The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-19
E. L, Turner. Arrested at Wickliffe
by Postoffice Inspector. Made Cairo
Headquarters For PeTpetrating
Gigantic Frauds Has Office" in
The Kentucky Town.
$4,000 AUTO AMONG
ARTICLES ORDERED
Man Has Countcrfcits Of Stationary
OF $l0,0o0,oO0 Kansas City Lum-
ter Company Printed in Cairo
Said to Have Operated at East st.
Louis where Machinery Was Sent.


Arrested on charge Of usina the
United states mails TO defraud 4
man who gave his name as III II
Turner. Is new held III the Mccraek
an costnty jail Mt pssueah, KY, after
carrying on series of alleged swim
dies 10 caio aud vicfnity By which
sie \ deslarcd 70 have defrapdsd
sarge eastern concerns ont Of mer-
rhandise to the value of $4,000.
lie wAs arrested by postof.ice In,
spectoa Fred A Ashton Of the wes-
tern Kentucky division, just as he
was boardins the Three States ferry
BOAT at Wickliife Saturday night to
come to Caiio, where he had room
He il held pending the raising OF ST.
900 bond
Turner registered at the Hotel
Marion, Aug. u under that name,
md indicated that he came from Chi.
ago lie later moved to room III
private residence and promptly
commenced operations First he had
Iinted at q local shop order blanks
tier heads. and other stationary o.
he Long Bell Lumher Company.
IF Kansas City, listed as a $40 .0oa.
100 corporation This stationary
vas clearly counterfeit Turner al
10 had a rubber stamp made with
which he stamped the order blanks.
etc. The stamp read that the com
3any was establishing main office
1t Wickllffe, Ky, and note at the
bottom stated explicitly that all
goods ordered must be shipped to
the Wickliffe office.
Even Ordered Auto
Among other things ordered was
IN automobile to be supplied by the
seldom Car Company Of Rochester.
Mass There was voluminous cor
respondence on this shipment. When
the Seldom company wrote to the
Wickliffe office inquiring why the
shipment was desired to be made to
that place, Turner'S prompt answer
was that the company had man
there ready to go on a timber buy
ing tour and needed the ear at once.
After few days delay the car was
finally shipped and II arrived yes
terday, too late for Turner to use.
1t is said he intended to use the car
to get away in with the merchandise
he swindled the eastern concern out
Of Turner is described as of genteel
appearance and intelligent. The
authorities believe his real name is
not Turner He is said to have con-
ressed to wrongdoing and admitted
that he had been perpetrating such
swindles for some time,
His office at Wickliffe was main
tanned in room at hotel, whittier
the postoffiee authorities were refer
red by the Long Bell Lumber Com
many following a correspondence
from Turner, He lis said to have
written the Kansas City firm that
the Long Well Lumber Company. of
Wickliffe, was expecting large ship
nents of merchandise from the east.
ard that in the event OF any cor
respondence reaching the Kansas
City firm for the Wickliffe concern.
to kindly forward IL.
Knew Detection Was Sure.
This letter Ia believed to have
been written in the hope Of staying
off the detection, he knew was sure
to come
In all Turner Is declared to have
sent out one hundred orders to big
mercantile houses He bought every
thing from fountain pen tolan auto
mobile He bought fine clothes, in
eluding valuable furs for himself and
suits for his "workmen" and office
employees. Trunks aud suit cases to
the value of upwards OF Atty dollars
each We're received at the Cairo ad-
dress OF Turner He received large
stock Of silk hose from Marshall
Field a Co. Of Chicago.
1t is also believed that he operated
In some fashion at East 50. Louis, as