The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-01


crs, that some two months ago man from
Lawrence was the victim Of scoundrel who
borrowed SO of him ''for few moments, !"
leaving the victim in possession Of a carpet
sack filled with old clothes, at a harness shop,
on Delaware street. This confidence man
eluded the vigilance of the police officers,
sufficiently to perpctrate other robberies, until
yesterday, when he was arrested by officers
Sheehan and Lauber. 1t seems that his
name is 1. q. Millard, and that he used to
live in Chicago, from which place he came
to Lawrence, having separated from his wife
in the former city. After remaining in
;.anse for several months, he came to
Learenworth, rented dwelling near the
San francisco House, about the time Of
the carpet sack business, and the wife
soon after deciding to live With him again,
she also came here, where they have re-
manned since. Some three weeks ago Mil
lard encountered laboring man, stranger
in the city, and pretending To be cattle
drover, hired him to 60 out into the country.
They were to start next morning, and at the
appointed time Willard called at the Usage
Street House, where his victim was stopping,
and they started down street. Arriving at
the corner Of Fifth and Shawnee, the pre-
tended employer raid he had two or three
little bills, amounting 10 some thirty dollars,
70 settle in that part Of town, and had moth
ING less than fifty dollar bill; his partner
was at the Pianters' House, hut il was too
much trouble to go down there; would the
hired man loan him thirty dollars until they
got on the train? Certainly, the unsuspect-
ing man would accommodate him, and did
70. Then they went ON to Delaware street,
and when in front of the public stairway in
Ashton's building same leading TO
Squire Rees' of6oe-Millard told his man to
wait moment, ~ he owed little bill UP
there.
w believe that is about the way people
who write hooks use stars-when a character
disappears and they don't hear of him for
some time Willard simply awaited himself
of the hack stains, and was seen no more by
the man who was $50 out.
After the last mentioned transaction Mil
lard evidently kept pretty quiet for some
time. He had occasion to exerise some cau-
ton for he WAS diligently searched for.
A few days ago he again turned up, at the
depot, and wanted to get SO bill changed
by . newly arrived passenger from the rural
districts He held the note in his hand
while the accommodating party handed him
two sos. Then he disappeared in the
crowd as If by magic, and that victim saw
him no more.
How many other swindles this grey headed
old reyrohate perpetrated-for he il grey
headed, and looks like gentleman-is not
certainly known. That he operated extcn-
eively in Chicago, Lawrence and Ieavn-
worth there is no doubt Officers Sheehan
and LAUDER finally struck his Trail yesterday,
and followed Il 10 his house, where they were
informed BY the wife that her husband had
gone to market But the policemen were
not to he beaten in that way. They made
search Of the premises, and found Willard
concealed in or under bed. They took him
out, lodged him in the calaboose, and he
will probably have hearing this morning.
So all the poor fellows who Lost their
money can nov be avenged, for it is pretty
certain that Willard will be sent up The
officers acted shrewdly in catching him, and
are entitled To great credit for it