The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-01
DINED AND wINED CROOK


agog the other day when young man
who has been travelling in their midst
dining at the six o'clock dinners, en-
joying the dance with the best, and
standing lord most high everything
else, was captured on complaint from
Texas where he had been stopping
before coming to this place.
The young man says his name is
Bush and claims many things among
which was that he Is member Of the
b. p. o. Elks, agent for the Packard
auto andthese two things were what
put him in &c" society. The Elks
were courteous to him and assisted
him in every way possible because of
, his sad misfortune previous to COM
! ing here, when he lost his Elk card
and draft for $4,000 which he was
expecting to have sent here soon.
He bought suit Of clothes, the best
of course, pair of shoes. etc. An Elk
endorsed his check. He stayed at the
Vorenberg Hotel eleven days and ac-
cepted all the modern conveniences,
never missing meal and always will
ing TO take his friends with him to
meals. He was living high and far
ing well nobody suspicioning him ex-
cept Tom, the negro servant at the
Elk Club Rooms, who tried to put the
4 boys wise but they refused to listen
to him.
After his arrest and confinement
the boys came to and would not put
up the bond TO release Bush from his
cell in the county Jail where he was
awaiting the coming of the sheriff
who wanted him in Texas where he
had defrauded a bank. Bush could
not tell where he had his membership
so the boys were under no obligations
to him, either for his excellent COM
pany or the anticipated rides in the
beautiful Packard auto which is TO
arrive at any moment so Bush says.
This rs another dear lesson to the
hospitable people of the Elk lodge,
and will have tendency TO tighten
their pocket-books to the travelling
hobo, or crook, who imposes on the
goodness of those who are generous.
Most of us have been touched and we
know il is not pleasant to have ou,
friends poke fun at US afterward but
such is life, and IL Bush had received
his Packard and took the boys out
for a ride, we would have envied them
this pleasure, so 1t was a cinch some
body had to suffer, no matter which
way the tables turned.
Bush was brought before Judge Nc.
Elroy yesterday and plead guilty tc
the charge Of issuing q draft know.
, ing II would not be paid. The draft
was given TO the b. p. o. Z. lodge
and the complaint was made by w
b. Humphries for the lodge.
Judlo McElroy told Bush he had
been too liberal with his pen and tina,
he would impose the maximum penal.
ty on him for the offense, which was
: a fine of $100 and imprisonment OF
80 days in the county Jail. Bush told
him that all his trouble or checks hac
been taken care of before by a brother
and he thought he would come to his
rescue again.
There are number of other charg.
es against Bush but they must wal,
now until he serves good long sen.
tence. Unless his brother comes u
, his rescue again he will serve about
: six months in the county Jail. Thi,
will keep him from working the pub
lie for time at least.
He Is wanted on similar offence,
committed in Oklahoma and Texas.
, All, you Packard automobile, 20,
! came near being the cause of another
confidence man coming TO Tucumcar
3 and making good cleaning. Yot
have our best wishes, but when yot
come to town again, be sure TO com,
[ with the salesman.