Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-22
OCCULT POWER
EXERCISED OVER
YOUNG WOMAN
BRIDE INDUCED TO CASH A
BOGUS CHECK
MOTHER FEARS EVIL INFLUENCE
OVER DAUGHTER
Husband Accused of Using Hypnotism
in Controlling Girl Supposed to
Have Left Many Bad
Checks

weeks ago. 1t was said there that
the man was indebted TO the assoela-
ton to the amount of $500.
The fact that no Sunset Protective
agency is located in Los Angeles, ana
the further statement of officers of the
Employees association that Soule an
swers the description of the missing
Shouse leads the detectives to believe
that Soule and Shouse are one and the
same person.
The telephone numbers given on the
letterhead are those of persons not
connected with any collection agency:
On April II Shouse told his wife ne
had to leave Los Angeles for few
days and asked her to company him.
She was given leave of absence from
the store and it was then that the man
gave her a check for $3.50 drawn on the
Bank of Southern California and
signed "R. A. Mckee" The check was
i1dorsed by the name of E. Allan
Shouse. Mrs. Shou5e made several
purchases at the store and rendered
the check in payment. Byron Camp
the girl and had every confidence in
her He cashed the check and two days
later it was returned to him marked
mo funds
Seen In San Bernardino
A search for Shouse was begun, and
it was learned that he had left Los
Angeles. le was seen in San Ber-
nardino and it was said there he had
remarked that he intended to take his
wife to. the Alaska ukon-Pacitic ex-
position at Seattle.
The issue of the worthless check was
reported to the police, and Detectives
Home and Chapman were detailed on
the case. Pictures of Shouse and his
wife were available, but for some rea-
son the affair was kept quiet.
Instead of making the affair public
so that Shouse would be arrested and
the girl returned to her mother, the
man was allowed to escape. An expert
enced detective said last night that II
the affair had been given to the news
papers the man would now be in GUS
tody, as was the case of Harry Brown,
the 300 per cent broker who was identi-
fled by a picture published in The Her.
aid and arrested near San Francisco.
Since Shouse disappeared a number
earthed. DR.. w. 7. Macarthur, who
has offices in the Security building, was
victimized. the police say, to the extent
of $12. He gave $12 in return for a
check rendered him by Allan Shouse In
payment of bill of 50 for services.
S. A. Barbour, proprietor of the En-
terprise grocery at 2311 South Vermont
About ten others have turned over
bad checks and charged them off on
their books to Experience"
A telegram received from Louisville
last night indicates that Shouse has
not been seen about his old haunts, nor
is he expected there, as it is not be-
lieved he will return to the scene of
his youthful escapades. 1t is said that
Shouse's father was once wealthy, but
has spent his fortune getting his son
out of trouble, and that the young
mans parents are not able to make
good the losses the son has caused in
Los Angeles.
Detective Chapman said last night
that, Shouse was undoubtedly one of
the cleverest men who has ever ope-
rated around Los Angeles. He would
not offer any suggestions as to the
probable whereabouts of Shouse, but
said it was possible he had gone to
Mexico.