Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-01
THERE Is LOTS IN
A NAME SOMETIMES
BUT TOO MANY HAYES COST An
ILLINOIS MAN An ELEC-
TION, HOWEVER.

Kansas City, NO. Aug 3l,-"rhe
old adago that there's nothing In u
name may be as old as the hills, &C.
marked John Hayes of Dahinda, ILL.,.
who stopped over IN Kansas city a
few hours yesterday, ON his way 10
Western Kansas To purchase sever
carloads of stock cattle, but II some
lines causes "A man enough trouble
to make the gray hairs appear long
before they are due. Hayes ana
Hays are very common names in llli-
nois, and especially In and around pa
hnda. The name has been the cause
of me being put In JAIL overdrawing
my bank account and on several OC-
oasions IL has cost me sleep and mon
cy.
ut was in 1898 and | had been In
that country only a few months be-
tore | was arrested and placed In jail
ON "A charge of attempted murder and
highway robbery A week before an
old farmer had been held up on his
way home from town where he had
disposed of drove of hogs, beaten
into unconSciqusness and robbed of
$500. He was found the next morn
ing 10y a neighbor ana brought to
town and taken to the hospital
"He didn't regain consciousness for
three days, and when he did IL was
only long enough to humble the two
words Jack Hayes. The sheriff
came for me at once and took me To
iail. lie wouldn't tell me what ! was
arrested for, and | didn't know until
the next afternoon when they released
me when the farmer came out of
his stupor. he explained that ne had
been slugged and robbed by Jack
Hays, young fellow who had blown
into the country a few days before.
He had needed hired man, so gave
him job. Hays had left the house
shortly after the old man had started
to town, and laid In wait for him. |
win never forget the experience as
long as | live. Although ! was en-
trely innocent of the crime, II would
have been hard matter TO prove If
the farmer had died before clearing
up the mystery.
About a week ago | called up the
bank | do business with and inquired
that | had a certain amount to my
credit. didn't thing Of It at tie time
but | had given several large checks
during the week which ran my ac-
county down pretty low ! had been
keeping my eye on large bunch of
fat cattle, and that afternoon I drove
out to try ana buy them, ! made him
an offer expecting to have to raise II
at least "A cent pound to get them,
and what was my surprise when he
accepted my Offer I gave check for
the amount and told him would
come after them the next day
"On the way back home | met an
4. L.. IL
at the same cattle. We went back
together and | sold them to him for
almost $1,000 more than | had paid,
lie didn't have his check book with
him, so agreed TO leave II at the bank
the next morning. AS the cattle were
in pasture several miles from the
farmers home. we did not see him
when resold the cattle, In the mean
time he went to the bank with my
check and they refused to cash It.
They told him that | already had
overdrawn and they could not ad-
vance the money until after they har
communicated with me. The man
was mad clear through, and he came
rushing up To my office, but | hadn't
got back. Being unable to lind me he
started home, and on the way met
another stock dealer and sold the cat
tie to him. When the man | sold to
went after the cattle, the third buyer
was driving them out of the pasture,
Besides losing the profit | would have
made on the deal, | have u damage
suit for $3.50 on my hands,
"But how did II happen Mr., Hayes
that the bank gave YOU wrong inlor-
nation about your account"
We'll, YOU see 1t was Just another
case of too mang llayeses, The bany
has three different John Hayes az
counts, and new cashier gave me
the figures ON the first Hayes he
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