Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-12-19
now NJ OBTAINED rrNps.
Louis rhist~r. - .rrmss, Worked . Nuia'
her ot overt ontident Friends.

Louis rhistrr, - trtnan, worked = Nuia-
her ut overt onhd~nt Friends.
Louis rhistrr. 4 herman. arrived in
the city. presumsbl, from Chicago, about
three months ago. but his appearance
did not indicate n distinguished person.
aye, OF q man po+ssess,ng MI over album
dance of intelligence, still the sequel
shows that he In indeed quite smart
rascAl.
Phister suddenly left the city las;
nigh, or this mOrning--tha police he
lirre he wrnt north on the 1855 o'clock
train last night. aud there are half dog
en- gentlemen here who are to-day mourn
ing his departure, and bewailing their
fate for having too much confidence IN
humanity.
When Phister arrived In the city he
took room at h. ). Cummings on north
First street. and for two weeks after the
Territorial fair Dictated ~ cook ut
owen DinsdAle's restaurant. he had
money. paid his bills ~ they came due,
and naturally gained the confidence Of
those with whom he wa associated.
A few days ago he conceived the idea
| Of purchasing the restaurant conducted
by Louis Clements, adjoining the second.
hand store VI Mr.. Cummings. and ~ he
I
| for over confidence people.
/ Louis Ebel = switchman, was willing
! to purchase the restaurant, Ia take same
/ oui la board. aud m Clements wanted
/ $50 Tor the outfit. Mr. Ebel put up 4tO on
| Monday Ia bind the bargain. and gave
Phister the go balance a. pay 70 Glenn
ents this morning. but Phister and the
! so caunOt now br found aud Switehmsn
Ebel 10 therefore out 80.
Tn Last Monday Phister obtained from
c. II. Dietrich, . consumptlve here from
! Allentown, Penn. and who has q room
also nj Mr.. Cummings', SIS In. cash t0.as.
sist him phister) 10 purchase the res.
taurant. agreeing N take out the amount
In meals. and of course Mr.. Dietrich 10
among the niOurners.
Yesterday Phirter met another gentle
man who had shown some confidence In
| him, and also obtained from him 325 on
the strength Of purchasing said restau-
rant and paying same back In meals.
Late yesterday afternoon he called at
the Southwestern brewery and told
one Of the employees fat. jolly fel-
| lOw-thAt he wanted 70 attend a dance In
| the evening, but did not care 10 90
among the ladies without o watch and
chain. The hint was taken. and Phister
obtained the watch and chain Of the
brewery employe. Phister with the
watch and chain, II doGotless still
dancing.
The rascal also secured friend 1t the
B0ss salocn In the genial person OF A. IL.
Meyers, who was taken In 70 the tune Of
about go. while he owes Mr.. Cummings
$3.50 for lodging.
Phister worked his schehie like . pro-
teasionAl. After obtaining the above dit.
fsrent sums on the restaurant purchase.
| he had old rpAn Clements 70 vaeate, This
was on last Monday, and on yesterday
/ TUESDAY he went 70 work like Trojan
at the place, moving partitions and things
around generally, while an itinerant
painter was putting coat OF paint on
| the front OF the building.
/ Messrs. Ebel, Dietrich and others. see
I ing Phister At work, therefore considered
themselves sAfe and looked forward for
good meals ON several months contracts.
Tor cash advanced. while Mr.. Cummings,
the second hand dealer. from whom Pills
ter had picked out and ordered set aside
lot Of restaurant furniture. concluded
that he had finally secured q good cust0.
mer,
All these castles In the air" are now
exploded. and Phister. with his ill-gotten
gain. IL fleeing from justice - last ~
possible.
A full and accurate description OF the
scoundiel Ii In the hands VI Marshal
Rornoti and he touchd the wires In
all directions this morning In the hope
OF inisreepting the fugitive before he gets
out of the territory.
/ II 10 said BY some that Phistsr came
here fos his health. but Il 10 quite evident
now that health was not what he was
sfSsr.