Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-25
iowa FARMERS
W0O|NC COSTLY
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF INTER.
EsTING EPISODES OF DANBURY
MAN IN CHICAGO.

! Chicago, June PA story with
real plot and counterpart and mystery
and intrigue is that of the romance
and adventures of Thomas Foulkes,
lagriculturist, Of Danbury, Ia.
Mr.. Foulkes of Danbury, with con-
siderable amount of credulity Of one
sort or another, started on his adven-
lures nearly eight years ago when he
came to Chicago on business. Now
doctor. three lawyers and an alleged
finance and some mysterious other
persons are mixed up in the unfinish-
ed series Of episodes.
Attorney J. Marion Miller of 1854
Dearborn street, and his sister, Miss
| Lodavine Miller, are under indictment
1 on charges of swindling Mr. Foulkes
by means of a confidence game, which
| included matrimonial engagement OF
Foulkes to Miss Miller. Miller, deny
Ing the charges, contends that Foulkes
either has gone crazy or has been i'm
posed upon by DR.. F. M. Stewart, Ellen
Roberts, who is a lawyer, and Attorney
Edward Fitch.
Mr.. Foulkes told the Cook county
grand jury story of courtship of
many years in which Miss Miller was
| the courted one.
Bible Given to Tilted Man.
The courtship Foulkes alleged. end
ed with "turndown" from Miss Miller
that went something like this:
Il can't marry you, but here's
copy of the Bible. 1t may afford you
some consolation.
| Take it and go back to the farm. I'd
| wife, anyway"
Mr.. Foulkes is so years old. Miss
Miller doesn't say whether she is old
enough to be his mother or whether
in wisdom alone is she his senior.
Foulkes' story before the grand jury
81 oeco <t,% I,,,. ;po &C
of the courtship the Millers obtained
from him something like $4,000 or
$4,000 and that the eliminating
touch amounted to s1,750 which was
advanced to pay expenses of we'd
ding trip to Honolulu.
Ridiculous" said Lawyer Miller,
speaking for himself and his sister.
few days. my sister never was en-
gagged to him and never had any
thoughts of it. We never got cent
from Foulkes Illegally. AS a matter
of fact, Foulkes admits himself that he
did wrong in going before the grand
jury with such a arm
Says Charge Was Retracted.
Mr.. Miller produced piece of yellow
paper with two or three typewriter
sentences on it, headed "To Whom
This May Concern" which stated that
Mr.. Foulkes had greatly Wronged Mr..
Miller and his sister and that all the
testimony he gave before the grand
jury was false. At the bottom was the
signature Thomas Foulkes."
"There," said Mr.. Miller. 1T is sign
ed in his own handwriting.
"Foulkes came to Chicago to buy |
farm implements. He was suffering
from weak eyes. Somebody induced
him to consult Dr. Francis M. Steward.
He did DR.. Steward said he was in |
bad shape and would lose his sight
in six weeks. unless treated. 1t would |
cost him $500. He didn't have $500, but
he paid the doctor $3.50 and gave for
the remainder notes that afterwards
turned out to be checks. FOulkes' sight
was bad and he couldn't tell whether
it was notes or checks he had signed,
but he found it was checks when he
got home and discovered the money
had already been collected from his !
bank.
HE had SITS left after paying Stew
ard the $3.50. Steward said Foulkes
needed Turkish bath. Miss Roberts,
whose office was in that Of Steward |
took part in the inducements. Foulkes !.
was persuaded to go to the Turkish
bath. and gave Steward $40 to pay !
for it. When he woke up $3.50 was
missing.
Judgments Obtained by FouIkes.
Steward said he'd recover his
IloIey IL ToulhSS "oulu Iul IL oNCi " |
him his contract and some other pa
pers. This Foulkes did, and the two
started, presumably, to bank to get |
the money. On the way Foulkes was |
stopped and arrested on a charge of
having smallpox Steward said the /
man who stopped him was a health |
officer and must be obeyed. and
Foulkes was confined in an institute
which Steward operated. and it cost |
him another $500 to be cured Of small |
pox' Later I was consulted and suit |
against Steward was started. Miss
Roberts defended it,"
There were two trials. The first, be- |
fore Judge Tuthill resulted in judg-
ment against Steward for $1,000 Stew
ard got a new trial. which resulted in |
Judgment for s2,274. An appeal was
taken by Steward. subsequently,, ac
cording to Mr.. Miller, Foulkes was in
duced to consent to vacation of the
judgment. Following this. Miller al
leges. Steward Fitch. and Miss Rob-
erts got Foulkes to make complaint
against Miller and his sister before
the grand jury.