Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-30
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\ CAUTION AGAINST SWINDIISG
Inc SUBSCRIBERS having been severely swim
died by MIR. Leonard Scott, near CAMBRIDGE
South Carolina, in the purchase of eaton
deem il duty which they owe to that gen
tleman, and such other persons as NAV he
inclined to practice similar frauds, to Law the
whole OF the transaction before the public
Sometime about The 18th day of March, Mr..
Leonard Scott, brought 20 square bales of cot
ton 10 the ware. house of \. Erwin, Groce 81
20. anu, as the subscribers lave since disco
vered, exiihl cd much anxiety to have his cot
ton Immediately slowed away in heap. The
keeper OF the warehouse, observed TO him
that there was no necessity for piling away
his cotton Immediately, thatas he intended
seiiinS tbe pa Gel, ne had better permit it TO
lay i'll the yard in order to give purchasers
better opportunity of examination : Mr. Scott
observed, that he would have his cotton niIed
away, and did accordingly pile it away with
hands which lie himself procured for that
purpoSe.-Mr. Scott. as it afraid to sell his
cotton himself, imposed that duty or Mr. 10
seph Stalworth, an acquaintance of his and
very respectable man Mr.. StawortII offer
cd TINS cotton TO the Subscribers for sale upon
examination the subscribers found this cotton
piled away in a heap as above stated and in
sj5ch manner that few persons could have
detected the fraud, unless they had previous
~ suspected such a thing, nor then unless
the cotton had been thrown from the pile i'm
which il was placed. From the samples which
were drawn, the cotton appeared to he of a
good quality, the subscribers bought il as
HtH dHi gave WHAT tneN uccne0 lie mark ct
pricefo for good cotton and paid the money to
Mr. Scotia day rtwO after this transaction
the Subscribers sold this cotton, but the pur.
chdsers examining il when removing from the
ingenious pile i'm which il was placed gisco.
vcTed the fraud and refused to receive it.
Upon strict examination il is found that the
ends OF the bales are cased with good cotton
for the depth of from to 8 inches that the
edges are cased with good cotton from = 20 4
| inches and the balance of the bales cOun,osed
| OF tile most intoleTable stuff that ever ,yas
| imposed on any market.
| The bales being square, when Wing piled
J IN heap, the only parts which were exposed
/ TO examination were the edges and ends which
| we're cased WITH good cotton, aud Tire trash
| could not be reached with cotton oimlet
| unless OF an extraordinary length. the sides
| which were the only vulnerable points could
| not be come al III consequence of The bales be.
| ing heaPed upon each other. From the Dar
| ucular manner OF casing with good cotton
the subscriber, and every person who have
seen he same do not entertain the shadow al
q doubt, but the most shameful fraud WAS in
| tended, the particular arrangement Ut root
! cotton and trash could not have been tie ef
feet OF chance or accident. Upon the disco
very OF this base scheme Of sWindlinr In,
| subscribers sent special messenger TO NIr
scott informing him Of the discovery Ths
{ gentleman was afraid 10 come to Augusta him
self, he sends an agent with pow0T to make q
very pecuniary satisfaction which might ~
: required ; f1e Subscribers despairing Of get
| ting Mr. SCOTS conduct iudicialiv cxpose
/ 40 the world, received as the only ALTERNATIVE
4 pCcunlary compensation for The fraud whic
was praCtiscd or them The Subscribers a
not intend by this exposure Of fraud so moe
TO wound the degraded feelings OF Mr.. Scot
rs To teach the cunning part OF the coninunit,