Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-14


oil stock dream Of Miss Welty and
Campbell, Mr.. Morley stated.
A feeling of remorse and an indica-
ton that she would make retribution 20
"a man whom she indicates she holds
closer than her former adviser is con-
tanned as Miss Welty's letter continues
Anyway, George, I feel responsible for
having got you into this. You are my
own personal friend and far more val
liable and loyal to me than he ever was"
In discussing the whereabouts of
Campbell, referred to in the letter as
"him," Miss Welty writes, 81 haven't
seen or heard from him since I was in
Gary (she was arrested there). If they
do find him, and OF course convict him,
that won't be paying your money back
or helping out the subscribers, so 1 am
waiting to be dismissed from this case
and then 1 will get to work and pay
back every cent of it, for 1 feel respOn-
sible in a way for your money. You
never would have invested had you not
been my friend. I don't want you to
loose a penny on my account"
In the letter, Miss Welty states that
she can't blame Harris for pushing the
oil interest case in Chicago against
Campbell, "only It makes it look the
worse for NE. because I have always de-
Tended him and at one time he meant
much to me. I have gotten over that,
though, dear. I was a silly girl, but
nevertheless this two weeks has nearly
killed me-"
pHOULD NOT HAVE
LISTENED To PLANS.
She adds that she should have had
more sense than to listen to any ideas
about becoming prominently wealthy in
a couple Of months"
In the letter she asks Harris to 90
to her hotel and get her baggage and
papers. She adds that the detectives
are on the way up there now and will
bring all that up in court
She also states, 81 am cured Of any
wild dreams OF big finance
The letter ended:
George I am unhappy and my heart
is broken. Won't you write me just a
.~little note telling me aH-Your little
Sister-Neva"
This letter is now in the hands OF
Investigator Morley.
STORY" OF
NEVA WELTY.
Mr.. Worley has in his possession copies
Of the STORY" of Neva Welty, which are
said to have been used by her in a
scheme TO follow up" on personal let
tiers sent to prospective customers" In
the letters, she begged to be allowed to
tell her STORY" about her dreams Of
fortune making, Mr.. Morley states
Extracts from the STORY" are as fol-
lows:
II had hardly been in Kansas City a
month before several Of my Eastern
friends began writing me letters asking
about a score or more sO-calIed oil in
terests. began TO investigate, feeling a
sense OF responsibility resting upon me.
The more 1 investigated, the more 1 be-
came convinced Of the sOundness of three
things in the oil business.
First: The unusual opportunities here
for making money.
Second: That an investment in oil
was not a gamble that so many people
think it is.
Third: Properly managed, there Is an
opportunity to make from % to 40 per
cent annually or actual cash invested
and that assets will increase three, four
and even six fold within few months
If handled on a sane and conservative
basis"
The "story" then relates that she in
vestigated the oil conditions in Chau-
tauQua County, Kansas, where the
Standardj Oil people, three or four years
ago invested millions OF dollars in the
purchased OF producing properties and
here since other millions nave been in
vested bF some of the best known men
in the oih industry"
She cl)ei1ns that an expert geologist