The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-29


return of his money.
Partner Still Waiting.
, The conrtly Warrendorf gladly 70
turned the $1,500-that is he gave
ms persona! note for that amount
Davis has since been waiting for lid.
ngs of his partner.
WaFfehdoff became acquainted with
IJ' Edward Reid of the George w
Reld Oil Co, 4l0 North Main street
ST. Louis. He told a plausible story
10 Reid. His father had reached n
nigh rank in the German army. This
was true
Warrendorf talked much about his
relatives in Pozen Germany. ana their
hgh connections. His father, he said,
mad been decorated for yalor in tho
army When his father died, Warren
dorf said there was an estate of So 0G0
10 be settled and through some nro.
cess, Reld became trustee Reid has
since investigated through German
lawyers and has learned that the few
hundred dollars Warrendorf received
before he left here was all he inherit. I
ed
Inc trusteeship proved mighty
burden TO Reid, He was held account.
ao'e Tor debts, among them an sS7
funeral bill incurred when Warren.
aoft brother died from blood poison
seven years ago in Cincinnati He
was brought here for burial. Reid
lnalIy paid that bill.
Narrendorf obtained possession OF
several small promissory notes Reid ,
lad made out to men in business Tho
lame OF The payees and the amounts
we're eifaeed with chemicals Other
ames and much larger amounts were
'fltten IN, Reid was sued on one of
lese notes that fell into the hands of J.
money lender He could show the
ofk OF The chemical upon the paper. "
men the case came TO trial and won al
IS SUIT. He could NOT dispute The al
because it was his own. al
Fled in 1899.
IheSe Incidents and others have
used Reid TO become prematureW WI
ay, he says. q:
When Warrendorfs forgeries he wi
me known here in 1899 he fled from -.
Louis. Warrants were not issued
MN because his whereabouts was vi
/ known. Had he been found. some De
his victims were anxious to prose.
te, they said. bet
The one.time German army officer
)pped OUT OF sight after he left st. u
us. lie was next heard of by Reid on
year ago last June. An out-of-town ,.
Iualntance told Reid Warrendorf Ga
been arrested in Pittsburg for TIA
gerry. liaI
better case could be made against A
In Mississippi and he was turned Mel
r to the Southern authorities con. gan
ed and sent 10 prison. Reid under. u
3D. '''N' Wo
|ithout changing the name he was Lee
ID OF, Warrendorf after his release sen
up work in Memphis last Janu. dfeN
What he did with tho g. ano ~. Nah
% since that time in addit;o, ~ sons
salary. no one knows Johr
Is EMPLOYERS know tbor, ,,.,,, z,.. BraC
g wrong with his acconnts am5 VIII
FAD of arresting him on suspicion
ght TO wait until the evidence was RAJ
complete. The facts were taken l. MI
re the grand jury and it was | IN
very secretly, yet Warrendorf NV
ed OF it, He fed Sunday.
e Memphis detectives learned ne
gone toward Cairo. When he an. Mrs.
"a at a hotel there and saw the Re
was up he bought a bottle of
n and prepared to take it if
edward Reid said to a reporter: On. W.
obtained about $4,000 that I'm, I'm
before he fed from here. He ,a 80,
5 old me / was protected by bo,,a
policy. ! doubt that" rrnl
Expected His Suicide. 80 j." Z
,new he would commit suicide. oh1 :.
lr- Geisel. when told him TO - 2,e :.
my house ! told him he would - ,Io' -
bullet in his head before ne ,rha
rough ! was mistaken in the c,,,,,,a.
80. - - 'e9uil- MY Som
i ot.ar,i.., ms iol MN bu critical
-, 49,. -. ~ ''e'' nat note inform
j, co.., -, '',''," dpo'lt ma announ
~, n - ''"'' Hiahe any proved
met a rich man here named
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