Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — ANXIOUS MOTHER THE VICTIM [ARTICLE]

ANXIOUS MOTHER THE VICTIM

Swindler Gets Money from Wheatfield Woman Seeking Daughter. The Democrat recently published an item taken from the Valparaiso Vidette telling how Mrs. John Nordhouse of Wheatfield had located a daughter who had been missing for fifteen years through newspaper advertising. ' Later developments disclose the fact that Mrs. Nordhouse was made the victim of a designing swindler who, impersonated the daughter in an effort to get money from the anxious mother. Shortly after Mrs. Nordhouse had published the advertisement seeking to locate her daughter, she received a letter from a yoifhg lady at Selbyville, Delaware, who claimed to be*the missing daughter and asked that money be sent to her with which to make the trip to Wheatfield. The money was forwarded and in vain the mother waited for the appearance of her daughter. As time went on and she did not appear Mrs. Nordhouse became fearful that some accident or misfortune had befallen the daughter, and it was theh decided that Mrs. -rdhouse’s son, David Lintner, journey to Delaware and investigate the strange situation. On his arrival at Selbyville he was ,unable to find anyone by the name of Sadie Lintner, or any ‘ her. He consulted with the postmaster and it was finally ascertained that a lady named Ethel Boles had sent the first letter and had also received the money. ~ ■ Federal officers were notified and at once placed Miss Boles and her father under arrest. Their hearing has been set for February 10, and David Lintner is remaining in the East as a witness.