The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-12-29
RslCHlER'S DIVE AGAIN.
Other Victims Of This Deadfa!I Mr.. Reich
ler's Innocence Again Imposed On'

know Mr.. + /. NnlCuiPf - W -" ''N
most ritiel. HIS lSroraNoe OF Tue
manner IN witch bis business mas
been conducted, his innocence or 'h'
wsvs that arc dark and tricks that
ara VAIN which are one Of the all'lc-
ions of this wurll, exceeds that OF the
myst uusnphisticnted c'nntry BOY
aver heard Of For the past twelve
or eighteen months. while ne slept
the sleep Of the just, honest an'. marc
working merchant, leaving me" III
whom be had the greatest conl'd'hcN
on duty to protect his interests, h'~
good name aud his honor, these meI'
have, unknown to him, transformed !
;;s sn}oou into a den where the un- |
wary are entlced in and feeced' de-
frauJed and robbed Of their money
Yet despite these facts notorious all
over the country; almost the subject
Of public acclaim in Shreveport; the
police watching 1t day and night; LIE
pRoaREss teeming with their details;
80 great was Mr.. Reichler's conf
deuce in his employees that be would
not believe them guilty, but defended
them and used his best endeayors TO
protect their characters.
} True, it WAS charged that he came
in for a share Of the Spolls, but he
thought bis friends were simply u.s.
, ING technical term wien they hand
} over part of the winningo ~ ana
0 called it part Of the plucklng~.
a Nor has he been convinced Jet
that We have heard of, though on last
Monday, in broad daylight, this dead
fall was the scene Of a crime that
= ec)jpsed all other efforts. On thlt
:, occasion a Baptist minister WAS tht
victim, entirely unwilliugly 10, ST
=, much so that their old scheme fail
ing, the scoundrels resorted to IN
- tjmldations-not openly expressed
. however-to gain their ends. I'm
o time II seem, new actors Wert on III
boards and strangers seem TO nav
" been called in. This was the methu;
adopted. Rev. A. Tay lor and fr'eh'
both from Vapzaudt county, TeXa
ne wer. on their way to Salepta, La
y, where Mr.. Taylor WAS to conduct
series Of services. They arrived hel
:, Sunday night and stopped at tt
=. Bateman House, as they had to rea'
~ their destination over the Cote
" Belt road, to Plain Dealing, and fro
shence to Sarepta. Beiug anxious
get away they sought the On''
w depot to ascertain if they could n
get freight, and thus save sever
hours, which would DO lost in wa
~, ing for the regular passenger. liz
ing addressed this inquiry they We
overheard by large man atandl
eek. uear who told them that he too "
bound for Plain Dealing and
them to follow him to where
" freight conductor WAS, who WAS
-. personal friend Of the man. Folio
" ing their guide they were steer
" into the Relch!er dive and carr
90 back into that now famous and no
:, rious little room wherein so ma
VIC victims have been heeced Of tn
'N money. or course 'the conduc
had just stepped ont but would be
ton again soon and wont the gentlen
,yht take seat?" The minister had
the recently risen from a protracted 81
col of sickness and being weak
con- :atigued accepted the profTered Oh
ages bis companion doing Likewise. i
he door slammed too and pack
cards produced and an effort made
- get Mr.. Taylor into d game.
.fer- that gentleman scarcely knew
oua card from another, never had pla
o.; card and being a minister any"
800 refused. Then the men began to
nro mand his money and kept up s
:, urgent demands that, fearing
lence or their lives in this secret 70
,soa Mr.. Taylor gave up hi, motley,
NOV and his companion 81, all they
Then as it WAS necessary to
:, 80 them out Of town. = was refun
and the victims let out, fully .
~, that they lad escaped alive.
ould Then they went to Chief .hoq
who carried them to Justice G..
Hicks, who issued warrant for
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