The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-17
.TRANSOM WORKER
NOW A PERJURER
PADUcAH BOY SENT TO PENITEN.
TIARY FROM CAIRO, WANT
ED IN LOUISVILLE.

badly wanted in Louisville according
to the papers of that city.
Hymes Is well known in Cairo, hay.
ing relatives in the city. He, while
rooming at the Arlington Hotel in 1900
surreptitiously entered the room OF
Mr.. and Mrs e. A. Builder Jr., during
their absence and stole a fine pair OF
gold plated. pearl mounted Lenaire
opera glasses, five dollar bill, a'peari
pin aud an odd pocket knife that had
! 10 blades. The knife he sold for one
to a denizen of Thirteenth street
| However, before the matter was re-
ported TO the police. Hymes took
! fright and babe alden to Cairo.
His escape from justice was only
temporary for Mr.. p. Mahoney. who
was chief of police at the time, heard
of the young mans presence the fol-
LOVING spring in Mound City. went up
| and brought him 10 Cairo and lodged
him In Jail.
In due course OF time Hymes was
tried in the circuit court, found guilty
and given ON indeterminate sentence.
Hymes served several years and as
the result of strenuous endeayors of
his father was granted a pardon. He
returned 10 Paducah several months
ago as his wife's relatives reside
there. He hung around Paducah for L
time and finally Left for Louisville,
where he is now badly wanted for
perjury by the police of the Falls
City.
The Courier-Journal has the follow,
ing in regard to the new line of
graft" adopted by Oscar since
"transom work" landed him in the
penitentiary;
Accusing Oscar H. Hymes, who fol-
merry lived at 521 First street, OF
falsely swearing that a marriage IL
cense might be issued, Mrs. SaraA
Meyers, of the same address, has
sworn out a warrant for his arrest.
Behind the warrant is a story of two
weddings and the disappearance Of
both the wedding parties, neither OF
whom can be located.
Mr.. Hymes appeared at the office of
the county clerk on october and Sc
cured license to wed Miss Raymeyer
Caplin, daughter of Mrs. Meyers by
a former marriage Miss Caplin livei
at 521 First street with her mother,
and Mr.. Hymes boarded in the same
building. He had been living in
Louisville but a short time. but love
between the young people seemed TO
originate at first sight, and the license
was issued by c. B. Doll, deputy
county clerk, and the wedding took
place with little ceremony. Living
in the same house with Mr. Hymes
and Miss Caplin before their marriage
was Miss Sarah Meyers, daughter OF
Mrs. Meyers by her second marriage
Cupid seemed TO have made the par
.icular house his headquarters for the
period near the first of October, and a
few days after the marriage OF MIR.
Hymes and Miss Caplin, Harry W
ONeal who also lived In the house
announced confidentially to Mr.
Hymes that it was his desire and Miss
Meyers that they should be married
One seemingly inyulnerable obstacle
seemed TO present itself. Miss Meyers
was only seventeen years of age, and.
therefore, ii was impossible to secure
a marriage license without the cor.
sent Of her mother. In consequence
Of this Mrs. Meyers was sounded, but
her foot cruelty smashed all the
matrimonial hopes of the couple, and
this caused O'Neals appeal to his
friend Mr. Hymes.
Having successfully carried one
wedding to an end, Mr.. Hymes feit
amply able to guide the destinies Of
second. it is alleged, and when Mr..
O'Neal approached him with his
trouble he slapped him kindly on the
back and explained how he would
FIX" the AFFAIR so that there would
be no trouble whatever The plan
concocted by Mr.. Hymes was related
TO Miss Meyers. who graciously smiled |
acquiescence, and a few days later |
Mr.. Hymes and Mr.. O'Neal appeared |
at the office of the county clerk and |
secured a license for the wedding OF |
Mr.. O'Neal and Miss "Hymes"
when the license was applied fol
Mr.. Hymes explained that Miss |
"Hymes" was his sister and sworo
that she was Of age. II Is charged. |
Under the circumstances there was
nothing for the clerk who issued the /
license to do but sign the necessary |
papers. Accordingly. Miss Meyers
assuming the name of Miss Hymes 1
for the time being. and Mr.. O'Neal
were married a few days after the
wedding Of Mr.. Hymes and Miss Cap
lin.
The wedding OF the second couple
was not confided to Mrs. Meyers. bu,
a few days ago the two couples dis
and no trace has been found
of them Three days ago Mrs. Meyers
appeared at the office of the county
clerk aad asked if the marriage could
be annulled, as she had just been in.
formed OF the wedding by friends.
She was informed after she had told
her story that the only thing she
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