The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
LOST IN WICKED CHICAGO.
Aged Man from limon, Colorado
Gives Up Fortune, and Is Now
Missjnq.

Denver.-Fearing that his father.
William WambauCh. has met with foul
play at the hands of Sophia and Maur-
ice Fenlan, habitues Of the tenderlo!n
district in this city, who enticed him
to Chicago for the purpose OF marry
ing the woman with whom he had tai-
len in love. William j. WambauSh lett
for the Windy City TO make personal
search for the aged man and induce
him, in the event he is found, to re-
turn to his home at Limon. Colorado.
Wambaugh who has been widower
for twenty-five years, and who is re-
puted to be worth $4,000. left his
ranch at Limon about two months ago
and came to this city. About two
weeks after arriving here, it is said,
he met the Fenlan woman while on
a sightseeing tour through the red
light district. and he Immediately fell
captive to her charms. He proposed
marriage to her after an acquaintance
of only few days and she accepted
him, suggesting that they go to Chi
cago to have the ceremony performed,
stating that she had wealthy relatives
there, and that she herself owned sew
eral houses along the Lake Shore
drive, which were worth considerable
money.
On the train during the trip a male
friend of the woman Invariably Joined
the couple at mealtimes. and the trio
ate sumptuously, Wambaugh always
paying the bill. The conductor became
suspicious of the woman, and when
she induced the aged man to give her
$4,000, which, she said, was for the
purpose of purchasing wedding finery,
and part of which she later turned
over to her male friend, he concluded
that Wambaugh was the victim of
clever bunco game. He telegraphed
ahead to the Chicago police. informing
them of his suspicious, and on the ar
rival of the train in that city two detec-
tives were at the depot.
After leaving the train the Fenlan
woman entered a cab with Wambaugh
and ordered the driver to take them to
the marriage license bureau. The de-
tectives followed, and Just as Wam-
baugh stepped up to the counter 20
apply for the license, they placed the
woman under arrest. Wambaugh ac-
companied her to police headquarters,
protesting against her arrest.
Despite the fact that Captain of De-
tectives O'Brien recognized her as 4
notorious character, Wambaugh re-
fused to believe she had intended to
bunco him out of the money he had
given her, and when the case came
up for trial lew days later, ana ln'
Judge dismissed the woman for lack
of jurisdiction in the case, he immedi-
ately married her.
Several days ago the couple went
into clothing store, where Wam-
baugh purchased pair of trousers.
While they were being fitted he gave
the woman $4,000 to hold for him; but
when he returned after the fitting had
been completed she was gone, and
with her the money.
Wambaugh reported the matter to the
police. but since that time he has
dropped out of sight, and 1t is feared
the woman and her male friend have
made away with him. Advices from
Chicago are to the effect that brother
of Wambaugh will leave his home in
La Porte, Indiana. to assist the son
in the search for his father.
While in the city Maurice Fenlan
and the woman. who is said to be his
wife. had $4,000 each deposited to
their credit in local bank, all of
which they are said to have secured
through illegal measures. They are
both known to the police of every large
city in the country.