Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-07-18
BUSINESS MEN STUNG
Young Barber AbScondS Leaving Numer.
Gus Creditors in The Lurch..- Claims
to be First Class Crook.

Crows, but the merchants of Audubon
have had an experience with an Ed.
Crow that they will not soon forget.
A young man by the name of Ed.
Crow came to Audubon about year
ago and secured employment at the
barber shop of J. J. Haals. He was a
quiet unassuming sort of a fellow and
conducted himtelf like a gentleman. He
had no trouble in gaining the confidence
of the people. During all this time he
apparently was laying well devised
plans to defraud the business men and
fleece them out of whatever he could.
He bought all manner and sorts of
goods. His custom was to have it
charged, and in almost every instance
he was Accommodated. All went we'll I'M
til the last few weeks when his credit
ors began to push him for payments.
Then it was that his character and cali
bre came to the surface. He refused to
make any payments and when pressed
for payment became insulting and de
Clared he didn't have to pay unless he
wanted to.
During the past month he is supposed
to have shipped a number of boxes
to Omaha, also range, refrigerator
and other household furniture. People
then became suspicious. His wife
purchased lot of dress goods at the
dry goods stores, and latter, was re-
fused credit. Then the handsome young
couple conceived the idea of going away
on visit and accordingly left Monday
evening for Atlantic. No sooner had
the train pulled out of the station I'M
til six of his creditors got their heads
together and decided Crow was making
his getaway and they atonce proceeded
to attach his household goods.
The day he left, Crow went to the
Jensen e. Viewer store and secured a
suit of clothes on approval. He failed
to return the suit. Jensen & Viewer
had a warrant issued for his arrest and
Crow was apprehended at Atlantic by
the sheriff. When Crow found he was
up against the real thing he settled the
claim. This was apparently the only
claim upon which he could lawfully be
held and inasmuch as the claim was
satisfied, Crow was released. An ex-
cited crowd was waiting for the sheriff
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late at night when sheriff Crees did re-
turn he was compelled to inform others
that Eddie Crow had flown to greener
fields. Almost every business man in
Audubon had claim against the Crows
The heaviest creditors are A c. Har-
mon, A. G. Kraft, J. r. Best, Freeman
& Wilson, j. S. Johnson, E. Bilharz &
Son, Audubon Hardware Co. J. j. Ruhs
and Hans Albertsen.
When Crow was seen at the depot at
Atlantic he hooted at his creditors and
said he was eating good beefstakes at
their expense. To the surprise and
amazement of everyone Crow came back
to Audubon yesterday and talked with
a number of people. He gloated over
his ability to deceive his fellowmen and
asked a number of men if they wouldn' t
like to shake hands with first class
crook"
Crow had an agreement with j. ].
Haals to conduct his barber shop for a
certain sum, while the latter was max.
ing a visit to his parents in Denmark.
He left under the pretence of going to
Atlantic to secure another barber toas
sist him in the shop. Crow was forced
to give possession of the barber shop
yesterday and the same is now in hands
of Others who are acting for Mr.. Haals
Crows is gone but he will not be for
gotten. The record he has made here
and elsewhere, will follow him where
ever he goes and at no distant dates in
the future he will live to regret his
ungentlemanly actions.