The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
HAS A FINE SCHEME
Charles Kelly Is Arrested in
Kansas City.
ON CHARGE OF SWIM DLING
Boy Has Worked Several
Games in This City.
ON CHARGE OF SWINDLING

Chahes Kelley, an adopted son Of Mr..
John Kelley the implement dealer of this
city, was arrested yesterday at Kansas
City tor swindling.
Several months ago young Kelley was
| employed by the Bank of Commerce of
this city as messenger. While acting in
this capacity he began his career as
swindler. One evening some time ago he
disguised his voice and initiated that of a
Iady's. He called up Charles Fuller and
gave for his name that of the wife of
prominent man of this city, and in
formed Mr.. Fuller that he, or rather she,
had misiaid her pocketbook up town, and
that Mr.. Fuller should give q small boy
50 and charge it to her account Mr.
Fuller did so, and when the lady called
several days later she found 50 cash
charged to her account. which she had
never received Several days later a
similar trick was played on Mr.. Ken
drick, the druggist, who was also done
out of three or more dollars. The matter
was then placed in the hands of the
police, who traced both deceptions, prac-
tced on the two business houses. to
Kelley. This made Kelley lose his Job
at the Bank Of Commerce. Not long
after this, Kelley was caught stealing
money out Of the pockets OF wearing ap-
parel belonging to employees of a whole
sale house in this city. The clothes had
been hung up in closets while the men
were working. An amusing incident hap
pened when he tried to secure himself
another job with another bank IN this
city. Shortly before losing the one at
the Bank of Commerce he disguised his
voice to resemble that of Frank Russell,
cashier Of the Bank Of Commerce, and
telephoned to another bank in the city,
saying that he had heard they wanted a
boy and asked how Kelley would do. The
cashier Of the bank replied that Kelley
was not worth the powder 70 blow him
UP. Shortly after this the cashier Of the
other bank saw Frank Russell and asked
him whether he had phoned about Kelley,
and Russell told him he never had said
& word about Kelley to the cashier.
When Kelley found he had Gueered him
self in Wichita, he left for Kansas City
an6 secured employment in the Bank
Of Commerce of that city. Following is
The Kansas City Stars account Of young
Kelley's escapade at that city:
Charles Kelley. a clerk In the mailing
department of the Bank of Commerce,
tried yesterday afternoon to supply him
self with luxusries far beyond his income
and failed. Kelley telephoned Jaccard's
jewelry store and Woolf Bros. furnishing
store to send several articles to fictiti-
Gus name at the Savoy and the Mid
land, at the same time using the name
Of Of IN he 0iF &c I1oh
of the goods. Instead of complying with
the request message was sent to the
office of the man whose credit had been
used and the fraud was thereby discov-
cred. Kelley spent the night in the
police follower but was released this
morning because nobody cared to prose-
cute him
Yesterday afternoon the Jaccard Jew
elry company was asked by telephone to
send a fine gold watch to Charles
Browning. Midland hotel. Browning had
done him favor years ago. the speaker
said, and he wished to surprise him
Shortly after this incident, Woolf Bros.
received a telephone message from the
same person who wanted a nice outfit of
shirts, collars, ties, hosiery, etc, sent to
the fortunate Mr.. Browning at the Savoy
hotel. Woolf Bros. communicated with
Inspector Halpin. who told them to FL
the order This was done-with = pack
age of waste paper-and when BIr.Brown-
ing, who proved to be Charles Kelley,
called for it he was amazed TO find the
inspector of detectives there to meet
him.
Kelley broke down and cried when
taken to police headquarters and con-
fessed his guilt. He had read Of the
scheme having been successfully worked
somewhere and, for a reason he could not
explain. determined to try it himself He
appeared broken hearted over his arrest,
and spent large part of the night in
tears.
Kelley. who is not mare than Is years
old came here three weeks ego from
Wichita. where he had been employed in
a bank at $50 a month. With the Bank
Of Commerce in this city Kelley obtained
a position in the mailing department and
received So a month. He has not made
many acquaintance and says his income
has been sufficient to support him. Ills
employers. he said, were about to pro-
mote him. When released from custody
this morning Kelley did not know what
he should DO, as his position in the bank
is lost TO him.
The police Of this city say they have
been shielding Kelley as long as they can, (
and can do no more for him. Whenever /
he returns to Wichita he viii be watched
by them like every other criminal