The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-05
California Svvindlcr.

A San Francisco correspondent of the
New York Mirror gives the following &C
count of an accomplished swindier:
New systems of fraud and vllainy are al.
most daily exposed, and always does the ex-
posture come just too late to afford justice the
arrest of the perpetrators. Meiggs--honest
Harry Meiggs--struck out in a somewhat
new line, although that elegant Wall street
6nancier, Schuyler, gave him q cue; but
these two pale before the brilliant accom-.
plishment Of the latest operator-G. Hubert
Sanders. This gentleman came to our city
some three years ago, poor and meek. He
hired him q small Office, engaged with a
partner equally poor, and the two hung out
q modest yellow painted sign, which told
that they were "Attorneys and Counselors
at Law" Sanders is q Frenchman, | be-
lieve; hence he soon got very fine practice
from his countrymen. He had married an
American lady in one of the Eastern cities,
q widow, the mother of two girls-one of
dazzling beauty. The family moved to this
city. The wonderful beauty of the daughter
drew to their house crowds Of admrcrs--the
wealth and aristocracy Of our city.
Soon the family became noted in high cir
cles. 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 new position
The beauty married lawyer of some wealth.
a Mr.. Alferd Wheeler. The party given on
the occasion eclipsed anything Of the sort
ever known in the country, With the ac-
emulation of business, Sanders felt It ne.
cessary to purchase the appointment of No
tary Public, merely to facilitate his own
practice; for he was now "Convey ANGER"
and loaned other peoples money on "the
best secured real estate" and by having the
authority to take the acknowledgements of
the borrowing and loaung parties in his own
Office, he was saved the trouble and annoy.
ance Of running here and there to affix the
Notarial seal. He did the largest business
Of the kind in town. Frenchmen especially
con6ded in him. They were not going to
put their money in banks, sometimes banks
failed; they were determined to invest safely,
put their money in mortgages upon the bes,
improved, well secured real estate in the
city-so they went to Sanders, aud he did
the business for them all.
| G. Hubert Sanders was now one of orr
wealthiest citizens, certainly the most extrav.
agant. He drove q span OF sorres before q
light buggy in the morning, span OF blacks
to a handsome rockaway in the afternoon
and in the evening he sported carriage and
spanking pair Of bays. His office hours
were shortened "from 8 till 5" down to sfrom
10 to g. but between those hours he was al.
ways in his office, save at lunch hours. when
il any of his distinguished family were sdown
shopping he would escort them to the ice
cream saloon, and the skill of the catering
artistes was taxed to their utmost in proyid
ing dainties for them. -,
On one occasion last year, when straw
berries first appeared in the market. it is sa,c
himself and Mrs. Wheeler ate the moderate
allowance of 500 worth each, at a single
sitting. The stories now told of his lavish
extravaganza would fill fair sized octave
About two weeks ago, the eldest daughter
. was married to a gentleman of Sacrame nto
Another magnificent and costly entertain
ment was given on the occasion. Youne
wife-hunters mourned that there were M
more daughters in the family, so that they
J might too form a matrimonial alliance witt
so distinguished set. Their soirees out
shone those of all others. To be invited
Sanders was the zenith of bliss to all cod
| fshdom. But time works wonders. The
MUTATIONS ot humou HE are oeyono int
{ power or the prediction of man. Last weel
q. Hubert Sanders was arrested on charg,
of forgery, and was released upon givins
bonds in the sum OF $4,000 for his apes ar
ance at court to answer the charge. Hi
son.in-law and his partner were his sureties
That evening he fed, and has not yet beer
{ found or heard of. The following day
? forged mortgages and deeds were discovere,
in his Office, upon which he had raised ovel
100000. In one instance he actually
mortgaged mans own property to him TO
$4,000, and strange to tell, the poor fellow
never discovered it until the news of tn,