The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-05

Jerome Entrekin, who was arrested
charge of sending indecent letters 10
young girls through the postofice, mad
his preliminary yesterday before Unit
ed States Commissioner Sherman, and
was bound over to the sum of $500.
En,rekin is a man of medium height
and a very pleasant talker. He is ap-
parently somewhere about 80 years old
and says ne has ''seen better days"
When asked yesterday hcw all this
trouble came about, he said:
81 don't know They just arrested me
and rushed me off up here and 1 didn't
even have time TO get my specs
don't know what its all for, I'm sure
You didn't write the letters, as You
are charged?"
mo, sir, did not. Never though: Of
such a thing
What is your business in yelling
ton?''
Il have been working by the day for
a man down there. have seen better
days"
A
who was adjutant general Of Onio IN
der Mckinley"
Yes
Have you any relatives?"
81 have a brother in Blackburn, No"
II was learned afterward that L. H.
Entrekin of Blackburn has lately been
appointed postmaster at that place by
President Mckinley.
How did they come to arrest you, NJ.
Entrekin?"
II don't know
And that was all he would say about
the matter.
L. occurs that these letters have been
going through the Wellington postoffice
since last September and were usually
written 10 young girls from IA TO II
years old.
They were of the most vulgar and i'm
modest character that could be imagin-
ed and held no signature. For months
there was no suspicion of who the au-
thor was until Entrekin was seen fol-
lowing some of the girls who had re-
ceived these letters, after which the
letters were sent TO the government au-
tnorities and Entrekin watched. Post
office Inspector W. T. Sullivan of Kan
sas City went TO Wellington and after ne
had seen enough OF Entrekin's action 10
warrant suspicion OF his guilt he set
about to trap him.
The inspector took four or five of the
letters written 10 the girls and from
them cuiled number of misspelled
words and wove them into another let
en~ hn rr-an 10 Enfr nd
told him that he was doing some work
for the government and would Ike to
secure his assistance IN the matter of
correspondence Entrekin wrote the
letter with apparently little misgiving,
but made almost the identical mistakes
In spelling that Sullivan had found in
the original letters.
Then Inspector Sullivan took a YER
batim copy of one of the letters that had
gone through the mail from which he
had left the address and began dictat-
Ing. Here Entrekin stopped and wanted
10 know what il was all for.
Write it and I'll tell you,'' said the
Inspector.
I'm not very good al penmanship and
am rather nervous" he said, but the de-
tective insisted that he finish it.
When he was through ne was inforb- |
ed that there was proof enough 10 war; |
rant his arrest on the charge of writ |
ing the letters.
II Gid not write them said Entrekin. |
will you take an oath that you /
didn't?"
Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Sullivan took his affidavit of in
rocence, and now if he is proven gully !
he will get sentenced for the crime and |
for perjury also.
Entrekin has. aside from this scandal.
a good reputation in the county. He
was a. one time we'll off and no cause
can be assigned for the action, If he
really wrote the letters.
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