The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-30
BEN M'INTOSH
ROPED BY A
mere WOMAN
He Was "Hero" of Topeka Two
Months Ago.
Now Guest of Secret Service
Men in Washington.
WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING
Fraudulent Land Deals Melted
Him $4,000 Here.
He Led a Parade and Spoke in
the Y. M. C. A.
WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING.
Fraudulent Land Deals Melted
Him $4,000 Here.
He Led a Parade and Spoke in
the Y. M. C. A.

Topekans may never again see the
$4,000 which Ben Mcintosh, alias Cur
ley the Crow. walked out of this city
with about two months ago. But here's
consolation: If they attend trial In
the United States district court, Kan
sas division. which will be held soon
they will. at least, see Ben Mcintosh,
victim of the furies of woman
tricked. Mcintosh was captured by
secret service men in Washington, D.
c., this morning, according to a te1e-
gram received today by Fred Robert
sas City.
But He Wasn't Curley.
Curley the Crow. last survivor OF
Clusters last battle in the Little Big
Horn, hasn't been off the Yellowstone
reservation two weeks in twenty years:
he does not give out interviews. OBJ
jects to moving picture men, smokes
pipe with a vile odor, and cannot
talk English. But Topckans didn't
know that. So when Ben Mcintosh,
wanted in dozen cities of the Met
ropolitan and sophisticated class.
walked into Topeka hotel. dropped
gun and whispered to a reporter
who was attracted by the artillery
that he was the only and original Cur
ley the Crow, the last man to see
yellow Hair alive, Topekans be-
lieved the story the reporter wrote
He Was a Hero, Too.
"Curley" was feted and cheered and
dined. Here, said Topeka, was a man
who had looked death bang in the eye
and smiled but didn't die because he
was not hit by an Indians arrow
Curley admitted it. He did it so
modestly. He stood beside Custer as
he peered through the battle smoke
| for some sign of help coming. He
told how an Indian shot Custer in
| the back. How the great general fell
and then popped himself on one elbow
and emptied his revolver into the
heart of a Sioux.
Talked in Y. NJ. G. A.
Before Curley could escape he was
| asked to talk in the Y. M. c. A. He
wasn't given a chance to refuse and he
1 talked. "A Topeka organization was
| putting on a patriotic and historical
| parade one afternoon and no one but
Curley-Curley with his wide trimmed
| hat, his long hair and his mysterious,
modest smile would do to lead it,
"Curley'' led the parade.
Some one invaded the sacred collec-
lions of the State Historical society to
find him suit of Indian clothes
Picture for Historical Society.
The State Historical society always
on the lookout for good material, cap
| tured Mcintosh. They took him to
| Boeger's studios and had his picture
wall. Due to subsequent Developments
the picture wasn't hung.
After pleasure Mcintosh put a bust
ness proposition up to Topeka. 1t
would have been impolite to have done
so before. In short, Mcintosh said he
had a 29-section ranch on the yell
lowstone reservation together with
1000, 900 sheep it. But the govern
ment was going to open that land for
fhomesteaders. So Curley told Tope-
kans if they would file on this land
and pay $4.25 an acre the govern
ment's price, for it he would give them
SO an acre and his gratitude for 1T.
! Many Topekans did file and in all tney
filed to the tune of about 50, 900. One
morning Topeka went to look for Nc
Intosh and couldn't find him. They
already had his gratitude but not the
$40 an acre.
News From Albuquerque.
Chief Parsons received a letter from
| Albuquerque saying Mcintosh was
wanted there for land frauds. He had
used the same homestead idea there
Then Fred Robertson took I'D the
trail, or rather renewed it as CurIey
! had been heard of by the government
| before.
Curley took another flyer for for
tune when he left here, it was an
nounced today. 1t is apparent he had
been looking for a wealthy and at
tractive widow with the idea of mar
riage. In Indianapolis he found her.
He married her. An extensive fortune
was exchanged for a hero with long
hair Then Mcintosh went to WASH
ington with his bride for the honey
moon and there something slipped.
The widow found out what Topeka
didnt-that Curley the Crow is some
where on the Yellowstone reservation.
Mcintosh soon realized the furies of
a woman scorned are icicles conn pared
with those of a woman tricked He
came home this morning after a
stroll at dawn and asked his wife IN
go to breakfast Two secret service
men accompanied him to Jail. Robert
son says he will be brought back here
| for speedy trial
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