Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-25
CAUGHT At HIS OWN CANE
Crook is Trapped by Girl Who Was
One Of His Victims.
PLAYS HER HAND sKnLFULLY
Man who Works Young Women for
Their Hard Earned Money T.
Finally by
One of Them.

WANTED-Bright educated lady as sec
rotary to business man touring northwest
states and Alaska: give references, abil-
Bee. O-SsO 19x
The above innocent appearing want ad
in The Bee, although alluring in its pros
poets to a young woman desiring a summer
vacation. is the principal factor in the
arrest OF one NJ. w. Williams. and the ex-
posing Of that persons novel method OF
swindling young women of hard earned
savings they they may have. U~nknowingly
Williams tried - make the same girl a
victim Of his scheme a second time, which
led to his arrest.
About three weeks ago a similar ad APP
peared in a leading paper OF Denver, Colo.
the only difference in the two ads being
that the Denver ad stated that the author
was to tour Europe for the summer. At
that time Miss Fannie weise was en-
ployed in a hot office in Denver putting
In several hours a day over a typewriter
and seeing the advertisement decided that
the trip to Europe would benefit her i'm
mensely.
Meets the Author.
She met the author, arrangements were
hurriedly made for a departure, but not
before Miss weise had secured drafts for
6bAAb ~ NV Hlt q bl uNBOEtA III OiRC
of the Denver banks, at the instigation of
her new employer. The couple left for
Kansas City, where a stop was made, each
going to a different hotel. The morning
after their arrival, her employer visited
her at the hotel where she was stopping
and inquired II she had secured her money
from the bank at Denver and in what
form she had it. When he learned that she
had the amount in several certificates of
deposit he induced her to turn the certifi-
Gates into cash and entrust the money to
him. The same afternoon he gave her $25,
salary as she supposed, and told her to
+, buy herself a dress, stating that he would
attend to some business and meet her at
, the hotel on her return from shopping.
! She bought a dress. paying $3.50 for the
a same, but upon returning to the hotel she
. found a note in her room from her en-
ployer, which informed her that he had
tbeen, suddenly called to Sedalia, Mo-, on
business. A railroad ticket and sleeping car
: reservation were left with the note, with
Instructions for her TO go on to st. Louis
and register at the Planters hotel and
, await his arrival the next day.
J. waiting at the Hotel n week.
: She followed the instructions and waited
at the Planters hotel for one week, but
d her employer did not put in an appearance.
Realizing that she was swindled out of her
q money and that the European trip was
myth and being out Of funds, she was
d a myth and being out Of funds, she was
n compelled to wire relatives in Lincoln tc
enable her to leave St. Louis.
d Miss Weise came to Omaha last Friday
n to visit friends and in looking through The
Bee want ads her eye happened TO fall or
a the above little advertisement. The
90 similarity Of the Denver ad and the one ir
IN The Bee LED her to the conclusion tina
is the author was the same for both. ShC
is notified the police and related her ex
ID perience and a detective was detailed 4
lie watch The Bee office for the purpose o.
,e arresting the advertiser, when he SHOULD
call for his replies. In the meantime Mis-.
le Weise answered the advertisement, signinI
e. a fictitious name and giving a telephon,
No number. The advertiser failed to put in al
bs appearance for his replies until Wednes
IL day morning, when he received abou
twenty applications for the orthwe
tour. The detective had been called Of
the evening before and the schemer wa
% at liberty to leave the city. but un
fortunately for him one Of the first reptile
ed he opened was the one written by Mis-
Weise and he called her up over the tele
phone and made an engagement to NEE
HSI III d pdIlpi VI lhe IdAlOu ntlel'
Gu She Notified the Police.
The young woman notified the police sta
~ tion and Emergency Officer Lahey accom-
- panied her to the meeting place. Whe
Williams appeared and recognized Mis-
W Weise as his Denver victim he endeavore
lo' to leave, but was arrested by Lahey.
When taken to the police station Wi
Sc llams gave his residence as Fairbank
re- Alaska, but the authorities believe he
rs wanted at several places on the charge
&C. swindling. 1t is thought he might be II
Ird smooth stranger who secured $40 from Nil
AMMAN Oleson, 30 South Thirty-fourt
led street, and S from Miss Clara Howell, 8
TX worthington Place. The man who secure
M the money from these two women, allege
he was in the picture charging busine,
ate and charged 81 for the enlargement of
in picture. He secured orders from Mi
per Howell and Miss Oleson and neither havir
ere any change, gave him a bill to get change
10 he leaving a number of worthless plctur,
of as security for his return.
the In the pockets of Williams were foul
nal letters from several young women Of 9th
lis cities, notably Kansas City, where /
ms harvest of SHOW me- victims evident
and was abundant. Letters also indicate /
intention to open up headquarters on I
an Pacific coast and exploit that section we
~ found.