The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-12
RANDOM WAS SLICK.
He Victimlzes a Number of Railroad
Men and Then Leaves Town.

He VictimIzes Number of Railroad
Men and Then Leaves Town.
"You will all ride in Pullman cars, receive
1925 a month and live IN haciendas sur
rounded by the Incompatible scenery Of
Old Mexico" This was the fair, deusive
promise held out by ex-ConductOr Frank
Random to number of men who paid him
$50 piece for the pleasentprospect, and rea
now bemOaning their fate and minus their
dollars earned by hard work on railroads
running out of Denver.
Frank RAINBOW, tn missing man, Is well
known In Denver, having been for many
wears q conductor on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. A few months
ago he gave up his position and went TO
Mexico on pleasure trip. lie came back
to Denver few weeks ago, full Of the rail-
road possibilities Of that country.
RAINBOW said that he was superintendent
of the great international railroad which,
in time, will connect North and South
America. He was empowered, he said, to
employ any number of engineers, brakemen,
etc., and also to receive from them deposit
Of $50.
In return he gave his victim a contract
promising u salary Of $2l5 or $225 Il month In
American money. Not only were they to
receive this salary, but they were on the 2Oth
Of this month to start IN Pullman cars for
Mexico, aud the transportation of them
selves, wives and luggage was to be free.
All for deposit of $25, The ears for the
trip, he said, were now being purchased In
Lincoln, Neb.
RAINBOW made his headquarters at the
office OF Attorney W. W, Cooke, on Law
renee street, and with his aid made all OF
the contracts.
Inducements Of this kind naturally at.
tracted good many railroad men occupy
| ing good positions on the railroads here and
they flocked to Randow's office and ponied
up their SIS and received Il nicely written
contract. The ink and paper is excellent,
otherwise the whole thing Is worthless.
Among those who were mild as lambs and
put up the deposit were: Mike Meehan and
| j. p. Rockford, engineers Oh the Rio (irande
| Frank p. Silyernail, brakeman on the Rio
| Grande; Ned Hoskins, brakeman on the
Rock Island; Joseph Thomas, of the Sayre-
Newton Lumber company.
Railroad men were not the only ones
| feeced IL stenographer named j. y. Mann
and painter named, J. h. Hanring, also
put up their little simoleOns.
! Many Of the men gave up the good posi-
lions that they were occupying ON the first
| Ol lne lnOUtD, UUu SOulc even pNCkeu I'LL Ol
their household furniture in preparation
for the trip to Mexico. Thomas, for in
stance, held grand auction a few weeks
ago and said everything alta loss. lie Is now
without position or home.
1t was Il week ago last Saturday that Ran
dow, after collecting about $3.50, suddenly
left the town, also his wife, also big board
bill at Zang's hotel.
Mrs. RAINBOW is greatly distressed at hei
husbands knuvery and dPseriOn OF her
She states that she did not know Of the
swlnde and that when he left her he sale
that he was gong to Pueblo.
Attorney Cooke said that he thought Ran
dow was playing II square game. He Is out
his fees. denver News.
Frank RAINBOW is well known In Good.
land. He having run out Of here as freight
conductor for number Of years. His WilC
was Miss Flora Mosher, who resid ed here
for number Of years and was Nne Of nui
most popular society bellies. That RAINBOW
should 20 into the swinding business is :
surprise to all who knew him. as be was al
WAYS vellthought Of at this place, and al
ways acted the gentlemen. Remarks o
sympathy Is heard on all sides for Mrs. Ran
dow, who has Il legion Of friends in thi
city.