The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-05
STUDENT WAS ROBBED
OF HIS BIG ROLL

Aorgantown, W Va, Jan. -
Porter Post, well known uniyer-
sity student, whose home is in Lewis
county, has been the victim of a
couple Of confidence men, and as
result is out $37 in cash, railroad
ticket and a meal ticket. The most
demoralizing part of the whole af-
fair is that one of the suspects was
but recently student in the uni
versity.
Post left Weston Tuesday morn
ing for Clarksburg, where he decided
to spend the day as he had some rela-
tives and a number of friends living
there He arrived in the county
seat Of Harrison early Tuesday
morning and went to hotel where
he had breakfast. After eating he
walked up street and met the former
W. V. T.. student. Post was well
acquainted with the Young man and
had always considered him friend.
A little later third party, a
friend Of the ex-student, joined the
two. The three were together most
of the day. Post had run out Of
money, and going to the bank had
a check for $50 cashed. The other
two fellows were broke and Post
loaned the ex-student IS. When
it came time to leave the two
found themselves unable to tear
away from Post, so they decided to
accompany him TO Fairmont.
Post bought ticket to Morgan
town and the other two bought
tickets to Fairmont.
Between Clarksburg and Fairmont
the three were constantly together.
Post took out his pocketbook and
gave the conductor his ticket 10
Morgantown. The man punched it
and handed it back. Post returned
il to his poeketbook and that was the
lasts cen of il or the contents. Just
before the train reached Fairmont
Post missed his pocketbood. He
looked around where he had been
sitting, but the purse was not in
sight. He made no demonstration
nor did he acuse anyone. He mere
Iy told the ex-student that he guess
ed he would have to borrow back the
remainder of the S. that he had
loaned him earlier in the day in or
der TO get to Morgantown.
In Fairmont the two Clarksburg
youths got separated from Post
and he did not see them again until
Just before the 10 o'clock train left
for Morgantown. They had been
spending money layishly up town.
They decided TO come TO Morgan
town to spend the night. Post
asked the student if he had made a
raise. He replied that he had tele-
phoned his father and got come
lnoncy. II is laid il was impossible
for his father to have sent him
money 50 quickly.
They arrived in. Morgantown late
Tuesday evening. After roaming
about the streets for some time they
went to Shines restaurant. and after.
eating wanted to pay ior-Gll the
Others at the counter. They then
went 10 the Wallace house where
they spent the night and left for
their home on th. early train We'd
nesday morning. The clerk at the
hotel said that when they went to
pay their bill they pulled out a ten
dollar bill and one dollar bill.
Posts pocketbook had contained
two tens. three fiyes and two one dol
lar bills, railroad ticket from Fair
mont on to Morgantown, and prac-
ticalIy new meal ticket at the Wal
lace house. The ex-student's father
who i very prominent man in
Clarksburg will be notified TO settle
the matter. Slbuld this not be the
case the sum taken is sufficient to
make the actTunishable by a term
in the penitentiary. The ex-stu-
dent. who is suspected, was very
popular during his stay in the uni
versitv. and it is not believed that
he i the promoter Of the little rob
berry scheme.