The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-12
CAREER OF A RASCAL


CoIoRADo SPRINGS. DEG. 11.-The SEN
ior member of the firm of browning x
Evans. one of the leading secondhand
merchan1lise firms of Colorado Springs,
len tins city "a few days ago very sud-
denly, and il has been discovered that he
left for fear of officers from the east who
are on his track for grimes serious that
10 he is caught he win probably spend the
rest of his life behiiid prison bars. Thief,
swinsller. con fiticuce man and biganiist il
year has occupied ~ high position here i'm
business circlcs.
One year ago browning came here and
met young clerk i'm "a leading dry goods
store named Evans. They both had u lit
tie money. and becoming fast friends, en-
tered into partnership i'm the second
hand furnitirc and hardware business.
They were both regarded as honest, up
right young business men. and the firm
by its enterprise soon came to bc looked
on of the most promising i'm the
city. browning became very popular i'm u
large circle of friends, especially among
the fair seq. He had his wife with him.
she was pretty and apparently devoted to
him, he spent but little OF his time at
home.
Thanksgiving day. when Browning told
his partner "that while i'm the East hc had
got into a scrapc and had been notified
that day that officers were on his track.
He thought il better to get out Of town at
once, and packing up left the city, going
:. wolfersberger. alias Frank Culby,
alias Gerald Newcomb. alias A: :. Brown
ing. is now 2s years OF age. Two years
dent of Lebanon. Pa. n fortune of S;t5. 600.
Young Wolfersberger was at that time
living in his fathers home. He invested
part Of his Inheritance i'm a hat and cap
establishment and blew the rest i'm i'm the
most approved style. He paid little att.n-
ton to business and his life for six
months was a continual spree. He twas
handsome. and having plenty of money
and Willingness to spend IL, hcasnc inn
mediately popular with the girls of the
town. on whom he lavished his wealth.
Evidently he fell in love with Hettie
Reed, whose father is one of the most
| xens Of Lebanon. Miss Reed returned his
| affection and despite the protests of her
father, who wisely objected to so rapid
alid, rs,ckless a soIi-in-law. they were mar
ricsL WolfersberRcr continued to waste
his money, mortgagcd his business. bor-
rowetl from all his friends. over,ircw his
! bank account, and il il alleged descended
to a number of swindiina devices to OBJ
| He had soon grown tired OF his wife,
and Il becoming too warm for him in l.. t,-
anon, he left his wife and mourning
creditors one night going to Elmira. y. y.
In that city, under the name of Frank
| Culby, he co,,rted Miss Edith Met Cord. IN
pretty g,ri of that city, who fell in love
| with him and finally was induced to at.-
| company him tn chicago, where hc mar
ricd her. IL is alleged that wolferslerger
/
| funds to carry him first from ElInira tn
| Chicago aud then from there here. For
| gerry is hintesl at in this connection.
| When the gay dccciver and wife No.
| arrived here no suspicion was held as Ia
the pas, life OF woifcrsbcrerr, Brown.
., hnr, 70 sor M several months wi;h",,, as,rartn.
| amy particular attention except from the
fact that Browning was thought to bc too
ss, so ";.i aprnw "Sm a. f%f E,s Maryn
daughter of Judge Marvin Of Frecport. H.,
cainc to visit friends. When Browning
lrnet her i'm June he seemed to be strongly
| attracted by her many charms and sadly
neglected wife No. in paying attention
| Ia Miss Marvin.
In Jally wife No. = icf, the city for the
east suddenly. and il il now aivuiged that
| il was because she had become ienlo,i. al
| to Miss Marvin, and on telling him q
| scene resulted and a separation followed
After % wfs S ,n sfi Nh. H.. ely Ex Br%m,mf s. 5
| had returned home to make preparations
for marrying him, when he was forced ta
To Miss Marvin that he was "A bachelor
! aud she believed il. not happening &.
ascert iii h con .rary.
Mr.. Reed. l..tlI.r OF this bigamists first
| wife, learned some weeks ago of Wolfcrs
| bs.rgers second marriage, aud had him
W"lscr.r"rr ~ "pri i.nrn,b ,his TACT and ,,,sa
that the irate father-in-law wasOtakinI
steps to have him arrested throiYxh ths
Lebanon authorities and notified him
| which accounts for his hurried departure
ON Thanksgiving day.
A letter from the chief Of police OF Lei,
anon, giving information of wolfcrs
bcreer's many crimes TO Marshal Dana
reached here. too late. The bird had
deeds OF this man will turn up ia the mex,
few days. He is now living in Mexico
out of the reach OF the law and il trying tc
probably now be prevented. The debt,
aud money obtain.d in the east 10y swinsi
ling methods by wolfersi'erger are e-ti
I nex.<fsn a al,