Willmar tribune., 1921-06-15
STEAL FREE RIDE .
BY J Str ING OF LIES
(:rl With Stolen Good. Make. E..
cape to Breckenridge. Deceives
Livery Man

monday morning at $3.50 young
"1ady" giving her name as Dora
Dean," ordered livery at certain
garage in the city and stated to the
manager in charge that her mother
was critically sick at Morris and that
she must be taken there without de-
lay. While a driver was being secur-
ed for the car she returned to her
rooms somewhere in the city and
came back with a parasol and pack
age. The driver and his "fair" charge
set off for Morris. When they arrived
at Morris about noon time the girl
instructed the driver to stop at the
hospital. She entered the building
and in few minutes returned stating
that her mother was not expected to
live and had been transferred to
Breckenridge. She told the driver
that he could not get payment for his
services until they had reached her
parents. The father she said would
also be found at Breckenridge. AT
Campbell, on the road to Breckenridge
the girl entered Hotel and emerged
after fifteen minutes in new clothing.
The package which she had carried
from Willmar evidently contained the
silk dress which she now wore. The
two arrived at Breckenridge between
five and six o'clock. She wanted to
be driven to the St. Francis Hospital
at once, where her mother was sup
posed to be lying on her deathbed.
The girl stayed in the hospital for
some time. Finally she came out and
explained, in sobs, that her mother
had passed away and that her father
had left for Fergus Falls to summon
relatives to the burial which was to
take place within a few days. She
said she wanted to meet her father at
the train during the evening. The
driver, always determined to secure
payment for his services and never
doubling the veracity Of her words,
complied. The train arrived but no
father appeared. The girl, before the
train arrived, had consulted with
doctor and had ordered casket from
an undertaking firm. After all this
intense excitement she firmly said
that nothing could be done until NOR
ming and a meeting place and time
was agreed upon. At the appointed
time and place the Willnar driver
waited for hours, sought advice from
a policeman and together they began
an investigation. They called at the
hospital and found that no mother OF
the girls had been there and that the
girl in question owed a bill for per
sonal treatment. The management OF
the hospital requested settlement. She
called up Benson Bank and in a
camouflage conversation deceived the
clerk into accepting check for fiji
teen dollars using fictitious sigma
ture Of Mrs. Andrew Jensen. The tall
to be pure deception for the driver:
benefit At the undertaking parlor:
it was found that she had ordered {
casket, not for an elderly woman, Du
for young child whom she told tht
undertaken had just been killed in al
accident Tears were displayed alst
on this occasion. The doctors cal
was found to be untrue. The drive
was easily fooled by the fact that al
the girls actions were not known t.
him as he remained outside in tn
car waiting. Her explanations wer
so glibly made and her acting 50 pei
feet that he was completely astound
ed to learn later of her deception. !
appears that she wanted the ride t.
Breckenridge and by means of chair
of falsehoods she made it.
The driver returned to Willmar las
night and told his story. He feel
ohonnich hy1t ma in fa;u +hot tho o;y