Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
Extraordinary Developments.
SIoindling Lottery Schemes-Arrest
of the Operator /!

OcbOUi commissioner oil Chemun
countY, New York, for an attempte
outrage upon young lady, who Wis
tied his Office to be examined as
teacher. This man has just been de
tected in ap astounding scheme o
swindling, which is fully exposed il
the Elmira Advertiser of Thursday
A young man named Beers apple,
to him for assistance to obtain
employment, when Ddily unfold
ed TO him his "big" scheme fur m4
king money, and told him he Wa.
just the person be waited to assist il
them. lie had procured the inser
ton Of a swindling notice in Lou
isiana paper, promising to those who
would remit 81 by mil, to HG
Winthrop, at Geneva, to unfold a
plan for making $3.50 to $500 psl
mouth without any risk. OF course
many green chaps were caught, and
sent their dollar each to the address
of Mr.. Winthrop. Young Beers VAS
delegated 10 go to Geneva for the
letters, and succeeded in getting
them, although the postmaster. sus.
pectipg something wrong, at first re.
fused TO deliver them. The Yield
from this package was s72.
Daily then assured Beers ola "big.
ger thing at Lawrenceville. Pa
This was cerried on also by a6verti-
sing in Louisiana, Tennessee and Al
ALBANIA, and held ont the promise of Il
$4,000 sugar plantation lof Sc; "a
Kentucky homs of $40 acres" with
stock, &C., valued at So, 600, for
the same Insignificant inyes ment. =
Also, lots Of small firms in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois,
and an almost endless variety Of 9TH
er prizes, with reference to Governor
Seward, Senator Bigler, of Pennsyi-
vania, and other distinguished men.
Daily wished Beers to go to lawrence
for the letters sent in answer to these
slluring promises. The Advertiser
says:
Beers, s,vithout promising positively
to 60, made some excuse to get a..
way, and resolved to take soundiugs
as to where be was. He proceeded
at once to Z. Phelps, Esq, Of Mill
port, with whom be was acquainted,
and exposed the whole transaction
and all of Daily's propositions TO
him. Mr. Phelps directed Beers to
go Immediately back to Daily and
perfect be arrangement as he desir-
ed. This was on Monday, the 10Th
inst. Mr.. Phelps also directed the
/, oung man to come back to him af.
ter he had completed the arrangement
with Daily, and they would 90 to-
gether to Lawrenceville and see a.
bout the letters in the Post Office
there. Beers thereupon went to Dali
ly and arranged to 60 to Lawrence
vile at once. He was armed with q
power of attorney from "P. Baldwin,
authorized agent of the Lawrence
Company which Beers, in his alfi-
davit subsequently made, swears was
gotten by Daily, as follows:
OFFICE OF J, NJ. & a. Lawrence, }
LAWRENCE, Sept. l, 1859. {
Geo. a. Beers, Esq Catlin Centre,
N, Y.
Sr:--Your proposition to perform
the mail business Of this Company,
in place of our General Agent, is
hereby accepted.
We Sarward herewith the following
IL tickets, Nos. 24,792 10 1892
inclusive; circulars, (day and place
of drawing) to enclose herewith l.
600 for general distribution, and five
blank reports ior returns to US each
week.
You will proceed in all respects
strictly in conformity with your in.
structions, and report to US on Satur.
day of each week after the 1st Of Oc-
tober. We write TO the Postmaster
at Lawrenceville, Pa, by to-day s
mail, directing him to forward our
mail N m,tter to Catlin Centre, N. Y.
You will pas him the amount of his
charges for prepayment, and charge
the some TO US. You had better
write to or call upon bin soon, and
make such arrangements as are con
venlent for the better prosecution o.
your business. For such and other