Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-23

and perfect gift. When our earthly |
friends forsake US He will take rs up if we /
look to Him and if you will get the roots Of
dandelion and the hearts Of mullen and some |
catnip, and boil in sweet milk until soft and
then thieken it with wheat -four it will make /
a poultice that will be good for your felOn.
Your true and well-wishing friend,
N. A. WILLIAMS.
A letter from his mother enelOses another
letter dated " Camp near Fairfax Station,
Virginia, December 2sth, 1869, p addressed
q Dear Wife," which was doubtless written
by the young mans father. It gives the clue
to his name. The letter is signed " Corne-
lius Yanargedals," and as the writer speaks
of his son Theodore, the real name of the
sWindler is doubtless /" Theodore C. Vanarge
dale"
The letter from his mother enclosing the
above is dated Newark, January 9Th, 'Gs. It
says:
I suppose by the time this reaches you
you will be in Cleveland. 1 hope you viii be
successful in getting situation, and it is my
earnest wish that you will get settled down,
for you are a constant WOrriment to my mind.
Don't forget your church if
you have gone to a strange place"
To this letter Mrs Williams adds post
script, urging him to try and get something
to do SO that he may aid his mother. She
writes
al have an uncle living not far from To-
/ ledO, and have heard him speak Of CleVe-
I land as boing q very great business place, if
6 person took hold and tried to do"
His mother wishes to know if he got that
hymn she sent him.
The following letter appears to have been
written by q chum in the swindliDg business,
as he says he is 'Pushing things ahead after
the old sort"
FREEcH HOUSE, LOEDoE, C. W., .
Nov. 18th, 1852.
MY DEAR FRIEND :-Agreeably to promise
I write you 3 few words. intended to have
stopped week at Brantford, but the exceed
ing dullness Of the place discouraged me. l
an here, pushing things ahead sitter the old
sort. This is not half SO fine town as H.,
vet the girls are beautiful, and the Weather
hne. If you should come up here alone, or
with " FRIEND" could treat you first rate
and should be delighted to see you. At al
events write me 8 long letter, telling all the
: Helrs. Don't keep back one item. Remember
This is only word or two. Next time vii
? do better. Ny love to all the young ladies
a Truly your friend, O.SGCKETT.
n In Theodors's pocket was found q small
memorandum book, containing the ad
e dresses Of dozens Of young ladies in differ
ent parts Of the States and Canada, many o
= whom he corresponded with regularly. I
a also contained the addresses Of busines
i. men in different cities. Among Clevelan
# names were the following:
a " Mr.. MOrehOuse, U. S. Oil Refinery, Su
perior street."
, "w. J. Warner, Esq No. 80 Prospe'
10 street"
"Charles Warner, POstOfice."
K "BOnd & Morris, River street"
is "James Vincent, with Strong 4 Arm
sr strong"
" There we're also the following names F;
/. "Harry Lee, Wooster, Mass"
X ~. A. Phelps, FOrwarder, Toledo"
g. "sebrs H. Warning, C. & 7. R. R. FTeigI
ID House, Toledo"
His plan was this: Making the aequain
p sncs, for instance, of business man in Bu
N falo, he wsuld enquire what business nj
r. he knew in Cleveland. Making a'memora
or dun Of names thus given, he would for
nd letters of introduction to them from the Blu
to falO gentleman. He would have his lette
he directed in care Of those to whom he int
bis dueed himself by the forged letters.
Dr. There we're number Of very tender bii
,rs deaus in his teunk, some from single a
,er some from married ladies.
~ The following we don't understand, }
nd probably " Mr.. Clinton does:
n. "MR. CL1ETox-We are very sorry,
- We eau sing loud enough to be heard on
iei next floor under penny each.
5 a % Miss BLANCHE GREY,
My Metropolitan Theater,
Bufalo, N. y
Al The ballad {" No one to love, found in
she trunk, is bslied rather by the great NUN
a. Of love letters found with it.
Theodore has religious streak Ocessi
A. ally-when it pays. Two tracts were fol
inscribed, q Come to Jesus for Peace"
20 "Come to Jesus to be saved from He'll"
"a Theodore is a tall and handsome 20
man, not over tWenty=One years Of age.
80 wears good clothes, and is as genteel
NJ good looking fellow as one often meet
His language denotes education and cult
an and he is well vsrssd in the ways of good