The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-18
CHEEK
Which Appears to be Mr.: Fowler's
Stock in Trade.


with has wife and three children and pu
up At the Leroy House. He was looking
for q chance to enter into business, and Va
charmed with the many opportunities Sc
dalia afforded for the accumulation of lucre
He was good business man, o. II
Fowler respectable in appearance
glib Of tongue, and blessed with d
inordinate stock OF that very
necessary qualification in these de-
generate days TO succe.s-cheek.
After casting about for . few days, he
determined to
60 INTO THE AUCTION BUSINESS.
and accordingly agreed to purchase Mr.. A.
II. RandaIi's interest ia Russelrs auction
house, ON Ohio street. The consideration
WAS to he $500, and the money 10 he imme-
diately forthcoming. This Was easy for
him a. his wife had $1,000 in Cash
with her.
The preliminaries were all settled and
Fowler jumped right into business at once.
The next day it was intimated the money
was wanted, when unfortunately his wife
was visiting. In fact, he had just received
q note from her.
SHE WAS AT MRS. RS
and was going To stay 10 tea. Yes. But
then of course as soon rs she returned he
would get the money and il would be all
right.
Misforiunes never come sinsly, YOU know,
and the next day. really, his wife was SO at
ficted with neuralgia, that he could not
think of troubling her for such a trife As
$500.
Ia the meantime, the proprietor Of the
Leroy House began 10.
SMELL RODENT
and politely suggested 10 Fowler that in
order to run a hotel successfully it was
necessary for boarders to pay up. Fowler
told him that Mr.. Randall had his money,
but that he would get it. In fact, he did
ge, some-borrowed it from Mr.. RUSSELL,
and paid il On his board. But his actions
were 40 unsatisfactory and his prevarlca
ton SO palp4b:e, that the landlord Of
the Leroy House loaded up that
mythical weapon kept around hotels and
HE WAS "FIRED OUr"
From there he went to the llgen House,
and honored that establishment with his
patronage.
About the latter part Of last week he in
formed Mr. Russell that he had rented a
house, and that his wife mad buried the
81 200 around it for safe keeping, hut that
he would soon exhume il, ETC.
The next day his excuse was that his
vile wanted TO buy farm aud wouldn't let
him have the mone.y. but he wonid write
home to his uncle and get il from Kentucky.
On Saturday night last Mr.. Russell told
him that he
CpNSIDEkED HIN FRAUD
Fowler begged of, aud assured him the
money shonid be forthcoming Monday.
Yesterday he wrote a telegram and started
for the telegraph Office. lie was watched
and seen to enter it. lie came back and
said he had sent it. Inquiry was made at
the Office and il was found he never had sent
any telegram. lie was confronted with
this later lie, and said in excuse that the
telegram would cost S3, and he did no,
have that amount, etc.
Br this time he realized that
THINGS WERE GETTING HOT
for him. The proprietors OF the llgen
House thought il was necessary for them to
have some money, and the matter was in
timated to him.
This morning he was to have some money
by the nine o'clock train. lie assured Mr..
Russell that he wonld pay him lhe money
he had obtained by false pretenses Mt five
o'clock this evening But it is very doubtful
whether Mr.. Russell or any of his
oTHER VICTIMS
ever obtain cent.
He alec represented that he was a mem
Der Of the NJ. f. church South. Upon in
vestigaiing this story it was found to be cut
out of the same piece of goods the balance
of his stock in trade came from. He had
Joined the church by probation, and this
WAS the way he Was working out his p!oba-
ton.
RELIGIOUS FRAUD.
One of the St. Louis delegates TO the State
Sunday School Convention here said Fowler
tried to borrow SO of him till he could &c,
il from his uncle's estate in q certain county
in Kentucky investigation led to the dis
closure that there was no such estate in that
county and the people there knew nothing
of Fowler.
BUSINESS AGAIN.
II ia stated that Fowler this morning was
talking about or making negotiations Tor
buying out some store on Main street.
Mr.. Fowler will realize the fact that in
this community he will be required TO put
the necessary in his future business enter
prises.
In the meantime, the Leroy and Ilgen
houses. and Mr.. Russell are the sufferers.
An ounce of prevention is better than
a pound Of cure. A dose of DIR. BulIs
Baby Syrup will assist your baby in teeth
ing. and prevent it from being attacked by
cholera infantum, c,lic or other diseases