The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-12-22

COu1oAho suO aOilo"iuS interesting eSnc'S"
Of . band of Gipseys, although one in
dividual was completely swindled out of
aclean thousand, he certainly deserved
the fate ofthe game played upon him.
be reeollected that wemade brief
mention, last week of money recently
stolen from man named De RHODES, llv-
ing some fve miles north Of this place.
Since then we have received some particu.
lars connected with the transaction which
cast Massachusetts witchcraft.' of the
olden time, far enough in the shade.
Several strolling companies of Gipseys
(asthey are called have been in and about
this county for several months past. They
profess to tell fortunes by the stars, by
cards, by examining the hand, &c, but
whilst they are playing at this smaN game,
they are on the look out for "gudgeons"
of the larger order, De RHODES, SO far
as we havclearned, to the credit of our
county be it said, is the only subject of this
kind they have caught and effectually
skinned. Learning that De Rhodes was
man of ''strong faith. the Gipseys paid
him a visit-tickled his fancy in various
ways--told him that large sums of money
were buried on his farm-that it could be
found il he would bury thousand dollars
as they would direct-and that, in case he
did not they world haunt him with hob
goblins, DC.
They took De Rhodes iii the right place.
He hadn't the amount required at hand,
but came to New Lisbon and succeeded in
borrowing it by paying heavy interest.
Then in the company of the gipseys tie
money was carefully wrapped in some
half dozen pieces Of paper and deposited in
an old chest in room of the house, where
it was to remain for fourteen days, at the
end eff which time great piles of gold were
to be added to the Golfers of De Rhodes
by the mere turn Of the magic wand ofthe
Gipseys.
The day after the money was deposited
the Gipseys left, after borrowing a saddle
from the wife of De Rhodes, which was tc
be returned in day or two. Having fail
ed to do this, De Rhodes went to look 70,
the saddle, but the Gipseys were no where
to be found. He returned with despond.
ing spirits-passed sleepless night
thought thathc had made fool of himself
got up early in the morning, examined
the chest-found that the money was gone
that he had thought right, and had paid
dearly for his experience and speculation.
with Gipseys.
He has offered reward of two hundred
dollars for the recovery of the money, OF
fifty dollars for the apprehension of the
Gipseys alone. At the last account Meth
er had been obtained. We have but little
sympathy for man who, in this age O
newspapers and schools--with means or
every hand to become familiar with ma
novrings Of swindlers ofevery description
will suffer himselfto be gulled and delib
erately swindled, in such a manner, il
broad day light. ~-. .-- a..
We shall not undertake at this time t,
caution the public against Gipseys, o
swindlers of that class, because every mai
that takes newspaper will need no sucl
caution, and those who are too penuriou:
to do SO deserve to be occasionally "sold.
P. S. Since the above was in type w,
learn that Sheriff MARTIN arrested three O
the Gipseys at Chambersburgh, Pennsyl
vania. He is bringing them to this place