Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
nin VISITED FORMER T0wNsHAN
IN T0MBs AT NEW YORK
s:l'm Tsn Years Younger" Hai9 yahn
He Is Glad 70 Come Dack--
Mrs. Flack's story.

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''Mr. Flack has changed greatly
since he left Abilene" said Mr.. Lifts.
"He looks much older, 10 thinner
and rather rusty compared with his
former well-groomed appearance.
"I feel ten years younger than
when was arrested, said Flack
when we talked with him. 4 am tired
OF lodging the law and am mighty
glad to 90 home and take my medi-
cine. He seemed to mean It too.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lifts are buying q
large line OF fall goods for their
store in Abilene and will leave New
York for home in about week.
Mrs. FIack's Story.
New York, Aug. 2S.-One hour
after Flacks arrest Mrs. Flack told
the following story of the two years
OF poverty and suffering she under
went with her husband in New York.
TO q local newspaper.
In the little attic room in Hobo
Ken where she has lived with the
man for whom no sacrifice was too
great. she was packing her few scant
belongings, for Saturday she Is going
back home with the sheriff and her
husband to help him face the shame
OF 1t all.
ut was in January, two years ago"
abe said, and her voice was calm
but coIorless. John, said that the
people in the bank where he was
cashier had told him that they
thought he needed vacation. He
said he would take me to New York
where we had cousins.
Saw He Was Nervous.
II was pleased. We came to our
cousins. Soon after we arrived l
began to notice that John was be-
coming nervous and unlike himself.
when we had been there just 3 week
he said that he was tired Of New
YORK. He asked me IL n did not
want to 60 home and said ne Pc
lieved he would go down to Texas
on some business.
"Of course wanted to please him.
40 said would start for home at
once. left the next day alone,
couldn,t understand why John should
10 to Texas, He knew no one there
And he left no address for me TO
write to.
.eWhen / reached Topeka my bro
ther met me with carriage, ne
handed me newspaper There was
the account Of Johns trouble at the
bank and Of his disappearance, That
was the first / had heard Of y. They
took me to Abilene where John ans
/ had our home.
Property Went 70 Ofeditora
1--WE had our motor car and our
horses and our farm besides the
farm that father had left me IN his
win. Ait the station was met by
friends. They told me could not
70 to my house. They said every
thing about the place had been at
tnched. Even my clothes and furni-
ture and the rugs, and the horses
and everything. went to the house
Of neighbor,
Next morning they sent doctor
10 see me to find out II was we'll
enough to sign release. 4 had
been III since ] had heard the news
and the doctor took back word that
was not well enough. He came
every day to find out II ! was well
enough to sign away all I had.
nAt first / refused, butt had to
comply in the end. signed II all
off-all except half the household
furniture. They left me that. They
took all the money had. And q
week later when got check for
ss from bank stock John held in
Kansas City they TOOK thab' Wv
husband Wrote Of Poverty.
sit was six or eight weeks before
/ heard from John. Meanwhiie 1
lived al my sisters house in Enter
prise. John said he vas feeding
cattle on ship bound for Cher
,,ouro Ia mentioned the trouble
then for the first time. but he said
he did not know what i was al
about. am sure he did not, too. for
fhe books have never been completely
audited. 50
~Ths next letter Twas told Of hii
return to New York. He WAS sict
and living in . aBaesht lodging house
A man had stoleh hfB UvercOat and