Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-04
Lille Linden and the Ladies Repository.

We republish from the Philadedha Morning
Times the following article, which is likely to at
tract attention in this vicinity. Most of our rea-
dess have heard of Lille Linden, and some of them
NAV now be uncharitable enough to think thai
Mr.. Moore (late of the Norfolk Courier) was moi
such very great sanderer after ALL Of course
we give the Times statements for what they are
worth. without vouching for their correctness
From the Philadelphia Morning Times, June
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GEORGE WENTWORTH, AGArN.-A friend, in
in whom the utmost reliance may be placed, has
furnished US with the following account OF party
well known in this neighborhood.:
We this morning had call from young lady
who has been canvassng tor this consummate
swindler, throughout the New England States
ard New York, who has furnished US with an &C
count of his dongs since ne lett Philadelphia
He went almost at once to Boston, land there start
ed paper called the Ladies' Enterprlse-he en-.
gaged good canvassers, and soon ran up list oil
ten thousand subscribers. 1t professed to have
for its owner Kate Carroll, (Iho was the same
known in Cleveland as Ella Wentworth y and fol
its editor Miss Jennie DuShon. He was there
known as William Winters. After collecting all
the money possible, he by his Misrepresentation
induced Mr. Morris, of the Boston Olive Branch
to purchase his officeor Offices, Qor beside the
Boston one, he had opened others, so he asserted
at Portland, Providence, and Worcester and
then left, taking with him Miss Jennie Du ohon
and leaving his wife(whom he took with him
when he left this city, alone in Boston, where she
| has been ever since.
He next commenced paper at Albany, and In
duced the young lady who has given us the par
ticulars, to canvass for it. This ne called the
Ladies' Repository, and when the ilrst number
appeared, ii had the name of cur informant upor
it as editor and proprietor. This excited her IN
dignation, and she desired that at once 1t nigh
be changed, declaring she would not lend hel
name to an untruth, and at once hintlng her sus
picion that all was not right. tie Gained her ap
prehenson by his protestations of the honesty o.
the enterprise and told her that it was his lnten
ton, in a week or two TO 90 to Boston, to SETTLE
with MIR. Morris, and would then purchase TIT
type and material and Sc! !swomcn to work. q
may be proper to state that there, as, well as II
Philadelphia he had the work done at JOB ONCE
| Thus assured, she continued to canvass until sht
had received about one thousand subscriptions
The money was paid to him when colecisd and
when she was stildoing well, rumors reached
him that made it necessary tor him to decamp
leaving her to bear themorlification OF being bran
| ded as swlndler.
Some time before, he started an affair at Roches
ter, which he called Nell Weeks Paper; but
the particulars of that we know nothing, save
that it was fraud also. A month or two since
he appeared at Richmond, under the name OF Mf
Winters, and again issued the Repository. III
is getting along there finely. The lady who pur
ports to be the editor, (Mss) Linden, IS MIS-
Jennie Du Shon, who left Boston with him.
Within the last two weeks he has been again il
New England, where he has called himself Jas
d. Wibertine. He is, doubtless looking, ou'
for another place wherein to commence operations
when the credulity of the good people of Rich
mond shall become exhausted. Let all the paper
hand him around. He is about the medium
heighr, with light hair and blue eyes. His ag'
is about twenty -six-he has slight lisp, and i
what young ladies would call good looking man