White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-02-05
Notice.
Notice.
-BRowx COUNT, STATE OF KANSAS
December 10th, 1862.


December 10th, 1862
TO ANDREW J. ANGEL, ESQ:
L Bounty Land Warrant No. 9759, for l6C
acres, issued under act of March 3, 1855, in the
name of Stephen A. Lowry, has been returned
to the General Land Office located in youl
name, at the Land Office at Kickapoo, Kansas
on the 5th day of February, 1859, in virtue Of
an assignment purporting to be from Thomas
Nesbit, Jr., executed on the 3Ist Of August
1858. in your favor, in presence of the follow,
ing witnesses: P. 3. Fowke and s. NJ. Kase
and Acknowledged before W. W. Roman, Clerk
of County Court, dated August 3lst. 1858, al
st. Clair County, Illinois. II
This is to notify you, that have filed in the
General Land Office, a caveat under oath, in
which declare that 1 am the actual owner Of
said Warrant, and that have never sold
transferred, or assigned the same, or authorized
any other person to sell or assign it for me, O,
in my name, ard tina. said Land Warrant was
frandulently and unlawiully taken from me-
under the following circumstances: On the 18th
of August, 1858, with said Warrant and one
other, was in the city of St. Louis, Missouri
on my way West to locate said Warrants On
that day fell In with a man whose name then
was, ever since hath been, and still is to me
unkno n, by whom was invited to take a
stroll about said city; that while walking with
him, we met a second man, also unknown to
me, with whom the first mentioned man go,
into conversation; soon after, the second man
produced a metallic bali, which the first pro
ceeded to open and examine; soon after, the
ball was returned to said second man, who pro-
posed to the first, that he would bet him tina,
the ball was both hollow and contained a pa
par in the inside; the first admitted it to be
hollow, but proposed to bet that it did not con
tain a paper; the second man then said he
would bet with the first man 500 or $500 thai
it did contain PAPER, which bet said first mar
accepted, but saying that he had not enough
money to stake, asked the use of my said Lane
Warrants to add to his money, and with these
make the bet; handed him the Warrants
when they, with the money, were placed or
the ground, when the second man proceeded tt
open said ball, and declared that it had paper
in it, and at once snatched up said money anC
Warrants and ran away, followed by the first
man, both of whom made their escape, since
which time have not been able to see either
of said men; and thus, by said dishonest and
! swindling practice, usually known as the g ball
game" said Warrant was fraudulently taken
| from me, and afterwards an assignment there.
on, purporting to be in my name, was forged.
l also hereby notify you, that within sixty
days after the date of the last publication Of
this notice, to be puhlishe for six successive
| weeks, commencing December llth, 1862,
shall apply 10 the Commissioner of the General
Land Office to disregard and set aside, as fraud
ulent and void, the assignment OF said Warrant
to you, and will file proof of the facts annexed
in the foregoing as to the validity of the assign
ment, so that If you have any good cause &c
snow why patent should be issued in your ia
vor, such showing may be made at the office
aforesaid, at Washington City, ID. c., on or be
fore the time above mentioned, as shall claim
an adjudication upon my application by said Of
fee on the merits Of the case, and shall demand
the said Warrant as my lawful property. Should
you not make such showing, pursuant to this
notice, shall demand the Warrant, asking tina;
your failure to answer shall be taken Pro Con
tcsso in favor of such demand.
THOMAS NESBiTT, JR.
December IL, lS62-7w. Prs fee, S35.