Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-14
'WALLINCF0RD II
A VISITOR HERE
One T. Kymel Stark Turns
Out to Be Trickster Whom
Police Are After.
HAS SKIPPED THE CITY
With Him Disappeared $3.50 Belong
ing to Company He Promoted
While in Rock Island.

T. Kymel Stark, the promoter OF
gigantic schemes, the Harvard gradu-
ate, the polished gentleman from the
effete east with the wealthy relatives,
who arrived in Rock Island about
month and a half ago and made
huge splash in the smart set OF the
three cities, is fugitive from justice,
and instead of acting as host at costly
and sumptuous dinner parties, will be
entertaining his friends on Fridays
at the big stone hotel with the grated
bars at Joliet, as soon as he can be
located. There is a state warrant
out against the erstwhiie manager OF
the Rock Island Southern Guide COM
pany for obtaining, money Under false
pretenses, and he is also wanted else
where for forgery.
MADE FRIENDS EASILY.
Stark blew into town with two or
three natty changes Of costume. a
travelling bag, a little change and a
classy line of bunk that was so
good, that he got by without any
difficulty whatever.
He was introduced 20 F. w. Burgh
of this city by an advertising man,
and the two organized what is known
as the Rock Island Southern Guide
company, the idea being to get out
time tables for that road and get con-
tracts for sufficient advertising to
make a good thing out of it. Both
men got to work on the proposition
and obtained the sanction Of the road
to publish such a guide, and Offices
were installed at the Rock Island
Southern headquarters in this city.
Stark, with his fashion-plate rags,
his Lord Chesterfield manners and
his choice line of "salve' Immediately
began to do things. He limited vague
ly at the great wealth of his progeni-
tors, and broke into the exclusive list
without even having to ring the bell.
He paid great deal of attention to a
young Davenport lady who practically
leads the smart set in that city, and
his dinner parties were the gossip of
the town.
SKIPPED WITH THE COIN.
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practically closed and the rough
drafts given into the hands of a Mon
mouth printer on the 23rd Of Novem
Der. Burgh saw Stark at Monmouth
} and Immediately after, the disciple Of
]. Rufus Wallingford made a light
ming exit and omitted to return, TAX
ing with him about $3.50 collected IL
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Just before leaving, Stark sent bis
draft to his folks for collection, ant
, it was turned down.
; He went to Pekin, Ill and told then
Z what a classy little football playe
} ne had been at Harvard, and he con
5 scented TO referee the Thanksgiving
2 game for a nominal compensation
When he got on the field it was dis
S covered that when it came to a knowl
e edge of football, babe in swaddlin,
: clothes could render a much NOR
e satisfactory accounting. He was al
: rested for obtaining money unde
e false pretenses. but friend fron
Peoria bailed him out.
TRACED To JOLIET.
Stark has been traced as far a
Joliet, but it is highly improbabl
that he will linger in that vicinity t
= take in the scenery owing to the fac
that such an opportunity may be pre-
sented him shortly. A brother G
Stark's in Saginaw, Mich, has bee
communicated with and states tha
he has been squaring up bills contrac
ed by Tom for long while.
Will FULFILL OBLIGATIONS.
1 Meanwhile Mr.. Burgh will carr
out the guide project, the first proc
OF which is now off the press, and wi
4 fulfill the obligations of the compan-