The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-02
CASE OF MISSING KANSAN
SHROUDEO IN MYSTERY
Since March | Boys Family
Has Been Receiving Ap-
peaIS For Money

Ottawa, Kas., April 2.--The Horne
Eubow-Willilmsburg case is s.ll el
yeloped in mystery although suspicion
against Dubow. he unfortunate mai
who was taken lrmu 4 Santa Fe train
n domented condition, has practic
ally been removed
1t is now apparent that nuhows
condition was induced By dugs. ad-
minitered to him Ia au attempt TO
rob him. he has recovered his menJ-
p condition and relates O reasonable
story various deVeloDmcnis OF last
might aud today bear out the theory
that he has lold Il true story thar
ic bought the Horne ticket IN good
aith That he bought il Of llorno
not clear Duhowe story Is that
he was engaged In the business of
operating cannon picture machine
u the street. ne was mp cached by
man who claimed 10 hc Horne, wha
Old u story OF distress and offered 10
sell the ticket This offer had nre-
t1usly hccu made To Dick Kelly. bar
keeper ID The saloon Of George Down.
t02n Horriaou street san Fran.
cisco, to whom Dnhow has referred
NC Officers here for c0rrObofallOn,
He finally concluded TO buy and
iaid $40. 10 insure his Identification
Is Horne in case any conductor
3hould demand proof IN addition tD
be possession OF the ticket, he ask
"a for q letter or something and
vas given the telegram to Horne from
SIS father and the Santa Fe passeng'
+. agents letter, which papers We're
found on him. AS q further ptecau-
ion he demanded and received the
bill OF sale which has been dccln2ed
IN Mr. Horne. senior TO be forgery
Thus fortified he leil for The East
The night before his arrival here he
accepted a drink Of liquor from 0
eair of train acqualntanccs, and from
short time after that all Is a blank
10 him until he gecovered his con
sciousnesS in the jail yesterday. The
lrcidcnt connected with the suit case
That was carried to Williamsburg l'
also naturally explained. Belieyius
that williamsburg was on the dlrec
route TO The East DubOw had one o.
bis two suii cases checked to he des
tination OF his ticket He gave a d.
tailed description Of the contents o
he case to Sheriff Latimer who theI
sent for the case. On receiving
The officer opened II and found Du
bows list OF contents correct; ther'
wus also plenty OF direct evidence h
the case 10 prove bis ownership
From the developments II rs eyl
dent that n gang Of confidence mel
are operating on The Horne family
Either young Horne IS being held
| prisoner By them and under cOmpn
sion is induciod to write appealing 70
money. or he has been nado ava
with and he gang Is playing Il lon
hand Since the first OF March ther
has been rain Of kilograms, all cal
Ing for money
Even since the telegraphod iickf
was sent the father has received
letter, apparently in the writing {
his son, pleading for an additions
| 5000 with the remarkable statemer
that he, The son, owed certain sun
and would be placed in prison If j
attempted 90 leave the city befol
they were paid The first proffer I
The railroad ticket was declined:
Telegram came oger young Horne
name saying that he wanted cash, ~
The ticket The following day an0t
a. telegram came saying that be Ia
concluded 10 accent The ticket.
w A Horne, q brother OF ne bo
who was IN The city today dcclar
emphatlcally TINT he believes b
brother is in the power OF confiden
men.