St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-01
GAY YOUNG MINISTERS.
A REAL "DEcEIYER" LEAVES TOWN
WIN A OBJECTIVE.
HE GOT MRS. MULFoRD,s CASH.

Then He skipped Away and Spent
the Glittering Coin-The Town
OF Carlinville and Its Aged
Widow-How q Worlds Fair
Romance Ended-Was q Chi.
cago Hotel Clerk.
"Pope" Gooding, the well-known de-
tectlve, left last evening for Carlinville,
Iii. With him went a good-looking
young fellow named Arthur NJ. McMas-
tiers, who is wanted in the town men
TONED for defrauding an old lady out of
$4,000. The story leading up to Mr..
Goodlng's trip is something of TO-
nance. Last summer during the worlds
iaIr at Chicago number Of CarlIn-
yltle's best people determined upon
taking vacation and seeing the won
GERS displayed in the big metropolis.
Among those who went to Chicago from
Carlinville was widow, fifty-two years
OF age, named Mrs. Esther Milford.
Mrs. milford has been a widow for
hiteen years, but her heart was still
young and she enjoyed life as we'll as
the younger members of her sex. Being
possessed of considerable money, left
her by her worthyhusband, she was able
10 satisfy nearly every within. In some
way she became acquainted with young
McMasters. and, it appears from subse-
quent occurrences, fell in love with
MIN. He was clerk at Waters hotel,
lO1 North Clark street. and, though re-
ceivlng but small salary, managed to
sport the finest apparel. In fact, he
was always decked out in purple and
fine linen. To make long story short.
Mrs. milford agreed to take the DASH
Ing clerk away from the environments
of Chicago and set him up in business.
He left his place and went to Carlin-
vile, w,.Sie he induced her to part with
$4,000 hard cash. Then he informed
her he would have to go to New York
TO perfect arrangements for starting an
Insurance office i'll Joliet, and must
take the money with him TO show the
Insurance companies that he was a per-
son to be trusted and that he had suffi-
cient coin of the realm to be considered
a thoroughly responsible person.
Mrs. milford acquiesced and McMas-
tiers took the money and departed. This
happened last October. Mrs. milford
has not seen him since that time, though
it is likely she will again behold his
face when he arrives in Carlinville ac-
companied by the detective. Mr. Nc
masters took the money he got from the
trusting old lady and went to Chicago.
He managed in some way to spend the
greater portion of it, it is supposed, by
playing it in over the gaming tables.
About month ago Mrs. milford de-
cided she would put the case In the
hands of detectives. The matter was
thoroughly investigated by Chicago de.
tectives, but it was found he had left
for the Northwest. and that Is the way
Mr.. Gooding got mixed up in the matter.
McMasters came to this city from
Omaha two weeks ago and took up his
quarters in boarding house on Fourth
avenue south, near Ninth street. 1t was
there that he was located by the detect
i've. There was no warrant issued for
his arrest, for when he discovered that
the detectives had him located he
evinced desire to go back to Carlin-
vile. He said that he would go back
without being arrested and without re-
QUESTION papers, so last night he &C
coinpanied Mr.. Gooding.
Supt. Burnand, of the Gooding De-
tective agency, stated last night thai he
was of the. opinion that McMasters
would never be prosecuted.