The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-10
AN HEIRESS ABROAD.
when She Goes After Her Wealth 1t Has
Vanished.

when She Goes Ate. Her Wealth 1t Has
Vanished.
A woman giving the name of LILLE ".
Forbes WAS arrested yesterday by Coroner
McCollisrer on writ OF luuacy.
Her actions led to her arrest, and she is,
beyond doubt. demented. or her appear
ance and actions are wonderfully strange.
About year ago she sent to. James
Towards livery barn for carriage to be
sent to the Crawford hotel. When he
called she wanted TO be taken TO the
Orphans home for the purpose of leaving
her baby. When she returned she had nc
money. but she came in afterwards aud
paid the bill. Last January she again
employed Mr. Howard, this time to take
her to her fathers farm two miles east o.
Iowaville While there Mr.. Howard saw
IA child three Tor four years old which
Mr. Forbes said was his daughters child,
but the Forbes woman said she had never
been married She was making her home
in the city with family named Brawley
at the time she visited her fathers farm
near Iowavilie.
Iu June last she again employed Mr..
Howard, this time to take her trunk 10
his barn ana keep it till she called for it.
Two days before the Fourth OF July,
wishing for something coole in the way OF
clothing, rs most of us did about that
time, she visited the livery stable. inquir-
ed for her truns, which was pointed out
to her, and she proceeded to select such
apparel a. she thought would be suitable
to celebrate in, closed the trunk aud van
ished. She has not been seen since till
asst Friday, when she walked into her
boudoir at the livery stable and asked the
chambermaid for her trunk, if it had not
been sold for storage. The landlord IN
formed her that her keister was all hunk
adori; that he had had many calls for
trunks, but he had held on to hers with
the tenacitv OF death-grip.
She made some apologies about the
stringency of the times. and the depressed
condition of her finances which had kept
her from liquidating her Indebtedness. but
that now she was full-handed. A little
deposit Of 81, 800 in one of the banks OF the
city would enable her to "pay as she
weut," and she called for check with the
air of business man. Mr.. Howard feel
ing a little abashed in the presence OF the
representative of SO much ready cash, gave
her blank. dipped a new pen into some
new ink, and with polite bow handed 1T
to her She requested MIR. Howard
to fill it out for her, which
be proceeded to do. "How much, ahem
shall make it out for, Miss Forbess'
For the full amount, please, q, 900 T"
I'D tod bat dpa ~ hat
much money from the bank, just to rattle
in your pocket, would be to invite all the
mnrderers in the city to shadow you. She
then said SIS would do. Mr.. Howard
thought so, too, rs there wasn't very much
difference between SIS aud $1,000. She
took the check and disappeared. Entering
"A store few doors west of the livery
stable, she said Mr.. Howard had given
her the check and forgot TO sign it, and
asked the proprietor to sign Mr.. Howard
name to it, This gentleman not caring to
put his foot in ii, defined.
Saturday morning she again sought the
services OF Mr.. Howard to fill out check.
and this time it was for 500. payable TO
Lille NJ. Forbes. Again she vanished.
When her shadow had left his Office Mr..
Howard seized the telephone hurriedy and
the tintinnabulations Of the bell went with
a jerk. "Hello, Central. Give me No. IS,
please" But he thought even
that was too slow. He bestrode his
horse and striking both spurs into
the TANKS of his charger was at the door OF
the bank in jffy. But the millionaire
was also there. After an explanation Mr..
Kramer threw the check aside.
She disappeared. Yesterday morning
Coroner McCailister, who had kept his
eye open for the millionairess all day Sat
urday and Sunday, spotted her. She was
not living like people generally do who
have gobs Of money in the bank. but she
was in camp near the fair grounds with
two of her admirers, NJ. Daley and MIR.
Gordon. She told the coroner that they ad
lust returned from the strip where they
had secured three of those valuable claims,
which all join townsites: that she bad
come up to draw some money With which
to prove up, make improvements aud pre-
pare for winter. Mac invited the lady to
ride with him. which she readily agreed
10, and she was brought to the sherif's
Office. She said the man who signed
Towards name to the checks was in the
postoffice, but not being acquainted With
any OF them she could hardly identify
him, bu, Mr.. Daley was present and saw
ii done.
She said that Mr.. Forbes was her
adopted father, and that his house was
absolutely unbearabic 70 her. and she
had lived elsewhere most of tue time.
Much sympathy was expressed for her
condition.
Ia the afternoon the two men were
taken into Custody, As probably being con-
nected with tue attempted forgery OK the
casckA. Bat nothing could be made Of IL.
and AS Miss Lille II. Forbes affirmed in
the presence OF numerous witnesses that
she could not live without Mr.. Daley. and
as 10 one present really wanted TO ses her
die, a marriage license was procured and
they declared man and wife, the sheriff
giving the bride away and toe coroner
acting as best man.