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Show WANTS TO SAVE HIS REPUTATION Accused ky a Fortune Teller. Says He Did Not Rob His Brother of Thirty-Four Dollars. Strnngo Tale Told by Private Ellings-vorth Ellings-vorth at the Police Station Yesterday. i "Thero Is a follow that lives hi the samo houso as I do who Is accusing mo of stealing $34 and that fellow Is my brother," said Private Elllngsworth to tho desk sergeant at tho pollco station last night. "Ho is ruining my reputation and business and I want to havo something some-thing dene." Tho desk sergeant rof erred him to CapL Burbldgo, to whom ho told tho following story: , Ellingsworlh's Story. "Ono night my brother's wlfo got tired of waiting for him. She locked tho house and wont home to her mother. He camo homo drunk and went up In the hay loft to sleep. Ills wife found hlrn thero before be-fore ho woko up and took $34 out of his pocket. YVhon ho did w.'ike up his wife had gone back to her mother and ho found tho house locked, so ho went up town to get breakfast and found that his motley was gone. Consulted a Spiritualist. "Ho told his wlfo "about losing tho money and she advised him to go to a sprltuallst. Tho spiritualist started off by saying that thero was a woman In tho case. 'Nn,' said my sister-in-law, 'it's Ills brother.' The spiritualist shut her eyes again and said, "Yes, yes, there Is a man In the caso and he looks like you. It Is your brother.' "Then both of them comes lo mo and say that they can prove I am a thief by tho spiritualist. Evor since they havo been accusing me and tolling peoplo that T robbed my brother. Well, I got tired of It and called all the family and my relatives, rel-atives, together and explained the matter, but still that slster-ln-law of mine keeps on accusing mo of taking the money. 1 told her and my brother never to speak to me again, to leave mo entirely alone, but for all that she keeps on talking about mo, and I want It stopped." Can Prove His Character. Elllngsworth was advised to como around this morning and consult the City Attorney. He says that ho Intends pushing push-ing the matter as he Is tired of beinK called a thief He also claims to havo visited tho "poop stone woman."' who absolutely ab-solutely denies having accused him. Elllngsworth El-llngsworth says that he has served two terms In tho army and promises to pro-duco pro-duco statements from his army officers, If necessary, which go to prove that ho Is a man of character. |