Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17

What is known as the "Western HOte
game" was tried on an ordinarily SHARP
| Boston lawyer recently, and was frustrated
through the shrewdness of bank cashier
but TO the extreme discontinue Of the law
YER The operator was young and at
| tractive woman, and the victim was
! Charles +. Allen, having an office In Penn
berton Square. The development of the
case was full of surprise to all concerned.
/ Late one afternoon the young woman In
! question drove up in carriage TO the
| National Security Bank, on Court street,
| and on entering the bank presented a check
! for 81, 900, signed by Charles K. Allen.
| The gentleman has had frequent dealings
with the bank, and from the fact that some
| time ago several blank checks had been
stolen frolh his check book, and few had
been subsequently presented at different
places for payment with forged signatures,
the bank officers were particularly eau
tious in paying out money on checks pur'
porting to be drawn by him and presented
by strangers. Accordingly the cashier,
Mr. Charles r. Bait, when the check was
presented, became at once suspicious, and
stepped to the President TO ask whether he
should give the money. AS the woman
was giving the closest attention at the
time, the President thought it pru-
dent to reply IN the affirmative. AS
soon as the teller had begun count
ing out the bills the cashier slipped
out of the bank unperceived, and hastened
to the detectives headquarters in Pember-
ton Square. Officers Wade and Hersom
Immediately hurried TO the scene of the
transaction, and, as bnt a few moments
had passed since the presentation Of the
check, the woman was still there After
the officers had stationed themselves out
side, the cashier entered and informed the
woman that no payment would be made.
She then started TO leave, and was arrested
by the detectives who took her 10 their Of
fee. On the way she attempted to swallow
the paper that had causeds0 much trouble,
but this was prevented. The woman gave
the name of Louisa SilVan, and on search
ing her, keys were found 10 rooms in the
Revere House. Then followed the sur
prises. The detectives first went to the
lawyers office in Pemberton Square, conf
dent that he would prove the signature on
Tue CucCh hS lOiBcIy' Dut thO ldHN Vi
was out. They then repaired to the Re-
we're House, and in answer to an inquiry if
Louisa Silvan was stopping there, was
shown TO an apartment in the hotel Un-
locking the door with the keys which had
been found, what was the detectives as
constituent al discovering the very lawyer
of whom they had been in search,
without his coat and appearing
very much ashamed at being caughl
in the predicament. Questioning Linn,
the detectives were told that he had
heen invited by the woman to cal
at her room to see about the purchase of
some real estate. He complied with her
request, and once at the hotel the woman
induced him to remove MS coat. Then,
before he was aware of her design, she had
thrown that garment into her trunk and
locked it. Turning upon the bewildered
lawyer, she demanded $4,000 or threat
ened TO ring the bell and call the police.
Finally she reduced the sum TO 81 900, and
a check for the amount was given her,
when she left, taking the precautIon to lock
the door, and promising to let her prisoner
go in case the money was paid. The wo-
man is unknown to the detectives