Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-16
ALI IMAGlNATI0N
SAYS LEONARD
IN PRISON
c. r. Thompson, Alias A. v.
Leonard, Who Worked in
Denver on Big Scale Scheme
He Tried Here, Tells How
He Did Il.

He Did Il.
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The crippled i.oihario known inl
Denver as G.. n. Thompson. and who
was Jailed here FOR two months while
wearing She name 81 a. " Leonard
after ne had made an unsuccessful az
ltempt 10 operate here aiong tho same
lines az he worked for two weeks
Rucccasfnliy In Denver. tells On an In
terylew. published On n Denver paper
how he got AWAY with the millionaire
bluff Thompson. alias Leonard ard
q do1en Uihcr names Says That ncnio
Imagination, pulled him through she
tight places IN his game. Fiis echomc
~ % Imagine himself millionaire
and then proceed 90 carry the bluff
Through. Searched in iaN IN Den
yer Leonard mad thirteen pennies
The crippled crook WIS arrested
here by Chief or Police McMilien ar
ter he had been PLAYING the million
airc gag just awo DAYS Two months
ID JAIN was the justice melted out to|
Thompson. who managed 70 escape
Tor two DAYS while working scrub
bling floors IN the Bernaliilo count,
Policeman Pablo Luian and served
out his run time being released on
June according 10 the records kept
by t'ndcrsheriff Dick Lewis
The Denver Republican OF recent
date has the following interview with
Thompson or Leonard
n went 20 college. but the greatest
developer OF the imagination h. the
common nickel novel" said G. r.
Thompson, 90 years old. at the county
jail ~ guess "a Is 20 my credit that
made five experienced women OF the
world believe ! was millionaire. aud
had them dazod with prospects of
future wealth.
it was my Imagination that dia
a. n ! had been stiney md posed aa
a man worth about twenty thousand
dollars ! probably would now bo PIN
ing away my DAYS iu the insane asv-
ium. But ! went strong and lasted
two weeks. got promises Of marriage
and was finally arrested on a petty
larceny charge. Of which I am inno-
cent"
When he said innocent" he saw tho
smile Of disbelief on his visitors face.
and he growled;
SAY. J can tell the truth once in "a
while. That's the greatest drawback
90 an Imagination after yoa are found
out Everybody Is too wise 60 be-
lieve YOU
Thompson told how he got away
with one at the strongest bluffs ever
played on the hearts OF any Denver
maiden. He would meet one every
day.
Small, crippled and thatchcd by red
hair and with small blue ewes.
THOMPSON looked a Greek god 10 the
women when be started his imagina-
} ton flowing hy the aid of articula.
ton. His outward appearance fad-
"a away under the spell OF his per-
sonality. ana the trusting maiden saW
3 Visions Of GOLD toothplcks and diu-
mond bricks
Five times in five DAYS be had "yos
whispered in his ear. he said and 80
was easy Go order limousine when
trusting automobile salesman fulh
expected the car would he bought tho
/, next day, and whir her away Co th,
: department stores 90 order iu hap.
py daze the finest that Denver could
produce.
They would complain about M,
r delay in having 81 received az theh
T homes. gsid Thompson but { avoid
: ed That a certain safe OF stock a.,
: not come through or the payroll o
7 my castle 10 Europe had taken ma
y pocket money and there would be
y "A delay In getting another sum- TAX.
= TINS from me; Promise anybody au,
= where. bur make the date ana plac,
u distant and you viii seldom be- force,
e to show your bluff"
fHH. L.
2 even began 90 believe himself ne wa,
u a millionaire and several times wn
forced o. hold himself ln check. Ir
e the sordid surroundings of the count,
i inil hc confided he IMAGINED himself
3 "a prince IN exile. ana that tho dav o
e. relief was soon coming nc De- "a,
j. king Of prisoners Tho Jain depuur.
q Say they looked up o. him before d,
u was in the ward two hours
3 Th0mpFou waived preliminary en-
q animation Boo Justice stnplcton's cour
r .after pleading not guilty 90 the chars.
q Of grand larceny. and was bound over
e 20 The West Side court on $500 bonds
d. when the warden searched him. min
4 teen pennies were found in his pocket
II - feel ikc thirteen cents. romart
q "a the prisoner.
q Later he complained that none ol
= the girls had visited him. oven 4,
e scott Their names have al been
given out except one. by Thompson
n ana the ono nHmo reserved la rumore,
4 to ho that of daughter of ID cu,
3 lotncial buf the authorize pupe boo.
- tic crcdcncc n o.
f, Taking mg Chauor,.
n ls TOO Urpnt "a risk Ga ,t..ugt t,..