The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-24

sked her to marry him, and she accepted.
I told her I did not like his looks. but she
said he had a power over her that she
could not resist. When she asked MN Tor
references he became Indignant anu re-
fused to answer. He was also anxious to
find If her mother, who lives at NO. DIV
Cabanne. had any property.
Luckily. had a negro servant VINO rec
ognized him. She told Of his career at a
place where she formerly worked. ana
started an investigation. Tho rest you
know. except that Mrs. Hamilton Is very
broken uD over her experience, ana may
never return to st. Louis
Miss Edna Rea of No. 1856 West Belle
place also had experience with McGrain.
She noticed an advertisement In local
paper. asking for governess. She IN
swered the advertisement, and McGram
called on her He said he had 12-year-old
daughter named Edna: that she would
shortly be here and that he wanted a gov
erness for her. Miss Rea was engaged for
a salary of SO a week. The contract In
cluded leaving the city shortly for Eastern
cities until the winter, when McGrain, who
had said that he was a race horse owner,
said that he would go to San Francisco
until next spring. When McGrain left he
asked Miss Rea to call on him at the
Planters to make further arrangements.
MISS REA SUSPICIOUS
AND DECLINED PLACE.
Miss Rea kept the engagement and mat
McGrain in the Planters parlor on July 8.
There he told her that she would have to
have a wardrobe. He asked her II she had
the money to purchase 1t and she said she
had. He then told her that there was no
use spending her money. that he had a good
thing on the following day for the races
and that II she would give him some money
he would bet 1t for her.
But Miss Eea became suspicious and de-
parted. McGrain called again at her home.
and she told him that she had decided not
to take the position.
Sheriff Hencken Is looking for two more
Of McGrain's alleged victims. One lives on
! Lucas avenue and the o:hsr on Clemens ave-
| nue.. Deputy Sheriff Beilairs was looking for
them late last night The names Of the 9TH
| er ladies who wrote to McGrain. asking for
the return Of their money. are In the pos
| session of Detective LAWYER. as the real
Magrane turned over to him.
PRISONER ADMITS HAVING
HAD SOME TROUBLE.
| McGrain is said to have formerly gone BY
| the name Of Martin. He refused to discuss
his case when first arrested, but after he
had been locked up for several minutes he
admitted that he had had trouble, but said
he had got into 1t inadvertently and had NO
intention to defraud.
He said that Mrs. Hamilton could not ap-
pear against him. but would not assign
any reason for the statement. McGrain says
he is nearly 50 years old. He Is s feet tall
| and weighs about 200 pounds. He has a full,
| smooth face. with heavy-set Jaws On first
I appearance he would probably be taken
| for a prominent person. He refused abso-
| lutely to state his address in St. Louis He
said he had been here since the Fair
| Grounds season opened.
A pawn ticket for a pair Of opera glasses
| was found among his effects. Mrs. Leonard
said the glasses belonged to Mrs. Hamilton.
She said he had promised to buy her soms
diamonds. and accordingly she willingly let
him have other things that she possessed