The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-13

It is now understood that she forged
a check for $50 on G. w Bundy, the
Union Pacific man at Ellis. who at
tempted suicide a few days ago on ac-
count of the Willis woman's decep-
tion. In Lindsborg, she borrowed $40
from a man with which to buy an UNI
brella, which of course she never re-
paid. Jpori another she levied tributs~
for $40 the lender never receiving a cent
in return.
One of her latest schemes for befog
ging the LindsbOrg people as to her real
herself as the daughter of Topeka
banker has been brought to light. 1t is
Il letter purportipg to be written to
her July 4 while she was in school at
Lindsborg. Evidently she secured some
one to write the letter and mail it to hel
at Lindsborg, and then she Intentionally
dropped it on the streets of that town,
In such a way that it was picked up
and read by people there The trend OF
the letter is from her father here ad
vising her about her work. 1t is written
in ink, evidently by a man. The punct-
uation is poor, and the handwriting IS
hardly that of a man who has been en-
gagged in the banking buSInSS, partlcu
larly one who has devoted a part of his
time to keeping the books, as is men
toned in one part of the letter. Fur
thermoTe it is written on onion-skin
stationery scarcely the kind which a
business man would use in writing his
daughter. The letter is as follows:
Topeka. Kan. July 4, 'O2.
My Own Dear Baby;
l just wrote you yesterday. but 1
thought / would come UP the Fourth
but viii not get to come. Now daugh-
ter, take an interest in your music and
be careful who and what boys you are
running around with. Mind your broth
er; but papa should not caution this
way for you never vet have disobeyed
me. 1 want you to try and finish your
vocal in two years. then you can go
where you like to study after that
know that is a small place there. but
you must not get homesick You can
come home every other Saturday and
bring all the company you want to.
Tell me a few daVs before you come if
you bring company so that the old col
Ored lady can have things prepared for
you. Tell brother to be good boy and
not forget what he promised papa I
Gm so proud of nv two children and I
always want to be SO; I have only You
two children and you always have been
good children. Now baby. don't forget
my teachings; YOU know how deceiving
] have told you young men are. so be
careful for them. ] do not care for YOU
keeping company with one nice fellow.
but take care he is nice. you know
You have a good name and for heavens
sake do not do anything to blot that
name. If you did papa would not want
to live for what have I to live for when
my children are nothing Go to church
and Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing. When I go to church and see some
one teaching your class and playing I
think of you and wonder if you are do
ing your duty there in church and Sun
day school.
] will not stay in the bank any more
this summer I am so tired of it
have missed you in helping me with my
bookkeeping. The boys in the bank
send their best wishes and they were
telling me you owed them each a letter.
You must answer this letter as soon as
YOU can, possibly. Whenever you want
any money send home or to the bank
and YOU can get it, but do not be ex-
travagant.
Now daughter, do not know whether
1 VIII get around to go to Colorado this
month or not: but viii go next month.
But if you children want to go this
month and you viii feel disappointed il
you do not get to go, Why DO not wait
on E.a.
Now baby, 1 have written three let
ters this week to you. Your uncle was
telling me he wrote a letter to you and
q letter to his wife and he put the let
ters in the wrong envelope and sent
them: so suppose you got Ediths let
fer and Edith got yours, as both of your
names are the same. He laughed about
It. Well, now write to papa every other
day and be a good girl.
I saw your sweetheart last night and
he said he was coming out this next
sunday and surprise you, so 1 thought
I would tell you about it Baby l don't
want you to think of marrying now. ]
know that fellow won't want to wait
filI YOU finish your music, but if he
don't, why tell him that your intentions