| Show GEORGE 11 mm CRAGHEAD TELLS TORY STOBY continued from first stating that the money could not be turned over until word had been received from the draft which the stranger had made out in favor of craghead whether or not his credit at the bank was good tor for that amount the officer then gathered up the money and craghead started to leave epli raim asked him to remain and get ills his money but craghead told him the money was his and he could do with it as lie liked the stranger still persisted asking Crag craghead bead tor for his address so that the money could be forwarded to him later at the time mr craghead was telling where lie banked ills his money the stranger wrote down the tion so vow now he be stated that lie he had brigham city utah all right but wanted crag heads full name and address mr craghead gave it to him but the stranger insisted that he write it himself which lie he finally did the ephraim Ephr alm looking over his shoulder all tho the while remarking when tho the signature was written that the a looked rather peculiar to which mr craghead replied that the a was a d and the stranger asked e d him to write the name again which lie did just to one side of the first signature mr craghead and the officer then left the place got on the street car and rodo into los angeles and pur chased tickets to long beach while waiting at the gate in the train shed the officer tapped mr craghead on the shoulder and told him he be had bad to step into the depot for a moment but would be right back then he hastened away suspicions then arose in the mind of mr craghead and he hastened to the police station where he unfolded his tale and the officer with whom he talked telegraphed to the state bank in this city to stop payment on any drafts drawn by mr craghead in los ang angeles geles after giving the police all the information he could he left tor for long beach the draft arrived at the state bank all right last saturday evening drawn in favor of geo all craghead signed by him and endorsed by him on tho the back tho the signatures being pretty faithful reproductions of the original signature which was given I 1 to slick ephraim Ephr alm the draft was written for and bore the endorsement dor of the second party the paper was returned to los angeles monday morning sir mr craghead stated emp emphatically that the bunco men did not get one onel I 1 red cent out of him and is very thank ful ul that lie he escaped their meshes when asked it if ne he cared to say anything regarding his experiences with the young lady lie he smilingly remarked why yes I 1 have no oti gb to telling tho the whole story and he proceeded to do so he met miss harlow in ogden just about a year ago she had been engaged as a school teacher at lincoln nebraska for the past nine years and was out here on her vacation their acquaintance grew rapidly and before the young lady returned to her home which was in iowa an all understanding had bad been entered into as their future when the christmas holidays came around last n inter enss harlow came to brigham for a brief visit at which time final arrangements were made and the date fixed for the marriage the understanding being that miss harlow should come to brigham on the ath of june prepared to give her hand to mr craghead in marriage early in the year miss harlow resigned her position as school teacher in lincoln and went to los angeles to visit with some friends and recuperate a little as her health had been undermined by the long years in the school room sometime in the month of may mr air craghead received a letter from his fiancee dated at los angeles in which she asked him to send her which she needed for ticket money clothing and other necessities assuring him at the same time that she would be here on june ath he sent her a draft for on may receiving a return acknowledgment showing that an agent had signed for the registered letter on june 2nd and the agent being her landlady whom mr cra craghead head afterward visited tind got all the ir formation she could give him on june 2nd and miss aliss harlow registered I 1 a letter in which she asked mr craghead Crag boad tor for the urging him to send it immediately and she would start tor for brigham as soon as it arrived on june ath a card was mailed at al los angeles which stated that miss harlow would start for brigham g on the loth of june and on the mr craghead received a telegram from the afore mentioned landlady which stated that miss harlow left for brigham the evening of the the receipt of this telegram aroused the suspicions of mr Crag craghead bead and on tho the sunday following lie he left for L los as angeles to start proceedings against the young lady ile he spent six days in the sunny south looking her up tip but failed to locate her so lie he placed the matter tn in the hands of 0 the police at long beach who are now working on oil the case and came home friday morning in speaking of his matrimonial venture mr craghead smilingly confessed that he be had been taken in as many a nian man had been by a pretty face and a winsome manner the gentleman produced a photo of the young lady which revealed a beautiful face with saucy laughing eyes the kind that usually capture mens hearts and mr craghead says the original is far ahead of the picture so its no wonder he surrendered the fortress |
