The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-09
CITY NE US.
AFast Young NashviIlian in Limbo.
A BRILLIANT Swindiing Operation.
A Cindinnati Firm ''Diddled'' out OF
$3.50.
The CuIprit in Limbo.


A few days since, a young man, named
John Kuhn, q son Of Frank Kuhn, brewer,
of is city, was arrested here, and lodged
In ial, on q charge Of swinoling, but, at
he lime, We omit ei 10 ment on the fact,
as tho particulars had not then come -
lirhs; but Yesterday. be hhd an ezamins-
ton before ar. Justice Mescham, when 2
complete expose Of his transactions was
made. which shows an ndroItncs IN ewind-
ing, seldom equallcd by the most expert
eused " Jeremy Diddier," Of the age.
Young Kuhn 10 bat an ordinary looking
h5y, or man, Of twenty, or twenty one, and
gisnce al his phlz would not impress one
hvorsblv, % 70 bis nbility 70 carry on g
deep and successful game Of sw.ndlIt g,
though he cts pr We that he had reduced
toe system % q science, and is entitled 70
rank high as IN accomplished villain, Of
bis pecGlisr school.
Jahn has never been looked upon IS a
model Of ether morality or h-sEciI honor.
Is sther has 0itea reproved nun, a ID
sucs was about to spply the rod, bat John
vas decidedly " too many" for his PARENT,
Lul would have chasused him. but for The
Interference Of bystIndors, w1o S epped in
and prevented the young man from con-
mt.aE an act Of villianys which would
lave entitled him 70 the eGecration Of ali
usuklHd, whatever the penalty the law
night ia fict.
RHt ie over a month since, sfter having
haas quarrel with the cold man" John se
cured funds sufficient 10 take him 20 Gin
crnulu. where his wees were unknown, and
vie e his father hsd several orresPondeats,
via wa N be traas acted busin rs. Pre-
ss8G1r b mself 70 q hrm OF this kind
Nsnss Weatheron 4 Co.-he presented
hsm 8 letter, Hritten in the German lsn-
Fuare, Of which the following IS the sub
asance
NASHVILLE, Oct. lst, 1863.
M Wsaihron;
DEaK sIR--I have Just received a letter
rom New York, stating thai some Of my re-
lad0us from Germany were there, and snE-
Gus 10 come TO Nashville, and / have sent
my son after them. I would have gone
uyseli, bus from the fact that my wi!e Is
cutie a. of fever, 90 that ] could nos leave
lone. Please let John have three or four
huudred dollars, and draw on me, 81 the
FIRST Ma ional bank for the amount. ]
would have given him the amount myself,
bot be IL rather o wild boy, and he had q
f5ld many acquaintance in Louisville and
. vas siraid he would stop there, If lie had
much money, aud / was anxious that he
ro1ld make hasie.
Plea G send me one thousand bushels OF
ullt. sud draw on me for the amount, az
me First National Bank, Of this city.
Yours with respect, +. hUHN.
Weatheron, suspecting nothing, gave
Young Kuhn S35o, and in a few days snip
Tsi the malt 70 Kuhn, Sr.
But this was not the end Of the matter.
% the 18th Of October, Air. W. received a
Itier postmarked Nashville, dated Oct 9TH,
ul8 purporting 60 come FROM the old man
kahu, s.atiug that the young man would be
a. Tie Railroad Hotel, Ia Cincinnati, on
certain night, aud that he was afraid he
vlgd be out Of funds, and asking that he
might be accommodated with the sum Of
No6 and this too Was honored-lnaking
$3.50 IN all, which was thus paid over.
IN the meantim the malt arrived, and also
Asbill and when the elder Kuhn received
% he was astonished, and wrote to Weather
ca Tor an explanation. when the real truth
became apparent.
loha remained sway for some time, but
% last Friday returned TO this city, when
De was a once arrested and lodged in lall
aud a. his father refuses 20 bail him out, IL
ls probable he will remain there unul the
N24-l awards him his dcsr rts.