, 1903-01-22
GONE
WITH OTHER PEOPLES MONEY
AND LEAVING AN UNPAID
BOARD BILL IN CITY.
Claiming to Be Representative Of Den
YER National Homeseekers' Asso-
ciation-Officers of That Concern
Know Nothing of Him-HoteI
Man Trying to Catch Him.

c. w. Foster. who claimed to be the
travelling representative of the Ma
tional Homeseekers' association of
Denver, and who is believed to have
been not what he represented, has
gone hence, and with him several nun
dred dollars paid by victims and leav-
ing a board bill of $12 due George E.
Phillips of the Phillips hotel on First
street.
When Rogers reached the city he
had with him his wife and the wife's
sister, an unmarried young m
They stopped at the Phillips hotel for
a few days. On Tuesday Mrs. Foster
left for Ogden. saying she had heart
trouble and that the altitude here was
too high. The sister had gone before.
Tuesday Foster asked Mr.. Phillips
for his bill and was told hat it was
$12. Foster rendered a draft of some
sort, which the councilman refused,
asking that Foster go to the bank and
get the money and then pay what he
owed. The banks were closed and so
Mr.. Foster agreed to pay the next day.
He went to his room that night, about
the time Mr.. Phillips and his wife
went upstairs, but 1t is believed he did
not retire. Instead, some time during
the night he went down the back
stairs, taking his valise with him, and
was known to have bought a ticket to
Rawlins. Mr.. Phillips did not know
the fellow had gone until morning. He
then sent the bill to the marshal at
Rawlins. with the request to look up
Foster and compel payment.
Mr.. Phillips said Tuesday to one of
the men to whom Foster had sold
stock that he did not believe the fell
low was square, and was laughed at
for his pains. He then telephoned to
the officers Of the concern at Denver
and was told that Foster had no con.
nection with the association-that the
association had no men in this terri
tory.
Just how much Foster secured in
Laramie is not known, but the sum is
believed to be well up toward 5000 or
$500. He has a NUMBER of victims,
some for SIS each, others for $40 and
many for smaller sums. Mr.. Phillips
is of the opinion that not one of them
will get a cent Of money for their in
vestments. He thinks it likely that
the wife went to Ogden and that the
husband will Join her there after work
ing Rawlins for all he can get.
Judge w. H. Fishback, who has Of
fees in the Temple building. in the
room occupied by Foster, and to whom
Foster turned over his business Tues
day, had a postal card from Foster
yesterday, saying that he had been
called to Denver and expected to re-
turn in ten days. The card was dated
Tuesday. mailed on Wednesday and
delivered to Mr.. Fishback at 1 o'clock
that afternoon. The latter believes the
man will return. He has written to
the company at Denver. informing the
officers that Foster named him as
agent here, and asking for endorse
ment of the appointment. He has not
yet heard from the head Office.
General Fishback says he was told
that Foster represented the company
at Fort Collins, but that the managers
discharged him there. He thinks the
company will make good any funds
coming into the hands of Foster here
in Laramie.