The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30

About 30 years old, coarse black
hair. feet 10 inches tall, weight aDout
I65 pounds. Wears no mustache but
masonic charm and an Indian head
solid gold pin Wears plain black
shoes. a gray mixed So, soft black
hat and black rain coat black bow
or black and grey mixed four in hand
tie and turn down collar.
Several people are looking for F. ].
Montcravy, alleged Indian agent for
the government, and self sty led son
of the chief Of the Usage tribe Of In
dians. who disappeared Wednesday
night. leaving behind unpaid bills,
and spa.ling Sunday feature sto.y
for a Iocal paper.
Montcravy. arrived in Canton Mon
day from Akron. where he took a
rumbei Of people into his confidence
and worked them to a finish, just as
he did here in Canton. He registered
at the Courtland. took one Of the best
rooms in the house and then got busy.
To the clerks al the CCurtlard he ex-
h BIZ d tyi W ittGn prp'r by VII ch
he sought to show that the govern
menU was soon to settle upon him
S4l .OOJ, as his share of royalty from
the Indian territory deal. But he new
er got tue money. although he expect
ed" it every day. And on the
strength of the letter together with
other ruses, he managed to borrow
considerable money.
At Akron MOntcravy became ac-
quainted with Miss k.pert,, stenogra-
pher at the Buchtel hotel. He told her
his father. then 80 years old. needed
a stenographer and tried to induce heI
TO go to the Indian territory with him
On the strength of his story he Dor
rowed $780, which he never retuIne,
nor did he himself return.
Fortunately for Miss Eipert and uD.
fortunately for Montcravy the Akron
young woman had a sister in Canton.
now stenographer at the Mckinley no
tel. Her name is Emma Eipert. She
was in Akron at the time and did not
take kindly to MOntcrayy's PROPOSE
ton She advised her Lster not to
take the trip, although the salary of
SIS a week, together with the pros
pect of living in the garden spot of
the world" as Montcravy termed it,
proved quite an inducemsnt
To Miss Emma Eipert. Montcravy
told a long story about being short
of money, OWING to delay in the ar
rival of a draft He tried to borrow
s. on the strength OF the story, but
failed. At this he became angry and
tried to frighten Miss Eipert into bor-
rowing it from the clerk at the Nc
Kinley hotel
Montcrayy showed a fine piece of
battenburg, which he wanted her TO
tie up and address TO Mrs. J. p. Moran.
She did 50. but the wise MOntcrayy
never mailed it. Instead he offered
to give it e Miss Eipert, but latec
took it back, saying he was afraid
''the police might see it and get al
ter him" The police didn't see it,
but they will get after Montcravy II
they see him.
MOntcravy also went to see W. A.
" R3rtnan r. 'On'pany. Sou VI rket
street jewellers and money lenders
There he put up a watch for IS, got
Mr.. WOTtmGn to send out and buy him
a solid gold Indians head. borrowed
81 and then presented him the piece
of battenburg. which was in the shape
OF a table cover. Later he borrowed
it TO show to a friend at the McKin-
ley hotel for the purpose Of getting
a pattern" from il. MCntcrayy never
went back, and Mr. Workman has not
seen him since. Thas was about
O'Clock Wednesday night.
Just how many other people Mont
Gravy worked. besides local hotel
keepers. is not known. He said he
had been in Altoona and Pittsburg
and claimed TO know w. s. Dunlap. a
travelling man for a butteTine house
who is well known in Canton. Mont,
Gravy also posed as q Na-Ol and wore
a Masonic charm. lie claimed to be
buying horses anu said ne had some
in Sherman JacksOn's stable in Cor.
~ street. Akron. Jackson says he
does not know MOntcravy and never
saw him. He told around toy thAt
Manager Myers of the St f rdE
hottl would identify him. but
Myers says he does not know the
pOsioT.
Montcravy telephOned the Courtlaat