| Show I 1 1 intoxicated IN I 1 MAN LOST U 1 d m f f aa m WOMAN CLAIMS HER HUSBAND WAS WASI SWINDLED I 1 teamster and bartender took part partin in turning a trick that requires explanation I 1 1 through a series of bad blunders in which whiskey took a prominent part henry reed was wa swindled out of last night by 1 t gang of gr grotters grafters grat As a result a driver in the city is being sought for by the police and a bar tender Is under suspicion some lime ago reed came into posse of considerable money which was deposited in the first national bank in his cifes name on account of reeds inebriate lial habits iltz hank bank employed emp loyes were instructed not under any persuasion to permit reed heed to gain possession of the money contrary to orders the money was delivered into reeds possession yesterday morning when he was in an all irresponsible condition condit lon As reed stepped from the bank he hailed two newspaper men and asked for a quarter after considerable cons demable de rable discussion he declared that he had a quarter of his hh awn a and nd pulled from his pocket twenty 20 gold pieces this money he carried along washington avenue exhibiting it to people meanwhile both newspaper men informed form od tho the station of reeds condl condi alon and an officer was instructed to locate him and take from him the money reed was found but he had a deposited the money with a bartender he was taken to lo the station and later turned out reed continued to drink joslin who has been employed by reed knew of the money last evening he approached pro ached the bartender requested that the money bo be turned over to him obtained il without any trouble and has not beon heard of since this morning while reed was almost senseless from the effects of liquor the bartender obtained from him a written release exonerating him from any blame for the loss of the money the bartender states state 3 that yesterday mrs mra reed gave him permission over the telephone to give the money to joslin lie he also states that two children of reed accompanied joslin to the cafe when he obtained the money mrs reed de declared clarea emphatically that she received no telephone message and had n c G conversation convers alion orth ov erthe telephone ephone ep hollie she di fenot know that tile the money was war out of the bank until she was Informed of the swindle this ing 11 |
