The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-12
POOLE TRIES A DODGE.
Prepares Bogus Letter From the
Bogus Allen
WHICH Is SENT TO THE JOURNAL.

Ia This Letter the Supposed Allen
Says II : is the Guilty Man-Ohiciais
Claim 10 Identify the Handwriting
as PooIe's.
The JOURNAL has received the follow
ing letter which proves that A. F. Poole,
convicted chicken thief is as foxy as the
officers credit him with being:
CHICAGO Illinoise. October IS, 1895.
MI. Editor of Topeka journal.
Just before l left Kansas City saw in
the Papers that A man by name of A. I.
Pool had been stuck for ) thing he is
not to blame for in anyway at all but am
the one and as he had give me work
when / needed 1t bad l thought
l had not treated him right and rite TO
you to tell all the People of it so as not
Ruin his Business and the Merchants
that trade with him will see he IS not to
blame and I hope his fine will be small.
always found him to be kind to me aud
any one in need l fust saw him last
spring when he got me to go after a cow
for him which he Paid me 75c for my
work he after gave me money when
needed It. Please tell the people as |
have fooled him and did not do
as he told me do when he
Told me to go TO that first
little town North of Topeka about ten
miles, ! was There and talked to some of
his customers, and told them | had come
to do some advertising, but in the Night
made up my mind to leave the country
with his team and wagon, but when l
/ thought of How well he had used me l
! concluded TO stay away until made
| Stake, and then leave his team where he
could find 1t, but was not very success
/ full In my attempt. He had Told me
!. what towns to go to and Said
( that he would Keep me Posted about
How to do Some advertising. | will mail
! this to you as soon as | can get stamp
and want you to tell the people all tell
you. Ny home is in In Indiana and will
soon be there. Yours respectfully,
c. d. ALLEN.
This letter is peculiar in many ways;
! but the most peculiar thing about It IS
/ that the handwriting is almost Identical
with that of Poole. The mistakes are
/ studied, as is evident from the fact that
/ where he misspelled a-word, later in the
letter he spells tho same word
correctly. The date in the
body of the letter is October 10,
while the post mark is October 10, and
the letter was received at this office OF
+ the evening of the 18th of October. here
is little doubt that the letter was snug
gled out Of the Jail through Some pris-
oner who was discharged and was mailed
on the train as the envelope bears the
post mark of a railroad post Office. c.
( D. Allen is the man upon whom the de-
! fensc built their case, but it Is doubtful
/ if such = man as Allen was lever con-
nected with the case ia any way
Judge Hazen smiled when he was
shown the letter by Il JOURNAL reporter
this morning. 81 think this is only
another OF Poolc's tricks" said he, ait
! Is the last resort. l have no faith in the
/ genuineness of the letter"
Sheriff Burdge read the letter intently.
/ poole is one of the slickest men We
/ ever had anything to do WITH said he.
II firmly believe he wrote that letter
himself. 1t sounds like him and is in
line with his actions. The letter is
bogus, and though l am not familiar
win his writing l would wager that he
wrote the letter"
Chief of Police Wilkerson, said: 81 am
not surprised at the letter. | know Poole
so we'll that l can tell he wrote that by
the wav it sounds. There is nothing in
the letter at all. It is only another of
Poole's tricks"
County Attorney Stafford laughed and
said as he read the letter: well, de-
J clare. Poole is not quite SO smart as
& gave him credit for being. l wonder why
/ he did net take more pains to disguise
his hand writing"
Poole is in the county jail and will be
taken to the penitentiary to commence
/ his two years term when the first lot of
/ prisoners are taken over