The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
A CALIFORNIA EDITOR.


amount when he started out.
a CALIFORNIA EDITOR.
Newspaper clippings showed that he
had been at one time editor of the
Whittier Pointer Of Los Angeles county.
California, and had been a well known
newspaper man in California for a
number Of years. In one clipping the
engagement of himself was announced
as fellows.
The engagement Of Robert A. Far
rell, the we'll known newspaper man Of
southern California, and Miss Mary
Lansing. one Of the prominent eduea-
tors of New York City, has been an
ncunced The marriage will take place
in Nevada"
A plausible theory is that Farrell
started cast to meet his bride, and that
either Intentionally or otherwise she
missed him. for in the correspon enee
she figures chiefly as being in Portland
Ore. and part of the time at least at
the house Of n. 3. Dyer Ala East Pine
street. Mr.. Dyer, too, took a hand in
the correspo Adence. as several tele-
grams were signed by him One of them
advises Farrell that he can find what
he wants at his (Dyer's) house ala East
Pine street Several kilograms urge
him TO send money for ticket and ex-
pensez and Mary Lansing viii fulfill
her part.
One telegram from the woman ad-
Yises Farrell that his conditions are
unreasonable, and that he must settle
the question once for all by doing tue
business according to her plans, In
some kilograms she was quite severe
and once told him not to waste his sem
timent over the wire.
Farrell. it seems, did whatever it was
she required, and he at least sent the
ticket. as shown by the receipt from
the Medfcrd agent, mentioned in yes
terday's Herald
On Aug 3 Nary telegra pf1ed: az will
marry YOU when ne meet in Medford
This was probably in response TO tel
egfafls from him. stating that he would
send money for ticket and hotel ex-
penses If she would assure him that
he would get what he wanted at Med
ford,
DOOMED TO BfSA APPOINTMENT.
But the meeting in Medford never
came off and after fondly waiting with
the marriage license in his pocket for
her to come in. the man evidently got
suspicious, for on Aug. 20 he wired to
Portland for the railroad agent there
not TO give her the money and ticket
s. they had not yet been taken His
suspicious had evidently been quieted.
Tor q time, by q. telegram from Mary
saying that she had missed her train.
but would arrive next day.
Evidently Lansing was a man of en-
ergy, education and resource. When he
wanted TO know anything he knew how
to get ar il lie telegraphed 10 Pull
man conductors and railway officials
far information regarding the move
nlents Of Nary Lansing. and once when
he mas evidently suspicious of her be-
ing great New York educator he fele-
grabbed TO that city and received a re-
ply that she did not possess a state
certificate. He Kept copies of many
telegrams that he sent, but az ne did
not often copy the date on which he
sent them The task Of reading the story
OF ms infatuation from them was rem
dered more difficult.
MARY IN TROUBLE.
The woman had evidently had
trouble, as one copy of a TELEGRAM sent
by someone vas TO the prosecuting at
torney of the police court in San Fran
cisco, asking What about warrant /?
Nih come II necessary Must have
complaint against Mary Lansing
Another document showed that Far
reii had had some dealings with fbA
chief of police at Portland. 1t was as
follows:
Portland, Ore, July 20. 1885,. Upon
Endorsement of certain $500 check of
Western Union Telegraph company BY
R92erI t:affeti. hereby agree toFgive
said r. Farrell 800 regardless OF exc,
eution or attachment.
-. j. BARRETI,,
Chief Of Police.n
Farrell was probably between 40 ana