The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-13
IS SW|NOLEO
OUT Of
$4,000

When Frank Rsdemscher, a fos
mer Chehslis rsrcher, opened
small box IN a Seattle safety de
posit vault yesterday he didn't find
his sole fortune Of $500. which he
thought he had placed in the box,
instead he found a copy Of The
Star and three other newspapers.
Hademacher then woke rp 20 the
fact that he had been the victim
of a clever swinGler RademaeheF
sold HIS farm IN Chehails some
weeks ago and came 70 Seattle.
Here be met John Ardin. very
likabie fellow. who showed him a
good time after he learned that the
farmer had small fortune in local
banks.
Put Money in Box.
Ardin told Rademacher stories ~
possible wealth IN Alaska and said
he had made money there. The
bnnko man then proposed that the
two Of them should place all their
money In a safety deposit vault,
take short pleasure trip 10 Cali
fornla then 20 back 20 Alaska 10
pick up the nuggets.
Ardin had friend who offered
10 pay all the expenses for the
pleasure jaunf so Rademacher
didn't hesitate 10 accept
Rademacher put his $500 10 q
small box and then be thought he
saw Ardin and his friend put In
about s38 .000 Ardln, in some
D. a
boxes on the rancher and the box
which the three men put In the
vault contained nothing except tho
four copies Of newspapers.
Ardin had Rademacher's cash IN
his pockets and used part OF It in
taking his victim 10 Sacramento.
where he dropped him and disap-
p1ared.
Rademacher became suspicious
finally and notified the Seattle po-
lice. The safety deposit vault was
guarded until Rademncher arrived
yesterday He hurried to the vault
and discovered his loss.
Ardin has probably made good
his escape, and Rademacher's
money is gone He win have 70 go
back 10 the country and work an
other ten years to regain what the
bunko man took away from him in
weeks time
Rsoemseher Tells Story.
a couldn't believe my own eyes
yesterday when found four news
papers where ! had seen over sto.-
600 deposited last week. I met
John Ardin. Frenchman. herr in
town. lie was a nice fellow. He
made me acquainted with another
Frenchman who couldn't talk Eng
lish. This last fellow had los Of
money and he said he had property
in France. ! saw him deposit s30.-
GOO IN the box together with my
$1,000. Ardin put In 81 s.ooo
Ardin handed me both keys 10
the box. so ! was sure everything
was all right.
~Ardin wanted MS TO 80 10
Alaska. Then we changed our plans
and took a trip south Ardin's
friend paid all the. .bsls. We took
IN Portland on the way down. The
next morning we reached Sacsa-
mento. Ardin's partner went
through to Frisco. He said be was
going back TO the old country.
Borrowed $50 Of Him.
"Ardin and | went 10 a park. II
was o'clock In the morning When
we came into town. Ardin said he
had a cousin he wanted TO visit.
He told me to go and eat breakfast
and he would meet me AZ S O'Clock.
Then he turned and said. Can YOU
let me have little piece OF money
till we get back 10 Scatter
II had the KEYS 20 the box here
and | knew he had lot OF money
IN that box. so gave him $50 out
OF hundred that had with me.
Thought Ardin Wassloss.
THAT was the last | saw OF him.
| advertised in a Sacramento paper
for two days. thinking that he had
lost uas * OF me. Then | got sus-
picious. / reported the trouble TO
the police and came back. When
| opened the box found four news
papers. The money had made by
l6 years of hard work was all gone.
had been around here for l6 years
and had been SO careful. II is
awful" +t
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