The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-15
EKCAMIS CAUGHT.
He Drank and Talked Unguardedly
to Woman and His Capture
Followed

H B. Fkcam the man who abscOnd-
ed a year so with $40 600 belonging TO
Eli Nadeau the Indian trader Of the
POItawatomie reservation has been
captured in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
and is now held there until proceedings
can be taken for his return TO this city
A telegram received at the Office OF
the United States marshal in this city
yesterday afternoon from Marshal Nc
MILAN Of Albuquerque announced that
Ekcam had been located and asked =
his arrest was desired. 1t was turned
over TO Deputy United States ALLOrueE
Harry Bone who in turn notified Eugene
Hagal. Nadeau's attorney. and Mar
shall Mcmillan was wired To spare no ef-
forts TO arrest EkCam- A Few hours
afCerWaTG a second telegram was re-
ceived from Mcmillan stating that Elk
cam had been arrested at Gallup, New
Mexico. on his way 10 California
" hat information has been received IN
this city goes 10 show that the capture
of Ekcam is due 10 Miss Lizzie Nc
CTrath. cashier of one of the Albu-
querque hotels who formerly lived in
Topeka Ekcam was N the hotel lutOx-
icared and talked freely with Miss Nc
Czrath in the course Of the conversation
stating that his mama was EAcau and
exhibiting a watch bearing the name OF
J. B. Hayden Miss NcG-ath knew of
the Nadeau case. and at once notified
Marshal Mcmillan Before the arrest
could be made the abscOnder LEFT Al
buQuerque. but was caught on a Lele-
lUp.
Ekcam is probably one of the shrewd-
est thieves in the United States He
came 10 Kansas from Ohio several
years ago after swindling an insurance
company. and entered the Catholic coll
Isge at St Marys. While going To col
lage ne became acquainted with Ell
and John &adeau father and son. half
breed Indians. who operated a large
mercantile business on the POrtaWat0~
mic reservat ton He secured a position
with them. and was soon made a men,
Der of the firm of Nadeau & Co Il
was not long until ne was entrusted
with all the business affairs Of the
company.
About a year ago. just before the reg
Ular Indian payment. time when the
firm transacted a biz business Elzcarn
borrowed $1,000 from the National bank
of st. Marys, presumably for use in
Cashing government checks. He Dor
roEed a like amount from the National
bank of HOltOn. LdndScoUC & Co. bank
ers of HOlton. and Merrill & James
bankers of Hiawatha, giving the same
reason in each case
Ekcam attended the government pay
ments at the POtIawatOuie. kicka poo,
sac and Fox and Iowa reservations.
and took in SIS. COO He then returned TO
the company store at Nadeau and took
all the money in the store and posroh1ce,
amounting TO s.. coo That was the last
work he did for the firm and the next
day he was not TO be found
He was indicted in the federal court
for robblng the postofice and in the
state courts several actions were filed
against him A reward of 5000 was
offered for his capture. but for year
he successfully evaded arrest On the
fourth of last March he was bold
enough to come into this city and reg
lister at the Union Pacific hotel as H
J. R. Austin. Mexico" The officers
did not discover this until some time Ia
ter
Ekcam has a wife and two children
Mh0 are at present living in Ohio. HIS