Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-26
COUNCIL BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
AN IMAGINARY CORPSE.
VillainOuS Proceedings and the
Way They Work Their
Victims.
Fast In the clutches with q
Dead Case, Not a Corpse,
Against Him.

The bond of human sympathy Is so
strong among the common masses of
people In this country that when we
meet one who is suffering sore sfflic
ton for o lost one whom they loved,
it reaches deep down into our hearts,
and in the case we are about to men.
ton the pretended afflicted villain
came near reaching down Into an hon
est passengers pocket for $25. As
metioned In The BEE, on Friday the
corpse dodge was very neatly played
but failed this time to take it's trick,
the particulars of which are about as
follows: On Friday afternoon a young
man named Alfred Eysohison, who
owns eighty acres Of land near North
Bend, In Dodge county, Nebraska,
and who had been ont there to look
after his interests, was returning to his
home near Hord, In Clay county, Hi
nois. After arriving at the Union de-.
pot In Council Bluffs and taking his
seat In one of the day coaches on an
outgoing train on the O., B. so read,
a well dressed, pleasant talking gen.
tleman came along seating himself
neal his intended victim and scraping
an acquaintance, when he informed
the Illinois man that a brother of his
rad resently died at Lincoln, Neb ;
that he had been out there 10 settle
up the affairs and was on his
way back to Galesburg, ILL.,, with
the remains, taking good care in the
course of the conversation to ascertain
when the Illinois man was going and
about the amount of money he had,
which he learned to be about So, 500,
The borrowing, suffering" man then
went out to see Ills pal and fix up the
check or draft for $50 on the First
National bank of Galesburg, ILL.,, and
meeting the Illinois man on the plat
form the sf1 cted gentleman dried hill
tears and informed the Illinois mar
between sobs that he had just landed
his brothers remains on the other sid,
of the Car and was now ready to pro
oeed on his sad journey, and woult
like the company of the Illinois maj
as far as they travelled together. They
went in the car, both occupying ont
seat, and before the train arrived q
the local depot in this city they hat
gone out on the platform, probably foI
the purpose Of reviving the broker
heart of the william, when q pretended
baggageman appeared on the scene ant
demanded pay for the transportation
of the corpse. OF course the broken
hearted fellow had no money bu
plenty of good checks, and he present
ed q $40 one as mentioned, which tn
pretended railroad official could NO
change, but said 1t vas perfectly good
and the newly made acquaintance wa
asked tor the loan of q paltry sum
holding the draft a. security till the,
should reach Galesburg or some poiu
when they could cash the oheo
The young man from Illinois not be
Ing oonversant with the ways o
bankers and millionaire, was some
what surprised at the way they pre-
duced Q $50 check on q national ban
way back In Illinois, and was perhar
inclined to doubt just where he wa,
but willie doubling, General Ager
Hamblin, of the O., B. & Q. roa
and q Mr.. Keene, who had bee
watching the movements of the 81
ficted" william, introduced himself /
the conversation by inquiring II thos
sharks were trying to borrow none
on the check. About that time til
"sfalcted" william and The pretende
official, Ina oowardly and rapid maj
ner, deserted train, corpse and q
and fed across lots for safe quartz,
and more verdant fields, where ohecl
were not such q rarity as to doul
their genuineness. The parties mac
for the Metropolitan hotel, Officer
Brooks and Eigar following u
as soon as they heard of IL
> fracas, arrestipg q party name
Murdoch, who proved his innooenc
and the afflicted" william who CLAIM
, his name Ia Hill, but thought by son
i here to be one. Fred Kline, who h
: been In the sleight.of.hand busine
before. At the trial the witness Ely
9 Gibson, asked for and received PEI
o . mission to look at the prisoner, b
: the afflicted fellow felt so bad abo
having to abandon his pard and corp
9 that he could not gaze into the face
\ his former ootrsveller, and smiling
!: gazed upon the shoes which had O.
4 ried him safely + lots only Il
. day before. After examination
witness Eytchison the case was 90
0 tinued till this afternoon and prison
4 remanded to jail in absence of $40
bonds. While the witness did n
swear positive Is to the Identity Of Il
prisoner, there II scarcely . doubt b
d he ID the only and original fellow vi
was trying to get . corpse through
= Friday afternoons train on the O.
& Q. road, and II this fellow gets ole
through the little pin holes Of techr
c~slities and mistakes In law, there
no encouragement for officers to
tempt to perform their duties. Al
man who will attempt to deceive pc
pie on the corpse dodge should
treated so they would know how II f
to become a corpse and see II 1t was
. pleasant subject to be triffsd with.
: Young man or woman, If you want
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