Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-16
HARvEsr HAND FROM DAKOTA
HANDS OVER sEAsoN's saw.
,Nos TO STRANGER.
NgooTiArGs A LOAN THAT
Will NOT DRAW INTEREST
Stranger Has Plsnty Of Money Which
10 Not Available and Finds Mr.. Har'
vest Hand Accommodating Lender
Left Standing It Pestetfies Door
HOLDING Worthless Check for $7oo-

Sioux City, Oct. 1S.-WAtaa" 11utSss
inson. an unsophisticated young man
about 20 years old who had been
spending the last few months in the
harvest aelds Of the Dakotas. II out
Ss5, practically his entire savings. a.
thu result Of an old confidence game
worked on him.
The victim appealed to the police
after he had waited for two hours at
tho south entrance to the federal build,
Ing for : stranger he had met on the
train to come out. Hutchinson had
.loaned the stranger $S5. receiving as
security Q crude fake check for 500.
The stranger also had assured Hutch
inson that he had $500 in gold in SUIT
case at the Northwestern railroad pas
senger station. which he was taking
to the mint in Washington"
According to Hutchinson he met the
man on q train coming into Sioux City
Tuesday afternoon. He appeared af-
table ana friendly. Hutchinson said.
and q ripe Acquaintance soon sprung
UP. The man was about so years old.
suave and worldly wise in his actions
and wearing the latest style in clothes.
according to Hutchinson's description
Of him.
Started to Eat
When they arrived in Sioux City,
Hutchinson said that the stranger sug-
gested they 60 up town and get some
thing to eat. It was to be the treat OF
Huchinson's newly made acquainance.
Before dining the man remarked that he
had to 90 to the postoffice and pur-
chase some stamps. Just as they got
to the south entrance Of the building
Hutchinson averred that the man sud-
denly discovered that he was out Of
cash.
The young man told the police that
his 'frien6' seemed perplexed for
moment and inquired II by chance he
had little spare cash. Hutchinson re-
piled that he had $s5 in currency and
about $3.50 in change.
TIL tell you what I'll DO" the
stranger said to Hutchinson, you let
me take the $s5 and I'll let you keep
this check for 500 until I go down.
town and get 1t cashed.
Besides" the stranger remarked,
1--WE got $500 In gold tn q suitcase 1t
the depot, and II nobody will cash the
check I'll give you about 800 in gold
for your trouble.
He Was Left Standing.
Leaving young Hutchinson standing
on the sidewalk the stranger entered
the building with the @s5 in bills In his
hand. The stranger forgot to, tell
Hutchinson that there Is a west en-
trance to the postonice that people Of
ten use.
Tho young man waited patiently for
two hours and then grew dubious. He
consulted q policeman whom he found
at Fourth and Pierce streets and was
advised to report the case to police
headquarters. The check he gave as
security is on the Peoples Bank. Of
Des Moines. The police have ascer-t
tanned that It is worthless. The check
was not dated and bore an illegible
signature. Accompanied by Capt.
George Overmire and Officer wianand.
Hutchinson Tuesday night walked the
streets for several hours in an effort to
md tho man who duped him. The po-
lice arc confident that the stranger"
II many miles from Sioux City.