Fast checkout saves hotel bill

Saturday, 20 March 2010 05:00

March 20, 1894. The Regina Standard tells about the latest in fast hotel checkouts.

The latest method of defrauding a hotel out of the money due it from a guest comes from British Columbia and is unique in the extreme. A man becomes indebted to a hotel for a considerable sum when an officer appears on the scene, who arrests the delinquent boarder and hustles him out of town. Later it transpires that the alleged officer was not an officer at all, but simply came to rescue his friend and conspirator from an unpleasant predicament. The hard times serve to develop some queer talent that has lain dormant throughout the country