Wheeling Sunday Register in Wheeling, West Virginia

False Pretenses Swindle Captured In Wheeling Case

A long report details repeated false order schemes targeting dry goods stores. Louisa M Dangles, a seamstress, is arrested on a postal law violation after taking a large package from Swabacker Co. Investigators draw links to a larger plot, with hints of a "woman in black" and another unknown conspirator behind the operation. Passages describe the arrest, letters, handwriting comparisons, and the ongoing case as authorities pursue further leads.