The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-15
The plrrs., sensation of ,hs season
"ciem Young" s. 600 to $4,000
Ahead.

'Clen Young s. 600 to S4'ooO
Ahead.
We have had sensation--the loud.
EST of the season-this week. A
young man named Glenn Young, whl
has been here for seventeen months
as clerk In w. r. Cochran's grocery
store, got away from Emporia, on
Wednesday, with from $1,000 to s4,5OC
of other peoples money, and although
diligent search has been made
By the officers and his fond creditors,
no tidirgs of his whereabouts have
been received.
For some months lie has been play
ing it mighty fine on everybody that
he could get to ''bite," and investiga-
ton proves that lie ''took inn good
many of our people, in sums varying
from $50 all the way up TO 5000. He
came here, we believe, from Philadel-
phia, where his father lives, a respect
ed minister, and where he had broken
up in business. He. is, we suppose,
from p to % years of age, with light
hair and blue eyes, ruddy complexion,
smooth, round face, about feet 8
inches IN hight, weighs about I55
pounds, Is active and business-like in
his appearance. His scheme was deep
laid, and was managed skillfully.
Several months ago he commenced to
4 nOrrnNV gfIrh Of L..
could on few days time, by promis-
ing heavy interest, For instance, he
would hear of nan who had $50 or
500. Sometimes he got as high rs
$780, He would represent that he
was shaving" notes, and ask the loan
OF 500 for n week, promising So for the
use of it that length of time. In one
Instance he paid $G5 for the use of $500
for three days. He commenced in IA
small way at first, and was prompt in
his payments. lie was smart, and of
very pleasing address. He was i'm
mensely popular. He would whisper
IN The ears of the kind of men he want
ed TO work on, what fabulous sums of
money lie was making. Some days he
would say 81 have made 5000 to-day"
On being asked how lie made It, he
wsuld reply that he caught good
man in a tight place, and bought
note OF him, or something of that
sort. He would occasionally exhibit
his pocket book with large rolls of
bills in it. lie would insist on loaning
men sums of money for few days at
n time, rs he said he had more than he
knew what to DO with. He was quiet
and cautious, and strange as it may
appear, succeeded in getting the entire
confidence of all with whom he
had transactions. y few OF his vic
tins seemed to be completely infatua-
ted with him, or the big interest prom
ised. No security was ever asked.
and he seemed always ready 10 paw
when asked for money. Men here
worth their thousands cannot get n
cent without ample security, but
Young never gave any, and none was
ever asked, that we know of. During
all the time lie has attended promptly
to his duties as clerk, and often drove
Mr.. Cochran's delivery wagon about
the city. \ few weeks ago lie was re-
ported to be very sick. One of our
best physicians could find nothing SER
ious in his sickness, but yet it was
said that lie was dangerously i'll. 1t |
is now thought this was all feigned to
get little ''timc." His creditors fail
eli to get their money, and began to
suspicion that he was losing in his pre-
tended speculations. No one seemed
TO think he was dishonest. And even
after lie left many claimed that lie |
would be back in the evening-had |
"only gone to the country" etc. He
was seen-herc several times Wednes-
day morning. 1t was evident that his
plans were not quite matured. But
he must have got wind that he was
suspicioned, as he suddenly disappear
ed. just after dinner there was a
''hurrying to and fro" of some of these
lie had succeeded in 'beating," and
then word ran from mouth to mouth,
over the city, that Glen Young had
Observation-Disclosures
left his little "due bills as souvenirs
for his friends To remember him by.
He was seen about two o'clock that
day walking out the Americas road,
near the cemetery, ut healthy gate,
and that is the last time the eyes of
any citizen of Emporia rested on his
fair form. The officers began to scat
ter in every direction, the telegraph
was brought into requisition, but no
tidings have come back from Glenn.
He continues to keep his whereabouts
10 himself.
The aggregate of his earnings is
not ascertained accurately, but we
have heard it estimated all the way
from $4,000 to $l,5OO. The impression
prevails at this writing that he will not
be- found. Some of the men whom he
'sold' are mechan les, and can i'll afford
the contribution they made to him.
Others are moneyed men, and the
mystery is how he came it over them
so nicely.