Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-18
Sheriff's Office Confronted With
Case OF Clever
Crime.
WAS 0UTWITTED BY A WOMAN
Many salt Lake Merchants Mourn
Departure OF Mrs. y. l.. kramer
Leaving Debts Behind.

Seldom Ia It's criminal history. say
the officers, has this city been visited
by cleyerer INSCRIPTIONS woman
than Mrs e. l. Krnimer who fled
from the city late Friday night before
the sheriff could arrest her as an abb
sconding debtor. and probably as
forger. Since october OF last year she
has carried on "A swlndling system 80
thorough and so deceptive that only
Ions training in crime and evasion OF
debts could have acquainted her with
the methods she employed. and there
Is scarcely a grocery. furniture or dry
goods store I'm the city which has not
suffered loss at her hands. II is de-
clared
Mrs Kraimer has lived I'm almost
every part Of the city, notably at 500
Tenth avenue. and al IS north Second
West. and has swindled everyone from
the milk man. Ia the largest mllll-
merry store in the city Her system
was varied, but chiefly she depended
upon the following procedure; Order
ing a bill Of goods sont up &C. o d.,
she usually presented in payment a
check signed BY some unknown, but
made payable 10 herself Upon the
checks being turned down at the bank,
she would stoutly maintain that she
did not know where the man was who
gave her the worthless check and as
judgment against her was useless. in
almost every case, the duped estab-
lishment waited In vain FOR the return
Of tie unknown individual who made
out the check 90 Mrs Kramer
Things had gone along nicely for
some months when a short time ago
she applied at the j. NJ. Marriott com
pany for credit In the name Of Mrs
A ~ Clough, Clough being a boardcr
at the place she rented at IS north
Second West. The Marriott company
looked up Coughs credit and found ii
10 be good, therefore allowing her pur-
scented a check In payment signed "A.
l. tlough' clearly forgery Of
Clough's name When tho check re-
turned the Marriott company threat
ened the woman. deputy sheriff went
down e. her place asked for Mrs. Krni-
mer. but received the answer from Mrs.
Kramer herself that she was MIR
C1ough. and that MrE. krRimer was M
town. While the sheriff WAS down
stairs, she slipped out of the back door.
telephoned nom an up town office to
Mrs White who lives at the place
asking that she pack the trunks. two
little girls Nadine. r. ana Audrey, s. |
she had already sent b. ogden In an /
ticipation OF a speedy departure; but j
before she called FOR her trunks they /
we're attached and she fed from the |
rty.
RENTED AT EASY FIGURE.
While in the city Mrs Kraimer has
ed a life Of extravaganza and luxury
every thing from cracked crabs
~ winter strawberries from the uufur-
innate gTocerymen. During autumn OF
asst year she purchased a house from
he Salt Lake Security and Trust com
ANY on Tenth avenue, making an IN
tial payment OF $50 The company
ould never get snything more from her
nut before II was able 10 Gust her by
curt procedure, she delayed matters
q such an extent that she ended with
light months rent for the small sum
( $50
Among the other companies in the
ity which have suffered at her hands
trc the following STANDARD laundry.
which has her last batch OF laundry |
he United Grocery company. Freed
furniture company. the Utah Gas a.
'oke company, j. NJ. Marriott COM
amy, Paris Millinery company, Lees
ash market, Midgley Bodel. Western
furniture company, Standard Furnl-
ure company Baron's and host Of
minor grocery establishments
Her husband, T.. l.. Kramer worked
{ Bingham and the telephone com
anies have now 20 stand the loss for
or endearing conversations with him,
pr they were evidently very much at s
ached TO each other He Is now earn 2
lg $50 month in Rock Springs. Wyo.. ;
nd IL is thought that she has gone 1
here 10 him, or Joined him in Denver. 7
HUSBAND a SOLDIER HERO.
Kramer went TO the PHILIPPINES as e
corporal In Company l. OF the Cali
)rnia L. : volunteers receiving for e
Is services various medals Of bravery q
- a.
ent from there TO New South Wales <
here ne met Mrs Kramer. who q
lmes from a wealthy family OF that &
~ In Australia. -. kraimer has i
so sons In that city, one. Othmar II. a
nd the other Eustace. 10. one an ex. a
ert diamond setter and the other a b
.ilor Her other child wa was Nadine, / q
J. the little girl now with her. and
udrey. g. Is the daughter by Kramer. / q
Coming 10 California tho couple lived o.
n manner unknown, ana soon there q
ter conducted q store IN Chassey. Ne ei
ida, a friend IN that city once sent nj
90 Mrs Kramer IN this city with n
nich 10 purchase some goods and send 81
lck 10 her. Tho goods nsver arrived n,
ID the fiiend commenced a useless efs b,
n to recover tho SO by letter. threat m
ing also 90 call upon Mrs. kraimer r
re, on tho way 10 Portland.
USED srarunT CODE ~
That Mfs. Krain,er was prepared for @,
y emergency ID shown by the private pa
do she used Nsiea haF hUshaHd was H
fay. A few pf the May NHfds Win
cir meahiHaa aFa as fa'l0asi r
'Dayiesn-Ve hava been attached h
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ERsad "=aBi In dih.sg.. position
Calvary ara SONG 81 ba al
iaaa.
have Hlvsa bni 81 sale.
'BssLAe" advise 80 st once.
'Fae- ann'--board Of trade will give
tension
Counter can do nothing
stay here
leave here
Special must leave here lmmc-