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| A MODERN DON JUAN jE■ IIf** ltabed Splu*U*rVi Hoped Ln\7creil!Their Hank Acf'Ctuit*. ■11-ofaInA dispatch from Toronto says : — Dcieoiia-o Forw»t went to ('•oom-.'-town on Saturday ar.d retained vvkh Albert H. mjcosdi: who is wantedhere to answer to a charge 'of 00-• lt;ta'nlng money under false pretence.*, to wit. 5150. from Emily '‘Fa it 5.; Whitcsell, It is claimed, got the money last April by representing to MisH Pat re that he had a One drug business at Xowmurk»*t, and needed 1 money to furnish his new store which cost him 53.500 to build. At that time the woman believed she wasyiH gaged to Whitcsell and would eventually marry him. For some months tiie man did not call on her, because, according to his own story,-he was j very ill with fever at Napanoo.As a matter of fact, White soil was in jail there, awaiting trial on the charge of obtaining S:roo from Miss Emma Allison. Fie was tried last Wednesday, when it developed he had ^icon engaged to Alisg Allison for sevr oral years and managed to get some $600 from her. In November of 1901 he married another woman at Bcllo-vllle, without apprising Miss Allison of the fact, and in July, 190?. he rot S200 from M\ss Allison for what she supposed was to start housekeeping. Numerous letters- were produced in court showing the love oi the various parties. Judge Price found the prisoner gujlty of obtaining 5ibo Tv fraud, and he was let out on suspended sentence/ after promising 10 pay the money bock.Whltoscll cam© to Toronto next morning and called on Miss Fatte, who congratulated him on his recovers*. The man had dinner and left, saying he wos.goilfg \o visit his mother in Georgetown. Miss Fat to, a few hours later, rend a paper containing the report ob Whitosell’s trial at Xapance. She was much .surprised anti annoyed, and visited police headquarters, where she swore out n warrant for his arrest. Wliite.seJI is 47 years old, but looks much older. Local police say* they have heard of one or two more cases in which tho prisoner is. snhl : to have obtained money under similar circumstances. Re has raised the hopes oi many fond spinsters, and has. at the.same time, having an eye to business, low-ClitoU11Plt;C(Uinlc
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Stonewall Argus
Stonewall, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Nov 26, 1903
Page 2
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Bruce J.
USA 18 Jun 2018
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