Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-17
LOVE-LORN MIsSOURIANS TRAPPED
BY AN ADVENTURES.
"WID0W" WANTED A HUSBAND.
HAD NO TROUBLE IN FINDING CAN
DIDATEs FOR THE JOB.
Several of Them Were Persuaded Into
Sending Her "n Few Dollars for
Immediate Expenses'-Lula
Raines and Her Many
Victims.

Chicago, Jan. l6.-The Inter Ocean prints
this story of the crimes of Lula Raines'
alias Grace Lewis. who was arrested mere
yesterday on charge of swindlihs'
am a widow g. brown hair. dark blue eyes.
weight 1885, height feet inches no ehiiuteh' nave
81. 900 cash and farm worth s'oo DOWN south
want loving true kind husband. am not looking
for a rich man l prefer Il poor Wish TO marry
soon No objection to his having children None un-
der 20 need l wish TO start in some hiHu vi
business Photos exchanged in first letter IL poss'o'e
By means of this advertisement, ihser'eu
in country papers, Lula Ralnes' ahhs
Grace Lewis, a Texas woman, obtained
thousands of dollars from credulous SUIT
ors. She was arrested here yesterday
after lodging the detectives of the coun-
trv for nearly two months. She was taken
to ST. Louis last night. 1t was in that city
she made her record. The charge against
her will be using the United States mail
for fraudulent purposes.
Lula ran photograph gallery at NO.
1874 Merchant street, st. Louis. In TINS
way she obtained many pictures of hand
some girls. 1t was her custom to mail
one Of these when she heard from coun-
tryman who wanted a rich wife.
Her victims We're principally Missourians.
The Missouri intellect could not see any
thing wrong with a woman who advertised
ed few dollars for immediate expenses.
A wave Of wonder will sweep over the state
when 1t learns that the widow OF %, with
brown hair and dark blue eyes. weighing
135 pounds. is a fraud.
One farmer, who lives near New Madrid
sent her $780, with which to buy trous-
| seau. Another who plants potatoes In the
dark of the moon and watermelons in the
| light of the moon in the nelghborhood OIL
| SedaIia forwarded her $500 in an express
| package, which she needed to buy OF
| half brother who claimed one-fourth IN
terest in her 800 farm.
| John Hunter and Sherman Hunter. bach
| elor brothers. and champion ox-team driv-
| ers of Savannah, Mo-. each wrote TO her.
and each got a photograph. Both fell IN
| love with the likeness. and a bitter rivalry
| began. John sent her double team OF
fine horses. and Sherman sent her a check
| for $500. John punched Sherman in the
| eye, and Sherman whacked John with half
a load of hoop poles. At last accounts one
| Of them. armed with shotgun, was lying
behind a rail fence that borders the road
| running into the town from the north,
| and the other, with a Winchester across
his knees. was squatted In the rear or a
| haystack near the road which runs into
the town from the south. They were wait
| ing for each other to come along, and pos
| sibly are waiting yet.
| runs d gang-place for living when he has
| time to spare from amatory correspond
| ence, determined to head off his rivals,
Tiers silver watch, with request that
| she have their names engraved on the case,
entwined with a true lovers knot 1t weighs
four pounds and. at the present price OF
| the metal. is worth s32. Six weeks ago he
became convinced of her perfidy and
alarmed Boone county by oiling his hair,
getting drunk. stuffing his trousers into
his boots. putting on pair of spurs. stag
gering into the middle of the public square
| lying down and moaning.
DR.. r. A. ,kitto. of Racine; Wis, 1t is
| said is another victim. On the authority
of the officers. he sent her s25, and longs
for its return.
Two months since Lula became alarmed
and fled from st. Louis. She asked that
her mail be sent to Galveston, Tex. Hel
mother lives there. and told the detectives
that her daughter was probably in Chicago
She came here three weeks ago. and has
been living at No. "a Aberdeen street She
intended to start a photograph gallery or
West Madison street.
In company with her when she was ar
rested was Amiel Brunsman, who has beer
her travelling companion. He is only q
years DID, and says she had him locked w
in a hypnotic spell and wouldn't let hin
out. Lula is apparently S5 years old ant
is not pretty.