The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-29
VICTIM OF SHARPER
Old Lady Returning to Illi-
nois From Oklahoma,
Buncoed.

Wichita. Kansas, April 2o-whlt ap-
rcats 10 be temulibie swindle was
brought to the notice or the police last
ideht at the SANTA Fc depot. The swind-
lc it seem1 was perpetrued on an old
Indy Mrs NJ. W.. Thompson who was
cnroutc 90 ner home in Illinois from
Alsa. oklahoma where she had spent the
winter
Mrs Thompson stopped on in Wichita
vcstor rday 10 have her eyed treated hv
lrof samuels on North Main street
She left ler hand satchei containing
What little money she had in the ticket
onice at the santa Fc depot After re-
ccviqg treatment OF Prof samheis. she
asked him to accompany her 70 the depot
and she would pay him his fees which
amounted W So. when they reached
the depot O. was near supper time and
The office was closed T'hey waited some
time and as Prof samlels was in a hur-
r, TO get back to HIS business. It was
agreed that the money was to be LETT
with the ticket agent Mr Moriarty
II seems that their conversation was
BEARD by % yons man standing ln the
waiting room. tie was described as being
rather wei dressed about six feet tan
anu wearing sandy mnstache lie
wore q srey s1it. After the assistant
ticket agent. Jean Morarty. returned and
she had received her satchel. Mrs
Thompson was accosted by the unknown
young man. who stated that he was
fnend of Prof samuos and If She would
give him tho SIS he would take DO 70
the professor and get a rccelgt and Poe
turn with &; TO her rhc old lady rather
remctanuv handed over the SIS, asa up
&C. late hour hast night that was the
last seen of the mysterious stranger and
a. money
N;rs-- Thompson, when it was found
tliat she had been swlndlcd out of the
money. left another S. with the ticket
agent TO tile her bin with Prof
samuels. and left last night for her
home at Piper city Illinois She had
previously purchased her ticket through
to Ter destination, but was loft with very
little money after the swindlcr was per-
potratcd
Tie looked honest and had O fruni, ex-
i'rcssion, Mrs Thompson explained to
a reporter TOR the Eagle at the sonta
he depot last evening. Ia speaking OF the
crson who had taken her money under
what appears TO he fusc preterses. "He
told me that he was q wealthy banker
living at Coneyvue Kas and that he
owned lots Of property n that section
of KANSAS when he snid he would take
The money 20 him and got q receipt
Thought Il would be an right and let him
have It. That was about o'clock When
he did not return. tho only thing ] could
do was to do as I had promised and
leave IS at tho ticket office II was
nearly an the money I had, ! guess the
mau who took the moroy from noe heard
rrof samucs and me talking when We
came 10 the ticket office ana found il
locked'
several persons IN the wairlne room
saw the young imam receive the money
fcm the lady, bot there WAS nothing
suspicious about bis character and
nmhms more thought OF the occurrence
unin a short time before The uain r
rived. and he did not return. The police
aie working On a clue and it Is believed
That thc yong man who SO claveril
worked the graft win be apprehendei
Il IS Thought char he is 6 resident o.
Wichita.