Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-10
HUNTS EAKER
THREE YEARS
DUPE GETS REVENGE AFTER
WAITING LONG
TRACKS sPooKIsT ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY
Had SwrdIed Him Out of $1,000 by
Ancient Envelope Game-War-
rant and Requisition Papers
Secured Before Arrest

Another grating spiritualist faker who
fled to Los Angeles when things became
too hot for him in his own town has
run afoul of the police.
This man is Edwin K. Earl, alias Edwin
X. Fay, said by those who knew him
in his old home in Fargo, N. D., as
we'll as by the police who have inves-
tigated his record, to be daring
swindler, but of the crudest type.
Earl was arrested by Captain of Police
Walter Auble and Lieutenanti- Murray
yesterday morning.
He was taken from his private office
at 12O1a South Spring street through a
side door. For hours after he had gone
crowd of gullible women, girls and OLD
men waited in his reception room ior
his return. each expecting he would give
them some message from their spirit
friends.
Guides in Wrong
Earl's spirit guides had wrong hunch
Yesterday For that matter they nave
had wrong hunch for three years.
They failed to warn the spooklst that
an avenger of past misdeeds was close
on his trail and that long term III
prison was staring him in the face.
After being arrested Earl was taken
to the police station. where he was con-
fronted by j. D. Brown of 529 Brent
street, the man who claims that the
faker defrauded him Of S10OO and VINO
will return with the prisoner 70 NULL ~,
Dakota and appear against him when the
case is called there. Brown has foi-
lowed the fake medium for three years,
but only located him two months ago.
There will be no difficulty experienced
in taking Earl back to North Dakota.
The necessary papers have been IN the
hands of the police during the last ten
days.
The story of Earls misdeeds is long
ono Four wears ago he appeared IN
Fargo and opened small office. Soon ne
began advertising in the papers ana tne
residents of the town learned tnat tne
lone and only true guide to the nys.
teries of the unseen world; far-fameu
prophet and unfolder of things unseen
was in the midst of them.
1.-THE advertisements attracted great
deal of attention. said Mr.. Brown yes
terday. land many men who ought TO
have had better sense consulted him.
was one of the number.
"At that time 1 was member OF
company which had been formed TO take
over a large area of land near DeVll
lake. I. T. The plan was to nave eacn
member of the company draw numbered
slip of paper from an envelope Inc
number on the slip told which section OF
land belonged to the holder.
Works Envelope Game
"There was one section. desire9
| greatly. 1 had gone over the land ana
made I'M nv mind which / wanted.
when I returned to Fargo I went to
soc Earl and asked him If he could help
me get It. 60
| "He told me he could, and asked II
| 7 had any money. I told him l hao
about a thousand dollars He told me
that was enough and for me TO put
$1,000 in large bills in an envelope ne
gave me and to bring it to him each
day for four days. ,,
"He told me I was not to give MIN
the money, but was to let him count II;
'"The first day I took the envelope ana
the money to him he abstracted the
hills and placed small thin sheets OF
naper on the side of each bill. He then
nlaced them back in the envelope
"The next day and the next he did not
look at the money, but the fourth day
he again counted the bills. sealed the
envelope and handed it, or what sup
posed was 1t, back to me. founo OUT
afterward q he had slipped the envelope
containing the money into a drawer of
his desk and given me duplicate con-
tanning nothing but slips of paper.
"He told me to take the envelope home
and not to return for two days.
Jumps the Town
"1yhen I did return I found that Earl
had skipped and that the only thing ne
had left behind him was bunch of un-
Maid bills and number Of defrauded per-
sons like myself
"I am an old man, nearly Is years or
age. but 1 made up my mind that
would catch the man and bring him TO
justice. ~. a.
81 had little money left, and with IL
NV daughter Zoe May Brown, and my
self started looking for him. For two
years we Travelled, going to Salt Lake
city. Denver, San Francisco and Port
land. A year ago we arrived in Los An
geles. Nearly all my money was gone,
but I still hoped that 1 would find the
man.
1.-TWO months ago my daughter saw him
on Spring street. She had changed so
much he did not recognize her, so she
followed him to his office and then re-
turned home and told me. Together we
went to Captain Auble's office and asked
him to help us.
"After hearing our story Captain Auble
asked us to leave the case in his hands,
and we did so.
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