The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
KANSAS NEWS.
A Parsons Couple Flee Leaving
Many to Mourn.
"WOrked" Everyone in Town
for Credit That They Could.
RAN A BOARDING HOUSE
Creditors Raided the Home at
Midnight Of Sunday.
Left a Note Saying We Have
Done Our Best
Ran A BOARDING HOUSE

Parsons, April 23.-The sun says: II.
i. Kohler is out almost 800 and many
other creditors are mourning the de-
parture of Guy E. Wolfe and wife from
Parsons. Wolfe is a ieweler and had
worked for Kohler for several years. He
was a good workman and made friends
from the time of his arrival in Parsons.
Last fall he married. his wife coming
from another town and they kept house
on the west side until last February,
when they. rented property on East
Forrest avenue. paying one months
rental in advance. They started a
boarding house and kept few roomers.
Mrs. Wolfe set such a fine table that it
was not very long until they had Is or
Is boarders.
But all the while the couple were
running in debt all over Parsons. They
had purchased their furniture and piano
on the installment plan and while not
appearing to be dishonest. they pur-
chased everywhere, silks. fine china and
anything they could buy on credit
At last the bills began to come in and
the creditors grew so clamorOUs that
after borrowing sums of KOhler and
other friends they decided to skip out.
MIS- Wy ore DaQ announced TO ner
bOarders that she wished a settlement
by Saturday evening and as soon after
supper as possible, began packing their
trunks
Three young men who roomed in the
house We're unaware of Wolfe and MS
wife's departure until Sunday morning
when DR.. H. r. Wilson. who had paid
a small amount in advance, found on
his desk the following note, accom-
uanied bv 2 s. bill.
Dear Doctor:-You viii be surprised
to find this little note on your desk but
owing to my inability to collect sufi-
clent amount of money to meet bills
that must be met at once, I have de
cided to leave everything and go rather
than meet my creditors.
Please find enclosed IS. which you
have paid over your board up to to-
night.
Your many favors we are grateful
for, but we must take care of our
selves.
Tell the rest of the people we have
done our best. Yours truly,
sun representative saw Wolfe and
his wife take the Kansas City bound
passenger train early Sunday morning
and other parties saw them in Kansas
City later. At the station Mrs. Wolfe
appeared very nervous and did not en-
Ter the waiting room IQGy Add d cOL-
pie of suit cases in their possession.
Creditors became aware of the cou-
pies fight Sunday and the conse-
quences were a dozen attachments were
gotten out and as soon as the clock
struck midnight several deputy consta-
bles deeended on the former Wolfe
home The total indebtedness viii run
we'll up into the hundreds of dollars.
To illustrate some of Wolfe's style Of
doing business pre- paratory to his flight
they cut out some of the Illustrations
from books and periodicals they had
borrowed from their neighbors. They
had also packed all their silks, fine
china and jewelry and everything pos
sible to carry in a trunk An attach
ment is on some of the household goods
for s177.77 by the Clark Mercantile com
pany Wolfe's present whereabouts
are unknown and the creditors can fight
over the few articles left.