The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-26
After Eight Months Absence
Plum Comes Back to Face
the Muse and Square
Accounts
PASSED THSOUGH
CHICKASnA THURS.
Was Happy on Reaching Home
Sheriff Says No Charges
are Filed Against Him
Travelled Far
speeIaI g The DaIIy Exnresa.

Special to The Daily Express.
Anadarko Dec. 2e. -Ex-Mayor Plum.
who returned to Anadarko yesterday.
had nothing further to say today. ii
was learned today that ten days ago
Plum wrote to Sheriff Blankenship.
requesting him to bring the missing
mans wife and boy and meet him ia
Chicago, saying he was ready to come
home. The sheriff left at once for
Chicago and returned with Plum and
family, arriving at Chiekasha on the
Frisco at noon Wednesday. The trip
from that place was made in an aut0-
mobile On reaching here, Plum and
his family got ont OF the car at their
home and the sheriff went u his
home.
Plum appeared very happy when he
saw home again. I'm going to do
my best to reeoup my fortunes and
I'll pay every dollar il they let me
alone said he,
Blankensaip said no complaint
against Plum had been filed in bis Of.
flee, but he had heard that com
plant would be made on the charge
Of forgery
During his absence Plum visited
South America, Jamaica and EngiTpd.
Anadarke 0kla., Dec. 2e After an
absence : gout eight months, during
which time be was much sought, VIII
liam N. Plum, former mayor OF Ana
darko, returned home on Christmas
day, accompanied BY the sheriff. He
remained at home throughout the day
and was retieent in regard to his af-
fairs.
For several years prior to his sud
den disappearance Plum has been en-
gagged in real estate and loan business
here. and is said to have controlled
credits to the amount Of about $780,
600. Becoming seriously involved.
financially. he resolved to do the van
ishipg act and successfully carried out
that resolve. His departure was made
! April IS, 1872, aud he left two OF three
communications. Ia one OF these he
rendered his resignation as mayor. An
other, addressed to his wife, Is said
to have informed her that be was "up
against IT. and that she would never
see him again
Plum says he has been in Buenos
Agres, Brazil, most 81 .he time during
his absence. He returned to the Unit
ed States about two weeks ago and
has been at different places since that
time. During October he began to
communicate with his wife, asking
about conditions here and expressing
a desire to return TO act the part of
man and face whatever charges might
be biought against him.
For several days past Plum has
! been at the home Of his wife's father
in Iowa. Sheriff A. j. Blankenship
accompanied Mrs Plum to that point
last week, and the three reached here
together.
The returned wandefer has little 70
say except that figuratively he ~has
been in hell for four months, suffer.
ing ali the tortures which Beelzebub
could inflict" His friends claim that
his trouble came from the fact that
crops in his locality had been poor for
four successive years; that he had
Z loaned much money to the farmers Of
e Caddo county and they were unable to
o repay it when due
+ AT the time Of his disappearance
Il Plum was serving his second term a.
Z. mayor Of Anadarko and had made 81
81 excellent record In that office He hat
S. the confidence Of business men in this
il city, throughout this part Of the stat
re- aud in other localities His business
o. dealings had been on a large scale, ha'
n extended over period Of fifteen year
e. and are believed to have been ahoRl
board unta@a few months before b
Ia departed Tor parts unknown to th
Ia public. At that time the First ~
IN tlonal bank Of Kansas City for whic
be he loaned money found that lnof
er cages on loans to the amount af Sil
lie 000 had not been recorded othe
dubious transactions were uncQgcFe.