Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-05-10

al AucfiCdu lduy LII one Oh the EdStcft
cities, a widow, the mother of two girl'
I-one of dazzling beauty. The family
moved to this city. The wonderful
beauty of the daughter drew to then
house crowds of admirers-the wealth
and aristocracy of our city.
Soon the family became noted in high
circles, and some even assigned to them
the front rank among the ton. They
rode in the finest carriage in the town,
had the best horses, and plunged into
all the extravaganza essential to support
their newly assumed position. The
beauty married a lawyer of some wealth,
Mr.. Alfred Wheeler. The party Civ
en- on the occasion eclipsed anything Of
the sort ever known in the country
With the accumulation of business, San
ders felt it necessary to purchase the
appointment Of notary public, merely
to facilitate his own practice, for he was
now 'sconveyancer," and loaned 9TH
er peoples money on ''the best secured
real estate" and by having the authori-
ty to take the acknowledgements of the
borrowing and loaning parties in his
own Office, he was saved the trouble and
annoyance of running here and there to
afix the notarial seal. He did the lar
gest business of the kind in town.
Frenchmen especially confded in him.
They were not going to put their mon
ey in banks, for sometimes banks failed;
they were determined to invest safely,
put their money in mortgages upon the
best improved, well secured real estate
in the city-so they went to Sanders,
and he did the business for them all.
G. Hubert Sanders was now one of
our wealthiest citizens, certainly the most
extravagant. He drove span of sor-
rels before light buggy in the morning,
span of blacks to handsome rocka-
way in the afternoon, and in the eve
ming he sported carriage and spanking
pair of bays. His Office hours were
shortened "from till 5" down to ''from
10 to "but between those hours he was
always in his Office, save at lunch hours,
when, if any of his distinguished family
were "down shopping" he would es-
cort them. to the ice cream saloon, and
the skill of the catering artistes were
taxed to their utmost in providing dain-
ties for them.
On one occasion last year, when
strawberries first appeared in the mar
ket, it is said himself and Mrs. Wheeler
ate the moderate allowance of 500
dollars worth each, at single sitting.
The stories now told of his lavishextrav-
agance would fill fair sized octave
About two weeks ago, the eldest daugh-
ter was married to gentleman of Sac
ramento. Another magnificent and
costly entertainment was given on the
occasion. Young wife-hunters mou4ned
that there were no more daughters in
the family, so that they might too form
matrimonial alliance with so distin-
guished set. Their soirees outshone
those of all others. To be invited to
Sanders was the zenith of bliss to all
codfshdom. But time works wonders.
The mutations of human life are beyond
the power or prediction of man. Last
week G. Hubert Sanders was arrested
on the charge of forgery, and was re-
leased upon giving bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for his appearance at court to
answer the charge. His son-in-law and
his partner were his sureties. That eve
ming he fled, and has not yet been found
nor heard of. The following day mort
cages and deeds were discovered in bis
Office, upon which he had raised over
$500, 600. In one instance, he actually
mortgaged mans own property to him
for $4,000, and strange to tell, the poor
fellow never discovered ituntil the news
of the forgeries was two days old. To
some he gave mortgages upon the high
way, the boundaries and descriptions
being given in the usual style. He al
SO drew mortgages upon the property of
Bolton P. Banon, John Parrott, Sam'l.
Brannan, and others of our wealthy men,
who never had dollar upon their es
tates. All these he conveyed to his
victims. who paid him their money, gave
him his commission, and went away
confident in the security that held their
funds. One great cause why he was
enabled to continue his frauds so long
undiscovered, is the fact that nearly all
of his sufferers are French, who do not
understand our language, and who were
ignorant of the legal procedure in such
cases. Every day, SO far, has brought
to light some new act of his yillainy.
Robinson of the Savings Bank, is also
non est inventus. A hint being given
that bis creditors were about to provide
him a suit of clothes made of the very
best tar and finest feathers they could
procure, influenced his sudden depart
ure. His assets may pay 10 cents on
the dollar. DIR. Wright has been per-
mitted by his creditors to resume upon
certain stringent stipulations.
The Legislature is riding the reform
hobby to excess. Sunday laws of al
most puritanical strictness; laws to
abolish gambling. horse-racing, bill
liards, ten-pins, raffies, and every spe-
eies Of hazard; laws to put down and
prohibit hcentiousness; which preyide
for the punishment of the visitor as well
as the eourtezan, and which bind all.
under strong penalties, from even indi.
rect association with such institutions.
i the renting of the rronerfv al .t1