The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-03
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stsong Efforts Being Made to Get
ElIWooE.
ssnblin Is Making It Warm for the Bank
Swindler.
Company With Royce He Is Alleged
30 Have swindled Banks and Ac-
cOmodAting Friends Ont of
Thousands.

MarYe Tomblin left for Oklahoma
lesday to make another attempt to
cure the delivery of G. S. Ellwool, the
nix crook, to the Kansas authorities.
~. Morrill, granted requisition papers
Jon the governor of Oklahoma some
Us ago, but the latter wants sssur-
ice that EIlwooI will be prosecuted in
cd faith. EHwoOl has caused the
Iahoma authorities SO much trouble
It they want to make sure that they
get rid of him. He could be tried
re for some Of his crimes, but the
hsas cases are the strongest. The
u fear in Oklahoma is that Elwool
y buy off his Kansas victims.
fev. Morrill, by letter has assured
'. Renfrow that Elwool, if sent to
insas for trial, will be prosecuted in
pd faith, and Mr.. Tomblin believes
errand this time will be successful.
wool was connected with Frank
yce in the Jamaica Ia bank fraud
Mr.. Tomblin estimates that they
bed the banks of western Kansas
ne Of $4,000 or more. Their scheme
to establish a bank at Jamaica and
a time to do business in apparent
ID faith. They thus gained a rating
Che commercial reports and their
its uttered in Oklahoma and Kan
were paid. Finally the bank went
Of business, and following this
ce and El1wool imposed upon banks
heir acquaintance throughout the
ltFy. Both are well-known and by
ious means they we're able to realize
s often as high as $500.
oyce was finally put on trial at
gflsher and convicted and sent to
Kansas penitentiary. But Elwool
ttinued TO unload his spurious drafts
oughout Kansas. He then went to
pple Creek, Col, where he met Mr..
B. Montgomery. Monty had known
gool in Kansas, and, ignorant of his
lulent practices, introduced him to
acquaintance. EllwOol swindled
Ks at Cripple Creek and followed
ltgomery to Goodland, where he
introduced by Montgomery to MIR.
lblin, who took draft for $500
DOL got out of the country at once,
his way he swindled every bank
,e he had an acquaintance. Tom
got trace of him and followed him
- Grant county, Ok. There it was
hampted to take him on papers from
sei sas but the local officers shielded
n.
Tow ne is In Jail at kingtisher for an
4 crime and will be held there until
agTomblin can get an order from
mt turning him over to the sheriff of
county. After that EllwooIs
ams will try to uncover his proper
s0i which his friends are said to be
sting for him, and thus recover their
Jses in part.
iosoth Eliwool and Royce formerly
I'D in Kansas. Royce was a success
aslawyer at Atbhison and formerly
,.oyed the confidence of the commu-
~ to such an extent that he was the
s,nocratic candidate for mayor. After
md he began to practice fraud and
ALLY left the country to escape prose
,EioR.
'9fllwOol was formerly a stock buyer
or Greenleaf, in Washington county,
lOh. He, too, adopted swindling as a
.ede. He was caught and a strong
Pc was made against him, but he es-
bed from the officer by jumping
ifongh a window of a train while it
S moving at the rate Of thirty miles
hour. After that he disappeared
was not heard of again until his
Aaeotion with Royce in Oklahoma.
Notice.
iotiee is hereby given that there is