The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-11-14
Picture Of Joy
Turned to Darkness
Alleged Victimizer Of Women on
Wholesale Scale Is Arrested-A. e.
Lowe Admits Actions Were Not
in Good Faith.

fraud through the advertising columns
of local newspapers, In which a mum
Der of wellrespected women of good
families are the victims, A. e. Lowe,
aged 80, German, was arrested at
6:55 o'clock yesterday morning after
he had deserted one of his alleged
victims.
Lowe confessed yesterday to certain
parts of the alleged fraud and said
that this was an adventure and was
part OF the days routine.
Last Monday night man went to
the newspaper offices and inserted
the following advertisement.
"Wanted--Lady travelling compan.
ion for foreign countries, not under
% years of age; some nursing expert.
ments preferred. Address A-6, Tri-
bune."
F. Mcdonald. advertising collector
received the advertisement for The
Tribune. The man told Mcdonald that
ne udu dlIlNtu III odlJ LAKE IIuJ HiSHl'
Many Sought Position.
Scores of letters were received in
answer to the advertisement and for
warded to Lowe.
Lowe again called at The Tribune
business office Tuesday night and
changed his advertisement to read:
''Wanted-Lady travelling compan-
ion for foreign country for invalid
gentleman. Applicant not under 25
years of age. Address ALT, Tribune
With the change in this advertise
ment the suspicious of the police were
aroused and an investigation was in
stitgated. Lowe was Swallowed for two
days and his every move taken note
of.
AS many as 250 answers to his ad-
vertisement In the Tribune and other
papers were received by him from
women in good repute who answered
in good faith the advertisement for
travelling companion.
The first evidence of fraud was that
Lowe accepted the application of more
than one woman. The police laid care
full plans to arrest Lowe today when
II was believed that their chain of
evidence against him would be com
plete. However the case took new
turn at daybreak yesterday morning
F. Mcdonald, who had received the
advertisement from Lowe, met Lowe
and woman at about $50 am. on
East Second South street, between
Fourth and Fifth East streets.
Woman Seemed Dead.
The woman was in tears, showed
signs of hysteria and turned this way
and that in order to avoid the gaze
of Lowe. She ran to Mcdonald and
asked him:
Where am -" He told her where
she was and asked her IL she were In
trouble. She said simply yes" Nc
Donald asked her to wait q moment
and he would return. BY this time
Lowe was walking and running away
from the woman, and Mcdonald fol
lowed him. Lowe went to First South
street, and from thence walked rapid.
ly west toward the center of the city.
AS he passed the police station on
the opposite side OF the street Nc
Donald gave Patrolman Leicnter a
hasty outline of the incident and Lowe
was placed under arrest.
The detective department ascertain
ed later In the day that Lowe had Of
fered some OF the applicants as much
as $l25 a month salary and expenses
If they would accept the position. 1t
is alleged that Lowe told his alleged
victims that he was private secretary
for Robert Wright, California mil.
lionaire, and that his employer would
arrive in Salt Lake and register at
the Hotel Utah Saturday. II is also
alleged that Lowe told Wright was
10 travel In Europe, and that he must
have a travelling companion for him
when he arrived in Salt Lake
Admits Being Faker.
Lowe confessed to the police that
he was an adventurer and that the
advertisement was not placed in the
papers In good faith, but for certain
purposes which he would not explain.
He said that he had met man by
the name OF Robert Wright in Los
Angeles, but that 1t was only passing
acquaintance. However, he said that
he expected Wright to arrive in Salt
Lake today.
Lowe confessed that he had inserted
advertisements similar to those he en-