Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-06-11
IS HE A CROOK
Real Estate Man Jailed Here
Movements Suspicious
Paid Out

clean shaved and generally at
tractive appearing young man
who registered at The Ernst
Wednesday June 5 and carrying
for luggage a leather portfolio
which contained blue prints of
irrigated western Kansas lands,
a good sized hand bag and a gen
ial air. His name was Paul S.
Williams and his business card
located him at Kansas City and
his connection with the McCabe
Land Co. of Chicago. He was
on the hunt Of a local agent for
the company whose function
would be to hunt OFT prospects,
send them to Kansas City 10 be
taken charge of by statesmen for
the company. He spent Thurs
day looking about town, playing
poo! and dining at the hotel. He
confided to the landlord that he
was expecting an expense check
from his house, told of his pos
sessions in Kansas City and gene
orally ingratiated himself.
Thursday night the landlord not
iced his motions and thot best to
keep an eye and ear open. About
two a. m. Friday morning he
heard the young man in the Of
fee, arose from his bed and went
to investigate. He found Will
Jams in the office with his bag
gage which he had brot down
from the room. Williams went
back to his room but left the
baggage in the office where it
remained until Saturday when
Williams took it back to the
room he occupied. Saturday
Williams told several that he had
sent three kilograms to his
house in Kansas City but had not
received an answer to either Of
them He told the landlord that
he had money in the bank in the
city but that he did not care to
use his personal funds for ex-
pense which the people employ
him was to supply.
Sunday after supper he said
his money was"in the bank in his
wife's name because one time a
purchaser of land thru him had
claimed that he had been swind-
led and tied up his funds and he
was taking no more such chanc-
ess Monday he phoned to the
manager of the land company at
K. City and apparently got no
satisfaction, at least no funds
and other stories he told the
landlord made that gentleman
suspicious when Williams said he
would go to K. City, get money
and return next day. Mr.. Ernst
objected, even tho the baggage
was proffered which was consid.
cred not very good earnest mon
ey. Tuesday Mr.. Williams an
nOunced that he was going and
a difference of opinion arose
between him and the landlord on
that subject. Williams telegraph
ed to his wife for seventy dollars
and she sent him three dollars
and mentioned a letter which she
had sent him to Moberly. Tues
day after supper Williams an
nounced that he was. going to
leave and he and the landlord
had a mixup over the bill and
remarks made by Williams. Mr..
Ernst caused the constable of
the township, Sam Coy. to detain
Williams until he could secure a
warrant for his arrest on a charge
of attempted fraud. Coy served
the warrant and took Williams
in charge. His plight being
noised around, one Of our young
business men, conceiving that
Williams was the victim of hard
luck, raised the amount of the
board bill and rendered it to the
landlord who refused to accept
it on the theory that Williams
was crooked and he should moi
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