The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-18

ing the ranch, but thinking that he
knew the man or had been intro
duced to him. and not wishing to ap-
pear negligent of acquaintance with
his friends.
"Going up to your Office" asked
| the CRATER, who had given Mr.. Dean
to understand that his name was
Davis.
The two went up to Mr.. Deans
office ana sat down and talked for
awhile.
Say said Davis, 81 sent the boys
out with the cattle this morning, and
I'm a little shy of expense money.
Won't you endorse a draft of SO for
me?"
Sure" replied Dean, and he signed
the paper.
Davis left and that was the last Mr.
Dean has heard of him.
When the draft came back from the
bank and Mr.. Dean had paid the $40,
he became suspicious and sent the pa
per to Sutton and Scates of Dodge City
for collection. This is Mike Suttons
firm.
In reply he got this letter which tells
some more things:
J. s. Dean, U. S. District Attorney, To-
peka, Kansas.
Dear Dean: About two weeks ago
Houston Whiteside, Esq, of Hutchin-
son, Kansas, did as you have done in
this instance, sent US a collection on
/ one Davie instead of Davis. 1t seems
!
and borrowed $40 on the strength of
his plea that he was interested here at
Dodge City in cattle or with some cat
/ tie firm. We found that no such per-
son was known or had been seen in
| this community.
Later, and about a week ago we re-
ceived &. letter and draft from our
! friend of Newton Samuel r. Peters,
in which ne claimed that his partner,
/ Nichols. had endorsed a draft for one
! S. H. Thomas. who represented him
I self to be the son of E. D. Thomas, a.
cattleman of Dodge City and wanted
this money to pay his fare to Dodge
City, and also borrowed, I think, SO
of Peters himself personally We made
an examination at the postoffice and
| inquired of cattlenen and found that
there were no such people mere as the
| ThOmases.
We now have this communication
about Mr.. Davis from you. We have
| been to the postOffice and they know
nothing of any such man beyond the
fact that there was a letter came to
| him here sometime ago and was re-
turned uncalled for. and that there is
another one here now for him We APP
prehend that they are letters to Mr.
Davis from persons from whom he has
| borrowed money as he has from you.
We also understand that Mr.. Beeson,
| citizen of this place, has received in
| quiries concerning this man from peo-
pie who have been worked in the same
way.
We are pursuaded that all of this bus
mess is being done by one
and the same man and that he
has been going around the country and
! if you can get onto this man Davis,
give him a touch of high life. It would
/ be well to have the State Journal note
| the work that has been going on. If
we find out anything about this man
Davis we will inform you. Draft here
with returned. Yours respectfully,
SUTTON & SCATES.
BY NJ. W. Sutton.
P. S. This fellow generally tells that
4 he is acquainted with Mike Sutton,
Bob Wright, Fitzgerald and Beeson.
He gave Peters and Whiteside that
racket. M W. S.
'sThat wretch ought to be exposed, .
said Mr. Dean. He is probably work
ing people right and left, and has pro-
badly skinned good many since he
got me for ten. If we ever get a hold
| on him, you can bet he Will suffer-
But not a sign has beer found of the
fellow. Mr.. Dean says that he could
easily identify him He is about five
feet, ten inches in height, has black
eyes, black hair and a heavy black
mustache. He wore about a dark gray
suit and a black SLOUGH hat His APP
/ pearance is much like that of the cat
| tlemen of that district. He would pro-
| baby weigh 100 pounds is in the neigh
! borh0od of 40 years of age, and is very
pleasant, Self-aSsured and intelligent.
He has been working big game. .
All of the men mentioned are of prom
inence not only in their home counties
but over the state. He goes on the
basis of being an old acquaintance, and
his victims to not be discourteous shell
ed out ten or twenty just as he asked.
He only wanted expense money. he
| would state, in order to pay his hotel
bills and get back home, at which time
he would be glad to remit with thanks,
and would feel insulted unless similar
! courtesies We're asked of him at any
time they were needed.