Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-14
THOMAS VICTIM OF PLOTTERS
Belief Exists McClsllsnd Man Was
Worked on by Swindlers,
HAD HIS MONEY IN SMALL BILLS
Refused All Advice Of BANKERS 20
Use Checks-SuspiciOn POints 60
Certain Men, One Of whom
H. MISSING.

Cashier Spencer OF the McClelland bank
and N. NJ Thomas, father Of Albert
Thomas. the young man who mysterioualy
disappeared on December - and was re-
turned 70 his home at o'clock Tuesday
morning drugged and unconscious, yester-
day went over the young mans financial
accounts with the bank and other places
where he had money located They figured
up about 5000 which he had in his posses
sion when he left his home TO so TO Omaha
TO buy gods.
Developments within the last twenty-four
hours fix the conviction solidly in the minds
OF the boys friends that ne was the victim
Of plot as carefully laid and carried out
to the last detail with robbery and even
murder as its object II murder became
necessary. one man undeS suspicion has
not been located since the day OF Thomas
departure.
Young Thomas had been renting farm
near McCielland for which no paid a cash
annual rental OF 500. When he concluded
TO quit farming and go into the mercantile
business. he decided to sell off all OF the
farm stock and property, and on Deem
Der % ne had a public sale for that purpose.
The property sold brought total OF about
81, 900 large part of which was paid in
cash and the greater part of which was
| deposited IN the McClelland bank.
II developed yesterday that he had COLI
| lected all that had been secured by short
time notes by giving a discount TO the
| bank in the town OF Bently near by. These
| notes were cashed on December 2S, the day
| before he went away, and the amount was
paid to him there and the amount drawn
from the McClelland bank Appropriated
1890, and It was declared yesterday that
only one payment OF a debt amounting 70
~.
Thu young Thomas was the victim Of
sous sort OF a mike" deal is now pretty
we,I Established. Banker Spencer said last
evening over the long-distsnce telephone
that he tried to induce the young man 70
use nothing but checks, but the boy In
sisted upon having nothing but cash. and
seemed to be impressed with the idea that
ne could use nothing but cash.
The money paid to him at both banks
was in small bills. nothing above $40 and
made a huge roll. The belief is that the
plotters had insisted upon his converting
everything into cash.
At least one man who attended the farm
sale and knew all about young Thomas
financial affairs Is missing. Two others
who were likewise familiar are under sur
veillRnce.
On the day the young man left only two
tickets were sold at McClellAnd for Coun-
Gil Bluffs, but the conductor OF the Great
Western train that day said three men
boarded II at the village
A note book was found yesterday at Nc
Clelland. where II had been left by the
boy, in which he had entered the denom-
nations and numbers of $1,000 worth OF
the bank bills comprising his big roll. This
may be OF great assistance in tracing the
money after the robbery was completed.
The mind of young Thomas continues ia
be complete blank. He IL able to talk
but still shows the effects of his fearful
experience. He can vaguely remember only
getting aboard the train at McClelland, but
has no recollection of leaving it. He says
that no events are clear to him now excep
the farm sale, and the assertion is nov
made that the drugging process was com
> menced within a day or two after tina
event. some drug, which DR.. wyland Il
reported to have said may have been hyo
scin, being given to him In small doses
! and that he was not in a normal meuta
condition when he was on the train leav
: ing McClelland.
After telling the banker that he wanteS
D the money to pay his rent and other debt
he neglected to pay his debts.