Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
A FAR|R N The 0|[S|
Smooth swindler Who Operated in
Boone and Found Many Vic.
Tins, Caught.
Claimed to Represent q Chicago De.
partment Store and Took NJ.
merous Orders.
Required Liberal Advance Pay
ment-An Exciting Chase by
the Officers.

stakir fieeced a great many Boone
women out of So each as an advance
payment on a 81, at cost, stylish and
up-to-date tailor made suit. A number
Of kilograms We're received from the
Grosman department store, of Chicago,
whom the fakir claimed to represent.
The kilograms stated that the man was
a fraud and gave Instructions for his
arrest, stating that GrosInan would
prosecute.
AS the result Of the operations then
set on foot the fakir is behind thu bars
of the Boone county jail and stands the
best show in the world Of a term in the
penitentiary.
The police. after making careful in-$
quiry and finding the fakir had skipped
town, turned the matter over to Sher-s
Lift Garner. The sheriff sent out tele-
| grams to various points to which the
man might have gone, describing the
fellow and his method of work and ask
ling for his arrest. Good results quick
lily followed. The fakir had selected
Jefferson as his next town to victimizes
and it was there that he was brought
to bay.
On receipt of Sheriff Gamers tele-
gram Sheriff Thompson and Deputy
i Sheriff Day, of Greene county, at once
Itook up the case. They s.on found that
1.-The man wa S working in Jefferson. The
| deputy sheriff located the fellow and
captured him, BUT on the way to the.
Jail the fakir jumped out of the dep
suty's buggy and few down back alley
| With the speed of a racer. He made
good his escape for short time. Going
Ito his hotel the man had the clerk ex-
press his grips to some point in Mis-
souri,, then going out he hired a man
to drive him to Ripley. The
start was made when Deputy
Sheriff Day and the city marshal at
Jefferson again got on the track. They
4 followed the swirdler for five or six
\ miles. Seeing the officers coming the
A fakir jumped out of the vehicle and ran
across the fields, getting about mile
1 the start of his pursuers. The officers
pulled down the wire fence posts and
A drove across the Fields. They caught
4 up With the man ordered him to halt,
4 but as he climbed thru another fence
1.-THE marshal fired toward him. The
Slfellow then stopped, threw up his hands
and surrendered.
The prisoner was taken back to JEFF
sEferson and placed in jail. Sheriff Car
A Sner was at once notified, Went TO JET
A &ferson and brought the man to Boone
a Saturday night.
The man gave his name as G.. a. Nc
Wicker. He appeared to fully realize
a 3that his game was UP and made little
lhesitation in talking of MS experiences.
Il He stated that he had visited eight
4 towns since engaging in the business.
Il After beirs- placed in jail the man
4 asked for a rzor. stating that he wished
4 10 shave, but as his idea undoubtedly
4 was To get rid of his mustache so his
i Identification would not be SO readily
!, teffected by those whom he had fieeced
Il the luxury of a shave Was denied him
Il by both the sheriff and Tailor Watson.
A A telegram was sent the Chicago
II firm that the man had been captured
A This morning Mr.. l.. Jackson, Who is a
a member Of the Grosman firm. arrived
Il here to prosecute McNicker. He
u brought With him a bundle of a hun
ldred or more letters from various
4 towns in Illinois and Iowa where this
{ fakir had been operating. He said fol
4 some six or eight weeks these letters
had been coming in telling of the ia.
4 kris operations. The firm had re-
|peatedly tried to have the man cap
!, tured, but had not heen successful un.
til just now. 1t is the opinion of Mr.
4 jackson that the fellow has heeced his
victims of many hundreds Of dollars II
:, 1.-the aggregate.
Sheriff Thompson and DEPUTY Sheriff
Il Day came over from Jefferson to co
4 operate with Mr.. Jackson and the 10.
4 cal officers in disposing of McNivker.
The grand jury. which is nov in ses-
sion, are al work on the case ant
d doubtless a quick and effective dispo
sition Viii be made of the case of thu
clever swindler
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