth examin-
ed, and made an engagement with DIR.
Gross to visit her at her fathers house,
at some future tims, and fill some cavi-
ties for her. DR.. Gross treated the miss
with marked attention, and felt sure Of
having bagged good customer. A
Good-day, Miss Sprague, sweet smile,
and the charming woman lifted her
crinoline down the stairs. She next
made her appearance at Plummer's,
where she selected perfumery to the
value of two dollars, and referred Mr..
Plummer, as he had the honor of wait
ing on her himself, to her father, DIR.
Sprague, for payment. Plummer says
he would not insult a lady for two dol.
lars, SO he let her go without question
ing. Her next call was, unfortunately,
at Miss McNally's millinery store,
where she traded to the amount of two
dollars and fifty cents. While making
her selections she kept her tongue 60
ing on her story, saying that she was
really the sister of DR.. Sprague, but
that she always called him father. Miss
McNally thought she had seen the wo-
man before, and asked herif she had
ever lived in town.. But the woman
said she never had. When the goods
were ready, she took them up, saying
that the Doctor would call and pay for
them, and departed without pausing to
see if the arrangement was satisfactory.
Miss McNally was quite suspicious of
her, and went down to Miller & Will
sons to see if they had confidence in
her representations. They thought the
woman was all right. This concluded
the woman's shopping. She was at
Miller & Wilson's good part Of the
day. At noon Mr.. Erasmus Wilson,
the clerk who had traded with her, in
vited her to his boarding house for dim
ner, and she, doubtless being very hun
cry, was gracious enough to comply
When the time came for her to go to
the depot to take the Western train,
the same young man, acting as he
would toward any lady customer and
in accordance with his polite DISPOSE
ton, ordered all omnibus and helped
her and her packages in, and saw her
off on the cars. On the train she told
the same story to Conductor Tim KEEL
logg, who consented to look to DIR.
Sprague for her fare. She got off at
Applington, and passed the night at
Quinn's, and in the morning went Oh h
John Eaves', two and half miles from
Applington. In the mean time Messrs.
Miller Il Wilson ascertained that DIR.
Sprague had no daughter of this wo-
mans age, nor yet any sister, and Sat.
urday morning Mr.. Miller. accompani.
ed by the clerk, Mr.. Erasmus Wilson,
started on her track. They traced her
easily, and on the way satisfied them
selves that her name was Eliza Car
del, recently a domestic in DR.. Sprague's
family. They found her ut Mr.. Eaves',
where she was stranger to all except a
young man at work there, and with
whom she seemed to be on intimate
terms. She stoutly persisted ut first
that she was DR.. Sprague's daughter,
but finally gave it up that she was only
Eliza Cardell. All the goods she had
purchased at Miller & Wilson's, except,
ing pair of gloves, were recovered
She was brought back to Cedar Falls,
and taken before Justice Crosby, who
gave her short lecture, and postponed
her trial for that day two weeks hence.
She was not required to give bail, and
of course the case was virtually drop
ped, Miller & Wilson taking pity on her
and not desiring to oblige the county to
support her until the setting of the Sep
TENDER term of the District Court. Miss
McNally met the girl on Monday, and
managed to get $l.SO on her BILL. This
girl was for some time employed i'm the
family Of DR.. Kerr, of this city, and af-
where she was married to some scamp
who deserted her and whose name she
discarded. From what we hear, our
opinion is that the girl is Familiarity ac-
quainted with the marrying business,
and we do not imagine that she shed
tears, other than crocodile, over the
exigency which arose to induce a re-
turn to her maiden name. Lately she
had been in the employ of DR.. Sprague,
and only quilted his services OH Mon
day of last week. She was, therefore,
enabled TO tell very consistent story
in regard to the Doctors family, and to
talk Familiarity of people here in town.
That she was so successful in her inn.
positions is altogether attributable to
her unblushing cheek-nothing beside
1t will do well enough for those who
were not victimized to laugh at those
who were; but we dare say those who
laugh the loudest would have been quite
as easily taken in had the well-dressed
and sprightly Eliza CHANGED to have Sc
lected them for victims. as-l 3. g.
Transfers Of Real Estate In Cedar Falls
from June 9, to June 13.
Mary Templin to +. N. Chase, lots and
block Is, Cedar Falls, 5000
Jas. Brown TO ID. II. Fabrick. lots 3 and
block Spear e. Hartman's addition, 5000
VIM. b. Warrick to Q. COrnue, lot block
8, E. Browns addition, 1850
E. j. A. Thomas to G. ii. Mullarky, lot
block 4, A. Mullarky's addition. 800
Il. P. speers addition, 5000
block Il, Cedar Falls, 1900
IHicveyy.--On last Friday night Mr.