The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-14
WAS 4 SLICK TRICK
But the Intended Victims Were
Wichita Men
AND WOULDN'T BE WORKED
All the Would-be SwindIers
Are Under Arrest.

| Of Wichita men have proved their
shrewdness at Oklahoma City. These are
Mr.. Carver and Mr.. Rule. The Oklahoma
City Times-Journal gives the following
account Of the affair:
Thursday afternoon Thomas Coady and
Richard AIaGee went TO the Office Of the
Deming Investment company Of this city
Mace introducing Coady and stating 10
Mr.. Carver that Coady wished to make
a loan on a farm he had recently bought
near Britton. Mr.. Carver discussed the
| matter with these parties and said that
Mr.. r. ?. Carpenter of the company
would make the examination, and asked
| them if the next morning would not an
swer to make the trip TO the land. COady
stated that he was about to buy a bunch
OF cattle and would like to get the money
as quickly as possible. About this time
Mr. Carpenter came TO the Office and ar
engagements were made to make the ex-
animation at once. C0ady went upon the
street and secured the services Of Tom
Grace to take Carpenter to inspect the
land. On the way out, in conversation
with Grace, Carpenters suspicious were
aroused that there was something crook
ed about the transaction, but ne drove to
the place and after inspection of the
same told Grace he wished to go TO the
adjoining farm and consult with some
one there regarding the value of the
place. Grace objected to this. but Car
penter insisted, and they drove to the
farm Of George B. Baker. Carpenter
talked with him regarding the land. and
h. ],
Mr.. Carpenter told him no; that the farm
had been sold and the party was trying
TO make a loan Mr.. Baker told him
that he thought there must be some mis-
take, as MIR. Martin, the owner Of the
land, who lived in Illinois, had made ar
engagements to have his son come out
and locate on the land He felt confident
the land had not been sold After this
Mr.. Carpenter came back to Oklahoma
City. telling Grace TO ask Coady to come
to the office the next msrning Friday
morning Coady came to the office and
called for Mr.. Carpenter. who turned him
over to Mr.. Rule, the Office mana ger. at
the time telling him OF his suspicious,
leaving it for Mr. Rule TO discuss the
matter further with Mr. Coady Mr.
Rule told Coady that Mr. Carpenter
thought he could make the lean, the
farm seemed to be fair security, but
would have to insist upon his being fden-
titled by some party also to further sat
isfy the company that the title he held
from Martin was genuine Ccady agreed
to comply with these demands and fur
nished the evidence, and went away, not
showing up until noon. About 2 o'clock
COady came to the office and made april
cation and. contract for the saan. Coady
was then told to come in about o'clock
when the papers would be ready for ex-
ecution. He then left the office and soon
returned with one Mccormack, who has
been the bartender at the Compton hotel
saloon. Mccormack was introduced To
Mr.. Rule by Coady, and he told Mr.. Rule
he had known Coady for fifteen years.
they having both lived in the same town
in Dakota; he reported that Coady had
been in the saloon business at that point,
and answered Mr.. Rules questions re-
garding Coady's marriage relations, stat
ing that Coady was a single man and
that he could believe his statements. Nc
Cormack on leaving the Office reconfirm-
ed his statement that ne was we'll ac-
Quainted with Coady and knew this man
to be Thomas Coady, and believed him to
be all right.
Promptly at 5 o'clock Coady came to
execute the bond and mortgag es on the
loan, which he did under the direction Of
Mr.. Carver. Rule and Carpenter at the
time having gone ont to consult with
County Attorney Taylor. The bond and
mortgages were promptly executed and
A l. Welsh was called IN to make the
r,1T~v, - -. s0FI
Coady that it was too late to get into
the bank and that he must have 4 prop
erly executed abstract made by Owen &
Welsh and that he would hurry the mat
ter along as fast as possible. and that IL
Coady would come 70 the ONCE in the
morning he thought the abstract would
be ready. and II everything was all right
could very soon close the loan. During
the time Of executing the papers Coady
was very nervous. He told Carver that
ne must have the money the next morn
ing as he wished 70 20 70 Choctaw 10
buy some cattle. Before leaving the Of
fee Coady told Mt. Carver that he must
not forget that Mr. MacGee. who intro
duced him was entitled u a commission
for bringing the loan. After presenting
the case 70 County Attorney Taylor, it
was decided that NJ. Carpe1ter had bet
ter maxi a trip 70 Moore and find J. W.
Payne. the notary public who Rad taken
the acknowledgment q the man repre-
sentinc himself 20 be John NJ Martin.
The owner II the land. Rule was ~ =
r. TIE neiRhbcrh0o5 ~ Bntton ara see
George Baker and get the address q
Martin. the owner ar the land, snd tele-
graph him % find Out whether he rad
sold ne place. Rule found On reaching