Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-15

and met Jacob Loeb in company with
Walter Scott the ! cath Valley
"Scotty," whose escapades have made
copy for all the newspapers In the
country, II was learned that the sup
posed New York millionaire was maxi
ing bluf Of getting a corner on
champagne and was only prevented
from so doing by the fact that Scotty
beat him to It,
The two men entertained their fellow
passengers on the train oy their wild
buying of everything in sight, and
when one Of the rarty sustained In
juries to his leg by the explosion OF
gun Mr.. Loeb announced that all the
hospital bills at San Bernardino would
be paid by him. He said he would
write check for any mount required,
The man was unknown to Scotty
until they met on the train, but they
became boon companions and 1t Is be-
lieved that Scotty las taken in and
made to believe the story of the Jew.
lie tried to induce him to get off at
Barstow to look at some mining prop
critics and It is believed that he had
hopes Of selling u mine TO New
York easy mark"
Since he arrived in Los Angeles
Scotty has stunned all his former
haunts and last night he could not be
found. He was seen at Levy's cafe
between II and IL O'Clock Wednesday
night. He was With two other men.
one of them answering the description
of Jacob Loeb" and last night the
detectives were seeking Scotty in an
effort to find out what he knew of the
case.
Sleuths on His Trail
"Do YOU know anything about
Scotty?" asked Detective Home of a
Herald reporter last night when he
and Detective Chapman called at The
Herald office.
mo, we don't want to see Scotty
specially. but we do want to find a
friend of his and we think perhaps
Scotty could tell us little about him.
Are you sure Scotty is in town."
Being informed in the affirmative
the reporter was pressed for details
and related having seen Scotty and
two companions at Levys late
Wednesday night.
Pressed for a description of the men
the reporter described man who
answered the description of Loeb"
given the detectives.
Was his hair dark and curly?" they
questioned, and then, Did he have a
cut on his lower lip?"
The sleuths were apparently on
red-hot trail.
Scotty in Kansas City
Scotty reached Kansas City Friday
morning and during his stay in that
breezy town he put on a sketch that
made his former escapades look like a
kirmess. If there is a foot of the lit
tie Missouri crossroads that he did not
cover it is not his fault With his
usual fine mental reserve he declined
to talk, but some of the Kansas City
reporters dragged him reluctantly into
an interview.
1--WE got to be in New York by next
Thursday to see Harry Thaw acquit-
ted" he said. I'm on my way back
to Los Angeles now, but I'll get back
east in time to celebrate the windup of
the trial, all right. You see, I've got
habit of going to places in a hurry,
when 1 decide that 1 want to get
there
He was standing in the buffet of the
Railroad club as he talked, and every
few minutes he would push a 500 bin
across the bar as If it annoyed him
to have so many of them around his
clothes. He would pocket the change
all of it-and then would wait for a
chance to tear open another one.
Entertains Missourians
HCOlly bltN llllO lll6 lOWH ike Il
derelict breeze from his native valley
and none knew of his presence until
he began to distribute boxes of 25-cent
cigars to the employees of the Pullman
company at the railway station. He
was dressed as though got up for the
title role of THE Virginian," with the
exception of a long black coat ana
passionate red necktie.
About the middle of the afternoon
thp town began to wake nn to the rt
that Scotty had arrived. After he had
been dragged away to a booze en-
porium, where everybody seemed per-
fectly willing for him to buy and the
crowds began to gather about the en-
trance he leaned against the bar with
the blase air of man who has learned
the emptiness of earthly joys
I'm tired of public life" he said.
you don't know what strain it is
on a man. 1 am thinking of getting
away from 1t altogether"
rs that the reason you don't run