The Detroit times., 1909-05-25
HOTEL MAID SAYS
MAN FLEECED HER
Makes Love to Her, Gets Her Hard
Earned Cash, Then Quietly Drops
Her, Girl Alleges.

Charging that she was fieeced out
OF $l,ZOU by promise OF marriage.
and that when her money was gone
she was left In Detroit among stran.
gers. Miss Minnie Siebert began suit
against Louis w. Bessey In the cir
cult court, Monday morning The suit
was started by capias. and Bessey was
. arrested In a confectionery OH Brush.
IT.. near Gratiotave.
Miss Siebert tells her story I'm en-
afndavlt attached To the capias. and
she shows a drawer full OF letters TO
suhstantiatc her statements. The
plaintin was for ID years employed in
Stamm's hotel in Wheeling, w. Va
She became acquainted with Bessey
last October. He was then selling
electrical appliances, and travelling
about the country. He spent several
Gays In the hotel, and during that
time the two became quite friendly
They went for walks In the evening,
and IL was during one OF these strol!s,
she alleges. that Bessey told her his
aim was To find nice woman with a
little money, who would start him In
business. Such q woman he said he
would make his wife. Miss Siebert
made II known TO Bessey that she hal
$1,000 on deposit IN a Wheeling bank
the result of years OF saving. He pro.
posed that she let him have enough
10 start in BUSINESS. and he would
marry her. The propos ition interest.
ed her. and she advanced him $50. He
4. came to Detroit. and al once started
writing letters for money and telling
OF his prospects.
A letter written from the Pontchar-
train in October, 1908 follows:
My little darling:
beg for time OF leisure when can
freely think Of YOU fondly. and also
pleasant and happy. Let your reuu'atJ
be made known rs me. and a. an adj
Nocate ! VIII confer for endorsement
nom Him who answers all calls ana
can fulhll all requests. our Father ia
Heaven. our lite is short at the long
est and ! admire IN any one. hand ia
hand friendship from the heart II IL
Is only To offcr "A cup OF water.
A person can be alone and be happy
throughout eternity. but God saw L.
was not good to be- alone and hc gave
helpmate SO We at least should 10
our best Ia assist one another. each
and every one. So now dear, hope
this letter Will meet with your APP
prevail. can't say exactly wher. |
will 10. | may stop here in Dettn,t
longer than Monday. ana don't worry.
! am your devoted and true hearted
Lou
Finally Miss SlCber: gave up her
POSITION and came to Detroit, bringing
her bank book. She first advanced
$50. In a few days she let Bessey
have $500. in a week $500. and then
smaller sums. She also charged that
he intercepted diamond ring worth
$50. which was coming to her by eX-
press. and pawnso II for $50. She
redeemed Il for $40 Her total ad.
vances were Sl,lSS. she says. Bessey
started a small barber shop on Grand
River-ave While she was on a tip
10 Wheeling he Sod the business, she
claims. and explained TO her on her
return that he had failed.
During the plaintiffs stay in De-
troit, she claims they lived together
in the home of city detective. but
were ousted when ii became known
| they were not married.
Miss Sebert says Bessey finally
told her he would not marry her and
she charges that he took up with AT
other woman, and Is row engaged IN
| the co.fec:io. cry business where he
| was arrested.
AS an evidence of BCsseys change
| In heart he wrote her during January:
II yoH think am a d. fool Sou
are mighty mistaken. Your respect il
no choice for me and unless receive
. a letter little different from the last
| will write You one that will put yod
to thinking | have been a fool evCl
since struck this business &c you
don't know anything you had better
come to life MR. BESSEY.
While in Sheriff Gaston's office
waiting to be taken to Jail. Bessey
denied most of the girls story. He
said she advanced him about $500 to
engage in business anC she was 10 be
a mariner. The business failed, he
said and they both lost what they put
in lie denied promising to marry
. her