Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-28
WONAN'S NAME THE SNARE
]. 7. Norton, Cheyenne Attorney, Poses as
Mabel Dundas.
HANDSOME HEIRtss GRAVES HUSBAND
Gets Prospective Bridegroom "a
Advance Money TIL Postal In
peotO Blocks the
Game.

CHEYENNE, wyo., Feb. 27.-(special.)-
j. T. Norton, a w~ell-known attorney Of
Cheyenne, who was arrested yesterday
morning on a charge Of using the mails
for fraudulent purposes, was taken in by
Postofice Inspector J. e. Bennett, who had
been on Norton's trail for over a month,
and Joe La Fors, deputy United States mar
shall.
Norton's arrest was effected quietly and
few people knew anything about the mat
ter until tonight. He was caught in the
local postof1ce while cashing some money
orders, received from some of his dupes,
and he was so surprised that he did not
utter a word. He was in total ignorance
OF the fact that the authorities we're watch
ing his movements or that they knew any
thing about his alleged shady transactions,
which have been going on for over a year.
scheme an old one.
Norton's scheme was anything but orig
inal, and one that hundreds OF other men
have worked at different times and are
now working in order to make an easy
living. Norton would insert advertisements
in matrimonial papers, signing the name
of Miss Mabel Dundas, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and representing that the woman was
wealthy, young, handsome and DESTROYS Of
securing a husband.
Answers we're received from all parts of
the country, from Portland, Me-, and Port
land, Ore, and from Florida and British
Columbia. Norton had a private box at
the postofice, in which all mail addressed
to Miss Mabel Dundas was placed. He
secured the letters and answered them,
writing q nice feminine hand, and carrying
on a correspondence for months at a time
with some OF the men that bit at the bait
thrown out in the matrimonial papers.
Once in awhile the alleged Miss Dundas
struck a man that was suspicious and
wanted to know more about her. All OF
these Miss Dundas would refer to Attorney
J. T. Norton of Cheyenne, with whom she
had had some legal business, and would be
pleased to tell Of her character. In a little
while Norton would receive letters from
the fellows and he would then sit down
and recommend Miss Dundas.
The correspondence with the supposed
Miss Dundas would continue and Norton
would advise his dupe to send $45 or $50
for travelling expenses and Miss Dundas
would come on and they would get married.
Many of the fellows sent the money, but
Miss Dundas never appeared. In this man
ner Norton worked a large number OF men
throughout the country and 1t is believed
that he cleaned up several thousand dol
lars.
Norton's record in Wyoming Is said to be
an %unenviable one. Some years ago, II
is alleged, he was compelled to leave
Lander because Of some alleged irregulari-
ties In the courts there. Two years ago
it is charged. he played g very important
part in an alleged Matchmaking scheme
here, the intended victim being a promi-
nent and wealthy ranchman OF Pin Bluffs
and for this he was refused admission II
practice in the state supreme court.
Ia a Married Man..
Last December Norton married Mrs
Rose c. Marland Of 1908 Thirteenth street
Denver. The ceremony was performed BY
Judge s. T. Corn Of Cheyenne. At the END
of a week Mrs. Norton returned to Denver
and, 1t is alleged. has not lived with hel
husband since. She is now at her former
home in Denver. Norton is about so year,
OF age. He is said to have W children BY
a former wife.